Join us for dinner, libations, a Halloween-inspired masque performance by the Consort, and a special vocal appearance by Ellen Hargis, as we celebrate 40 years of the Newberry Consort at the Halim Museum. Costumes optional and welcome. Ticket sales benefit the Consort and may be tax deductible.

Parking:

Free visitor parking, the designated Visitor Parking area, is available at The Gem Museum Suites (1555 Oak Avenue.) It is directly across the street from the museum. Turn into the alley just north of the building.

Accessibility:

•Accessible parking is available in the rear of the building. This small parking lot is accessed via the alley between Oak Avenue and Ridge Avenue.  

•An access ramp is located at the rear of the building. Follow the posted signs if entering from Oak Avenue.

•Elevator access is available to all levels of the museum.

•Accessible restroom facilities are located on the lower level.

    A Mexican Christmas

Music from the Convent and Cathedral of Puebla

Our beloved holiday tradition returns! This December, The Newberry Consort returns to its roots with a new program of festive holiday music from Mexico. Curated by Newberry Consort Artistic Director Liza Malamut in collaboration with musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas, this program will feature joyous villancicos and lush sacred polyphony from the convent and cathedral of Mexico for voices, winds, plucked instruments, and percussion.

The concerts will feature sights and sounds for everyone. A one-to-a-part women’s choir featuring Estelí Gomez, Salomé Sandovál, Lucía Mier y Teran Romero, Gabrielle Timofeeva López, and Victoria Marshall sings the beautiful polyphony of the Puebla convent, joined by Newberry Consort fan favorites Matthew Dean and Eric Miranda for the large-scale cathedral music.

The singers are joined by a fabulous Baroque band featuring Dušan Balarin and William Simms (guitars, vihuela, theorbo), Rachel Begley (bajón, recorders), Andrés Guzman and Liza Malamut (sackbuts), Anna Steinhoff (viola da gamba), Javier Saume Mazzei (percussion), and Jacob Reed (chamber organ).

The concert also features a beautiful backdrop of historical imagery and bilingual translations by Newberry Consort projection artist and historian Shawn Keener. A pre-concert discussion panel will be led by artistic director Liza Malamut and musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas.

Friday, December 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church

4220 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60613

Seating will open at 6:40pm. Our pre-concert talk will begin at 6:45, and the concert will begin at 7:30.

 A Mexican Christmas

Music from the Convent and Cathedral of Puebla

Our beloved holiday tradition returns! This December, The Newberry Consort returns to its roots with a new program of festive holiday music from Mexico. Curated by Newberry Consort Artistic Director Liza Malamut in collaboration with musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas, this program will feature joyous villancicos and lush sacred polyphony from the convent and cathedral of Mexico for voices, winds, plucked instruments, and percussion.

The concerts will feature sights and sounds for everyone. A one-to-a-part women’s choir featuring Estelí Gomez, Salomé Sandovál, Lucía Mier y Teran Romero, Gabrielle Timofeeva López, and Victoria Marshall sings the beautiful polyphony of the Puebla convent, joined by Newberry Consort fan favorites Matthew Dean and Eric Miranda for the large-scale cathedral music.

The singers are joined by a fabulous Baroque band featuring Dušan Balarin and William Simms (guitars, vihuela, theorbo), Rachel Begley (bajón, recorders), Andrés Guzman and Liza Malamut (sackbuts), Anna Steinhoff (viola da gamba), Javier Saume Mazzei (percussion), and Jacob Reed (chamber organ).

The concert also features a beautiful backdrop of historical imagery and bilingual translations by Newberry Consort projection artist and historian Shawn Keener. A pre-concert discussion panel will be led by artistic director Liza Malamut and musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas.

Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Galvin Hall at Northwestern University

70 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208

Seating will open at 3:10pm. Our pre-concert talk will begin at 3:15, and the concert will begin at 4:00.

    A Mexican Christmas

Music from the Convent and Cathedral of Puebla

Our beloved holiday tradition returns! This December, The Newberry Consort returns to its roots with a new program of festive holiday music from Mexico. Curated by Newberry Consort Artistic Director Liza Malamut in collaboration with musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas, this program will feature joyous villancicos and lush sacred polyphony from the convent and cathedral of Mexico for voices, winds, plucked instruments, and percussion.

The concerts will feature sights and sounds for everyone. A one-to-a-part women’s choir featuring Estelí Gomez, Salomé Sandovál, Lucía Mier y Teran Romero, Gabrielle Timofeeva López, and Victoria Marshall sings the beautiful polyphony of the Puebla convent, joined by Newberry Consort fan favorites Matthew Dean and Eric Miranda for the large-scale cathedral music.

