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UTAH SYMPHONY, Chamber Orchestra, “Music of Stravinsky,” Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, the concert will feature Stravinsky’s Concerto in D, Basle, Dumbarton Oaks, Octet for wind instruments and Danses concertantes for chamber orchestra, May 7, 8 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, U-224 at White Pine Canyon Rd., $35 general, $10 students/under 30 years with ID, tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.
SALTY CRICKET COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE, “Cirque du Pierrot,” marvel as the music pirouettes and achieves incredible acrobatics with the combination of a “Pierrot” ensemble, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, voice, and percussion, May 7, 7:30 p.m., Ladies Literary Guild, 850 E. South Temple, $20 general, $10 students, call 801-652-0737 for information/tickets, www.saltycricket.org.
AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY AND CHORUS, “Classical Favorites,” Joel Rosenberg, conductor, Tyler Kofoed, chorus master, Ning Lu, piano, music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Verdi and Sibelius, May 7, 8 p.m., Eastmount Middle School, 10100 S. 1300 East, $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth 7-15 years, tickets at the door, May 11-12, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, U. students free with ID, at the door, www.americanwestsymphony.org.
GINA BACHAUER, American Piano Quartet, the quartet founded by Paul Pollei continues the tradition of virtuoso concert music for two pianos eight hands, May 8, 7:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $20 general, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.
TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, David Tolk, piano, performing sacred, traditional, and original compositions, featuring Jessica Nally Davis, violin, May 8, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.
UTAH YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLE, Barbara Scowcroft, conductor, featuring the Utah Youth Philharmonic, Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Utah Youth Junior Symphony Orchestra, May 9, 7 p.m., Abravanel Hall, free.
UTOPIA EARLY MUSIC, “Poignant Pleasures: Music of the French Baroque,” Emily Nelson, soprano, Christopher LeCluyse, tenor, Alex Woods and Aubrey Woods, violin, John Lenti, theorbo, and Eleanor Christman Cox, baroque cello, May 9, 8 p.m., May 10, 5 p.m., Cathedral Church of St. Mark, 231 E. 100 South, pay as able (suggested donation of $15 general, $12 seniors and $10 students), www.utopiaearlymusic.org.
JUBILATE, “Renaissance,” May 9, 7:30 p.m., Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, 175 S. 700 East, Salt Lake City, www.jubilatesings.weebly.com.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Piano Monster Concert, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, $10 general, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, at the door.
TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, “Organ Music of Robert Cundick,” tribute to Tabernacle organist emeritus Robert Cundick in music, words and visuals on the 50th anniversary of his appointment as a Tabernacle organist, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.
THE NEW AMERICAN PHILHARMONIC, BALLET & OPERA ASSOCIATION, “Spring Concert,” David Van Alstyne, conductor, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, free.
UTAH OPERA, “The Rake’s Progress,” music by Stravinsky, libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, Thierry Fischer, conductor, Roy Rallo, stage director, Norman Reinhardt, tenor, Joélle Harvey, soprano, Mark Schnaible, baritone, and Jill Grove, mezzo-soprano, May 9, 11, 13, 15, 7:30 p.m., May 17, 2 p.m., Capitol Theatre, $10-$95 general ($5 more if purchased on the day of the performance), 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahopera.org.
NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, Utah composer John Costa is featured on NOVA with two brand new works, Whiplash, written for violinist Hasse Borup, and a new song cycle composed for baritone Timothy Jones, the program also features Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon, May 10, 3 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $20 general, $18 seniors (60+ years), $5 students, free for U. students, tickets online or cash or checks at the door, 801-463-5223, www.novaslc.org.
MADELEINE FESTIVAL, The Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine will present Charles Gounod’s Messe solennelle de Sainte-Cécile, May 10, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple, free and open to the public, www.utcotm.org.