February (2014) is . . .

February, 2014 in Cincinnati is early music, piano, Camelot, Beethoven's string quartets  continued with the Ariel Quartet, Verdi's Requiem and the return of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's conductor laureate Paavo Järvi in Mahler's Symphony No. 4.

Details:

Linton Music Series
Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions
Feb. 1 -- 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
7701 Kenwood Rd.

Linton's 35-minute "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions" for kids focuses on rhythm, with programs featuring trumpet, piano and drums. Admission is $5 at the door, call (513) 381-6868, or visit www.LintonMusic.com
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Cincinnati Early Music Festival
Cantigium
Feb. 1 -- 7:30 p.m.
Bellarmine Chapel
Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway

The chamber choir Cantigium performs music from the Middle Ages and very early Renaissance by Machaut, Dufay, Josquin and others. Admission is free. Information at www.catacoustic.com/season/
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Christoph König, guest conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Feb. 1 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Percussionist Colin Currie performs fellow Scotsman James MacMillan's concerto "Veni, Veni Emmanuel" with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Christoph König. Also on the program are Dvorak's lesser known Symphony No. 5 and Weber's Overture to "Der Freischütz." Tickets begin at $12 at (513) 381-3300, or order online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org.
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Xavier University
Classical Guitar Series
Duo Resonances
Feb. 2 -- 2:30 p.m.
Gallagher Center Theater

Duo Resonances, guitarists Frédérique Luzy and Pierre Bibault, perform for Xavier's Classical Guitar Series. Admission is $15, $12 for seniors, $3 for students. Information/tickets at (513) 745-316, or visit www.xavier.edu/musicseries
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Linton Music Series
Feb. 2 -- 4 p.m.
First Unitarian Church, Avondale
Feb. 3 -- 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth Adam, Loveland

The Linton Music Series presents music for flute and strings. Hear Beethoven's Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, "Six American Painters" for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello and Dvorak's Quintet for Two Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass in G Major. Featured artists include Randolph Bowman, flute, Timothy Lees and Gabriel Pegis, violin, Christian Colberg, viola, Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello and Owen Lee, double bass. Tickets are $30 at (513) 381-6868, or visit www.lintonmusic.org
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Music Live at Lunch
Noyse Merchants
Feb. 4 -- 12:10 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. 4th St.

Hear music of the Spanish Renaissance and baroque featuring period instruments. Presented in conjunction with the Cincinnati Early Music Festival. Free. Bring your lunch or buy one at the cathedral.
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Postponed due to weather (new date to be announced)
Gerald Finley, baritone
Julius Drake, piano
Feb. 5 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake perform Schubert's song cycle "Die Winterreise" on CCM's Busse Guest Artist Series.  Tickets are $15, $10 for non-UC students, UC students free. Call (513) 556-4183, or order online at ccm.uc.edu
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Bearcat Piano Festival
Charles Dennis Thurmond, piano
Feb. 6 -- 2 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM opens with a lecture/demonstration by Charles Dennis Thurmond on 400 years of improvisation in all forms. Admission is free. Information about the festival http://ccm.uc.edu
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Bearcat Piano Festival
Frank Weinstock, piano
Feb. 6 -- 7 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM continues with a recital by professor emeritus Frank Weinstock. Admission is free. Weinstock will also host a master class at 2 p.m. Feb. 7, also in Werner Hall, also free. Information about the festival at http://ccm.uc.edu _________________________________________________________________________

concert:nova
Re:member
Feb. 6 -- 8 p.m.
The Carnegie
1028 Scott Blvd.
Covington

concert:nova remembers World War I with a program of chamber music written before, during and after the war. Hear "Syrinx" by Debussy and "Tombeau de Couperin" by Ravel, performed by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra principal players, including principal flutist Randy Bowman, plus trench songs and soldier's letters by guest artist Naomi Lewin. Also performing will be members of Cincinnati Ballet. Admission is $25 at (513) 739-NOVA (6682), or order online at concertnova.com
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
David Afkham, guest conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
Feb. 7 -- 11 a.m.
Feb. 8 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Hear acclaimed pianist Radu Lupu in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 on a program that also includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and "Siegfried Idyll" by Wagner. Guest conductor is David Afkham. Tickets begin at $12 at (513) 381-3300, or online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Bearcat Piano Festival
Boris Slutsky, piano
Feb. 7 -- 7 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM continues with a recital by pianist Boris Slutsky. Tickets are $15, $10 for non-UC students, UC students free. Slutsky will lead a free master class at 2 p.m. Feb. 8 in Werner Hall. Information and tickets at http://ccm.uc.edu _______________________________________________________________________________

Cincinnati Early Music Festival
Catacoustic Consort
Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
 Feb. 7 -- 7:30 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. 4th St.

