Organization: CHATHAM BAROQUE INC
Mission: PROMOTES, PERFORMS, AND PRESENTS EARLY MUSIC PLAYED ON PERIOD INSTRUMENTS.
Activities: PITTSBURGH CONCERT SERIES: CHATHAM BAROQUE'S ENSEMBLE PRESENTED FIVE UNIQUE PROGRAMS, THREE TIMES EACH, AT A VARIETY OF VENUES FOR AUDIENCES IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. THE ARTISTICALLY NIMBLE TRIO OF ARTISTIC DIRECTORS/MUSICIANS ANDREW FOUTS (BAROQUE VIOLIN), PATRICIA HALVERSON (VIOLA DA GAMBA), AND SCOTT PAULEY (THEORBO, LUTE, BAROQUE GUITAR) INVITED ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTISTS TO PERFORM WITH THEM, ALLOWING FOR A REPERTOIRE RANGING FROM WELL-KNOWN MASTERPIECES TO OBSCURE GEMS. ALL PROGRAMS WERE RECORDED AND BROADCAST ON CLASSICAL WQED-FM.(LOSS OF REVENUE FROM COVID CANCELLATIONS EST. AT $7,100)
COLLABORATIONS/RESIDENCES: THE DEMAND FOR CHATHAM BAROQUE'S DISTINCT BRAND OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND EXPERTISE CONTINUES TO GROW, OFFERING A UNIQUE RESOURCE FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. DURING THIS SEASON, CHATHAM BAROQUE COLLABORATED AND PERFORMED WITH PITTSBURGH OPERA AND PROVIDED MUSICAL PROGRAMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SERVICES AT AREA CHURCHES. (LOSS OF REVENUE FROM COVID CANCELLATIONS EST. AT $9,250)
RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE (R&B) CONCERT SERIES: THE FIRST R&B CONCERT SERIES FOLLOWING CHATHAM BAROQUE'S ACQUISITION OF RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE, A NEARLY 50-YEAR OLD EARLY MUSIC PRESENTING ORGANIZATION. THE SERIES INCLUDED CONCERTS AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PERFORMED BY TOURING ENSEMBLES THAT INCLUDED FOUR NATIONS ENSEMBLE, SYLVIA BERRY, SEQUENTIA, AND VENICE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA. (LOSS OF REVENUE FROM COVID CANCELLATIONS EST. AT $21,100)
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities