April (2014) is . . .

April in Cincinnati is spring (maybe). Look for opera at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Donizetti's "Don Pasquale"),"Pixar" at the Cincinnati Pops, Bach, Bernstein and what has been called a Latin American “Firebird,” Alberto Ginastera’s ballet suite “Panambi," by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Details:

Music Live at Lunch
Josefien Stoppelenberg, soprano
Michael Maniaci, countertenor
Cincinnati Bach Ensemble
April 1 -- 12:10 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. Fourth St.
downtown

Hear Bach's cantata "Hilge, Höchster, meine Sünden," BWV 1083, performed by soprano Josefien Stoppelenberg and countertenor Michael Maniaci with members of the Cincinnati Bach Ensemble, led by Carlton Monroe. Admission Free. Note: you may bring your own lunch or buy one at the Cathedral.
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Cincinnati Opera
Opera Rap
Hearts and Flowers: The Tragic Beauty of "Madame Butterfly"
April 1 -- 7 p.m.
Cincinnati Art Museum Auditorium
953 Eden Park Dr.

Opera expert Fred Plotkin (author of "Opera 101") offers background and insights into Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly," to be performed by Cincinnati Opera July 24 and 26 at Music Hall. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call (513) 241-2742.
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"From the Top"
Christopher O'Riley, host
April 2 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

"From the Top," National Public Radio's popular program featuring young classical musicians, will be taped at CCM for national broadcast. Performing will be CCM's Starling Chamber Orchestra led by conductor Kurt Sassmanshaus and past and present members of the orchestra in observance of the orchestra's 25th anniversary. Tessa Lark, 24, and Jonathan Miron, both Starling alumni(ae) will perform "Romance" by Joseph Hellmesberger, with "From the Top" alumnus Charles Yang. Also featured on the show will be pianist Yilun Xu from New York City and Avery Roth-Hawthorne, a French hornist from Oakland, California. Tickets are $25, $15 for students, $10 for UC students the day of the performance. Call the CCM box office at (513) 556-4183, or order online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice. "From the Top" airs locally on WGUC 90.9 FM on Saturdays at 9 a.m. This episode will be broadcast May 10.
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Cincinnati Opera
"Bullfighting and Bravos"
 April 3 -- 7 p.m.
Campbell County Public Library - Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
1000 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Cincinnati Opera managing director Chris Milligan explains the origin of Bizet's "Carmen" and why it continues to be popular. This presentation advances Cincinnati Opera's production of the all-time favorite June 12-22 at Music Hall. Admission is free, but reservations are required at www.cc-pl.org
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Mainstage Opera Series
Donizetti, "Don Pasquale"
April 3-5 -- 8 p.m.
April 6 -- 2 p.m.
Patricia Corbett Theater
CCM

The Mainstage Opera series at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music presents Donizetti's comic opera "Don Pasquale," to be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Mark Gibson, director of orchestral activities, will conduct, with stage direction by Omer Ben-Seadia. Tickets are $31-35, $20-24 for non-UC students, $18-22 for UC students. Call (513) 556-4183, or order online at ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/donpasquale
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
"Pixar in Concert"
John Morris Russell, conductor
April 4 and 5 -- 8 p.m.
April 6 -- 2 p.m.
Music Hall

Conductor John Morris Russell leads the Pops in music from 13 Pixar films, including "Finding Nemo," "Toy Story," "Cars," "Monsters, Inc.," and "Brave." Clips from the films will be projected onto a screen above the stage. Tickets from $25, $10 for children 17 and under to the April 6 (Sunday) matinee. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatipops.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
 April 4 -- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series welcomes the Art Gore Quartet, with Art Gore on drums, Dan Drees on sax, Jim Connerly on piano and Jim Anderson on bass. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Linton Music Series
"Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions"
Madcap Puppet Theater
"The Story of the Gingerbread Man"
April 5 -- 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7701 Kenwood Rd.
April 12 -- 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 2690 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, Kentucky
April 26 -- 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., Kennedy Heights Presbyterian Church, 6312 Kennedy Ave.

