Eva & The Dogboys @ Inspire Moore Winery, May 17

•INSPIRE MOORE FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS – Once again this year, the Inspire More Winery at 197 N. Main Street in Naples offers a series of Friday Night performances by regional favorites, presented in the ambiance of their lovely county setting.  Next up is a concert by Eva and the Dogboys on May 17.  Call (585) 374-5970; and visit www.inspiremoorewinery.com.

 •ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY – A special evening program, Voices of Liberation, is planned on May 18 in Hochestein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue.  This event will feature a world premiere of “The Emancipation Oratorio” by Glenn McClure (commissioned by Rochester Oratorio Society); and “They Called Her Moses” by Robert Decormier.  Featured soloists will be Kenyan-born soprano Jackline Madegwa and baritone Lawrence Craig, star of Broadway and concert stages.  Call (585) 473-2234.

•AMERICAN RECORDER SOCIETY – The Rochester Chapter of the American Recorder society is offering a spring event, “A Concert of Musical Delights,” on Sunday, May 19 at the First Baptist Church of Rochester, corner of Clover and Allens Creek Road.  Bring your own dessert to this free event.  Call (585) 683-2802.

•GOSPEL CONCERT – The 42nd Anniversary of the Children of God and the 50th Birthday of Wayne Anthony Norwood will be the focus of a concert, “The Celebration,” taking place on May 19 at Calvary Spiritual Church, 25 Morgan Street.  Nearly a dozen acts will perform.  Call (585) 359-9092 for complete details.

•WESTSIDE BENEFIT – The 13th annual Ecumenical Benefit Concert, sponsored by the Westside Coalition of Christian Churches on Sunday, will be held on May 19 at Pearce Memorial Church, 4322 Buffalo Road in North Chili.  The program features choir and instrumentalists from Community Christian, Holy Ghost Catholic, Gates Presbyterian, Open Door Baptist, Pearce Memorial, Trinity Emmanuel Lutheran, St. Paul’s and Concordia Lutheran churches.  Choirs from each, and a combined vocal men’s and women’s choir, will perform with the Anderssohn Quartet serving as featured guest artist.  Call (585) 594-9488.

•ROCHESTER THEATER ORGAN SOCIETY – The next “Pops-on-Pipes” concert by the Rochester Theater Organ Society will be held on Sunday, May 26 at the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 875 E. Main Street.  The young organist Natahn Avakian will perform music “outside the box” on the mighty Wurlitzer 4/23 theater Pipe organ.  Call (585) 234-2295.

“The Dumka: Then & Now” Featuring Pianist Diane Walsh @ First Unitarian Church, May 5

•FIRST MUSE SERIES – The final concert in this year’s First Muse Chamber Music season is set for May 5 at the First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Road.  Titled “The Dumka:  Then and Now,” the program will feature pianist Diane Walsh joined by David Brickman on violin and Stefan Reuss on cello to perform works by Dvorak and Rebecca Clarke as well as Prokfiev.  Melissa Matson is also featured on viola.  Visit www.firstmuse.org.

•ORGAN CONCERTS – Michel Bouvard, one of today’s leading French concert organists and a visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music, will present a concert featuring the music of Bach and other composers on the Craighead-Saunders organ in Christ Church, 141 East Avenue, on May 5.  Call 585-274-1057…Also on May 5, members of the Rochester Chapter of American Guild of Organists will present an all-French program at St. Anne Church, 1600 Mt. Hope Avenue.  Call (585) 442-3544.

•70s LASER – The May laser show, presented on Saturday nights this month at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue, is 70s Laser.  Songs like “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac, “Popcorn” by Hot Butter and “Draggin’ the Line” by Tommy James will be heard along with “Macho Man” by the Village People and “Night Fever” by the Bee Gees as brilliantly colored laser light fills the starry dome.  Call (585) 271-4320.

•A NIGHT AT THE OPERA – Brian Clickner has prepared “A Night at the Opera” featuring the Brockport College-Community Chorus to be presented on May 11 at the Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley Street in Brockport.  Operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan will be featured as well as music from ‘Phantom’ and a bit of rock opera, too.  Call (585) 395-2787.