The singers are joined by a fabulous Baroque band featuring Dušan Balarin and William Simms (guitars, vihuela, theorbo), Rachel Begley (bajón, recorders), Andrés Guzman and Liza Malamut (sackbuts), Anna Steinhoff (viola da gamba), Javier Saume Mazzei (percussion), and Jacob Reed (chamber organ).

The concert also features a beautiful backdrop of historical imagery and bilingual translations by Newberry Consort projection artist and historian Shawn Keener. A pre-concert discussion panel will be led by artistic director Liza Malamut and musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas.

Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Murphy Auditorium at the Driehaus Museum

50 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Seating will open at 3:10pm. Our pre-concert talk will begin at 3:15, and the concert will begin at 4:00.

100 Years of Love & War

Music and Poetry from Medieval England and France

Journey with The Newberry Consort to medieval England and France during the Hundred Years’ War! This March, The Newberry Consort presents music from the time of the Hundred Years’ War, a period of conflict between the kingdoms of France and England during the 14th and 15th centuries.

Music features selections by Guillaume Machaut, John Dunstaple, and many other medieval songs, ballads, and dances—including, of course, the famous Agincourt Carol, recounting the Battle of Agincourt between the armies of Henry V of England and Charles VI of France.

Medieval song specialists Elena Mullins Bailey, Karin Weston, and Matthew Dean join Gabriel Smallwood on organetto, Mary Vanhoozer-Rodriguez on hurdy-gurdy and vielle, and Orí Harmelin on plectrum lute. The ensemble is joined by a medieval wind trio featuring Rotem Gilbert and Adam Gilbert on shawms, bagpipes, and recorders, with artistic director Liza Malamut on slide trumpet, recorder, and percussion. The concert also features beautiful imagery and translations by historian and projection artist Shawn Keener.

The music is interspersed with readings of poetry and prose written during and about the Hundred Years’ War, curated by award-winning historian and author Michael Livingston. Dr. Livingston is celebrated for his rigorous scholarship and captivating storytelling, from historical battlefields to fantastical realms.

Join us for a pre-concert talk—and find out why Dr. Livingston thinks the 100 Years’ War was actually 200 years long! Dr. Livingston’s books, including his most recent Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years’ War, will be available for purchase at the concerts.

Friday, March 12, 2027 at 7:30 PM

First Unitarian Church of Hyde Park

5650 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Seating will open at 6:40pm. Our pre-concert talk will begin at 6:45, and the concert will begin at 7:30.

100 Years of Love & War

Music and Poetry from Medieval England and France

Journey with The Newberry Consort to medieval England and France during the Hundred Years’ War! This March, The Newberry Consort presents music from the time of the Hundred Years’ War, a period of conflict between the kingdoms of France and England during the 14th and 15th centuries.

Music features selections by Guillaume Machaut, John Dunstaple, and many other medieval songs, ballads, and dances—including, of course, the famous Agincourt Carol, recounting the Battle of Agincourt between the armies of Henry V of England and Charles VI of France.

Medieval song specialists Elena Mullins Bailey, Karin Weston, and Matthew Dean join Gabriel Smallwood on organetto, Mary Vanhoozer-Rodriguez on hurdy-gurdy and vielle, and Orí Harmelin on plectrum lute. The ensemble is joined by a medieval wind trio featuring Rotem Gilbert and Adam Gilbert on shawms, bagpipes, and recorders, with artistic director Liza Malamut on slide trumpet, recorder, and percussion. The concert also features beautiful imagery and translations by historian and projection artist Shawn Keener.

The music is interspersed with readings of poetry and prose written during and about the Hundred Years’ War, curated by award-winning historian and author Michael Livingston. Dr. Livingston is celebrated for his rigorous scholarship and captivating storytelling, from historical battlefields to fantastical realms.

Join us for a pre-concert talk—and find out why Dr. Livingston thinks the 100 Years’ War was actually 200 years long! Dr. Livingston’s books, including his most recent Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years’ War, will be available for purchase at the concerts.

Saturday, March 13, 2027 at 4:00 PM

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

939 Hinman Ave, Evanston, IL 60602

Seating will open at 3:10pm. Our pre-concert talk will begin at 3:15pm, and the concert will begin at 4:00pm.

100 Years of Love & War

Music and Poetry from Medieval England and France

Journey with The Newberry Consort to medieval England and France during the Hundred Years’ War! This March, The Newberry Consort presents music from the time of the Hundred Years’ War, a period of conflict between the kingdoms of France and England during the 14th and 15th centuries.

Music features selections by Guillaume Machaut, John Dunstaple, and many other medieval songs, ballads, and dances—including, of course, the famous Agincourt Carol, recounting the Battle of Agincourt between the armies of Henry V of England and Charles VI of France.