Linton Music's popular "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions" for kids features puppets from Madcap Puppet Theater in "The Story of the Gingerbread Man" to music by Johannes Brahms. Tickets are $5 at the door, call (513) 381-6868, or visit lintonmusic.org/linton-chamber-music-series
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Northern Kentucky University Department of Music
"Showcase"
Anton Niculescu, cello
April 5 -- 8 p.m.
Greaves Concert Hall
Northern Kentucky University

The Northern Kentucky University Philharmonic Orchestra teams up with members of the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra in a "showcase" concert featuring NKU faculty members and students and the U.S. premiere of the Cello Concerto in A Minor by Schubert-Cassadó. Guest artist is Rumanian cellist Anton Niculescu. NKU's Frank Restesan will conduct. Tickets are $20, $10 for students. Call (859) 572-5464. Proceeds benefit the NKU music department.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 5-- 9 p.m. - midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series, now expanded to Saturday nights, welcomes boogie-woogie pianist Ricky Nye, with Chris Douglas on upright bass and Paul Ellis on drums. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Xavier Piano Series
Charlie Albright, piano
April 6 -- 2:30 p.m.
Gallagher Center Theater
Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway

Xavier University's Classical Piano Series presents pianist Charlie Albright. Tickets are $19 (keyboard side) and $17 (right side), seniors (60 and over), $16 and $14, students $3. Call (513) 745-3161, or visit www.xavier.edu/musicseries
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Cincinnati Boychoir
"All Quiet"
April 6 -- 3 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, 325 W. 8th St., downtown
April 12 -- 7 p.m.
Summit Country Day School Chapel, 2161 Grandin Rd.
April 13 -- 3 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 225 Ludlow St. Hamilton

The Cincinnati Boychoir directed by Christopher Eanes observes the 100th anniversary of World War I  with music by French composers who were active at that time. Hear "Noël des Enfants by Debussy, "Messe cum jubilo" by Maurice Duruflé and the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors, available at www.cincinnatiboychoir.org/concerts
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concert:nova
"Re-bel"
April 6 -- 7:30 p.m.
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St.
downtown

Cincinnati's innovative chamber ensemble concert:nova presents music by innovative composers -- i.e. those who created music  "that was totally new and completely theirs" -- including C.P.E. Bach, Claude Debussy, Luciano Berio, John Cage and Morton Feldman. Featured work is "Proses Lyriques," a concert:nova commission by Toronto composer Constantine Caravassitis. Guest artist is countertenor Michael Maniaci. Admission is $25. Note: The evening begins with an "Anti-Gala Benefit Dinner" at 6 p.m., catered by Jeff Thomas. Tickets, $75, include preferred seating at the performance. Call (513) 739-6682, or visit concertnova.com/2013-2014-season/
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Music Live at Lunch
Clark and Jones Trio
April 8 -- 12:10 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. Fourth St.
downtown

Hear the Celtic and folk sounds of the Clark and Jones Trio. Admission free. Note: You may bring your own lunch or buy one at the Cathedral.
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Great Music in a Great Space
Chanticleer
April 11 -- 7:30 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
325 W. Eighth St.
downtown

The acclaimed male vocal ensemble Chanticleer performs one night only. Tickets are $38 in advance, $40 at the door, $15 for students, group rates available. Call (513) 421-2222 or order online at www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, guest conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
April 11 and 12 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Guest conductor Juanjo Mena leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Alberto Ginastera's "Panambi" and Gabriel Pierne's Overture to "Ramuntcho." Guest artist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto is Augustin Hadelich. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 11 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series welcomes the Carmon DeLeone Studio Quartet, featuring Rick VanMatre on sax, Carmon DeLeone on drums, Mike Darrah on piano and Michael Sharfe on bass. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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MYCincinnati
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Joint concert and instrument petting zoo
April 12 -- 11 a.m.
St. John's Unitarian Church
320 Resor Ave.

