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April 26 - May 3, 2001
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Thursday, April 26

THE ASSUMPTION COLLEGE CHORALE, conducted by Dr. Michelle Graveline, perfrom Renaissance music and American spirituals. At the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester, (508) 767-7173.

Friday, April 27

THE HOLY CROSS COLLEGE CHOIR perform Mozart's "Requiem." At the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross, One College St., Worcester, (508) 793-2296.

THE LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMING ENSEMBLE present Curious George Goes to Music School. At Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman St., Worcester, (508) 754-3231.

Saturday, April 28

SYMPHONY PRO MUSICA presents "Impressions of Italy," feauring Berlioz's "Roman Carnival Overture," Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony," Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien," and Wolf's "Italian Serenade." At the Hudson High School Auditorium, 69 Brigham St., Hudson, (978) 562-0939 or (508) 836-2696.

THE NASHOBA VALLEY CHORALE'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT features Beethoven's "Mass in C," Thompson's "Alleluia," Billings's "Three Fuging Tunes," Copland's "The Promise of Living," and Arthur Koykka's tribute to JFK, "Ode to the President." At the Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts Center, Rte. 119, Groton, (978) 589-9626.

THE THAYER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, directed by Maestro Toshimasa Francis Wada and joined by trumpeter and vocalist Jerry Seeco, present its annual Spring Pops Concert. At the Stratos G. Dukakis Performing Arts Center at Montachusett Regional Vocational School, Rte. 2A, Fitchburg, (978) 466-1800.

THE WESTFORD CHORUS present the music of P.D.Q. Bach, including the "Liebeslieder Polkas" and "The Triumph of Thusnelda." At the Blanchard Middle School, 14 West St., Westford, (978) 392-1405.

Sunday, April 29

BASS-BARITONE ALEXANDER PROKHOROV AND PIANIST VICTORIA MAZIN perform arias from favorite operas, art songs, classical pianno music, Russian salon and gypsy romance works by Bach, Handel, Ravel Tchaikovsky, and Rakhmaninov. At the Jewish Community Center, 633 Salisbury St., Worcester, (508) 756-7675.

CLARINETIST ELIZABETH LEEHEY. At the Center for Arts in Natick, 31 Main St., Natick, (508) 647-0097.

ORGANIST MATTHEW DIRST. At the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, College of the Holy Cross, One College St., Worcester, (508) 793-2296.

PIANIST DARRYL HOLLISTER performs works by Schumann and African-American composers, including Lettie Alston, Amy Rubin, and Joshua Uzoigwe. At the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington St. (Rte. 16), Wellesley Hills, (978) 635-1050.

PIANIST ROBERT GOEPFERT performs works by Schumann, Brahms, and Beethoven. At the Payer Concert Room, Anna Maria College, Sunset Lane, Paxton, (508) 849-3450.

PIANIST SIMA KUSTANOVICH. At the Little Center Theatre, Clark University, Downing St., Worcester, (508) 793-7340.

SYMPHONY PRO MUSICA presents "Impressions of Italy," feauring Berlioz's "Roman Carnival Overture," Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony," Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien," and Wolf's "Italian Serenade." At the Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher St., Westborough, (978) 562-0939 or (508) 836-2696.

THE FACULTY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OF METROWEST present "A Trio Concert," featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Martinu. At the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, 140 Pearl St., Framingham, (508) 875-5554.

THE WAYLAND GOLDEN TONES, accompanied by pianist Lina MacNeill, present "Songs of America." At the Wayland High School Little Theater, Rte. 126, Wayland, (508) 653-9480.

WATANABE FAMILY CONCERT, featuring harpist Ayako Watanabe, violinist Haruka Watanabe, and organist Hideki Watanabe, performing works by Gounod, Grandjani, Franck, Saint-Saens, Pachelbel, and Haruka Watanabe. At the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester, (508) 767-7584.

Monday, April 30

THE LISTENING ROOM. Clark students perform original compositions. At the Little Center Theatre, Clark University, Downing St., Worcester, (508) 793-7340.

Friday, May 4

SUNDBERG MEMORIAL CONCERT, featuring soprano Maria Ferrante, trumpeter Daryl Robbins, and pianist Marjorie Ness. At Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester, (508) 799-4191.

THE NATIONAL LYRIC OPERA OF NEW YORK presents Verdi's "Rigoletto." At the Sullivan Auditorium, Worcester State College, 486 Chandler St., Worcester, (508) 752-0888 or (888) 385-3300.

Saturday, May 5

THE ASSABET VALLEY MASTERSINGERS perform Handel's "Israel in Egypt." At the Shrewsbury High School, 45 Oak St., Shrewsbury, (978) 393-5503.

THE INDIAN HILL SYMPHONY, conducted by Bruce Hangen and featuring violinist Yura Lee, present "Season Finale!," featuring Strauss's "Don Juan," Copland's "Appalachian Spring," and Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto." At the Performing Arts Center, Rte. 119, Groton, (978) 486-0540.

Sunday, May 6

THE CHORUS AND CHORALE OF WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE WITH THE CLAFLIN HILL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, accompanied by Dr. Kyle Martin and directed by Dr. Christie Nigro, present the "Rutter Requiem." At the Administration Theater, Worcester State College, 486 Chandler St., Worcester, (508) 929-8824.

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