Classical

Opera on Tap Operatic (and operrettic) favorites + beer. Blue Moon Tavern, 712 NE 45th Street, Seattle $5 Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7pm

UW Bands Playing Colgrass, Harbison, and more. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $10-$15 Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7:30pm

UW Ethnomusicology Visiting artist Srivani Jade and students present music of North India. Brechemin Auditorium, Music Building (1st floor), University of Washington,

West Stevens Way NE & Skagit Lane, Seattle $5 Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7:30pm

UW Choirs The Chamber Singers and University Chorale perform. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $10-$15 Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 7:30pm

Olga Kern From this pianist, music by oddball hyper-virtuoso Charles-Valentin Alkan, plus the usual suspects (Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff). Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $40-$45 Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7:30pm

UW Campus Philharmonia UW’s energetic new orchestra for non-majors plays Mozart, Rossini, and Schubert. University of Washington Campus, 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7:30pm

Hans-Jurgen Schoor From this German harpsichordist, Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations. Christ Episcopal Church, 4548 Brooklyn Ave. N.E. $15-$25 Friday, March 13, 2015, 7:30pm

Madame Butterfly Lyric Opera Northwest presents Puccini’s tragic tale.  The Moore, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $32.50-$40 Friday, March 13, 2015, 7:30pm

Northwest Sinfonietta Cuban jazz with pianist Aldo Gavilan and the Harlem quartet. Benaroya Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $20-$55 Friday, March 13, 2015, 7:30pm

UW Symphony Winners of the student Concerto Competition perform Faure, Reinecke, and more. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $10-$15 Friday, March 13, 2015, 7:30pm

The Met: Live in HD Opera from NYC at a moviehouse near you. This week, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez, two of today’s biggest bel canto stars, sing Rossini’s La donna del lago. See fathomevents.com for participating theaters. (multiple venues, visit website for more information), See website for details. Saturday, March 14, 2015, 10am

Gallery Concerts Chamber music by Bach’s contemporaries. Queen Anne Christian Church, 1316 Third Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119 $15-$30 Saturday, March 14, 2015, 7:30pm

Coppice This Chicago duo of bellows (i.e., pump organ) and electronics performs, sharing a bill with Mathieu Ruhlmann & Joda Clement (from Vancouver) and John Teske & Neil Welch (Seattle). Chapel Performance Space (Good Shepherd Center), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. $5-$15 Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8pm

Northwest Symphony Sean Osborn is the soloist in Gerald Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto; Anthony Spain also conducts music by Peter Seibert and Vaughan-Williams. Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 4139 42nd Ave. S.W. $12-$15 Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8pm

Catalin Rotaru Music for double bass from this Arizona State faculty musician. Brechemin Auditorium, Music Building (1st floor), University of Washington,

West Stevens Way NE & Skagit Lane, Seattle $15 Sunday, March 15, 2015, 2pm

Gallery Concerts Chamber music by Bach’s contemporaries. Queen Anne Christian Church, 1316 Third Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119 $15-$30 Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3pm

Music Northwest Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet and Mozart’s divertimento for string trio (a richer, weightier work than the title suggests). Olympic Recital Hall, 6000 16th Ave. S.W. $16-$18 Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3pm

Northwest Chamber Choir/Concord Chamber Choir Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, plus Gorecki, Messiaen, and more. Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave. N. $12-$22 Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3pm

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Wind-quintet music from SMCO players: Bartok, Ligeti, and more. Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave., S., Kent $12.50 Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3pm

Seattle Youth Symphonies All four of the organization’s orchestras perform, culminating in Dvorak’s Eighth. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $15-$48 Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, March 15, 2015, 9:30pm

The Met: Live in HD Opera from NYC at a moviehouse near you. This week, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez, two of today’s biggest bel canto stars, sing Rossini’s La donna del lago. See fathomevents.com for participating theaters. (multiple venues, visit website for more information), See website for details. Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 6:30pm

Catalyst Quartet American quartets, including Barber, Glass, and Ives. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $35 and up Thursday, March 19, 2015, 7:30pm

Northwest Chamber Choir/Concord Chamber Choir Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, plus Gorecki, Messiaen, and more. Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 $12-$22 Saturday, March 21, 2015, 7:30pm

Pacific MusicWorks This early-music group turns its attention to America-where “early” can include the mid-1800s. pacificmusicworks.org Benaroya Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $40 Saturday, March 21, 2015, 8pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, March 22, 2015, 9:30pm

Deviant Septet Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale and other works for the same curious instrumentation. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th AvenueSeattle, WA 98101 $20 adv./$25 DOS Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Philharmonic Exploring two tragic heroes: Hamlet (via Shostakovich’s incidental music) and Petrouchka (via Stravinsky’s ballet score). seattlephil.org Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $30 Saturday, March 28, 2015, 2pm

Everett Philharmonic Gala Show up in support of the The Everett Philharmonic Orchestra’s gala fundraising event.  Xfinity Arena at Everett, 2000 Hewitt AveEverett, WA 98201 $90-$100 Saturday, March 28, 2015, 5:30pm

Philharmonia Northwest Will Haydn’s Mass in Time of War ever not be relevant? philharmonianw.org Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $25 Saturday, March 28, 2015, 7:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, March 29, 2015, 9:30pm

Northwest Chamber Chorus Mozart’s operatic Mass in C Minor. northwestchamberchorus.org Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $32 Monday, March 30, 2015, 2pm