MARCH 21
3xChopin with three generations of Chopin's music interpreters, three unique personalities, and three diverse versions his work. Ewa Poblocka, piano, Andrzej Jagodzinski, jazz trio, and Leszek Mozdzer, piano. 7 p.m. Tickets: $25, $20 for members/seniors, $5 for students. For Chopin’s 200th birthday celebration. Presented by the Chopin Society of Atlanta. Roswell Cultural Arts Center. For more information call 770-641-1260 or visit www.chopinatlanta.com  

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Williams. 3 p.m. Movie Magic of John Williams. Rocket into space with Obi Wan Krajewski and his galactic crew in a salute to composer John Williams. Thrill to the most popular music from Williams’s scores to all the Star Wars films and to Indiana Jones, ET, Jaws, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org . 

Atlanta Wind Symphony. 3 p.m. Tickets $7-10; ages 12 and under free. "American Composers - American Music." Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest Street, Roswell. For more information, please call 770-594-6232 or visit www.roswellgov.com  

Chereokee Chorale Spring Concert: An American Choral Sampler. 3 p.m. Tickets $10; $5 students. Canton first United Methodist Church, 930 Lower Scott Mill Road, Canton. For more information, please call 770-479-2502. 

Emory Annual Jazz Fest: Emory Big Band. 3 p.m. Free. Gary Motley, director. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

Georgia Festival Chorus. 7 p.m. Free. Northside Drive Baptist Church, 3100 Northside Drive, N.W., Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-237-8621 or visit www.tgafc.org . 

“Happy Birthday, Mr. Chopin and Mr. Schumann!” 4 p.m. Tickets: $4 (Museum Family-level and above members receive 4 free tickets). Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Family Series. The composers will be in attendance to comment on performances of their works. Chamber Music concerts at the Carlos Museum are sponsored in part by a grant from the Christian Human Foundation. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, 571 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

Lenten Concert. 4 p.m. Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, 1795 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. For more information, please call 770-977-7473.

I Musici de Montreal. 2 p.m. Free. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, 1328 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-228-7732 or visit www.firstpresatl.org .  

Organ Recital. 3:15 p.m. Free. Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-365-1000 or visit www.stphilipscathedral.org . 

Passion of the Christ: Musical Stations of the Cross. 7 p.m. Tickets $10 suggested donation. Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Road, N.W., Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-240-8212 or visit www.prumc.org . 

Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta March Concert. 3 p.m. Free. St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, 3110 Ashford-Dunwoody road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-261-4292 or visit www.stmartins.org . 

Saxophone Summit. 3 p.m. Tickets $5-$15. Florence Kopleff Recital Hall, 10 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-413-5901 or visit www.music.gsu.edu . 

Sérgio and Odair Assad, guitar duo. 3 p.m. Tickets $40. The Washington Post calls the Assads "the best two-guitar team in existence, maybe even in history." These Brazilian-born brothers have set a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity and expression. Together they enjoy "a formidable reputation as guitarists who have an extraordinarily wide repertoire of material that transcends all categories. What links them is deft playing and a stunning interplay" (The Independent). Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

MARCH 23
DeKalb Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Tickets $22; $20 senior citizens; $15 students. Violist Amy Leventhal joins the orchestra for Berlioz's "Harold in Italy." Also, works by Beethoven and Britten. Marvin Cole Auditorium, 555 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston. For more information, please call 678-891-3565 or visit www.gpc.edu/symphony . 

Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. Tickets $5. Bailey Performance Center, 1000 Chastain Road, Building 30, Kennesaw. For more information, please call 770-423-6650 or visit www.baileycenter.kennesaw.edu . 

