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Events at the Byron Colby Barn
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The beautifully restored Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake hosts concerts and events to foster lifelong learning and a sense of community.
Incredible performances and architectural beauty combine to create a unique experience. Bring a bottle of wine to share with friends if you wish.
Join us at the following events!
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13th Annual Early Music Series
The Early Music Series features highly acclaimed musicians performing music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.
Admission to Early Music Series concerts is $18 for adults, and is available at the door only (cash or check only). To inspire early appreciation for the arts, children under 16 are admitted free to Early Music Series concerts.
Brochures for the 2014-2015 season are now available! Pick up some brochures at the Nov. 16 concert and share them with friends, or forward this email. Influence the success of this season by letting others know about this wonderful concert series!
Visit the Early Music Series YouTube channel to preview the professionalism and intimacy that define the Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn, then join us at an upcoming performance. No photography, videography, or sound recording is allowed during performances but relax and enjoy these exquisite video clips from past performances.
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VOX3 Collective - "Shepherds & Angels" 
Sun., Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
Celebrate the holiday season with "Shepherds & Angels", a program of heavenly Baroque cantatas. The acclaimed singers of VOX3 Collective announce the nativity in Si apra il riso, a Christmas rarity by Alessandro Stradella.
Soprano Laura Pinto masters the graciously arched phrases of Alessandro Scarlatti's 1695 pastoral cantata, O di Betlemme altera povertà. Other sacred and secular wintry pieces from the seventeenth century by Boismortier, Vierdanck, and Weckmann complete the program.
The talented singers of VOX3 Collective are Jessica Louise Coe, Mary Lutz Govertsen, Ashley Nicole Johnson, Laura Pinto, and Elizabeth Shuman (soprano); Gretchen Adams (mezzo-soprano); Thomas Aláan (countertenor); Oliver Camacho (tenor); Zachary Elmassian, David Govertsen, Brian von Rueden (baritone). They will be accompanied by Brandi Berry (violin) and Jason Moy (harpsichord).
Revel in celestial sounds and join the earthly throng at the manger with these stylish chamber works. Admission is $18 at the door only (cash or check) - children under 16 are free. This performance is part of the Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn.
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Pablo Mahave-Veglia with Seth Carlin
Sun., Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. 
Beethoven's compositional styles reflect the rapid evolution of the piano in the 18th and 19th centuries. Enjoy an archetypal example of Beethoven's monumental middle period, Sonata No. 3 op. 69, the longest and most famous of the cello and pianoforte Sonatas.
This performance by Pablo Mahave-Veglia with Seth Carlin also includes variations on themes by Mozart, including Beethoven's own set on an Aria from The Magic Flute, as well as Helene Liebmann's Grand Sonata, which closes with a set of variations on a theme from Don Giovanni.
Professor Mahave-Veglia resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is Associate Professor of Cello at Grand Valley State University. He is a cellist and teacher of broad interests whose repertoire ranges from the early baroque, performed on period instruments, to his ongoing interest in researching, performing and recording the work of contemporary Latin-American composers. Professor Mahave-Veglia performs on a five-string baroque cello made by Chilean Luthier Marcelo Cigna in 1986. He also performs on a late eighteenth century British cello in restored to period setup by Ian Watchorn in 2005.
Renowned fortepianist Seth Carlin's career began at the age of nine with a broadcast performance over radio station WNYC, performing a work written especially for him. Since then Mr. Carlin has performed with orchestras including the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque, Boston "Pops" and at festivals including the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, Marlboro Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Great Performers at Lincoln Center Mozart Marathon, Cambridge Society for Early Music in Massachusetts, and "On Original Instruments" at Merkin Hall in New York.
Admission is $18 at the door only (cash or check) - children under 16 are free. This performance is part of the Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn.
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Joel Spears - Artistic Director of the Early Music Series
Joel Spears is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Early Music at the Byron Colby Barn, and an active lutenist and guitarist based in the Chicago area.
Joel has performed both as a soloist and with ensembles of varying sizes such as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Seraphic Fire, Ars Antigua, Bella Voce, Music of the Baroque, and The Chicago Early Music Consort.
Joel is currently Lute Instructor at the Music Institute of Chicago. He is also proud to be the first theorbo teacher in the nation at the high school level at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire.
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 About the Byron Colby Barn
The beautifully restored Byron Colby Barn is named for the local dairy farmer who built it in 1885. Scheduled for demolition in 1992, this historic dairy barn was instead expertly deconstructed and rebuilt in Prairie Crossing, a nationally known conservation community.
The Byron Colby Barn is located at 1561 Jones Point Road in Grayslake. From I-94 north, exit Route 120 west, turn south at Route 45, then right at Jones Point Road. Ample free parking is located adjacent to the Barn.
The Byron Colby Barn is owned and operated by the Liberty Prairie Foundation, a 503(c)(3) non-profit organization, and is used in support of our mission. The Barn's various uses are aligned with the Prairie Crossing guiding principles of life-long learning, a sense of community, and a sense of place.
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As a beautiful and unique venue, the Barn is very popular for private rentals. Hold your special event at the Byron Colby Barn!
The Byron Colby Barn was named the 2011 Best Budget Wedding Venue by Chicago Magazine, and can be rented 7 days a week for elegant weddings, professional meetings, intimate concerts, and other events.
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Grayslake, IL 60030
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