“Pops On Pipes” Concert @ The Auditorium Theatre Featuring Organist Chris Elliott, April 28

•IRISH PROGRAM BENEFIT CONCERT – The Irish Children’s Program of Rochester will hold its annual Benefit Concert and Silent Auction on April 21 in Cleary Auditorium @ St. John Fisher College.  The family event will feature performances by The Dady Brothers, Everheart, Wingin’ It, Bob’s Brothers Band and The Dustmen along with the Young School of Irish Dance, Drumcliffe Irish Arts, the Dunleavy School of Irish Dance and the Shannonside Ceili Dancers.  There will also be a silent auction ongoing throughout the day.  Visit www.irishchildrensprogram.com.

•MICHEL BOUVARD – Renowned French organist Michel Bouvard will perform on the Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue, on April 21.  Bouvard is a visiting professor at the Eastman and Professor of Organ at Paris Conservatory.  Call (585) 276-8959.

•CLASSICAL IDOL – The Rochester Oratorio society presents their annual Classical Idol Vocal Competition this year on April 20 at Temple B’rith Kodesch, 2131 Elmwood Avenue.  Contestants include Eastman students, singers with international experience, artists from Russia, and others.  Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.  Call (585) 473-2234.

•BRIAN PETERS – A Heartland House Concert is planned on April 20 at 20 Winbourne Road featuring Brian Peters.  Peters is described as “one of British folk music’s finest ambassadors” as he brings the sound of English folk clubs to the U.S.  Known for his skill on the English squeezebox, melodeon and anglo concertina as well as guitar, his performances also feature his impressive vocals and energetic stage presence.  Call (585) 328-3103.

•FRIDAY JAZZ AT IMMANUEL – On April 19, the Immanuel Baptist Church at 815 Park Avenue will present the Mike Kaupa Quartet as part of their Friday Jazz series.  The group features Mike on trumpet, Paul Hofmann on piano, Dan Vitale on bass and Mike Melito on drums.  Call (585) 473-7664.

•PENFIELD SYMPHONY – Penfield Symphony Orchestra performs works by Russian composers on April 22 in Penfield High School, 25 High School Drive.  RPO keyboardist Joseph Werner will be featured in a program of works by Sergei Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky.  Call (585) 872-0774.

•POPS ON PIPES – Organist Chris Elliott will perform at the Auditorium Theatre, 875 East Main Street, on April 28 as part of the Rochester Theater Organ Society’s “Pops on Pipes” concert series.  Elliott has an extensive background in silent film accompaniment; and has performed with the San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Conservatory and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Visit www.rtosonline.org for tickets.

Action For A Better Community Benefit Concert featuring Jessye Norman @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 5:00pm

•PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC – “Zappa & Zappa,” a special concert by Pegasus Early Music, will be presented on April 14 at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue.  New chamber works for baroque instruments by Rochester composer Richard Scott based on the music of rock icon Frank Zappa make up this show which features Geoffrey Burgess and Kathryn Montoya on oboes, Stephanie Corwin on bassoon, Boel Gidholm on violin, Christopher Haritatos on cello and Deborah Fox on theorbo.  Call (585) 703-3990.

•RADIOHEAD LASER – The Saturday Night Laser Show this month at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue, will be Radiohead Laser.  Songs like “Creep,” “Lotus Flower,” “Paranoid Android,” “High and Dry,” “Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box” will be heard on the impressive sound system as intensely colorful laser lights fill the starry dome.  Call (585) 271-1880.

•PUBLICK MUSICK – The Arts Council for Wyoming County will present Publick Musick in concert on April 6 at Brick Presbyterian Church, 6 Church Street in Perry NY.  The group will present “A German Baroque Easter” featuring Easter Cantatas and instrumental music by Pachelbel, Biber and others.  Call (585) 237-3517.

The Dady Brothers Headline Golden Link’s “March Music Madness” @ The Rochester Christian Reformed Church, March 23

•ROCHESTER GAY MEN’S CHORUS – On March 23 in Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue, the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus will perform The Boys in the Band:  From Doo-Wop to MMMBop. With this concert, the RGMC will sing music of the popular boy bands, spanning the years, incorporating the sound of great artists from the Four Aces to the Beatles to the Backstreet Boys and Hanson, to One Direction and The Wanted.  Call (585) 423-0650.