MARCH 24
Concert: “Roots of African- American Jazz,” Ruth Naomi Floyd, Mezzo-Soprano. 8 p.m. Free. Ruth Naomi Floyd is a gifted vocalist-composer who has been at forefront of creating vocal jazz settings that express Christian theology for over 15 years and has released several highly acclaimed recordings. She teaches music at Spruce Hill Christian School in the City of Philadelphia and is an Adjunct Professor of Vocals in the Church Music Program at Philadelphia Biblical University of Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Tarbutton Theater, 100 Hamill Street, Oxford. For more information, please call 770-784-4747 or visit http://oxford.emory.edu/life/arts .  

MARCH 25
"A Question of Character": Dance Senior Honors Thesis Concert.
8 p.m. Free. Emory College seniors Alyssa Bruehlman and Kaitlyn Pados present “A Question of Character,” a concert featuring their honors thesis projects in dance. In this evening of eclectic work, Bruehlman and Pados offer two unique approaches to the study of choreography and performance. Bruehlman delves into live and video-recorded movement to question the boundaries between performance and the everyday. Pados presents four solo works which investigate the use and diversity of dynamic range within dance. The concert is funded in part by SIRE Research Grants as well as in-kind donations from the Emory Dance Program. Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Dance Studio, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta.

Peachtree Symphonic Winds Concert. 7:30 p.m. Free. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 5575 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross. For more information, please call 770-449-1211 or visit www.ctklutheran.org . 

MARCH 26
"A Question of Character": Dance Senior Honors Thesis Concert.
8 p.m. Free. Emory College seniors Alyssa Bruehlman and Kaitlyn Pados present “A Question of Character,” a concert featuring their honors thesis projects in dance. In this evening of eclectic work, Bruehlman and Pados offer two unique approaches to the study of choreography and performance. Bruehlman delves into live and video-recorded movement to question the boundaries between performance and the everyday. Pados presents four solo works which investigate the use and diversity of dynamic range within dance. The concert is funded in part by SIRE Research Grants as well as in-kind donations from the Emory Dance Program. Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Dance Studio, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta.

Clayton State University Opera. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, director. Clayton State students are the stars of the Spivey Hall stage in Department of Music's annual production under the general direction of Kurt-Alexander Zeller. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

MARCH 27
Clayton State University Opera. 7:30 P.M. Tickets $10. Clayton State students are the stars of the Spivey Hall stage in Department of Music's annual production under the general direction of Kurt-Alexander Zeller. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

MARCH 31
Emory Jazz Combos. 8 p.m. Free. Gary Motley, director. The Emory Jazz Program has four jazz chamber groups and an eighteen-piece big band. The Emory Jazz Combos and the Emory Big Band give students the opportunity to develop their performance skills as improvisers in a variety of settings.
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu . 

APRIL 1
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Simone Dinnerstein. 8 p.m. Bach, Stravinsky. Mr. Järvi, from the esteemed Estonian conducting family (Paavo is his brother, Neeme his father), brings a contrasting pair of Stravinsky ballets: the spare, neoclassical Pulcinella and the luxuriant Firebird. Simone Dinnerstein, acclaimed for her recent recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, makes her ASO debut with one of the master's equally fascinating concertos. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

APRIL 2
“W.A. Mozart: Sonatas for piano and violin.” 7 p.m. Lecture; 8 p.m. Concert. Tickets: $20; Discount Category Members $15; Emory faculty, staff, all students free. Robert Spano, piano and Justin Bruns, violin. Followed by a reception. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu.

APRIL 3  
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Simone Dinnerstein. 8 p.m. Bach, Stravinsky. Mr. Järvi, from the esteemed Estonian conducting family (Paavo is his brother, Neeme his father), brings a contrasting pair of Stravinsky ballets: the spare, neoclassical Pulcinella and the luxuriant Firebird. Simone Dinnerstein, acclaimed for her recent recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, makes her ASO debut with one of the master's equally fascinating concertos. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

APRIL 6
Emory Chamber Ensembles. 8 p.m. Free. The Emory Chamber Music Program provides many rich opportunities for students to perform music in small, intimate settings such as trios, quartets and other instrumental combinations. The program supports an average of 10 groups per semester that generally include string quartets, piano trios, woodwind and brass quintets, a tango group (violin, guitar, piano and bandoneón) and a variety of eclectic instrumental mixes. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

