In Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw," two children living in a rambling, isolated mansion are haunted by a couple of ghosts. As the plot unfolds, their governess becomes convinced that the specters are using the kids to continue their paranormal relationship into the present.

Like that big, old house, Rochester's fall classical season seems to be under the spell of two ghosts. They're friendly ones: the Spirit of Early Music and the Specter of Old Favorites. Explorers seeking new treasure are advised to check upstairs in the attic or under the stairwells for small pockets of dissonance. Elsewhere, the ghosts rule. The main rooms are well lit, harmonious, and furnished in a fusion of 18th and 19th century styles.

The Spirit of Early Music will rejoice at the installation of a glorious new pipe organ. Eastman faculty will unveil the Craighead-Saunders Organ at Christ Church during an annual festival (October 16-20) with concerts featuring Stephen Kennedy's polished choral group Schola Cantorum and the Rochester City Ballet. What makes the instrument notable, besides its stunning appearance, is the provenance. It's a reconstruction of a massive 1776 organ in Vilnius, Lithuania and, according to project director Hans Davidssohn, it will make Rochester the place to perform, hear, and record music of J.S. Bach. 

The Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble will appear in Rochester for the first time on Tuesday, October 14, to play in Kilbourn Hall. The group, led by lutenist-extraordinaire Paul O'Dette, will also perform Bach on Friday, October 17, at Christ Church. Later in the month (October 31, November 1-2) Pegasus Early Music will offer exquisite pieces by Luzzaschi, Monterverdi, Rossi, and others. The enchantment extends into November with the Rochester Early Music Festival, held at St. Anne's on November 7.

Not to be outdone by such splendor, the Specter of Old Favorites hovers over the Mercury Opera company, and its dynamic performances of "The Barber of Seville" (September 26 and 28) at the Greece Athena Performing Arts Center. Gerard Floriano conducts and John Davies directs Rossini's most popular comedic opera.

In October, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off its 2008-2009 season with classical standards and powerhouse pianist Andre Watts. Christopher Seaman will conduct weekend concerts (October 10-11) showcasing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "New World," the same forceful masterpiece that the New York Philharmonic performed in North Korea in the spring. The RPO stitches a Russian theme into the season with Borodin's Symphony No. 2 on October 31 and November 1, plus music by Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, and Tchaikovsky to come later. During Halloween weekend performances, RPO concertmaster Juliana Athayde performs the solo in Brahms' Violin Concerto, a tricky, profound work.

Other highlights of the fall season include a solo piano concert on December 2, when the Eastman School presents pianist Stephen Hough, an English-born Australian who's written about sexuality, music, and prayer. He'll perform pieces by Faure, Franck, and Chopin in Kilbourn Hall.

Henry James' gothic tale "The Turn of the Screw" sparked numerous film versions and even a short story by Joyce Carol Oates telling the tale from the ghosts' point of view. Benjamin Britten's operatic version offers the most complex and interesting matrix of musical ideas. You have the chance to see "The Turn of the Screw" performed by Eastman Opera Theatre November 6-9. You may be left to wonder if the ghosts are real or figments of the governess's imagination.

Classical music

Chamber Music Rochester Oct 5: "Russian Icons, Artifacts, and Music," music by Arensky and Tchaikovsky, Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave | Nov 10: "An Evening with Jon Nakamatsu," Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave | Jan 25: Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble, quintets by Liptak and Shostakovich, MAG | Mar 1: Premier Winds, MAG | Apr 26: Ying Quartet w/cellist Paul Katz, Hochstein Performance Hall | All concerts at 7:30 p.m., $10-$30. 377-6770, chambermusicrochester.org.

ChristChurchSun 9 p.m. (through Apr 26): Compline, sung by the Christ Church Schola Cantorum, free | Oct 5: Candlelight Concert, 8:30 p.m., free | Oct 19: Dedication of the Craighead-Saunders "Casparini" Organ, 11 a.m. | Nov 2: Candlelight Concert featuring Duo vio-LINK-oto, Japanese KOTO, and violin, 8:30 p.m. | Dec 7: Candlelight Concert: Motets and Carols for Christmas feat. Roberts Wesleyan Chorale, 8:30 p.m. | Dec 24: Christmas Eve feat. Christ Church Choir, 10:30 p.m. | Jan 4: Candlelight Concert feat. Michael Unger, 8:30 p.m. | Feb 1: Candlelight Concert feat. Paul Frolick, 8:30 p.m. | Mar 1: Candlelight Concert feat. Jordan Wilson, 8:30 p.m. | Apr 5:Candlelight Concert feat. Houghton College Choir, 8:30 p.m. | 141 East Ave, 454-3878. christchurchrochester.org.

