Classical Concerts Wednesday 7/18 OTELLO In effort to chronologically reproduce Guiseppe ...
OTELLO
In effort to chronologically reproduce Guiseppe Verdi's operatic productions, The New York Grand Opera Company pres. Verdi's interpretation of Shakespeare's Moor of Venice; Central Park SummerStage, 72nd St. (midpark), 212-245-8837; 7:30, free.
ST. GEORGE'S CHORAL SOCIETY
Pres. weekly series of sing-along masses w/Harry Huff conducting Britten's "St. Nicholas"; St. George Chapel, 5 Rutherford Pl. (betw. 16th & 17th Sts.), 212-979-9696; 7:30, $10.
Thursday 7/19
JAY LEONHART, BASSIST
Plays w/Kenny Asher (piano) & Micheal Leonhart (trumpet) at the Algonquin Hotel, 59 W. 44th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-840-6800 for res., 9, $50 & $15 min. [repeats Fri. & Sat. at 9 & 11:30, Tues. at 9].
VIVE LA FRANCE!
St. Paul's Chapel's concert office celebrates summer, French music & Thursdays all in one shot! This week Manhattan Chamber Orchestra pres. works by Milhaud & Ibert; Trinity Church, B'way (Wall St.), 212-602-0768; 1, free [through 9/6].
Friday 7/20
SUMMERGARDEN SERIES
MoMA's "Composers Confront their Traditions" summer concert series pres. classical pieces from all over the world feat. music by Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, Silvestre Revueltas & Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; Bryant Park, 6th Ave. (betw. 40th & 42nd Sts.), 212-708-9491; 6, free [repeats Sat.].
Saturday 7/21
A GLASS CELEBRATION
Lincoln Center Festival 2001 takes its hat off to Philip Glass through a retrospective of his thirty years of musical works feat. "Music in 12 Parts"; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-875-5030; 4-10 p.m., $35-$45.
Sunday 7/22
SUMMER FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC
"An annual series of great sacred musical works rarely performed in the context for which they were originally written," this week: St. Bartholomew's Choir celebrates the music of William Walton; St. Bartholomew's Church, 109 E. 50th St. (Park Ave.), 212-378-0248 or www.stbarts.org; 11 a.m., contrib.
SUMMER ORGAN SERIES
Weekly organ recitals provide a refuge from the noise of Third-World Manhattan led by music director & organist Marko Petricic; Cathedral of St. Patrick, 5th Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 212-753-2261; 4:45, contrib. [through 9/2].
Monday 7/23
SUMMER SINGS '01
West Village Choral pres. local conductors leading experienced "or adventurous" singers in classical masterpieces. This week, Patrick Gardner conducts Faluré's Requiem; Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St. (Grove St.), 212-570-7301; 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c.
Tuesday 7/24
NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY
Pres. "Summer Sings," the most originally titled summer choral series since winter, w/John Daly Goodwin conducting Verdi's "Requiem"; Cami Hall, 165 W. 57th St. (betw. 6 & 7th Aves.), 212-247-3878; 7:30, $10 (call for ticket packages).
MUSIC IN CHELSEA
New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eckart Prue & youthful winner of Concerto Competition?11-year-old Ji Yong Kim on piano!; St. Peter's Church, 346 W. 20th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-691-6263; 7:30, $10, $5 st./s.c.
SUMMER SERIES OF ORGAN RECITALS
Watch & listen to second largest instrument in New York City?Aeolian Skinner pipe organ w/over 13000 pipes! This week, Timothy Smith performs Mozart, Bach, Duruflé & more; Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr. (betw. 120th & 121st Sts.), 212-870-6722; 7, $10, $5 st./s.c.