Guest artist, harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, performs with members of Catacoustic Consort. Admission is $25, $10 for students, children under 12 free. Call (513) 772-3242, or visit catacoustic.com/season/
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CSO Chamber Players
Feb. 7 -- 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall

Members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players present a varied program including Beethoven's Trio in B-flat Major for Cello, Clarinet and Piano, Dvorak's Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Joe Drzwiecki. Admission is $35, $25 and $12 for members of CSO Ignite (ages 18-30) the week of the concert. Call (513) 381-3300, or order online at cincinnatisymphony.org
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Music on the Avenue
Ohio River Brass Quintet
Feb. 7 -- 8 p.m.
St. John United Church of Christ
520 Fairfield Ave.
Bellevue, Kentucky

Members of the Ohio River Brass Quintet -- trumpeters Barret Newman and Audrey Schmid, French hornist Jenna McBride and trombonists Kelly Jones and Sean McGhee -- open Music on the Avenue's 2014 season in Bellevue. Admission is free.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
Feb. 7 -- 9 p.m. -- midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

Appearing this week on the Washington Platform Friday Night Jazz Series are guitarist Dan Faehnle with Wayne Yeager on piano, Michael Sharfe on bass and Tony Franklin on bass. No cover. $10 food and drink minimum. Kitchen open 8:30-11 p.m. Bar open until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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Linton Music Series
Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions
Feb. 8 -- 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
7000 Hamilton Ave.

Linton's 35-minute "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions" for kids focuses on rhythm, with programs featuring trumpet, piano and drums. Admission is $5 at the door, call (513) 381-6868, or visit www.LintonMusic.com
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Marianna Prjevalskaya, piano
Feb. 8 -- 7 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

CCM's Bearcat Piano Festival continues with a recital by pianist Marianna Prjevalkskaya. Tickets are $15, $10 for non-UC students, UC students free, at (513)556-4183, or order online at http://ccm.uc.edu
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Bearcat Piano Festival
Dror Biran, piano
Feb. 9 -- 2 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM continues with a recital by pianist Bror Biran. Admission is free. Information about the festival at
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Bach Vespers
Cincinnati Bach Ensemble
Brett Scott, guest conductor
Feb. 9 -- 6 p.m.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
100 Miami Ave.
Terrace Park

Bach Vespers at St. Thomas presents "Geist und Seele wird verwirret," BWV 35, by J.S. Bach and the Sonatas da Chiesa, K. 67 and K. 336 by Mozart. Guest conductor Brett Scott leads the Cincinnati Bach Ensemble. Admission is free. Presented in conjunction with the Cincinnati Early Music Festival.
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Bearcat Piano Festival
doctoral pianists from the University of Michigan
Feb. 9 -- 7 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM continues with a recital by doctoral pianists from the University of Michigan. Admission is free. Information about the festival at
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
"Classical Mystery Tour"
Robert Trevino, conductor
Feb. 9 -- 7 p.m.
Music Hall

The Cincinnati Pops presents a one-night-only tribute to the Beatles on the 50th anniversary of their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show by four musicians who look and sound like them: Jim Owen (John Lennon), Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney), John Brosnan (George Harrison) and Chris Camilleri (Ringo Star). Hear 30 of the band's classics sung and performed as they were recorded, complete with the original orchestrations. Pops assistant conductor Robert Trevino conducts. Tickets begin at $25 at (513) 381-3300) or online at www.cincinnatipops.org
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Classical Revolution
Feb. 9 -- 8 p.m.
Northside Tavern
Northside

A potpourri of established and ad hoc ensembles will explore music from the first thousand years of written music. An early music edition of the popular monthly gathering at Northside Tavern. Admission is free.
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Bearcat Piano Festival
Choong Mo Kang, piano
Feb. 10 -- 2 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM continues with a master class by Choong Mo Kang. Admission is free. Information about the festival at http://ccm.uc.edu
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Music Live at Lunch
Cincinnati Bach Ensemble
Carlton Monroe, director
Feb. 11 -- 12:10 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. 4th St.