Eastman School of Music Sep 17: Eastman Chamber Jazz | Sep 18: Eastman BroadBand | Sep 19-20: Music and Globalization Conference | Sep 23: ESM Jazz Faculty | Sep 24: Eastman Jazz Showcase | Sep 25: Eastman Philharmonia | Sep 26: Eastman Wind Ensemble | Sep 27: Eastman Virtuosi | Sep 28: Eastman Ranlet- Series: The Ying Quartet, 3 p.m. | Oct 1: Eastman Wind Orchestra | Oct 2: Composers' Forum | Oct 2: Ossia | Oct 10: Oistrakh Centenary Celebration Chamber Music Concert | Oct 11: Oistrakh Centenary Celebration Violin Showpieces | Oct 12: Oistrakh Centenary Celebration Violin Concerto Concert, 3 p.m. | Oct 14: Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble | Oct 15: Eastman Jazz Ensemble and New Jazz Ensemble, Eastman Theatre | Oct 16: EROI Festival 2008: Inaugural Concert of the Craighead-Saunders Organ, Christ Church Episcopal, 7:30 p.m. | Oct 18: Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman Wind Ensemble, Eastman Theatre | Oct 19: Faculty Artist Series: Jean Barr and Thomas Schumacher, 3 p.m. | Oct 21: Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Eastman Theatre, 7:30 p.m. | Oct 21: Eastman Horn Choir | Oct 22: Eastman Wind Orchestra, Eastman Theatre | Oct 23: Repertory Singers, Women's Chorus, Eastman Chorale | Oct 24: Musica Nova | Oct 25: Ossia, Music of Michael Tenzer | Oct 31: Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Theatre | Nov 10: World Music Series: Jugalbandhi | Nov 11: Kilbourn Concert Series: Chrisitan Gerhaher, baritone | Nov 12: Eastman Wind Ensemble, Eastman Theatre | Nov 14: Eastman Wind Orchestra | Nov 15: Morning Chamber Music, 11 a.m. | Nov 16: Faculty Artist Series: Tony Caramia, piano, 3 p.m. | Nov 17: Eastman Jazz Lab | Nov 18: Percussion Ensemble, Eastman Theatre | Nov 18: Faculty Artist Series: Robert Morris, composer | Nov 19: Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman Theatre | Nov 19: Tuba Mirum | Nov 20: Eastman Trombone Choir | Nov 21: Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Theatre | Nov 23: Eastman Chorale, 3 p.m. | Nov 25: Composers' Sinfonietta | Dec 1: Woodwind Chamber Music Recital, 9 p.m. | Dec 2: Kilbourn Concert Series: Steven Hough, piano | Dec 3: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble | Dec 4: Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Wind Orchestra | Dec 5: Eastman Rochester Chorus and Graduate Chamber Orchestra Concert, Eastman Theatre | Dec 7: Eastman Chamber Honors Recital | Dec 8: Eastman Jazz Ensemble | Dec 9: Collegium Musicum | Dec 11: Ossia | Dec 12: Holiday Sing, Eastman School Music Hall, Noon | Dec 12: Musica Nova | Dec 14: Eastman Chamber Honors Recital, 9 p.m. | Dec 15: Repertory Singers and Women's Chorus | Performances are free and start at 8 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall,26 Gibbs St., unless otherwise noted. 274-1100, esm.rochester.edu

Eastman Opera Theatre Nov 6-9: Benjamin Britten's "Turn of the Screw," Kilbourn Hall,26 Gibbs St. | Dec 12, 14: "For a Look or a Touch & Les Mamelles de Tirésias," Eastman School Annex A804 | 274-1100, esm.rochester.edu.