Medieval song specialists Elena Mullins Bailey, Karin Weston, and Matthew Dean join Gabriel Smallwood on organetto, Mary Vanhoozer-Rodriguez on hurdy-gurdy and vielle, and Orí Harmelin on plectrum lute. The ensemble is joined by a medieval wind trio featuring Rotem Gilbert and Adam Gilbert on shawms, bagpipes, and recorders, with artistic director Liza Malamut on slide trumpet, recorder, and percussion. The concert also features beautiful imagery and translations by historian and projection artist Shawn Keener.

The music is interspersed with readings of poetry and prose written during and about the Hundred Years’ War, curated by award-winning historian and author Michael Livingston. Dr. Livingston is celebrated for his rigorous scholarship and captivating storytelling, from historical battlefields to fantastical realms.

Join us for a pre-concert talk—and find out why Dr. Livingston thinks the 100 Years’ War was actually 200 years long! Dr. Livingston’s books, including his most recent Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years’ War, will be available for purchase at the concerts.

Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 4:00 PM

St. James Cathedral

65 E. Huron St, Chicago 60611

Seating will open at 3:10pm. Our pre-concert talk will begin at 3:15pm, and the concert will begin at 4:00pm.

Gabrieli's Ring

Teacher-Student Legacies in Italy, Germany, & Beyond

A Polychoral Extravaganza with Singers, Strings, and Brass!

In 1651, Heinrich Schütz wrote of his beloved teacher, Giovanni Gabrieli:

“On his deathbed, he bequeathed to me out of singular affection, in memory of him, one of his rings left behind, which after his death was presented and delivered to me by his father confessor.”

This beautiful story is the inspiration for The Newberry Consort’s final program of this 40th-Anniversary season: a celebration of teachers and their students during the late Renaissance and early Baroque.

The program features works for singers, strings, cornetti, sackbuts, lutes, and organ—from small-scale chamber music to the grand polychoral masterpieces—all composed by teacher-student lineages including:

Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Heinrich Schütz, & Sophie Elisabeth

Giulio Caccini, Francesca Caccini, & Settimia Caccini

Cipriano da Rore, Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, & Claudio Monteverdi

Salomone Rossi, Giovanni Battista Buonamente, & Marco Uccellini

…and many more!

Friday, May 7, 2027 at 7:30 PM

First Unitarian Church of Hyde Park

5650 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Seating will open at 7:00pm, and the concert will begin at 7:30.

Gabrieli's Ring

Teacher-Student Legacies in Italy, Germany, & Beyond

A Polychoral Extravaganza with Singers, Strings, and Brass!

In 1651, Heinrich Schütz wrote of his beloved teacher, Giovanni Gabrieli:

“On his deathbed, he bequeathed to me out of singular affection, in memory of him, one of his rings left behind, which after his death was presented and delivered to me by his father confessor.”

This beautiful story is the inspiration for The Newberry Consort’s final program of this 40th-Anniversary season: a celebration of teachers and their students during the late Renaissance and early Baroque.

The program features works for singers, strings, cornetti, sackbuts, lutes, and organ—from small-scale chamber music to the grand polychoral masterpieces—all composed by teacher-student lineages including:

Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Heinrich Schütz, & Sophie Elisabeth

Giulio Caccini, Francesca Caccini, & Settimia Caccini

Cipriano da Rore, Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, & Claudio Monteverdi

Salomone Rossi, Giovanni Battista Buonamente, & Marco Uccellini

…and many more!

Saturday, May 8, 2027 at 4:00 PM

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

939 Hinman Ave,

Evanston, IL 60202

Seating will open at 3:30pm concert will begin at 4:00.

Gabrieli's Ring

Teacher-Student Legacies in Italy, Germany, & Beyond

A Polychoral Extravaganza with Singers, Strings, and Brass!

In 1651, Heinrich Schütz wrote of his beloved teacher, Giovanni Gabrieli:

“On his deathbed, he bequeathed to me out of singular affection, in memory of him, one of his rings left behind, which after his death was presented and delivered to me by his father confessor.”

This beautiful story is the inspiration for The Newberry Consort’s final program of this 40th-Anniversary season: a celebration of teachers and their students during the late Renaissance and early Baroque.

The program features works for singers, strings, cornetti, sackbuts, lutes, and organ—from small-scale chamber music to the grand polychoral masterpieces—all composed by teacher-student lineages including:

Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, Heinrich Schütz, & Sophie Elisabeth

Giulio Caccini, Francesca Caccini, & Settimia Caccini

Cipriano da Rore, Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, & Claudio Monteverdi

Salomone Rossi, Giovanni Battista Buonamente, & Marco Uccellini

…and many more!

Sunday, May 9, 2027 at 4:00 PM

Murphy Auditorium at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

50 E. Erie St,

Chicago, IL 60611

Seating will open at 3:30pm, and the concert will begin at 4:00.