Special Early Music Benefit Concert June 3 for Naperville North Viol Consort attracts high-profile guest artists

Thanks to the Viola da Gamba Society of America's Consort Loan Program, Phillip Serna is partnering with Naperville North High School orchestra director Dana Green to start a viol consort program in Chicago's western suburbs. However, they need your help!

In an effort to engage the community, raise awareness about their work, they are holding a benefit concert to raise money to purchase viols once the loan period is exhausted.

The Viola da Gamba Society 3rd Coast (VdGS Third Coast), New Comma Baroque's Phillip Serna, the Naperville North High School Department of Music, and Grounds for Hope Cafe at Trinity Lutheran Church will present a showcase attracting top viol players from across the Midwest - and indeed the country - to marathon Johannes Schenck's complete "The Nymphs of the Rhine."

The special benefit concert will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Grounds for Hope Cafe at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2701 Maple Ave., Lisle.

Please help them build a presence for early music in the western suburbs and consider giving!

Performers include: Mary Anne Ballard (Baltimore Consort, Galileo's Daughters, et al), Russell Bookout, James Lambert (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Catacoustic Consort), Eric Miller (Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble), Gail Ann Schroeder (Baroque and Beyond, Columbia Baroque, et al), and Phillip Serna (New Comma Baroque, Black Tulip, et al), bass viols

Visit vdgs3rdcoast.org/3rdcoastconcerts/.

For more information on viola da gamba activities in greater Chicago area, visit vdgs3rdcoast.org. For more information on the Grounds for Hope Café at Trinity Lutheran Church, visit www.groundsforhopecafe.org.