First Muse Chamber Music Feb 8: "Music for Many Strings" feat. David Brickman and Patricia Sunwoo (violin), Melissa Matson and Marc Anderson (viola) and John Haines-Eitzen and Kathleen Murphy Kemp (cello) | May 3: 7:30 p.m.: "Music for Flute and Guitar" feat. Joanna Bassett (flute) and Shiuen-Huang Tzeng (guitar) | 7:30 p.m., $5-$20 | Rochester Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. 271-9070 ext. 112, rochesterunitarian.org.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Oct 26: "Inspiring" | Dec 7: "Exciting" | Feb 22: "Magnificent" | May 3: "Exhilarating" | 4 p.m., $5-$12 | Stuart Steiner Theatre, Genesee Community College, Batavia. 343-0055 x6814, geneseesymphony.com.

Gregory Kunde ChoraleOct 12: Gregory Kunde and Friends, venue and time TBD | Nov 9: "Destinations," St. Louis Church, Pittsford, 2 p.m. | Jan 18: "It Ain't Over," St. Mary's Church, Rochester, 4 p.m. | May 3: "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor," 4 p.m., venue TBA | 377-7568, gregorykunde.com/chorale.

HochsteinSchool of Music  Sep 28: Music Educators Wind Band Concert, 7 p.m., $5; Spotlight on Faculty: Glennda Dove Pellito, flute, Grace Wong, harp, Pittsford Library, 2 p.m. | Oct 12: Spotlight on Faculty: Lisa Raposa and Gregory Millar, piano, Granger Homestead, Canandaigua, 2 p.m. | Oct 18: Junior Wind Symphony Concert, 7:30 p.m. | Oct 19: Virtuosi Scholarship Chamber Orchestra with Oratorio Society, 3 p.m. | Oct 22: "Live from Hochstein" w/Music Educators Wind Band, 12:10 p.m. | Oct 26: Music Educators Wind Concert, feat. Canandaigua Academy Mixed Chorus, 7 p.m., $5 | Oct 29: "Live from Hochstein" w/Daniela Mineva and Wenqing Zhang, piano, 12:10 p.m. | Nov 1: Suzuki Play-in, 4 p.m. | Nov 1: Finger Lakes Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Canandaigua Middle School | Nov 5: "Live from Hochstein" w/Kilbourn Saxophone Quartet, 12:10 p.m. | Nov 9: Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m., $5 | Nov 12: "Live from Hochstein" w/Antara Winds, 12:10 p.m. | Nov 14: Voice Recital, 6:30 p.m. | Nov 15: Virtuosi Scholarship Chamber Orchestra, 2 p.m. | Nov 19: "Live from Hochstein" w/Carinne Stillwell, violin, Mimi Hwang, cello, and Elinor Freer, piano, 12:10 p.m. | Nov 23: Philharmonia & Sinfonia Concert, 7 p.m. | Dec 3: "Live from Hochstein" w/Eastman Horn Choir, 12:10 p.m. | Dec 6-7: Performathon at Eastview Mall | Dec 10: "A Cup of Good Cheer" w/Madrigalia, 12:10 p.m. | Dec 12: Dance Gala, 7:30 p.m. | Dec 13: Youth Singers, 3 p.m. | Dec 13: Finger Lakes Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Canandaigua Middle School, $5 | Dec 15: Chorale, 7:30 p.m. | Dec 17: "Live from Hochstein," 12:10 p.m. | Jan 18: Musical Feast w/Mambo Kings, 2-4 p.m. | Jan 25: Music Educators Wind Band, 4 p.m., $5 | Feb 7: Youth Wind Symphony Concert, 7:30 p.m. | Feb 8: David Hochstein Recital Competition, Youth Symphony Orchestra & Philharmonia Concert, 7 p.m. | Feb 14: Barnes & Noble Bookfair and Concert, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. | Mar 15: Sinfonia & Concertino Strings, 7 p.m. | Mar 18: "Live from Hochstein," 12:10 p.m. | Mar 25: "Live from Hochstein," 12:10 p.m. | Mar 25: Percussion Ensemble Concert, time TBD | Mar 29: Finger Lakes Concert Band, 3 p.m., location TBD | Apr 1: "Live from Hochstein," 12:10 p.m. | Apr 3: Voice Recital, 6:30 p.m. | Apr 8: "Live from Hochstein," 12:10 p.m. | Apr 9: David Hochstein Recital Competition Winners Recital, 4 p.m. | May 9: Presberg Ensembles Concert, 2 & 3:30 p.m., location TBD | May 10: Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m. | Apr 17: Philharmonia and Sinfonia Concertino Strings, 7 p.m. | Jun 6: Finger Lakes Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Canandaigua Middle School  | Jun 12: Dance Gala, 7:30 p.m. | Jun 13: A Spring Concert of Young Voices, 3 p.m. | Jun 15: Adult Students' Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. | All shows are free and at Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave,, unless otherwise noted. 454-4596, Hochstein.org.

