(Be sure to visit our monthly concert calendar by clicking on “Events Calendar.”)

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Wind Symphony, David Fullmer, conductor, “Dr. Calamari and the (Mad) Science of Music,” concert for kids, Dr. Calamari will bounce you through a mad scientist’s attempt to explain exactly what music is, and is not, you will leave more confused than ever because of the madcap fun and maddening antics, February 18, 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Ragan Theatre, $2 general, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, WSU Winter ChoirFest, February 18, 7:30 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Opera Scenes, Lawrence Vincent, director, February 18-21, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

OGDEN SYMPHONY BALLET ASSOCIATION presents, Utah Symphony, Masterworks Series, “Beethoven’s Violin Concerto,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Baiba Skride, violin, other music includes Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, Classical, and a world premiere commission by Augusta Read Thomas, February 19, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $27-$32 general, for more information and tickets, www.symphonyballet.org.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Wassermann 2015: Windscape with pianist Adam Nielsen, presented by The Wassermann Festival and USU Department of Music, February 20, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, $8-$24, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, American Piano Duo, Jeffrey Shumway and Del Parkinson, February 20, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Beethoven’s Violin Concerto,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Baiba Skride, violin, other music includes Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, Classical, and a world premiere commission by Augusta Read Thomas, February 20-21, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $10-$69 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.

SALT LAKE CHORAL ARTISTS, “Wiegenlieder: Lullabies from Around the World,” Brady Allred, music director and conductor, audiences will be filled with sweet dreams when they enjoy bedtime stories and songs, families are encouraged to attend with their children 4 years and older, and kids are also invited to come in their pajamas—and there may be a special surprise or two in store for them, many of the pieces for the concert are arrangements from an international project conceived by VOICE (Vision on Innovation for Choral Music in Europe) and Europa Cantat, whose mission is to keep singing traditions vibrant that are in danger of being lost, February 20-21, 7:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Church, 1975 S. 2300 East, Salt Lake City, $20 general, $10 students (ages 12 and up) with ID, $5 children (ages 4-11), 801-232-7521 or at the door, www.saltlakechoralartists.org.

TIMPANOGOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, “Brahms, Piano Concert0 No. 1,” John Pew music director and conductor, with guest artist David Glen Hatch, piano, Kristi Jenkins, violin, other music includes, Dvorák’s Romance for violin and orchestra, and Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, February 20-21, 7:30 p.m., Timberline Middle School, 500 W. Canyon Crest Road, Alpine, $12 general (in advance), $14 general (day of performance), 801-210-2466, www.thetso.org, or at the door.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Music Dance Theatre, “Broadway Review,” featuring the talents of numerous Music Dance Theatre alumni from around the country including Broadway veterans returning for the first ever reunion, February 20-21, 7:30 p.m., also a 2 p.m. performance on February 21, Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, WSU Wind Ensemble, February 21, 7:30 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, Utah Brass Quintet, brass faculty from Utah Valley University presents pieces by Bach, Handel, Debussy, and modern composers, February 21, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Concert Series, “The Dance of Love,” in an epilogue to Valentine’s Day, Salt Lake’s Utopia Early Music will join members of the Westminster voice faculty, and guest lutenist David Walker in a fabulously diverse collection of songs on the countless shades and dimensions of love, February 23, 7:30 p.m., Vieve  Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $15 general, students (from all institutions) and Westminster faculty and staff free with ID, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

SALT LAKE CHORAL ARTISTS, “The Singing Heart,” a friendship concert, Ko Matsushita and the Metropolitan Chorus of Tokyo, Salt Lake Choral Artists, Brady Allred, music director and conductor, February 23, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 777 S. 1300 East, $10 general, $5 students with ID, 801-232-7521 or at the door, www.saltlakechoralartists.org.

JAZZSLC, Stacey Kent, the Grammy-nominated vocalist brings an evening of bossa nova, Brazil and jazz, February 23, 7:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, $34.50 general, $10 students, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

WASATCH CHORALE/ARS NOVA, in association with UVU Department of Music, “The Deepness of the Blue,” the concert focuses on the things we love and fill our souls with joy, the title of the concert is taken from My Loves, a piece by William Averitt, featuring the poetry of Langston Hughes, the concert will also include spirituals Deep River, and I’ Been Through the Storm, as well as a set of pieces from the musical Ragtime, February 23, 7:30, Main Performance Hall, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $10 general, $8 students/seniors, 801-852-7007, www.coveycenter.org.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Percussion UVU, Doug Smith, conductor, “Drum Set,” when you think of percussion you probably picture the drum set, the concert will be running with that image and will, quite simply, ROCK OUT, February 23, 7:30 p.m., Sorensen Center, Centre Stage, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

AMERICAN FORK SYMPHONY, “Greatest Musical and Movie Themes,” Shauna Smith, conductor, February 23, 7 p.m., American Fork Junior High Auditorium, 1120 N. 20 West, American Fork, $5 general, $3 children (3-18 years), $15 family, at the door.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Symphonic Band, “Gloriosa,” Kirt Saville, conductor, February 24, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Symphony Orchestra, “Concerto Night Side by Side,” Cheung Chau, conductor, the annual concerto competition concert featuring young soloists of the UVU Music Department and talented young musicians from Utah Valley area schools, February 24, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theatre, Sorensen Center, Centre Stage, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Ensembles, February 24, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 seniors, staff, faculty, and non-U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.