Hear the Cincinnati Bach Ensemble, led by its director Carlton Monroe in Bach's "Süsser Trost, mein Jesu kommt," BWV 151. Also on the program is Vivaldi's Concerto in G Minor, "La Notte," for flute and strings with flutist Randy Bowman. Admission is free. Bring your lunch or buy one at the Cathedral. Presented in conjunction with the Cincinnati Early Music Festival.
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Bearcat Piano Festival
Momoro Ono, piano
Feb. 11 -- 8 p.m.
Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Bearcat Piano Festival at CCM concludes with a recital by pianist Momoro Ono. Admission is free. Information about the festival at
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Oasis Quartet
Feb. 11 -- 8 p.m.
Patricia Corbett Theater
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Oasis Saxophone Quartet presents an adventurous program including "Speed Metal Organum Blues" (Wanamaker), "Everything Must Go" (Bresnick), "Engrenages" (Markeas), "Super Glue" (Engebretson) and the world premiere of Quintet in the Style of Schumann (Canfield). Admission is free.
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Ubi Caritas
"Pranzo a Venezia"
Feb. 12 -- 12 - 12:30 p.m.
Christ Church Glendale
965 Forest Ave.

The early music group Ubi Caritas presents music live with lunch -- Vivaldi to Marini. Admission is free. Lunch is $4.
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Cincinnati Ballet
"Camelot" (world premiere)
Feb. 13-15 -- 8 p.m.
Feb. 15 and 16 -- 2 p.m.
Aronoff Center

Cincinnati Ballet presents King Arthur's "Camelot" told through a contemporary lens, a world premiere in honor of the company's 50th anniversary. Choreography is by Victoria Morgan, music by John Estacio, performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Otrchestra led by Carmon DeLeone. Tickets begin at $32 at (513) 621-5252, or visit  cballet.org
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Cincinnati Early Music Festival
Monteverdi, "L'Orfeo"
Cincinnati Chamber Opera
Feb. 14 and 15 -- 7 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
318 E. 4th St.

Cincinnati Chamber Opera presents Claudio Monteverdi's 1607 classic "L'Orfeo." The cast includes Shawn Mlynek and Fotina Naumenko as the lovers Orpheus and Eurydice. Musical direction by Jonathan Cooper and Elliot Smith. Tickets are $17, $15 for students and seniors. Information at www.cincinnatichamberopera.com ________________________________________________________________________

Music on the Avenue
Mary Ellen Tanner, vocalist
Lee Stolar, piano
Feb. 14 -- 8 p.m.
St. John United Church of Christ
520 Fairfield Ave.
Bellevue, Kentucky

Singing legend Mary Ellen Tanner performs jazz vocal renderings with her long-time accompanist Lee Stolar. Admission is free.
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Washington Platform Jazz Series
Feb. 14 -- 9 p.m. -- midnight
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.

Appearing this week on the Washington Platform Friday Night Jazz Series are the Faux Frenchmen -- acoustic guitarists Brian Lovely and George Cunningham, acoustic bassist Don Aren and violinist Paul Patterson. No cover. $10 food and drink minimum. Kitchen open 8:30-11 p.m. Bar open until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations. ____________________________________________________________________________

Linton Music Series
Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions
Feb. 15 -- 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Wyoming Center for the Arts
322 Wyoming Ave.

Linton's 35-minute "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions" for kids focuses on rhythm, with programs featuring trumpet, piano and drums. Admission is $5 at the door, call (513) 381-6868, or visit www.LintonMusic.com
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Chinese New Year's Concert
CCM Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Gibson, conductor
Feb. 15 -- 7:30 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium

The Greater Cincinnati Chinese Music Society's annual concert celebrates Chinese music and artists from around the globe. Information and tickets at cincinnatichinesemusicsociety.org
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Vocal Arts Ensemble
Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
Craig-Hella Johnson, director
Feb. 15 -- 7:30 p.m.
St. Boniface Church
1750 Chase Ave., Northside
Feb. 16 -- 3 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
1140 Madison Ave., Covington