Memorial Art Gallery Going for Baroque Series:Sundays 1 & 3 p.m., Eastman students perform on Italian Baroque organ, free w/museum admission | Sep 21: Baroque Organ Showcase, Hans Davidsson, organ, Nicholas Goluses, guitar, 5:30 p.m., $8-$12 | Oct 5: Society for Chamber Music "Russian Icons, Artifacts, and Music," 7:30 p.m., $30 | Oct 19: Organ Spectacular, 1-5 p.m., free w/museum admission | Dec 6 & 11: Schola Cantorum, 3 p.m. | Fountain Court, Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. esm.rochester.edu.

Mercury Opera Sep 26, 28: "Il Barbiere Di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville), Greece Athena Performing Arts Center, 800 Long Pond Rd. $15-$85 | Nov 14, 16: "Iolanthe," Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fairport, Free | Dec: "Amahl and the Night Visitors", dates & locations TBA, $5-15 | Jan 16, 18: "Tosca," Eastman Theatre, 26 Gibbs St, $15-$85 | 473-6567, mercuryoperarochester.org.

Monroe Community College Oct 15:Instrumental & Vocal Concert, North Atrium, 7:30 p.m. | Oct 28: Guitar Recital and Master Class Featuring Marcin Dylla, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Nov 7: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Nov 11: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Nov 18: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Nov 25: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Dec 2: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Dec 3: Instrumental Concert, MCC Theatre, 7:30 p.m. | Dec 10: Vocal Concert, North Atrium, 7:30 p.m. | Dec 12: Madrigal Singers, North Atrium, 7:30 p.m. | Mar 11: Instrumental & Vocal Concert, North Atrium, 7:30 p.m. | Mar 31: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Apr 7: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Apr 14: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | Apr 15: The 40th Annual MCC Jazz Fest, MCC Theatre, 7:30 p.m. | Apr 28: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | May 5: Student Recital, Building 12-126, 4 p.m. | May 6: Instrumental Concert, MCC Theatre, 7:30 p.m. | May 13: Vocal Concert, North Atrium, 7:30 p.m. | MCC, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Free, unless otherwise noted. 292-2000, monroecc.edu.

Nazareth College Sep 27: Family Weekend Student Recitals, Wilmot Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m. | Sep 28: Painting with Music, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Oct 3: Keyboard Forum: "Is Music in My Student's Future?," Rehearsal Hall, Arts Center, 9:30 a.m. | Oct 5: "Fables, Street Dances and Other Environments for Jazz Trio," Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Oct 12: "Voice Plus One: Songs for Voice and Plucked String Instruments," Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Oct 19: "Interactive Strings: Music for Violin and Piano," Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Oct 24: Symphony Orchestra Concert, Linehan Chapel, 7:30 p.m. | Oct 26: Hobstetter Scholarship Recital: Guest Piano Recital, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Nov 1: Concert Band Performance, Linehan Chapel, 4 p.m. | Nov 2: Jazz Combo Concert, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Nov 16: Men's Ensemble, Women's Ensemble, Chamber Singers and Symphony Orchestra Concert, Linehan Chapel, 4 p.m. | Nov 20: Jazz Ensemble Concert, Wilmot Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. | Jan 25: Pianistic Progression: Piano Repertoire from Mozart to Debussy, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Jan 25: Community Outreach Concert, St. Andrews Church, 923 Portland Ave, 3 p.m. | Feb 1: Centennial Celebration: Felix Mendelssohn, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Feb 8: "Chamber Music for Winds," Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Feb 15: "Preludes and Etudes: Bach, Scriabin, Ligeti, Liszt," Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Mar 1: Contemporary Chamber Music for Percussion, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Mar 6: Symphony Orchestra Concert, Linehan Chapel, 7:30 p.m. | Mar 8: "From France to Russia: Sonatas by Ravel and Prokofiev," Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Mar 29: Jazz Combo Concert, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | Apr 4: Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert, Linehan Chapel, 3 p.m. | Apr 5: Men's Ensemble, Women's Ensemble and Chamber Singers Concert, Linehan Chapel, 4 p.m. | Apr 18: Concert Band Performance, Linehan Chapel, 4 p.m. | Apr 23: Concert Band Performance, Wilmot Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. | May 3: Community Music Program Faculty Recital, Wilmot Recital Hall, 3 p.m. | free | Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave, 389-2700.