•WOMEN IN MUSIC FESTIVAL – The Eastman School of Music is presenting its “Women in Music Festival” from March 25 thru 29.  The event offers concerts, lectures, and recitals in a variety of locations around town – at Nazareth College, Eastman School, Hochstein School of Music and Dance, and the First Universalist Church.  Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner, whose work has earned comparisons to music giants Elliott Carter and Oliver Messiaen, will be in residence to present a symposium, coach students and more. The event concludes with a concert by the Greater Rochester Women’s Philharmonic. Visit www.esm.rochester.edu/wmf for a full schedule.

•MARCH MUSIC MADNESS – Golden Link Folksinging Society offers a full evening of music for all ages on March 23 at the Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Ave. in Penfield.  Upstate’s ever popular Irish troubadours, John & Joe Dady, will be featured along with the Crawdiddies and the Windsor Folk Family; and there will be a family sing-around and an instrumental jam session.  Visit www.goldenlink.org.

•IRONDEQUOIT CHORALE – “On the Road!” is the title of the concert being offered on March 24 by the Irondequoit Chorale at the Irondequoit United Church of Christ, 644 Titus Avenue.  The show features a collection of songs that will take its audience on a musical journey around the country including “Oklahoma,” “Route 66” and even “I’ve Been Everywhere.”  Call (585) 266-5018.

•MADRIGALIA – On March 22 and 24, Madrigalia pays homage to its roots in a concert featuring modern madrigals – short, secular pieces that paint a poetic text, most often involving romantic love. Performances will be on March 22 at the First Congregational Church of Christ, 26 East Church Street in Fairport; and on March 24 at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street.  Visit www.madrigalia.org.

Eric Townell Leads The Rochester Oratorio Society @ Hochstein Performance Hall, March 15

•ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY – On March 15 in Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue, the Rochester Oratorio Society will offer classical choral favorites including Beethoven’s Mass in C as well as works by Mozart and Gabriel Faure.  Soloists include Alisa Peterson, Jessica Ann Best, Matthew Valverde and Derrick Smith.  Call (585) 473-2234.

•SOCIETY FOR CHAMBER MUSIC – The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester will present chamber music gems form the “Land of the Midnight Sun” with a Scandinavian Sampler on March 17 in the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue.  Featured musicians include Ramon Ricker, Wilfredo Deglans, Sahnnon Nance, George Taylor, Stefan Reuss and Joseph Werner.  Call (585) 377-6770.

•RTOS CONCERT – The Rochester Theater Organ Society offers its next “Pops-on-Pipes” concert on Sunday, March 17 in the RMSC Eisenhart Auditorium, 657 East Avenue.  Former sports broadcaster and accomplished theater pipe organist, Ken Double, is featured.  Call (585) 234-2295.

•90s LASER – The March Laser Show at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue, is “90s Laser.”  Every Saturday night, music of the 90s – “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In a Small Town” by Pearl Jam, “Wonderwall “ by Oasis, “Never There” by Cake, “Mysterious Ways” by U2, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and “Zombie” by the Cranberries – will be combined with brilliant argon and krypton lasers which fill the dome ceiling with amazing colors and images.  Call (585) 271-1880.

•BROCKPORT SYMPHONY – The Brockport Symphony Orchestra will present a “Soloist Showcase Concert” on March 7 in Seymour Union on the SUNY Brockport campus.  The program features six soloists, the Golden Eagle String Band, and members of the Brockport College-Community Chorus.  Call (585) 402-8126.

•CHANDLER TRAVIS THREE-O – The Chandler Travis Three-O comes to town to perform a House Concert. The group features Travis, who’s also performed in a variety of acts including The Incredible Casuals, Travis Shook and the Club Wow, and the Chandler Travis Philharmonic. As a solo artist as well as in these groups, Travis has opened for many national artists including Elvis Costello, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, NRBQ, the Replacements and more.  John Clark joins him on string bass; and Berke McKelvey plays sax, keys and clarinet. Contact Ricmon31@aol.com for more information.

