Byron Colby Barn's Early Music Series Season Ends Sunday

Get transformed to 16th and 17th-century Spain when EnsAmble Ad-Hoc performs "El Villano al Tamboril" at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 at the Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake.

Admission is $18 for adults at the door only (cash or check). To inspire early appreciation for the arts, children under 16 are admitted free of charge.

On Sunday, EnsAmble Ad-Hoc will perform lively song-dances such as the villanos, romances (Spanish ballads) and villancicos. Their spirited interpretations of carefully crafted texts and music are from the Spanish Siglo d'Oro (Golden Age) works of Vásquez, Guerrero, Pisador and Aranies, along with anonymous settings of texts by Lope de Vega and other authors.

The program for Sunday's performance can be viewed here, on the Byron Colby Barn's website and is also attached to this article.

EnsAmble Ad-Hoc was created in Bogotá, Colombia, by Francy Acosta and José Luis Posada under the guidance and support of Early Music specialist Eduardo Vargas.

Coriolis Spring Concert

Coriolis returns for a spring concert at the Byron Colby Barn at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Coriolis is a prominent chamber ensemble that performs beautiful and challenging a cappella compositions. The group's repertoire extends from 16th century madrigals and sacred music to world premieres of 21st century classical compositions.

This performance is an additional concert offering at the Byron Colby Barn, and is not part of the Early Music Series.