APRIL 7
“Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for cello and piano.” 12 p.m. Free. Robert Spano, piano and Daniel Laufer, cello. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

APRIL 8
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Barry Douglas. 8 p.m. All Tchaikovsky. Maestro Petrenko, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, brings a fascinating all-Tchaikovsky program: the picturesque Manfred Symphony, based on Lord Byron's novel, followed by the always youthful First Piano Concerto, featuring the spectacular Irish pianist Barry Douglas. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Kristin Lyman, percussion. 7:30 P.M. Free. Presented by the Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

Oxford Dance Company Performance. 8 p.m. Tickets $5. Directed by Gayle Doherty. Williams Hall, Oxford College, 100 Hamill Street, Oxford. For more information, please call 770-784-4747 or visit www.oxford.emory.edu/life/arts . 

APRIL 9
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Barry Douglas. 8 p.m. All Tchaikovsky. Maestro Petrenko, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, brings a fascinating all-Tchaikovsky program: the picturesque Manfred Symphony, based on Lord Byron's novel, followed by the always youthful First Piano Concerto, featuring the spectacular Irish pianist Barry Douglas. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

“Barenaked Voices: Seventh Annual Emory Student A Cappella Celebration.” 8 p.m. Free. A showcase of student- and faculty-led a cappella groups. Proceeds benefit Helpline, a student run telephone counseling and referral service and Active Minds, a peer-to-peer organization dedicated to raising awareness about mental health among college students. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

Oxford Dance Company Performance. 8 p.m. Tickets $5. Directed by Gayle Doherty. Williams Hall, Oxford College, 100 Hamill Street, Oxford. For more information, please call 770-784-4747 or visit www.oxford.emory.edu/life/arts . 

APRIL 10
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Barry Douglas. 8 p.m. All Tchaikovsky. Maestro Petrenko, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, brings a fascinating all-Tchaikovsky program: the picturesque Manfred Symphony, based on Lord Byron's novel, followed by the always youthful First Piano Concerto, featuring the spectacular Irish pianist Barry Douglas. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series: Robert Spano, piano. 8 p.m. Tickets: $20; Discount Category Members $15; Emory faculty, staff, all students free. Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Emerson Series. Pianist Robert Spano plays Chopin’s “Cello Sonata” with Christopher Rex; Schumann’s “Pictures from Fairyland” with violist Yinzi Kong; and the Vega String Quartet plays Schumann’s “A Minor String Quartet.” The Vega String Quartet's 2009-2010 residency at Emory is made possible in part by a generous grant from the Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

Richard Morris, organ. 3 p.m. Tickets $30. No one knows Spivey Hall's magnificent Fratelli Ruffatti organ as well as organist-in-residence Richard Morris. A distinguished concert and recording artist, he commands a rich repertoire. His brilliant performances, punctuated by the inimitable wit of his commentary, are a high point of every Spivey Hall season. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

APRIL 11
Emory Percussion Ensemble. 2 p.m. Free. Michael Cebulski, director. Performs an eclectic mix of advanced contemporary repertoire for traditional and world percussion. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

Piedmont College Chamber Singers. 3 p.m. Tickets $15. Performing a wide variety of choral literature from the Renaissance to the present day, the Piedmont College Chamber Singers have toured throughout the United States and Canada. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

APRIL 13
Emory Chamber Ensembles. 8 p.m. Free. The Emory Chamber Music Program provides many rich opportunities for students to perform music in small, intimate settings such as trios, quartets and other instrumental combinations. The program supports an average of 10 groups per semester that generally include string quartets, piano trios, woodwind and brass quintets, a tango group (violin, guitar, piano and bandoneón) and a variety of eclectic instrumental mixes. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