Craig Hella-Johnson in his first concert as VAE music director leads Rachmaninoff's great masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil (Vespers) in two prime Greater Cincinnati venues. Tickets are $25 at vaecinci.org
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"L'Etoile" by Emmanuel Chabrier
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Studio Opera Series
Feb. 15 -- 8 p.m.
Feb. 16 -- 2 p.m.
Cohen Family Studio Theater

Chabrier's comic opera "L'Etoile,"to be sung in French with English supertitles, will be conducted by Stefano Sarzani, with direction by Robin Guarino. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets available at noon Feb. 10. Visit the CCM box office, or call (513) 556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
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"Tenebrae Lessons" by François Coupin
Feb. 16 -- 3 p.m.
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
2944 Erie Ave.
Hyde Park

Soprano Audrey Luna and countertenor William Sauerland join harpichordist Ted Gibboney and viola da gambist Colin Gullien in François Couperin's "Tenebrae Lessons" of 1714. Admission is free. Presented in conjunction with the Cincinnati Early Music Festival.
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Concerts on Clifton
Feb. 16 -- 5 p.m.
Scheuer Chapel
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Ave.

Hear chamber music by composers Paul Ben-Haim, Sergiu Natra and Andre Caplet and the world premiere of a new work by Joel Hoffmann. Performing will be violinists Gerry Itzkoff and Mari Thomas, violist Yaël Senamaud-Cohen, cellist Dan Culnan, flutist Randy Bowman and harpist Gillian Benet-Sella. Admission is free.
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Pianopalooza IX
"Keys to Love and Romance"
Feb. 16 -- 7 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

CCM's annual piano showcase features faculty artists and students performing music of love and romance, including works by Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Leonard Bernstein. Tickets are $15, $10 for non-UC students, UC students free, at (513) 556-4183, online at ccm.uc.edu
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Cincinnati Viol Consort
A Cabinet of Viols
Feb. 17 -- 7:30 p.m.
Monastery Studio
2601 Stanton Ave.

Hear music for four violas da gamba and soprano with gambists James Lambert, Alice Nutter, Cole Guillien and Annalisa Pappano, with soprano Amanda Heisler. Composers include William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Josquin des Pres, Lidwig Senfl, Heinrich Finck and others. Admission is free. Donations accepted for the annual Catacoustic Early Music Scholarship, available to Cincinnati-area residents to further their development in early music. Information at info@catacoustic.com
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Joel Hoffman, composer
Feb. 18 -- 8 p.m.
Werner Recital Hall
CCM

Hear a program of recent chamber music by faculty composer Joel Hoffman performed by CCM faculty, students and members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Free.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Zhang Zuo, piano
Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano
Feb. 20 -- 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 -- 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 -- 2 p.m.
Music Hall

Paavo Järvi, music director laureate of the CSO, leads the orchestra in the Symphony No. 4 by Mahler, "Love Scene" from"Roméo et Juliette" by Berlioz and Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Zhang Zuo. Soprano soloist in the Mahler is Heidi Grant Murphy. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Ariel Quartet
"The Cycle"
Feb. 20 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Ariel Quartet continues its cycle of the complete Beethoven string quartets with Op. 18, No. 3, Op. 59, No. 2 and Op. 131 in C-sharp minor. Tickets are $20, $15 for non-UC students, UC students free. Call (513) 556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu
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Memorial Hall Signature Series
"Bourbon and Bluegrass"
Feb. 21 -- 6:30 p.m. reception and open bar, 8 p.m. Rumpke Mountain Boys, 9:30 p.m. line dancing
Memorial Hall

The new Memorial Hall Signature Series, comprising cocktails, lite bites and live music, arts exhibits and more, features the Rumpke Mountain Boys bluegrass band. Line dancing with the Northern Kentucky University Dance Tour Troupe directed by Heather Britt follows the performance. Tickets are $40 at cincinnatimemorialhall.com
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CCM Opera d'arte
"L'enfant et les sortileges" by Maurice Ravel
Brett Scott, music director and conductor
Kenneth Shaw and Amy Johnson, directors
Feb. 21 -- 8 p.m.
Feb. 22 -- 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Feb. 22 -- 2 p.m.
Cohen Family Studio Theater

CCM's undergraduate opera series presents Ravel's fanciful opera "L'enfant et les sortileges." Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available Feb. 17 at the CCM box office, or call (513) 556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
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Music on the Avenue
Amanda Pabyan, soprano
Feb. 21 -- 8 p.m.
St. John United Church of Christ
520 Fairfield Ave.
Bellevue, Kentucky

Metropolitan Opera soprano Amanda Pabyan performs for Music on the Avenue in Bellevue. Admission is free. _______________________________________________________________________________

Linton Music Series
Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions
Feb. 22 -- 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
6474 Beechmont Ave.