Joe Santora Trio @ The German House, February 22 with Curtis Kendrick and Emily Kirchoff

•JOE SANTORA TRIO – On February 22nd, the German House at 315 Gregory Street will host the Joe Santora Trio in concert with Cabo Frio’s Curtis Kendrick joining in and vocals by the jazz artist Emily Kirchoff.  You can grab tickets at Record Archive and Bop Records; or call (585) 237-8545.

•ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – On February 28 and March 2 in Kodak Hall @ Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street, the RPO will offer a concert titled Exquisite Puccini.  The program includes works by Gioachino Rossini and Giacomo Puccini as well as by George Frederic Handel.   On March 3rd at the Hochstein Music Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue, an RPO performance titled Music from Italy will include selections from the Kodak Hall show and other works.  All of these performances are under the direction of Neil Varon.  For further details, visit www.rpo.org; and call (585) 454-2100 for tickets.

•PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC – Pegasus Early Music welcomes violist Elizabeth Wallfisch – a performer of international renown – to perform a program of the rarely-offered “Mystery Sonatas” of Franz Ignaz Biber.  Based on the Mysteries of the Rosary, each sonata depicts an episode in the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary.  The concert will be offered on February 24 at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street.  Call (585) 703-3990.

•POPS-ON-PIPES – The Rochester Theater Organ Society will present the next Pops-on-Pipes concert on Sunday, February 24 at the Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main Street.  Students from the Eastman School will entertain on the RTOS’s Wurlitzer 4/23 theater pipe organ.  Call (585) 234-2295.

•BROADWAY INDULGENCES – A special fundraising dinner theatre event benefiting Smith Center for the Arts – “Guilty Pleasures:  An Evening of Broadway Indulgence” – will be held on February 22 at Club 86, Avenue E in Geneva NY.  The cabaret show features Broadway classics from today and yesteryear – songs from Guys & Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Singin’ in the Rain, Funny Girl, Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables, and Phantom of the Opera.  Call (315) 781-5483.

The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series welcomes renowned organist Stephen Tharp for a February 8 performance at Sacred Heart Cathedral.

•CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL – The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series will present organist Stephen Tharp, 2012 International Performer of the Year, in concert on Friday, February 8 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Flower City Park.  Mr. Tharp has played more than 1300 concerts during 41 tours worldwide, building a reputation as one of the most well-respected organists of his generation.  He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World.  For further information, call (585) 544-7998.

•FIRST MUSE – A “Mid-winter re:Percussion Concert” is planned on February 17 by First Muse at First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Rd. South.  The evening of eclectic outside-the-box chamber music will feature a re-interpretation of Bach’s Sonata in G major for Gamba and Harpsichord, an improvisation created for Rebecca Gilbert, a new composition by Ivan Trevino, and more.  Visit www.firstmuse.org.

•IRISH AMERICAN SONG WRITERS – The Irish American Cultural Center and WXXI Radio host Michael Lasser, author of The Great American Songbook, will present a program on Irish composers at St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue, in Basil Hall Room 135 on February 7.  Call (585) 385-7315.

•WINTER TUNES – On Sunday, February 10, Music through the Ages will offer “Winter Tunes,” a concert to support music in School #19.  The program will feature The While Hots and the Nate Rawls Band with the String Song Orchestra; and will be performed at Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street.  Visit www.rochestereducation.org.

•PENFIELD SYMPHONY – The Penfield Symphony Orchestra presents a Spring Concert on Monday, February 11th entitled “The Three R’s” featuring one of Rossini’s masterpieces – “Overture to The Barber of Seville,” Ravel’s “Bolero,” and Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome.”  Annie Jacobs-Perkins, winner of the Young Artists Competition, is featured on cello.  The concert will be held at Penfield High, 25 High School Drive.  Call (585) 872-0774.

•ANNIE AND AL – A performance featuring Fran Carlisi-Paxson and Allen Hopkins will be offered on February 12 at the Greece Community & Senior Center, 3 Vince Tofany Blvd.  Together, they will bring you tall tales, songs, and history from the early days of “Clinton’s Ditch.”  Call (585) 225-3760.