MYCincinnati (Music for Youth in Cincinnati) and members of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra join with Antonio Violins for an instrument petting zoo, followed by a joint concert. Kids will be able to touch the instruments they see on stage and interact with the musicians of both ensembles. Admission is free and is part of Macy's Arts Sampler Weekend presented by Arts Wave.
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Music at Ascension
Katy Lindhart, soprano
April 12 -- 7:30 p.m.
Ascension Lutheran Church
7333 Pfeiffer Rd.
Montgomery

Soprano Katy Lindhart sings for Music at Ascension's chamber concert series. Her all-American program will include works by Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and others. Admission is free.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 12 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series welcomes Ian Ross, guitar, Michael Sharfe, bass, Phil Burkhead, piano and Joe Jahnigan, drums. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Choral Series
CCM Chamber Choir
CCM Brass Choir
April 13 -- 4 p.m.
St. Boniface Catholic Church
1750 Chase Ave.

CCM's Chamber Choir and Brass Choir perform antiphonal works of Giovanni Gabrieli composed for Venice's San Marco Cathedral and New York composer David Lang's 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Little Match Girl Passion." Admission is free.
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Classical Revolution
April 13 -- 8 p.m.
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Ave.
Northside

Classical Revolution presents "World Music Revolution," with music from Argentina, India and Africa. Hear "Three 2 Tango" -- Elizabeth Motter, harp, Lou Lausche, bass and John Keene, accordion -- in a program of tango-inspired music, including works by Debussy, Piazzolla, Falla and Bizet, plus traditional tango by Carlos Gardel. Also the sax and tabla duo Antara with vocalist Geetesh Iyer, Mbira Cats of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, CCM professor of ethnomusicology Stefan Fiol on sitar and the saxophone duo of Kevin Norton and Jennifer Grantham. No cover, no minimum.
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Music Live at Lunch
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
April 15 -- 12:10 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. Fourth St.
downtown

The choir of Christ Church Cathedral sings Thomas Tallis' "Lamentations of Jeremiah." Admission free. Note: You may bring your own lunch or buy one at the Cathedral.
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Chamber Music Cincinnati
Pavel Haas Quartet
April 15 -- 7:30 p.m.
Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Pavel Haas Quartet, founded in 2002 and named for Czech composer Pavel Haas, closes Chamber Music Cincinnati's 2013-14 season. Their program will include Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49; Benjamin Britten's String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36; and Beethoven's String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 ("Razumovsky"). Admission is $25/ Call (513) 342-6870, or order online at cincychamber.org
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The Ancient Order of Tenebrae
Choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
April 16 -- 7:30 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
325 W. Eighth St.
downtown

The choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral performs as part of this traditional holy week service featuring passiontide music from medieval through 20th-century chant and polyphony, including Gregorio Allegri's setting of Psalm 51, "Miserere." (No admission charge.)
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Knox Music Series
April 18 -- 7:30 p.m.
Knox Presbyterian Church
Michigan and Observatory Avenues
Hyde Park

This special Good Friday event features Arvo Pärt's "Berliner Messe," excerpts from Franz Joseph Haydn's "Seven Last Words of Christ" and Karol Szymanowski's "Stabat Mater." Director of music Earl Rivers conducts the Knox Choir, orchestra and soloists, including sopranos Eric Keesy and Jasmine Habersham, mezzo-sopranos Theresa Merrill and Debra Van Engen, tenor Alec Carlson, baritone Michael Young and bass Claude Cassion. (No admission charge.) Freewill offering accepted.
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Memorial Hall Signature Series
"Simply Swinging"
Steve Lippia, vocalist
April 18 -- 8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
1225 Elm St.
Over-the-Rhine

Memorial Hall's new Signature Series presents Sinatra vocalist Steve Lippia accompanied by members of the Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. Reception and open bar at 6:30 p.m., dancing at 9:30 following the performance. Tickets are $40. Call (513) 381-0348, or visit cincinnatimemorialhall.com
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 18 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents composer/pianist/trumpeter Kim Pensyl with Michael Sharfe on bass and John Taylor on drums. Rick Van Matre on sax for the second set (around 10:45). No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 19 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents the Pat Kelly Quartet, featuring Pat Kelly on piano, Tim  McCord on saxophone, Art Gore on drums and Michael Sharfe on bass. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Music for All Seasons
"The Voice of Spain"
April 20 -- 3 p.m.
Peterloon Estate
Indian Hill

