Declan McGovern

Executive Director @Music of the Baroque

Chicago, IL, US

Music of the Baroque is a professional chorus and orchestra based in Chicago, excelling in the performance of music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Under the direction of internationally acclaimed British conductor Jane Glover, Music of the Baroque is consistently positioned among Chicago’s leading classical music groups. The ensemble has drawn particular praise for its performances of the major choral works of J. S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Haydn. Opera News calls Music of the Baroque “one of Chicago’s musical glories” and the Chicago Sun-Times writes, “Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra may be the big guys on the local classical music scene, but in terms of sheer quality of performance…Music of the Baroque inhabits the same stratosphere.”Highlights in recent years include- The Chicago Water Music: performances of Handel\'s music by our chorus, orchestra and Strong Voices student singers on a boat travelling along the Chicago River- The Chevalier, a concert theater work on the life and music of 18th century mixed race composer, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges- special events such as Baroque in the Park, an open-air concert in Millennium Park- establishing MOB Soirées which has included artists such as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Alison Balsom, Harry Bicket and Angela Hewitt- new recordings including ‘On This Night’ and Bach’s Mass in B Minor- increased media activity on WFMT and digital content at Baroque.org- increased performance opportunities for Strong Voices (MOB’s choral education program in partnership with Chicago Public Schools)- MOB’s first commission of a new work (by Stacy Garrop) for its 50th anniversary

Royal Irish Academy of Music

Piano Performance Grades I-VIII

Indiana University Indianapolis

Certificate in Fundraising Management

University College Cork

Bachelor of Music, Music

Cork School of Music

Piano Performance Grades VII-VIII