Baroque Beautiful—Live Broadcast

Our live gala broadcast has ended, but you can rewatch it now. Click play in the screen above to view our at-home gala.

"Baroque Beautiful" was a special live music event featuring members of our chorus, orchestra, and soloists, a special welcome from Music Director Jane Glover and Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer, performances by flutist Sir James Galway and Baroque pianist Angela Hewitt--and a few other surprises.

There is still time to help us reach our goal! Please click here to make a tax-deductible donation. All donations will be acknowledged in our 2020-21 program books.

How will your gala donation help us?

• Ensures our safe return to the stage for the celebration of our 50th season in 2021
• Supports our musicians and keeps us connected with our audience during the pandemic
• Strengthens our Strong Voices education program involving 1200 students in 6 Chicago Public Schools
• Facilitates MOB's diversity program, including concerts in local communities
• Provides support for MOB's online and broadcast activities

Thank you to this year's sponsors!

Special 50th Anniversary Composer Portraits by Tom Bachtell

As part of our 50th anniversary celebration, Music of the Baroque commissioned New Yorker artist Tom Bachtell to create portraits of five major composers whose music we're performing in our anniversary season: Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Vivaldi. A poster of all five portraits plus signed individual prints are on sale now and will also be available for purchase during the live broadcast.

Click on a portait below to purchase, or click here to purchase the poster of all five composers