Bella Voce’s 42nd Season

Bella Voce announces its 2024–2025 season: Odysseys, a musical expedition of evocative and enduring works of the early music repertoire, as well as lesser-performed, striking choral gems, featuring the Bella Voce Chorus and Sinfonia, and a first-time collaboration with the Madison Bach Musicians.

IBERIA and the AMERICAS | October 5-6

MESSIAH | November 17

A 17th-CENTURY GERMAN CHRISTMAS | December 14-15

POLYPHONY CAMP | February 15-16

DIDO & AENEAS | May 4


"Seldom has scholarly sleuthing in dusty corners of early choral music yielded so many miniature treasures. More, please. " – Chicago Classical Review

Bella Voce’s most recent recording and final program of the 2023–2024 season Expanding the Canon is now available as a CD from Centaur Records! The selection features choral works by underrepresented composers of the Renaissance and Baroque, lesser-known works by Palestrina and more. Order your copy today to support Bella Voce in continuing to offer exciting new programming.


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Who We Are

Bella Voce enriches Chicago’s rich cultural tapestry through stirring performances of early music and the music of our time. Since 1983, our ensemble has enchanted audiences with historically informed presentations of fascinating choral and chamber works, whether well-known, rare, or new. We invite our audiences to join us in discovering artworks that have the power to lift us up, move us, and transform us.


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