New Comma Baroque

“…the players threw themselves into all this with gusto..” & “A collaboration with Illinois’ New Comma Baroque led to lively, intense performances.”
- John W. Barker, Isthmus, The Daily Page

Dedicated to re-engaging modern audiences through historically-informed performance, the Chicago-based New Comma Baroque features violinist Matthew C. Serna, and harpsichordist Emily J. Emphasizing a strong sense of cultural context and diversity in the concert hall and beyond, New Comma Baroque’s performances demonstrate colorful, spirited, dynamic and collaborative programming – always thinking outside the ‘Bachs.’ Committed to community engagement and educational outreach, New Comma Baroque works closely with Illinois’ first period-instrument public school Baroque orchestra at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL. Embark on vibrant, new and electrifying ways of experiencing Early Music with New Comma Baroque – bold historically-informed performance. Period. New Comma Baroque is a program of the Renovo String Orchestra, a 501c3 non-profit performing arts organization under the State of Illinois. All donations given to New Comma Baroque are tax-deductible.