APRIL 14
Creativity Conversation with Robert Spano. 3 p.m. Free. Robert Spano joins Emory University Vice President and Secretary Rosemary Magee for a conversation about creativity, creative influences and creative process. Followed by a reception. Cannon Chapel, Emory University, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

CSU Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Free. Patrick Carney, conductor. Presented by the Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

APRIL 15
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Midori. 8 p.m. Shostakovich, Beethoven. Revived to acclaim at the 2005 Salzburg Festival, Die Gezeichneten ("The Branded") is Franz Schreker's 1918 opera of sex, death, and artistic creativity. The wondrously talented Midori plays a Shostakovich concerto from the 1940s, and German-born Maestro Zagrosek concludes with Beethoven's resounding symphonic salute to all things heroic. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

APRIL 16
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Midori. 8 p.m. Shostakovich, Beethoven. Revived to acclaim at the 2005 Salzburg Festival, Die Gezeichneten ("The Branded") is Franz Schreker's 1918 opera of sex, death, and artistic creativity. The wondrously talented Midori plays a Shostakovich concerto from the 1940s, and German-born Maestro Zagrosek concludes with Beethoven's resounding symphonic salute to all things heroic. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series: Emory's Young Artists. 12 p.m. Free. Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Noontime Series. Some of the Department of Music’s finest undergraduate talents are hosted by Robert Spano. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, 571 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

Oxford Chorale Spring Concert. 8 p.m. Tickets $5. Directed by Maria Archetto. Oxford College, 100 Hamill Street, Oxford. For more information, please call 770-784-4747 or visit www.oxford.emory.edu/life/arts .   

APRIL 17
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Midori. 8 p.m. Shostakovich, Beethoven. Revived to acclaim at the 2005 Salzburg Festival, Die Gezeichneten ("The Branded") is Franz Schreker's 1918 opera of sex, death, and artistic creativity. The wondrously talented Midori plays a Shostakovich concerto from the 1940s, and German-born Maestro Zagrosek concludes with Beethoven's resounding symphonic salute to all things heroic. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Emory University Symphony Orchestra & University Chorus. 8 p.m. Free. The University Symphony joins forces with the University Chorus in two performances of Mozart’s immortal “Requiem.” Conductor’s Richard Prior and Eric Nelson will share the podium in a collaboration that will assemble more than 250 Emory students and chorus members in one of the most enduring choral-orchestral masterworks. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

Oxford Chorale Spring Concert. 8 p.m. Tickets $5. Directed by Maria Archetto. Oxford College, 100 Hamill Street, Oxford. For more information, please call 770-784-4747 or visit www.oxford.emory.edu/life/arts .   

Jason Vieaux, guitar. 8:15 p.m. Tickets $35. A charismatic interpreter (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and "exceptionally musical guitarist with a warm, rich tone" (Acoustic Guitar), Jason Vieaux "is among the elite of today's classical guitarists" (Gramophone). Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

APRIL 18
“Johannes Brahms: Sonatas for violin and piano.” 3 p.m. – Lecture, 4 p.m. Concert. Tickets: $20; Discount Category Members $15; Emory faculty, staff, all students free. Robert Spano, piano and William Pu, violin. Followed by a reception. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

Richard Goode, piano. 3 p.m. Tickets $50. American pianist Richard Goode has been hailed for playing of "staggering virtuosity and musical insight" (The Times, London) and music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness. His recitals inspire rapturous pleasure among pianophiles: "The audience departed in a state of bliss" (The Plain Dealer). "Richard Goode is one of the finest pianists in the world. Few can match his unfailingly beautiful tone, effort-less technical command, interpretive insight and total emotional commitment to the music he plays." The Washington Post. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

APRIL 20
Emory Jazz Ensemble. 8 p.m. Free. Gary Motley, director. The Emory Jazz Program has four jazz chamber groups and an eighteen-piece big band. The Emory Jazz Combos and the Emory Big Band give students the opportunity to develop their performance skills as improvisers in a variety of settings. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

