Alaria Chamber Ensemble Announces
Piano trio performs works by Beethoven, Schumann & Tcherepnine with guest violist John Dexter; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 247-7800; 8, $20, $12 st.
Anton Barachovsky, Naoko Shimizu, Wendy Chen
Violinist, violist & pianist debut with New York Chamber Symphony in works by Mendelssohn, Bartok & Chopin; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8:30, $20.
Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar
North Indian dhrupad singer performs at Washington Square Church, 135 W. 4th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.), 777-2528; 8, $20.
Jeanne Mallow
Violist performs works by Milhaud, Brahms, Fitch, Hummee & Shulman with pianist Doris Stevenson; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $15
Dawn Upshaw
Soprano along w/baritone Greg Edelman performs works by Sondheim, Weill, Gershwin & Laura Nyro; John Jay College Theater, 899 10th Ave. (betw. 58th & 59th Sts.), 465-9489; 8:30, $40. [repeats Fri. & Sat.]
Thursday 5/18
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle conducts Verdi's Requiem; Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Ave. (84th St.), 288-3588; 7:30, $30-$40, $20 st./s.c.
Cygnus Ensemble
Modern music specialists perform works by Calam, Glaser, Suzuki, Babbitt & Leibermann; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $15, $10 st./s.c.
Harmonie Ensemble
Steven Richman directs all-Copland program feat. three selections from jazz-influenced 4 Piano Blues; Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Pl., Wall St. (B'way), 602-0873; 1, $2 contrib.
Carolyn James
Soprano performs works by Gloria, Peeters & Rutter with St. Patrick's Cathedral Concert Choir & Chamber Orchestra; St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 753-2261; 7:15, free.
MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT
St. Francis of Assisi Church hosts free weekly midday concerts. Midtown Concerts consist of both secular & sacred music. Today, St. Francis Singers perform English madrigals, plus harpsichord works by William Byrd; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 967-9157; 1:15, free.
Friday 5/19
Hildegard Behrens
Soprano performs works by Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Berg & Strauss; Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sackler Wing, 1000 5th Ave. (82nd St.), 570-3949; 8, $40.
Locrian Chamber Players
Singer-composer Joan LaBarbara joins ensemble in works from the past decade by LaBarbara, Curran, Macdonald, Kreckler, Ligeti & Rzewski; Riverside Church, 122nd St. (Riverside Dr.), 870-6784; 8, $10, $8 st./s.c.
Orion String Quartet
Ensemble performs works by Beethoven at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8, free.
Saturday 5/20
COMPOSERS CLOSE UP/OSVALDO GOLIJOV
Panel discussion with composer feat. performance of work-in-progress, St. Mark Passion; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 9, $9 contrib.
Miriam Makeba
South African singer/songwriter & activist performs at City Center, 55th St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 581-1212; 8, $25-$45.
Sunday 5/21
Abdelli
North African mandola player & singer performs at Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 864-5400; 8, $26.
Lee Chai
Clarinetist performs works by Schumann, Stravinsky, Rossini, Martinu & Copland with pianist Paul Schwartz; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $15.
Matthias Goerne
Baritone performs works by Schumann & Wolf with pianist Eric Schneider; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 2, $38.
Orion String Quartet
Ensemble performs works by Beethoven at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 5, free.
Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Chorus performs works by Bielawa, Camilo, Dennis & McFerrin; Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, 86th St. (West End Ave.), 873-2949; 4, $15-$20, $12 st./s.c.
Monday 5/22
S.E.M. ensemble
Modern music specialists perform works by Varese, Boulez & Earle Brown; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8, $15-$25.
Tribute To Dusty Springfield
Vocalist Teri Lynn Paul performs songs popularized by the late, great English r&b chanteuse with music director Ross Patterson; Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Pl., Wall St. (B'way), 602-0747; 1, $2 contrib.
Tuesday 5/23
Composers Concordance
Ensemble performs works by Rhoads, Lee, Hardish, Luening, Schwartz, Kraft & Foss; NYU Loewe Aud., 35 W. 4th St. (betw. Greene St. & Washington Sq. E.), 564-4899; 8, $12, $7 st./s.c.
Neiman, Milenkovich, Aznavoorian
Piano trio performs works by Brahms, Beethoven & Shostakovich; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 2, $10.
Orion String Quartet
Ensemble performs works by Beethoven at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 7:30, free.