Classical Concerts Wednesday 6/13 THE NY VIRTUOSI CHAMBER SYMPHONY ...

THE NY VIRTUOSI CHAMBER SYMPHONY

Kenneth Klein conducts violinist Anne Akiko Meyers in Béla Bartók program, as part of "Twentieth Century Masters" series at Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 68th St. (betw. Park & Lexington Aves.), 212-772-4448; 8, $24, $10 st. [repeats Thurs.].

 

ERIC WATSON, PIANIST French pianist performs works w/Copenhagen-based drummer Ed Thigpen & bassist Mark Dresser; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, free.

 

Thursday 6/14

SENJO

Four part opera "interweaving the sounds of a string quartet performed live by counter indiction...Buddhist liturgical chanting" at Ontological Theater; St. Mark's Church, 131 E. 10th St. (2nd Ave.), 212-533-4650; 8, $12. [repeats Fri., Sat. & Sun.].

 

SOUNDS OF THE CITY

Conductor George Steel & Perspectives Ensemble pres. Bernstein's New York; World Trade Center Plaza, Church St. (Vesey St.), 212-435-6600; 7, free.

 

Friday 6/15

RAYMOND SCOTT ORCHESTRETTE

As part of Arts at St. Ann's "Worlds in Tune" series, seven-piece Orchestrette performs Scott's quintet & electronic works; Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. (St. Marks Ave.), Bklyn., 718-735-4400; 6:30, free.

 

A SUMMER CONCERT

Mu Phi Epsilon's last concert of 2000-2001 series feat. vocal & instrumental selections & arias; Tenri Cultural Center, 43A W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.) 212-645-2800; 7:30, $12.

 

PAUL WINTER'S SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION An Uillean-piper, a jazz pianist & seven-member Manhattan Samba band accompany Winter's saxophone at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (112th St.), 212-662-2133; 7:30. $20-$35, $50 adv. [repeats Sat. at 4:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.].

 

Sunday 6/17

GOLDMAN MEMORIAL BAND

Edwin Franko & Richard Franko Goldman perform world premiere of "Grand Central Station," composed by Michael Torke, which we're told captures, "the tremendous energy of arrivals & departures, the swirling shapes & patterns of people w/optimistic expectations"; Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, W. 62nd St. (Amsterdam Ave.), 212-946-1233; 6, free.

 

ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL SUMMER ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Organists from their fellow houses of worship, as well as New Jersey, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, South Carolina, England & Italy perform free sacred music concerts every Sun. at 4:45, throughout the summer. Today, Alan Davis is featured; St. Patrick Cathedral 460 Madison Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 212-753-2261; 4:45, free.

 

THE ROTTENBERG CHORALE World premiere of tenor/composer Charles Osborne's L'David Barchi Nafshi, plus wide array of Jewish music conducted & directed by Carol Goldberg; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 7:30, $18, $15 st./s.c., $25 adv.

 

JOHN RUTTER, COMPOSER/CONDUCTOR Rutter conducts world premiere of his works, incl. "Feel the Spirit" plus Jean A. Bartle, Janet Davis & Bruce Browne conduct works by Mozart, Stravinsky & Mendelssohn; Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 212-247-7800; 2 & 8, $30-$70.

 

CAROL WOODS Woods & John Di Martino Trio pres. benefit performance for Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theatre; Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 E. 3rd St. (betw. Aves. B & C), 212-465-3167; 3, $40.

 

Monday 6/18

GOTTSCHALK GALA

Barbara Geary performs narrated piano concert reflecting the life & humor of Louis Moreau Gottschalk; the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 157 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 212-247-7800; 8, $15.

 

RIVERSIDE SYMPHONY COMPOSER READING Riverside Symphony pres. the five winning compositions from the International Composer Reading Project. Composers incl. John Austin, Matthew Greenbaum, Kristin E, Hevner, Ying Ho & Helena Michelson; Pope Aud. at Fordham University; 113 W. 60th St. (Columbus Ave.), 212-864-4197; 4, free.

 

SUMMER SINGS '01

Weekly concert incl. audience participation in choral readings. This week Michael Conley directs Mozart's Requiem & Sancta Maria; Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St. (Grove St.), 212-570-7301; 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c.

 

Tuesday 6/19

BACH ON BROADWAY

Dr. Owen Burdick directs The Trinity Choir & Rebel Baroque Orchestra in a performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor, "one of the towering achievements of western music to be performed in New York's most historic space"; Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Pl. (Wall St.), 212-602-9686; 3, $15-25.

 

NEW YORK NEW YORK: MUSIC THEN & MUSIC NOW

As part of the World Trade Center Concert Series, the EOS Orchestra & conductor Jonathan Sheffer pres. Woolf's Shakedown, Currier's Microsymph, Picker's Keys to the City & Gershwin's American in Paris & Rhapsody in Blue; World Trade Center Plaza, Church St. (Vesey St.), 212-691-6415; 7, free.

 

92ND ST. Y 60+ PROGRAM Third annual Kathryn W. Stein Memorial Concert for Older Adults feat. Metropolitan Klezmer, a band that mixes Klezmer & musical styles ranging from Albanian folk to Zydeco; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-415-5500; 2, free.