Friday, April 18, 2008; WE10

Concerts

MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte," through April 27. Friday at 7:30, Sunday at 3, Wednesday at 7:30. Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787.

VIRGINIA OPERA Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," Friday at 8, Sunday at 2. Center for the Arts Concert Hall, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 888-945-2468 or 703-993-8888.

OPERA VIVENTE Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld," Saturday at 7:30. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-547-7997.

U. OF MARY WASHINGTON COMMUNITY-SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday at 7:30, with the Kingston Trio. Dodd Auditorium, University of Mary Washington, 1301 College Ave., Fredericksburg. 540-654-1012.

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday at 8 and Saturday at 11, conducted by Marin Alsop with pianist William Wolfram in Corigliano's "To Music" and Piano Concerto (Friday only), and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"). The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000 or 800-442-1198.

ARMY BAND Friday at 8, celebrating the orchestra's 86th anniversary. The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.

NVCC-ANNANDALE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday at 8, conducted by Christopher Johnston in music by Beethoven, Bizet, Schubert and Sibelius. Ernst Community Cultural Center, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Tpk., Annandale. 703-569-0973.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Sunday at 3. Free. Blackburn Center, Howard University, 2397 Sixth St. NW. 202-806-7082 or 202-806-5983.

VIRGINIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Sunday at 4, conducted by Luis Haza with violinist Elisabeth Adkins in Mendelssohn's "Hebrides" Overture, Violin Concerto in E Minor and Symphony No. 4. Ernst Community Cultural Center, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Tpk., Annandale. 703-354-4555.

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN PHILHARMONIC Sunday at 5, conducted by Mark Whitmire in Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 1 with the NOVA Community Chorus and by Ulysses S. James in Rota's Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra with bassoonist Arnold Irchai. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 703-799-8229 or 202-347-2635.

ARMY CEREMONIAL BAND Tuesday at 7:30. Free. Brucker Hall, Fort Myer, 400 McNair Rd., Arlington. 703-696-3399.

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Thursday at 7, conducted by Hugh Wolf with pianist Stephen Hough in Dutilleux's "Metaboles," Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 5, and Debussy's "Five Etudes" and "La Mer." Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324 (TDD: 202-416-8524).

ARMY CONCERT BAND Thursday at 7:30. Free. Brucker Hall, Fort Myer, 400 McNair Rd., Arlington. 703-696-3399.

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Thursday at 8, conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier with pianist Yuja Wang in Yardumian's "Armenian Suite," Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique." The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.

THE PAVAL HAAS QUARTET Friday at 8. Free, but tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE. 202-397-7328 or 202-707-5502.

FOLGER CONSORT"Highland Ayres," Friday at 8, Saturday at 5 and 8, Sunday at 2. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077.

SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Saturday at 2:30. The Theatre, 291 Gay St., Washington, Va. 540-675-1253.

U. OF MARYLAND COLLEGIUM MUSICUM Saturday at 8. Free. Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787.

ILYA FINKELSHTEYN cellist, violinist Kenneth Goldstein, clarinetist William Jenken and pianist Sylvie Beaudoin, Sunday at 3. Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Rd., Columbia. 410-381-9365.

GMU CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Sunday at 3. Free. Harris Theater, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888.

SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS Sunday at 7:30. Renwick Gallery, 17th and Pennsylvania NW. 202-633-3030 or 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285).

ARIEL STRING QUARTET Monday at 7:30. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324 (TDD: 202-416-8524).

U. OF MARYLAND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Monday and Tuesday at 8. Free. Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787.

TOWSON BRASS QUINTETS AND TRUMPET ENSEMBLE Tuesday at 8. Free. Center for the Arts, Towson University, 8000 York Rd., Towson. 410-704-2787.

AIR FORCE BRASS QUINTET Wednesday at 2. Free. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston. 202-767-5658 or 703-476-4500.

SHANGHAI QUARTET Wednesday at 7:30. Free, but tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000.

U. OF MARYLAND GAMELAN ENSEMBLE Wednesday at 8. Free. Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787.

MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO through Thursday. Thursday at 7:30. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000.

CAMERATA PACIFICA with pianist Warren Jones, Thursday at 8. Free, but tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 10 First St. SE. 202-397-7328 or 202-707-5502.

AIR FORCE WOODWIND QUINTET Thursday at 8. Free. Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington. 202-767-5658 or 301-203-6070.

U. OF MARYLAND HARP ENSEMBLES Thursday at 8. Free. Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787.

THE NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE Thursday at 8:15. Center for the Arts, Towson University, 8000 York Rd., Towson. 410-704-2787.

MARCOLIVIA violin duo, with pianist Gregory Sioles, Friday at noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB Saturday at 11. Free. Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. 202-333-2075 or 301-581-5100.

AYAKO MORIKAWA & M. NISHIHAMA koto/shakuhachi, Saturday at 7. Free. Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Rd., Potomac. 240-777-6960.

EMILY PHELPS pianist, Sunday at 3. Free. Alden Theatre, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. 202-397-7328 or 703-790-0123.

AYAKO MORIKAWA & M. NISHIHAMA koto/shakuhachi, Sunday at 3. Free. The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria. 703-838-4994.

MARIBETH & BRADFORD GOWEN pianists, Sunday at 4. St. John's Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. 202-363-8873.

FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB Tuesday at noon. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

LEIF OVE ANDSNES pianist, Tuesday at 8. The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.

MASANORI MURAKAMI, HENRI DELBEAU AND JELENA VLADIKOVIC pianists. Sponsored by the Washington International Piano Arts Council, Thursday at 6:30. Mexican Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St. NW. 703-568-5504.

MAITRISE DE LA CATHEDRAL Friday at 7:30, Sunday at 6. Free. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-526-8300.

CHANTRY Saturday at 8. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2430 K St. NW. 202-625-2855.

CONCERT CHOIR OF THE COLLEGE OF NOTRE DAME Sunday at 2. Marikle Chapel, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 4701 N. Charles St., Baltimore. 410-532-5386.

MASTER CHORALE OF WASHINGTON"Let My People Go! A Spiritual Journey Along the Underground Railroad," Sunday at 3. Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324 (TDD: 202-416-8524).

CHANTRY Sunday at 6. St. Bernadette's Catholic Church, 70 University Blvd. E., Silver Spring. 202-625-2855.

DAVIDSON FINE ARTS CHORALE Sunday at 6:30. Free. West Building Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 600 Constitution Ave. NW. 202-842-6941 or 202-737-4215.

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG Tuesday at 7:30. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324 (TDD: 202-416-8524).

GMU CHORALE Tuesday at 8. Free. Harris Theater, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888.