CONCERTS Wednesday 3/15 artek Early-music ensemble performs vocal & ...
artek
Early-music ensemble performs vocal & chamber works by Schutz, Tunder, Bruhns, Buxtehude & J.C. Bach; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 967-9157; 8, $20, $15 st./s.c.
hoagy carmichael centennial celebration
Pianist Tom Fay directs 14-piece Stardust Orchestra with guests at Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 840-2824; 7:30, $27.50-$42.50.
cosmopolitan chamber players
Pianist Seymour Lipkin, violinist Eric Grossman & cellist David Soyer perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Brahms; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $12, $7 st./s.c.
Thursday 3/16
LOUIS ARMSTRONG: ONE HUNDRED YEARS
Jon Faddis conducts Carnegie Hall Jazz Band in tribute to "Satchmo" at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 247-7800; 8, $19-$56.
DAVID HOLZMAN
Pianist performs all-modern program feat. works by Griffes, Mamlok, Wolpe & Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' fiendishly difficult Piano Sonata (1981); Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 119 W. 69th St. (betw. Columbus & Amsterdam Aves.), 663-6620; 8, $12, $8 st./s.c.
MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT
St. Francis of Assisi Church hosts free weekly midday concerts. Midtown Concerts consist of both secular & sacred music. Today, lutenist Daniel Swenberg performs suites by Weiss & Lauffensteiner; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 967-9157; 1:15, free.
paul o'dette
Lutenist & baroque guitarist performs works by Dowland, de Murcia & anonymous early-music composers; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 749-3300; 8, $12-$15, $5 st./s.c.
dora ohrenstein's "Life Story"
Soprano performs program of extended sung monologues by Ades, Hoiby, Poulenc, Bolcom, Meltzer & Strauss with pianist Christopher Oldfather; Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St. (7th Ave.), 242-4770; 8, $12, $8 st./s.c.
carol vaness
Soprano performs works by Rachmaninoff, Barber & Joseph Marx with pianist George Darden; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $25.
Friday 3/17
Barbaros erköse ensemble
Clarinetist leads Turkish Gypsy music group at Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 864-5400; 8, $26.
Saturday 3/18
canticum novum singers
Harold Rosenbaum conducts all six Bach Motets at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $20.
c. edward hupton
Pianist/composer performs Harlem Stride & classic Ragtime works by Joplin, Gershwin, Bolcom, Lamb, Johnson, Hupton, Waller, Shea & Blake; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 247-7800; 5:30, $15.
leipzig string quartet
German ensemble performs works by Beethoven, Webern, Eisler & Brahms; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $25.
new york chamber symphony
Gerard Schwarz conducts works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich feat. pianist Joseph Kalichstein; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8, $35 [repeats Sun. at 2, $35].
russian chamber chorus of new york
Nikolai Kachanov conducts works by Rachmaninoff, Sviridov, Sisler & Poulenc at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Ave. (54th St.), 935-2200; 8, $15, $12 s.c., $10 st. [repeats at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 87th St. (West End Ave.), Sun. at 4, $15, $12 s.c., $10 st.]
Iranian folk singer performs at Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 864-5400; 8, $30.
stonewall chorus
Nancy Vang directs 40-member, 20-year-old gay & lesbian chorus in works by Pärt & DeBlasio; Calvary Church, Park Ave. S. (21st St.), 971-5813; 7:30, $20.
Sunday 3/19
stephen hamilton
Organist performs Dupré's Le Chemin de la Croix at Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 E. 88th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 289-4100; 4, $15.
ruth waterman
English violinist ends two-part "Music Talk" feat. Bach's Sonata No. 1 in G min., for solo violin; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 11 a.m., $25.
windham chamber music festival
Vocal/instrumental ensemble performs works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff & Manno; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 7:30, $15, $12 s.c., $10 st.
Monday 3/20
manhattan contemporary ensemble
Claire Heldrich conducts works by Harrison, Ives, Drummond, Cage, Dlugoszewski, Partch, Nancarrow & Gubaidulina feat. guest speaker Lucia Dlugoszewski & taped introduction by Lou Harrison; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 749-3300; 8, free.
new york chamber symphony
Gerard Schwarz conducts works by Beeler, Bell, Goodman, Korneitchouck, McKinley & Ross feat. bass trombonist John D. Rojak, saxophonist James Romeo & violinist Andrew Kohji Taylor; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 8, $35.
Tuesday 3/21
barry kloda
Organist performs works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Paine & Thomson; Church of the Holy Trinity, 213 W. 82nd St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 787-0634; 7:30, $10, $7 st./s.c.
piano century SERIES
Bruce Brubaker directs ongoing exploration of modern piano music feat. works by Glass, Ferneyhough, Liberman, Perle, Risset, Schnittke, Schwartz, Sheng & Del Tredici; Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 875-5599; 8, free.
gwyneth wentink
Dutch harpist debuts as part of Young Concert Artists Series, in works by Handel, Grandjany, Debussy, Schafer & Mchedelov with flutist Mimi Stillman, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama & Acacia String Quartet; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 996-1100; 8, $15-$20.