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5.17.2001 00:05
For May 17-20
THURSDAY
--FREE-- Peter Harvey,
pianist/vocalist, Trinity Church Parish Hall, Brooklyn, Conn. (860 774-7728.
Out of the Cauldron: The Civil War and Its Aftermath,
program of music from the Civil War.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY
Boston Pops,
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. $14-$55.
•
Thu-Fri. Keith Lockhart conducting and featuring violin soloist
Wendy Putnam.
Program to include world premiere of Christopher Brubeck's
Convergence: Concerto for Pops Orchestra
and works by Bernstein, Rodgers and Jimmy McHugh. 8 pm.
• Sat. Keith Lockhart conducting, with soloists
Hyejung Nam,
flutist, and
Yu-Hsin Huang,
harpist, and special guest actor/comedian
Martin Short.
• Sun. Bruce Hangen conducting a
Best of Broadway
program feature students from the
Boston Conservatory Musical Theater Division.
3 pm.
FRIDAY
Philip Glass
and
Foday Musa Suso,
with accompaniment by
Jon Gibson
and
Yousif Sheronick
at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. (617) 876-4275, (617) 496-2222.
The Screens.
8 pm. $20-$37.
SATURDAY
Boston Cecilia,
with baritone
Robert Honeysucker,
All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon St., Brookline, Mass. (617) 232-4540. Works by Brahams, Delius and Gilbert and Sullivan. 8:30 pm. $15.
Diahann Carroll
with the
Rhode Island Philharmonic,
Providence College's Schneider Arena, Huxley Avenue, Providence. 865-2407. 8:30 pm. Doors open at 8 pm. Arena seating $13, students $9; table seating (maximum of 10) $23 per person; patron table of 10, $300; silver angel sponsor table of 10, $1000.
Cranston Choral Company,
Cranston High School West, Metropolitan Avenue, Cranston. 942-8452, 827-9961. Featuring performance by the
Children's Festival Choir.
Celebrate the Dream.
7:15 pm. $10, children/elderly $7.50.
Grand Piano Competition Finals,
Warwick Mall, Routes 5, 2 and 113, Warwick. 739-9086. 1-4 pm.
Journey Through Song, Voices on the Wind
and
River of Song,
with vocal soloists
Jaie Arianna
and
Lyndsey Watson
and pianist
Lili Vuchic,
Original Congregational Church, Routes 1A and 140, Wrentham, Mass. (617) 328-0121. Popular, orignial original and Broadway tunes. 7:30 pm. $12 advance, $15 door.
Lorelei and Schubert Chor and the
Verdandi Swedish Men's Chorus of Rhode Island,
German American Cultural Society, German Club, 78 Carter Ave., Pawtucket. 739-3927, (508) 222-1591, 433-4738. Traditional music of Germany. 8 pm-midnight. Dancing afterward to music by Dave and Lyn Palmer (Alpenblumen Musikanten). Traditional German food available for $9 with advance reservations or $10 at door.
Providence Mandolin Orchestra,
with featured violin soloist
Alexey Shabalin,
Pepsi Forum, Johnson & Wales University, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence. 521-7766.
New Music for Mandolin Orchestra,
featuring works by Robert Martell and Will Ayton. 8 pm. $15, students/elderly $10.
Verdandi Male Chorus
and the
Scandinavian Women's Chorus of Rhode Island,
Phillips Memorial Baptist Church, 565 Pontiac Ave., Cranston. 2:30 pm. Donation of $5 requested. Children under 12 free. Refreshments after concert.
Chorus of Westerly
joined by the
Boston Festival Orchestra
and soprano
Elizabeth Weigle,
mezzo-soprano
Paula Rockwell,
tenor
Carl Halvorson
and baritone
Nathaniel Watson,
Westerly Performance Hall, 119 High St., Westerly. 596-8663. Excerpts from Handel's
Messiah.
Free lecture by music director George Kent followed by open rehearsal with chorus, soloists and orchestra, Sat 2 pm. Concert, Sun 6, 8 pm; $11-$28.
SUNDAY
Raymond Buttero,
organist, All Saints' Memorial Church, 674 Westminster St., Providence. 3 pm. Reception follows.
MIT Women's Chorale,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Killian Hall, 14W-111, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge. (617) 484-9337. Porpora's
Magnificat,
Japanese folk songs and music by Poulenc, Rutter and Copland. 3 pm. Children, accompanied by adults, are welcome.
Matthew J. Kearns,
classical guitarist, Music at the Meeting House, Chepachet Free Will Baptist Church, 1213 Putnam Pike (Route 44), Glocester. Freewill offerings. 4 pm. Refreshments follow.
Steven Palumbo,
vocalist, with the
Holy Ghost Concert Choir,
George J. Mancini
directing, with guest organist
Ronald Turnquist,
violinist
Alicia Ruggiero
and trumpet player
Ralph DiFranco,
Holy Ghost Church, 472 Atwells Ave., Providence. 421-3551. Classic and contemporary Christian music featuring works by Mozart, Schubert and Joncas. 6 pm. $5.
Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Francisco Noya
conducting, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Avenue of the Arts, Providence. 831-3123, ext. 24. 7 pm. $7, students/elderly $3.
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