APRIL 21
“Catch Us If You Can!” Emory Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. Free. Scott Stewart, director. Steve Temme, saxophone, and Mike Metzger, vibes, appear as soloists in “Escapades” —a concertino based on themes from John Williams’s film score to “Catch Me If You Can.”Euphonium virtuoso Adam Frey gives the premiere of Libby Larsen’s “Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble.” The Emory Wind Ensemble is a select ensemble dedicated to the study and performance of literature for wind bands. It sponsors an active commissioning program, hosts guest artists, and tours nationally or internationally. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

APRIL 22
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Angela Brown. 8 p.m. Verdi: Requiem Like the Rossini Stabat Mater heard earlier in the season, the Verdi Requiem is a heartfelt religious expression imbued with dramatic vitality by a master composer of Italian opera. Often referred to as Verdi’s greatest opera, this wide-ranging masterpiece features the acclaimed ASO Chorus and a stellar cast of vocal soloists. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

APRIL 23
“Journeys,” Emory Concert Choir. 8 p.m. Free. Eric Nelson, director. The Emory University Concert Choir is considered to be one of the finest collegiate choirs in the country. The group has been selected to sing at both the Southern and National conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. They have given performances throughout the world, including Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Berlinerdom in Berlin, Karmelitow Boysch Church in Krakow, and St. Nicholas Church in Prague. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 40727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

APRIL 24
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Angela Brown. 8 p.m. Verdi: Requiem Like the Rossini Stabat Mater heard earlier in the season, the Verdi Requiem is a heartfelt religious expression imbued with dramatic vitality by a master composer of Italian opera. Often referred to as Verdi’s greatest opera, this wide-ranging masterpiece features the acclaimed ASO Chorus and a stellar cast of vocal soloists. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Emory Guitar Ensemble. 8 p.m. Free. Brian Luckett, director. The Emory Guitar Ensemble is a classical guitar ensemble that studies and performs music for guitar duos, trios and quartets. The repertoire includes music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th- and 21st-centuries. Performing Arts Studio, Emory University, 1804 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu . 

APRIL 25
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Angela Brown. 8 p.m. Verdi: Requiem Like the Rossini Stabat Mater heard earlier in the season, the Verdi Requiem is a heartfelt religious expression imbued with dramatic vitality by a master composer of Italian opera. Often referred to as Verdi’s greatest opera, this wide-ranging masterpiece features the acclaimed ASO Chorus and a stellar cast of vocal soloists. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

“Atlanta’s Young Artists.” 4 p.m. Tickets: $4 (Museum Family-level and above members receive 4 free tickets). Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Family Series. An annual showcase of some of Atlanta’s most talented pre-college musicians. Chamber Music concerts at the Carlos Museum are sponsored in part by a grant from the Christian Human Foundation. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, 571 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

CSU Chorale. 3 p.m. Free. Amos, conductor. Presented by the Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

Emory World Music Ensemble. 7 p.m. Free. Tong Soon Lee, director. The Emory World Music Ensembles was formed in Fall 2007 as a part of the world music and ethnomusicology curriculum in the Music Department. Taught by Emory faculty and artist affiliates from the Atlanta community, our ensembles perform frequently within and outside Emory. This concert features all five of our ensembles performing a range of genres from the North Indian, South Indian, Javanese, Korean, and Chinese musical traditions. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Roa, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

APRIL 28
CSU Jazz Combo. 7:30 p.m. Free. Stacey Houghton, director. Presented by the Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

APRIL 30
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Marvin Hamlisch. 8 p.m. On Broadway with Marvin Hamlisch. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-arranger-singer Marvin Hamlisch toasts his 65th birthday as only he can, celebrating his famous collaborations with Barbra and Liza, show-stopping, one-man shows, and landmark musicals including A Chorus Line. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

MAY 1
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Marvin Hamlisch. 8 p.m. On Broadway with Marvin Hamlisch. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-arranger-singer Marvin Hamlisch toasts his 65th birthday as only he can, celebrating his famous collaborations with Barbra and Liza, show-stopping, one-man shows, and landmark musicals including A Chorus Line. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