Linton's 35-minute "Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions" for kids focuses on rhythm, with programs featuring trumpet, piano and drums. Admission is $5 at the door, call (513) 381-6868, or visit www.LintonMusic.com
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2014 David L. Belew American Masters Concert
Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony and Chorale
Paul John Stanbery, conductor
Feb. 22 -- 7:30 p.m.
New Life Vineyard
2470 Princeton Rd.
Hamilton

The Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony and Chorale led by John Paul Stanbery present "Soon to Be"American Masters for the 2014 David L. Belew American Masters Concert. Hear music by Mark Dal Porto, Jose Elizondo, Paul Stanbery, Philip Koplow and Eric Knechtges. Soloist in Stanbery's "Music for Mass" (world premiere) is baritone Thomas Gunther. Also participating are the Mason Chorale, Heritage Presbyterian Hand Bell Choir, and Great Miami Youth Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are $15, $5 for children 6-12, 5 and under free. Call (513) 895-5151, or order online at https://app.etapestry.com/cart/Hamilton-FairfieldSymphonyOr/default/index.php
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Ariel Quartet
"The Cycle"
Feb. 22 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

The Ariel Quartet continues its cycle of the complete Beethoven string quartets with Op. 18, No. 4 and Op. 59, No. 1. Tickets are $20, $15 for non-UC students, UC students free. Call (513) 556-4183 or online at ccm.uc.edu
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Great Music in a Great Space
An Early Music Festival
Feb. 23 -- 3 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral

Hear choral music from the medieval and Renaissance periods with the choirs of Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral, Xavier University, Collegium Cincinnati and Cincinnati Christian Hills Academy. The program will feature Thomas Tallis' "Spem in Alium" for 40 voice parts. Free will offering accepted.
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Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
Young Artist Concerto Competition winners
Feb. 23 -- 7 p.m.
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
10345 Montgomery Rd.
Montgomery

Violinists Isabella Geist and Christina Nam and oboist Vivian Tong, winners of the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony's annual young artist concerto competition, will perform with the orchestra. Cellist Benjamin Fryxell, winner of the 2012 competition, will perform the world premiere of a new composition by Frank Proto. Admission is free.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
May Festival Chorus
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Feb. 28 and March 1 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Hear Verdi's Requiem performed by the CSO, May Festival Chorus and soloists Angel Blue, soprano, Julia Gertseva, mezzo-soprano, Aquiles Machado, tenor and Riccardo Zanellato, bass. Tickets begin at $12. Call (513) 381-3300, or order online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Mainstage Musical Theater Series
"Les Misérables" by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Feb. 27 and 28, March 4-7 -- 8 p.m.
March 1 and 8 -- 2 and 8 p.m.
March 2 -- 1 and 7 p.m.
March 9 -- 1 p.m.
Patricia Corbett Theater

"Les Misérables" will be directed by Aubrey Berg, with musical direction by Steve Goers and choreography by Patti James. 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
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Music on the Avenue
Phillips-Hofeldt Piano Trio
Feb. 28 -- 8 p.m.
St. John United Church of Christ
520 Fairfield Ave.
Bellevue, Kentucky

The Phillips-Hofeldt Piano Trio performs an all-Russian program for Music on the Avenue in Bellevue. Admission is free. ______________________________________________________________________________

Washington Platform Jazz Series
Feb. 28 -- 9-12
Washington Platform Restaurant
1000 Elm St.
downtown

Appearing on the Washington Platform Jazz Series is the New Audio Combo featuring Tim McCord, saxophone, Mike Darrah, piano, Michael Sharfe, bass and Tony Franklin, drums. No cover. $10 food and drink minimum. Kitchen open 8:30-11 p.m. Bar open until midnight. Call (513) 421-0110 for reservations.
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