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Enso String Quartet Verdi tossed off his tasty but neglected string quartet as a lark during rehearsals for Aida; the ESQ plays it alongside quartets by Puccini and Strauss. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $10–$25. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 6.
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Paul Kikuchi This composer’s song cycle Bat of No Bird Island is inspired by (and includes sounds of) his great-grandfather’s collection of 78’s, and is played by an all-star ensemble (Stuart Dempster, Eyvind Kang, and more). Wing Luke Museum, 719 S. King St., paulkikuchi.com. 6 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 7.
Covent Garden: Live in HD I love that more opera houses are beaming their shows into the world’s cinemas—but now we get two Toscas the same week?. Guild 45th, 2115 N. 45th St., 547-2127, landmarktheatres.com, screenvision.com. $15. 7 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 7, 11 a.m. Sun., Nov. 10.
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Seattle Symphony SEE EAR SUPPLY BELOW.
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Mateo Messina This Seattle-born film composer annually packs the house for his homecoming fundraiser concert for Children’s Hospital. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., thesymphonyguild.org. $42–$200. 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8.
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The Met: Live in HD Patricia Racette and Roberto Alagna play the doomed lovers in Puccini’s Tosca. See metopera.org for participating theaters. 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 13.
Robbin Gordon-Cartier From this harpist, music from opera to gospel. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S., 684-4757, langstoninstitute.org. $5–$10. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.
Peter and Zoltan Katona The Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents this duo, who’ll play Spanish music and Bach. And Queen. Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., 297-8788. $28–$38. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.
Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers Stephen Rogers Radcliffe guest-conducts Brahms and Mendelssohn. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., 800-838-3006, osscs.org. $10–$25. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.
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Morton Subotnick This electronic-music pioneer (he was doing it back in the days of punch cards and reel-to-reel tape-splicing) performs with video artist Lillevan. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $15–$20. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.
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Seattle Symphony A “Beyond the Score” multimedia look at Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattlesymphony.org. $19–$84. 2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.
Mostly Vienna Vocal and chamber music by Farrenc, Schubert, and others. Gift of Grace Church, 2102 N. 40th St., 547-2816. Donation. 2:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.
Sine Nomine Renaissance Choir Anne Lyman conducts Gesualdo’s weirdly, even luridly, chromatic madrigals. Trinity Episcopal Church, 609 Eighth Ave., earlymusicguild.org. Donation. 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.
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Octava Chamber Orchestra Equally devoted to music of the 18th and 21st centuries, they’ll play Bach and a new clarinet concerto by SW’s Gavin Borchert. Maple Park Church, 17620 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood, octavachamberorchestra.com. $5–$15. 6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.
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Music of Remembrance Branching into dance as Betty Olivero’s suite for the 1920 silent film The Golem is choreographed by Pat Hon. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 365-7770, musicofremembrance.org. $40. 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.
Matthew Bengtson Bach and Scriabin from this pianist. Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $15. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 12.
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Haskell Small This pianist plays Federico Mompou’s contemplative 28-movement suite Musica callada. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 Roy St. Free. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 12.
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Composer Spotlight A presentation by composer/cellist Derek M. Johnson: “One’s soul, for lack of a better term, must lay naked and vulnerable for all to react to and do with as they please throughout. And when a performance does not meet such goals, then what? The debilitating feeling of devastation can be overwhelming.” Jack Straw Studios, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., jackstraw.org., Free. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 13.
