“Gray is taking these concerts very seriously, and not simply as routine holiday fare”
December 2011, Chicago Classical Review
“Building on the template set in place by Music of the Baroque founder…” Read more »
“It was refined and flowing, effectively scraping off accumulated Victorian sentitmentality”
November 2011, Chicago Classical Review
“While Bach's sacred masterworks have always received their due from Music of the Baroque…” Read more »
“Everything bespoke the musical integrity and understanding that mark the British conductor at her best”
October 2011, Chicago Tribune
“Evanston was the place to be for classical music aficionados over the weekend” Read more »
“In terms of acoustics, classical music lovers couldn’t ask for anything more”
October 2011, Chicago Classical Review
“A 41st concert season may not be as glamorous as a 40th…” Read more »
“Music of the Baroque plays Mozart in a way that invites the listener to listen”
May 2011, Chicago Classical Music
“‘What do you think of these little chestnuts?’ asked one concertgoer…” Read more »
“an all-Mozart program that had a capacity audience shouting at the Harris Theater”
May 2011, Chicago Tribune
“Jane Glover ended the 40th anniversary season of Music of the Baroque Monday night…” Read more »
“Glover led a vital, stylish and majestic performance”
May 2011, Chicago Classical Review
“Of all the remarkable creative feats that populated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s short life…” Read more »
“Every syllable was clear without exaggeration…even when music was at its loudest and grandest”
April 2011, Chicago Tribune
“Jane Glover conducted her first Chicago performance of George Frideric Handel's ‘Messiah’” Read more »
“Glover drew lithe, refined and incisive playing from the orchestra with Barbara Butler’s clarion trumpet playing first class, as always”
April 2011, Chicago Classical Review
“Jane Glover led Music of the Baroque in Handel's ‘Messiah’ Friday night at the Harris Theater..” Read more »
“Handel's ’Messiah,’ an oratorio originally composed for performance during the Lenten season”
April 2011, Chicago Tribune
“Music of the Baroque Music Director Jane Glover leads the orchestra and chorus in MOB's first performances of Handel's ‘Messiah’” Read more »
“Judging by the packed house…, this is repertoire that the ensemble's Chicago audience clearly wants to hear”
March 2010, Chicago Classical Review
“Music of the Baroque may be venturing into the world of early Romanticism next season…” Read more »
“She seemed to urge the players to breath deeply and allow the music to soar confidently to the heavens.”
January 2011, Chicago Classical Review
“A requiem wouldn't have been out of place Sunday night” Read more »
“The clarity of her Haydn was matched by its unfailing good taste and deft sense of proportion.”
January 2011, Chicago Tribune
“What makes Chicago a world-class center of classical music performance?” Read more »
“Music of the Baroque, with the vigorous and utterly dependable Jane Glover as music director, celebrated its 40th anniversary in grand style”
December 2010, Chicago Tribune
“Any way you look at it, 2010 was a momentous year for classical music in Chicago…” Read more »
“…the brilliantly played and sung performance of Bach’s glorious Christmas Oratorio…proved most memorable.”
December 2010, Chicago Classical Review
“The Top 10 Performances of 2010” Read more »
“ Top 5 Classical Concerts”
December 2010, Newcity
“Bach Christmas Oratorio…” Read more »
“…Music of the Baroque's brass and choral program always remains a reliable seasonal touchstone”
December 2010, Chicago Classical Review
“The ceaseless succession of holiday concerts can make it difficult…to distinguish the substantial…from the ephemeral.” Read more »
“…one of the most memorable concert events of 2010”
December 2010, Chicago Classical Review
“The thing about ambitious artistic gambles…” Read more »
“…it’s started the winter music season with substance, style and spirit”
December 2010, Chicago Sun-Times
“Chicago’s Music of the Baroque has such dependable tickets buyers and supporters…” Read more »
“…little better could be imagined to celebrate MOB's 40th anniversary season”
December 2010, Chicago Tribune
“For the first time in 23 years, Music of the Baroque returned to…Bach's ‘Christmas Oratorio’…” Read more »