Cincinnati's new "Music for All Seasons" concert series celebrates Spanish and Latin American music for voice and instruments and the poetry of South American and Spanish poets in bilingual readings by Rafael de Acha. Performers include soprano Cindy Candelaria and Sakinah Davis, mezzo-sopranos Paulina Villareal and Sofia Selowsky, tenor Pedro Arroyo, guitarist William Willits and pianist Valerie Pool. Concerts are followed by tea and coffee with the artists. Tickets are $30, $15 for students. Order online at www.brownpapertickets.com. For further information, call (513) 287-0235.
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Cincinnati Opera
"Bullfighting and Bravos"
April 22 -- 7 p.m.
Clifton Cultural Arts Center
3711 Clifton Ave.

Cincinnati Opera managing director Chris Milligan explains the origin of Bizet's "Carmen" and why it continues to be popular. This presentation advances Cincinnati Opera's production of the all-time favorite June 12-22 at Music Hall. Admission is free, but reservations are required at cliftonculturalarts.org
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra
April 23 -- 10:30 a.m.
Music Hall

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra perform their annual side-by-side concert, with CSO members performing side by side with their CSYO counterparts. CSYO conductor William White and Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell will conduct. Soloist will be violinist Jackie Tso in the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Also on the program are the "Rienzi" Overture by Wagner and "Baba Yaga" and "The Great Gate of Kiev" from Mussorgsky-Ravel's "Pictures at an Exhibition." Admission is $10. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org/csyo
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Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
Floodwall Jazz Quintet
April 25 -- 7:30 p.m.
Jack Moreland Auditorium
Holmes High School
2500 Madison Ave.
Covington, Kentucky

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra's Floodwall Jazz Quintet -- Steve Mason, piano, Mike Sharfe, bass, James Leslie, drums, Brian Deyo, guitar and Susan Magg, flute -- will perform classical and jazz stylings of Claude Bolling, Dave Brubeck and Vince Guaraldi. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, students $5 and $7.50, at www.bakerhunt.org, or call (859 431-0020. Proceeds support post-secondary and art education scholarships.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, guest conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
April 25 and 26 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Guest conductor David Robertson leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein's Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town" and his Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety." Guest artist, pianist Orli Shaham, will perform "Stumble to Grace" by Steven Mackey in its CSO premiere. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or order online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 25 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents the Jim Connerley Quintet, with John Zappa on trumpet, Dan Drees on tenor saxophone, Jim Connerley on piano, Bill Jackson on bass and Tony Franklin on drums. The band will present a variety of jazz classics by Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Tom Harrell and Barry Ries, plus some original music and arrangements. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Catacoustic Consort
"For Ye Violls"
April 26 -- 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Advent
2366 Kemper Lane
Walnut Hills

Catacoustic Consort presents music for six violas da gamba from Baroque England by William Lawes, personal musician to King Charles I of England. Featured artists are Joanna Blendulf (Madison, Alabama), Julie Jeffrey (San Francisco), Lynn Tetenbaum (San Francisco), Larry Lipnik (New York City), Gail Ann Schroeder (Asheville, North Carolina) and Annalisa Pappano, director of Catacoustic Consort (Cincinnati). Tickets are $25, $10 for students, children under 12 free. Call (513) 772-3242, or order online at catacoustic.com
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
April 26 -- 9 p.m. to midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

The Washington Platform Jazz Series presents the Mike Wade Quartet, featuring Mike Wade on trumpet, Phil DeGreg on piano, Jim Anderson on bass and Melvin Broach on drums. No cover, $10 food/beverage minimum. Dinner until 11 p.m. Jazz until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Taft Museum Chamber Music Series
April 27 -- 2:30 p.m.
Taft Museum of Art
Pike St.
downtown

Violinist Anna Reider, violist Christian Colberg, cellist Susan Petersen and oboist Dwight Parry perform works by Bach and Mozart. Admission is free.
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"Cincinnati Remembers WWI"
Xavier University Choir and Orchestra
April 27 -- 3 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
1140 Madison Ave.
Covington, Kentucky