William Baker Festival Singers. 8:15 p.m. Tickets $30. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

MAY 2
Georgian Chamber Players with guest artist Alexei Kuznetsoff, piano. 3 p.m. Tickets $30. Long a beacon of excellence on the Atlanta chamber-music landscape, the Georgian Chamber Players are known for their prestigious series of concerts presented at Spivey Hall and other local venues. Inaugurated in 1984 by a concert with pianist András Schiff, the series has welcomed such internationally renowned guest artists as pianists Emanuel Ax and Philippe Entremont, violinists Shlomo Mintz and Joseph Silverstein, and cellist János Starker. The members of the Georgian Chamber Players are violist Reid Harris and cellist Christopher Rex, both principal players in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, along with former ASO associate concertmaster Beth Newdome and celebrated Ukrainian-American pianist Valentina Lisitsa. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

MAY 3
Clayton Community Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Free. Stacey Houghton, director. Presented by the Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org . 

MAY 6
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles. 8 p.m. Bach, Bruckner. Bach's Fourth Suite, the summit of Baroque orchestral majesty, follows a French-style Overture with a collection of dances in various court styles. Bruckner’s cathedral-like symphonies are a favorite part of Mr. Runnicles's repertoire, and the towering Seventh brought the composer's greatest personal success. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

MAY 7
Frederic Chopin/Robert Schumann Bicentennial Celebration Series: Philip Thomson, piano. 12 p.m. Free. Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Noontime Series. Canadian pianist Philip Thomson performs works of Chopin and Schumann. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, 571 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu .  

MAY 8
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles. 8 p.m. Bach, Bruckner. Bach's Fourth Suite, the summit of Baroque orchestral majesty, follows a French-style Overture with a collection of dances in various court styles. Bruckner’s cathedral-like symphonies are a favorite part of Mr. Runnicles's repertoire, and the towering Seventh brought the composer's greatest personal success. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

MAY 9
“Commencement Weekend Organ Recital,” University Organist Recital Series. 3 p.m. Free. Timothy Albrecht performs a fifty-minute program of light classics and accessible organ toccatas (including the famous “Widor Toccata”) that feature the Jaeckel Op. 45 and provide an enjoyable musical oasis in the whirlwind of events during commencement weekend. Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, Emory University, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-727-5050 or visit www.arts.emory.edu  

MAY 13
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Hough. 8 p.m. Tchaikovsky, Liadov, Prokofiev Far more than a tasty follow-up to his revered First Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Second boasts it own unique beauties, such as the warmly intimate duet for cello and violin in its middle movement. Three fairy tale miniatures by Liadov open this all-Russian concert, which ends with Prokofiev’s ravishing ballet music for Romeo and Juliet. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

MAY 14
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Hough. 8 p.m. Tchaikovsky, Liadov, Prokofiev. Far more than a tasty follow-up to his revered First Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Second boasts it own unique beauties, such as the warmly intimate duet for cello and violin in its middle movement. Three fairy tale miniatures by Liadov open this all-Russian concert, which ends with Prokofiev’s ravishing ballet music for Romeo and Juliet. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Spivey Hall Young Artists with the Spivey Hall Children's Choir. 7 p.m. Tickets $20; $10 children. Craig Hurley and Martha Shaw, conductors; Judy Mason and Steven Wooddell, piano. The outstanding singers of the Spivey Hall Children's Choir Program perform music of many styles in these season-ending spring concerts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

MAY 15
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Hough. 8 p.m. Tchaikovsky, Liadov, Prokofiev. Far more than a tasty follow-up to his revered First Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Second boasts it own unique beauties, such as the warmly intimate duet for cello and violin in its middle movement. Three fairy tale miniatures by Liadov open this all-Russian concert, which ends with Prokofiev’s ravishing ballet music for Romeo and Juliet. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Spivey Hall Children's Choir Spivey Hall Tour Choir. 3 p.m. Tickets $20; $10 children. Martha Shaw, conductor; Judy Mason, piano. The outstanding singers of the Spivey Hall Children's Choir Program perform music of many styles in these season-ending spring concerts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