•EASTMAN CONCERTS – The Eastman Wind Ensemble will take the stage in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street, on Friday, February 8 to present a program of works by Mozart and Stravinsky which will honor the group’s sixty groundbreaking years of performing…On February 12th, a Kilbourn Concert Series performance at 26 Gibbs Street will feature Kirill Gerstein on piano playing music by Brahms and Stravinsky (See our Coming to Town section)…And, on February 19, a musical and visual collage of music, politics and ideas of the 1960’s will be offered in Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre, 60, Gibbs Street.  The program, titled “Alarm Will Sound:  1969,” features arrangements of music by the Beatles, Stockhausen, Berio, Bernstein and others.  Call (585) 274-1110.

Soprano Laura Heimes (top) and countertenor Jose Lemosare “Voices of the Muse” in the next Pegasus Early Music concert, January 27.

•ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – A “Mozart & More” concert will be presented on by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on January 24 & 26 in Kodak Hall @ Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs Street.  The program features Mark Kellogg on trombone and will be conducted by guest conductor, Yoav Talmi, the current Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv and Conductor Emeritus of the Quebec Symphony in Canada.  In addition to works by Mozart, “Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra” by Lars-Erik Larsson will also be featured. The program will be repeated on Friday, January 25 at the Smith Opera House in Geneva, NY…The “Sunday Matinees” series from our RPO continues on January 27 with a concert titled “A Mozart Family Affair” under the leadership of Andrew Constantine, Music Director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as well as the Reading Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania.  Celebrate Wolfgang’s birthday with music from three generations of his family at this performance, taking place at the Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue.  Call (585) 454-2100.

•PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC – The Pegasus Early Music series continues with a performance titled “Voices of the Muse” on January 27 at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church.  Laura Heimes, soprano and Jose Lemos, countertenor will be featured in a program of music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Cavalli, Alessandro Scarlatti and others.  Call (585) 703-3990.

•YING QUARTET – Kilbourn Hall at 26 Gibbs Street will host the Ying Quartet in an Eastman-Ranlet Series concert on Sunday, February 3rd.  Ayano Ninomiya and Janet Ying perform on violin, Phillip Ying on viola and David Ying on cello.  This concert will begin at 3 p.m.  Call (585) 454-2100.

•ROCHESTER RHAPSODY – On January 27, Rochester Rhapsody of Harmony Inc. will present “Winter Day Cabaret,” a jam packed afternoon of stimulating musical and visual performances, offered cabaret style.  You will be entertainment by a classical guitarist, a master violinist, FUSION, area a cappella champions, Performance Plus Dancers, a one-woman show, various vocal ensembles and Rochester Rhapsody.  The show will be offered at Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road in Pittsford.  Call (585) 865-2731.

•FEBRUARY LASER – The RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium at 657 East Avenue, continues its Saturday Night Laser Shows in February with two presentations – each featuring classic and modern rock music choreographed to colorful laser light as it fills the Planetarium dome.  Dave Matthews Band Laser includes such songs as “Ants Marching,” “#41,” “Everyday,” “Too Much” and “Tripping Billies;” and Pink Floyd Laser features “Speak to Me/Breathe,” “Money,” “Sheep,” “One of These Days,” “Another Brick in the Wall” and others.  Call (585) 271-1880.

The Rochester Women’s Community Church Presents “Here Comes The Sun” @ St. Anne’s Church, January 19

   •ROCHESTER WOMEN’S CHORUS – “Here Comes the Sun,” a winter concert filled with songs of warmth and sunshine intended to brighten up a cold Rochester night, will be performed by the Rochester Women’s Community Chorus on January 19 at St. Anne Church, 1600 Mt. Hope Avenue.  There will be a collection of canned foods taken up that night which will be donated to a local food cupboard.  Call (585) 234-4441.

    •WILLIAM WARFIELD CONCERT – The annual concert supporting the William Warfield Scholarship Fund will be presented on January 13 in the Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs Street.  The program will feature soprano Joel Callonia Dyson, this year’s scholarship recipient.  Call (585) 454-2100.

    •PUBLIC MUSICK – In celebration of Arcangelo Corelli’s 300th anniversary, Public Musick will present a program of the composer’s chamber music featuring the Italian Baroque organ on January 20 at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave.  Call (585) 276-8900.