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Earlier this week, I noticed a listing in Time Out Chicago for a group called “The Tiny Mahler Orchestra” on Saturday night, 5/22. I’ll grant them for being tiny, but no Mahler or orchestra was to be heard or seen. There were, however, some extraordinary Elizabethan era vocals sung (with a few 20th century pieces thrown in). In the small space of the Heaven Gallery, 10 acapella voices sounded magnificent. One lutenist amongst the singers, Gail Gillispie, played a solo and then accompanied four voices in a Dowland’s “Say, Love, if I Ever Didst Find”. The director, Cecilia Lo struck the tuning fork and hummed the pitch for each piece. This concert brought back memories of what wonderful renaissance music Chicago has experienced in the past. I hope Tiny Mahler keeps it up.

BTW: The concert repeats Sunday, June 6th, 7:30pm, at Rockefeller Chapel on the U of C Campus. By all means, go there!

http://www.tinymahler.com/

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Bruce