Cincinnati's ongoing remembrance of the 100th anniversary of World War I continues with Ralph Vaughan-Williams' "Dona nobis pacem," performed by the Xavier University Choir and Orchestra. Admission is free.
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Xavier University Swing Series
Helen Welch Quartet
April 27 -- 3 p.m.
Gallagher Center Theater
3800 Victory Parkway

Xavier University's Swing Series presents the Helen Welch Quartet in Broadway and Hollywood hits. Admission is $25, $22 for seniors, $3 for students. Call (513) 745-3161, or visit www.xavier.edu/musicseries
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Cincinnati Boychoir
"Brain Music"
Christopher Eanes, director
April 27 -- 3 p.m.
Memorial Hall
1225 Elm St.
downtown

The Cincinnati Boychoir led by director Christopher Eanes will "celebrate the many ways in which music is experienced." Featuring a special guest choir. Tickets are $10/$20 for families of two or more. Order at (513) 396-7664 or online at www.cincinnatiboychoir.org/concerts
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Cincinnati Camerata
"Ireland in Springtime"
April 27 -- 4 p.m.
Irish Heritage Center
3905 Eastern Ave.

The vocal ensemble Cincinnati Camerata presents its annual spring concert and wine tasting/silent auction, with music by Samuel Barber, Charles Stanford, Michael McGlynn, Mark Sirett and David Mooney. Special guest performers from the Riley School of Irish Music. $15 at the door. For further information, contact Penny Schenk at (513) 941-5088, or visit www.cincinnaticamerata.co
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Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra
   Nouveau Chamber Players
April 27 -- 4 p.m.
Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church
9991 Wayne Ave., Woodlawn

The Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra's Nouveau Chamber Players present a spring recital of classical and contemporary music. Reception afterwards. Free and open to the public. Further information at the CSO Community Engagement and Learning Department. Call (513) 744-3254.
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Bach Vespers at St. Thomas
Bach Vespers for Easter
St. Thomas Parish Choir and Choristers
Cincinnati Bach Ensemble
April 27 -- 6 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
100 Miami Ave.
Terrace Park

Bach Vespers at St. Thomas presents the St. Thomas Parish Choir and Choristers and the Cincinnati Bach Ensemble in Bach Vespers for Easter led by Carlton Monroe. Hear Concerto a Cinque by Hertel, Bach's cantata "Halt im Ged ächtnis Jesum Christ," BWV 67, and the world premiere of "The Firstfruits of Them That Slept" by Douglas Pew. Soloists include alto Kate Tombaugh, tenor James Onstad and baritone Luis Orozco. There will be a prelude recital at 5:45 p.m. by trumpeter Doug Lindsay. Admission is free.
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Cincinnati Opera
"Bullfighting and Bravos"
April 28 -- 12 p.m.
Mercantile Library
414 Walnut St.
downtown

Cincinnati Opera managing director Chris Milligan explains the origin of Bizet's "Carmen" and why it continues to be popular. This presentation advances Cincinnati Opera's production of the all-time favorite June 12-22 at Music Hall. Admission is $5, free for members of the Mercantile Library. Reservations requested at (513) 621-0717.
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Matinee Musicale
Gleb Ivanov, piano
April 29 -- 11 a.m.
Mayerson Jewish Community Center
8485 Ridge Rd.
Amberley Village

Hear Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov in his Cincinnati debut. Tickets are $15, $3 for students at the door. Information at matinee-musicale-cincinnati.org
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Music Live at Lunch
April 29 -- 12:10 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. Fourth St.
downtown

 Soprano Audrey Luna performs with harpsichordist Ted Gibboney. Admission free. Note: You may bring your own lunch or buy one at the Cathedral.
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Boyz II Men
Sarah Hicks, guest conductor
April 29 -- 7:30 p.m.
Music Hall

Best-selling R & B group Boyz II Men perform a one-time-only concert with the Cincinnati Pops, led by guest conductor Sarah Hicks. Tickets begin at $25. Call (513) 381-3300, or order online at cincinnatipops.org
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