MAY 16
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Stephen Hough. 3 p.m. Tchaikovsky, Liadov, Prokofiev. Far more than a tasty follow-up to his revered First Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Second boasts it own unique beauties, such as the warmly intimate duet for cello and violin in its middle movement. Three fairy tale miniatures by Liadov open this all-Russian concert, which ends with Prokofiev’s ravishing ballet music for Romeo and Juliet. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

Spivey Hall Children's Choir Spivey Hall Tour Choir. 3 p.m. Tickets $20; $10 children. Martha Shaw, conductor; Judy Mason, piano. The outstanding singers of the Spivey Hall Children's Choir Program perform music of many styles in these season-ending spring concerts. Spivey Hall at Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. For more information, please call 678-466-4200 or visit www.spiveyhall.org .  

JUNE 3
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Eighth Blackbird. 8 p.m. Mozart, Gandolfi, Higdon. Highly anticipated premieres, courtesy of Mr. Spano and Atlanta School of Composers stalwarts Michael Gandolfi (The Garden of Cosmic Speculation) and Jennifer Higdon (blue cathedral), who has written a concerto for the cutting-edge chamber ensemble eighth blackbird. Mozart’s 39th Symphony, one third of a trilogy to be completed the following week, provides a glorious climax to a stimulating evening. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

JUNE 5
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Eighth Blackbird. 8 p.m. Mozart, Gandolfi, Higdon. Highly anticipated premieres, courtesy of Mr. Spano and Atlanta School of Composers stalwarts Michael Gandolfi (The Garden of Cosmic Speculation) and Jennifer Higdon (blue cathedral), who has written a concerto for the cutting-edge chamber ensemble eighth blackbird. Mozart’s 39th Symphony, one third of a trilogy to be completed the following week, provides a glorious climax to a stimulating evening. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

JUNE 6
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Eighth Blackbird. 8 p.m. Mozart, Gandolfi, Higdon. Highly anticipated premieres, courtesy of Mr. Spano and Atlanta School of Composers stalwarts Michael Gandolfi (The Garden of Cosmic Speculation) and Jennifer Higdon (blue cathedral), who has written a concerto for the cutting-edge chamber ensemble eighth blackbird. Mozart’s 39th Symphony, one third of a trilogy to be completed the following week, provides a glorious climax to a stimulating evening. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

JUNE 10
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Kelley O'Connor. 8 p.m. Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41. The melodic spark of Mozart's much-adored 40th and "Jupiter" Symphonies highlights the season finale, completing a valedictory arch with the 39th, heard the week before. Ms. O'Connor, an ASO favorite in Ainadamar and other works, "held the audience captive" (Chicago Tribune) in a 2008 performance of U.S. composer Peter Lieberson's five songs based on Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's love sonnets. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

JUNE 11
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Kelley O'Connor. 8 p.m. Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41. The melodic spark of Mozart's much-adored 40th and "Jupiter" Symphonies highlights the season finale, completing a valedictory arch with the 39th, heard the week before. Ms. O'Connor, an ASO favorite in Ainadamar and other works, "held the audience captive" (Chicago Tribune) in a 2008 performance of U.S. composer Peter Lieberson's five songs based on Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's love sonnets. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .  

JUNE 12
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Kelley O'Connor. 8 p.m. Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41. The melodic spark of Mozart's much-adored 40th and "Jupiter" Symphonies highlights the season finale, completing a valedictory arch with the 39th, heard the week before. Ms. O'Connor, an ASO favorite in Ainadamar and other works, "held the audience captive" (Chicago Tribune) in a 2008 performance of U.S. composer Peter Lieberson's five songs based on Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's love sonnets. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. For more information, please call 404-733-4900 or visit www.atlantasymphony.org .