Pegasus Early Music Sep 28: "Bohemian Rhapsody: Glorious Baroque Music for Strings and Trumpets," Downtown United Presbyterian Church | Oct 31-Nov 2: "The Three Ladies" | Feb 6-9: "The Lady and her Echo" | Mar 22: Mozart Sonatas and Variations, Downtown United Presbyterian Church | May 8-10: "The Bard and the Bachelor" | Concerts at Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave, unless otherwise noted. $10-$25. pegasusearlymusic.org

Penfield Symphony Orchestra Oct 27: October Concert | Dec 1: Holiday Concert | Feb 9: February Concert | Apr 5: "Music for a Sunday Afternoon," Casa Larga Winery, 2 p.m. | May 18: May Concert | May 31: Picnic Pops, Penfield Amphitheater at the Veteran's Memorial Park, 6:30 p.m., free. | Browncroft Community Church, 2530 Browncroft Blvd., Penfield. All concerts at 7:30 p.m., $10-$12, unless otherwise noted | 872-0774, penfieldsymphony.org.

Roberts Wesleyan College Sep 25: The Ying Quartet, 7:30 p.m. | Sep 27: Roberts Wind Ensemble, 1:15 p.m. | Oct 10: George Collichio/Jim Fielder Duo, 7:30 p.m. | Oct 25: Roberts Chorale with the RWCCO, 7:30 p.m. | Nov 1: Roberts Wesleyan College-Community Orchestra with the Roberts Chorale, 7:30 p.m. | Nov 8: Spyro Gyra, 7:30 p.m. | Nov 11: Great American Songbook, 7:30 p.m. | Nov 15: Roberts Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. | Nov 20: Roberts Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. | Feb 7: Latin Fiesta!, 7:30 p.m. | Feb 28: Roberts Chorale, 7:30 p.m. | Feb 28: Roberts Wesleyan College-Community Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. | Mar 15: Susan and Craig Hart, 3 p.m. | Mar 24: Great American Songbook, 7:30 p.m. | Mar 27: Hans Christian Anderson, 7:30 p.m. | Apr 3: Roberts Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. | Apr 16: Roberts Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. | Apr 18: Roberts Chorale, 7:30 p.m. | May 2: Mark Lowry, 7:30 p.m. | Cultural Life Center, 2301 Westside Dr. Free, unless otherwise noted. 594-6008, roberts.edu/clc.

Rochester Boys Choir Oct 19: "Noyes Fludde," Hochstein, 3 p.m. | Dec 5: "Welcome Yule," Asbury First United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. | Dec 7: "A Holiday Sampler," St. John's Episcopal Church, Honeoye Falls, 7 p.m. | Dec 13: "Kindle the Light," Christ Church, 4 p.m. | Feb 22: Choral Prism Concert, Eastman Theatre, 4 p.m. | Apr 3: Tour Preview Concert, Ithaca venue TBD, 7 p.m. | May 9: "A Little Taste of Jazz," Asbury First United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. | May 15: "A Little Taste of Jazz," venue TBD | Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 3 p.m. 271-1050.

Rochester Chamber Orchestra Dec 7: RCO with The Messiah and The Festival Singers, 7 p.m. | Mar 8: Performance, 3 & 7 p.m. |Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. $5-$15, 442-9778.

Rochester Gay Men's Chorus Dec 5-6: "Naughty & Nice" Holiday Concert | Mar 21: "Women of Song" | Jun 13: "Play It Cool" w/Lea DeLaria | Hochstein School of Music, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. 8 p.m., $6-$15, 423-0650, thergmc.org.

Rochester Institute of Technology  Sep 26: Opening Concert: "Legends of Jazz Trumpet" | Oct 24: Russian pianist Andrey Pisarev | Jan 9: "Music Recycling 101" w/Rod Blumenau Trio | Mar 27: Eastman School Orchestra | May 1: Quartsemble Chamber Group w/Eastman Electronic Music | All concerts at 8 p.m. in the Ingle Auditorium, Student Alumni Union, RIT. $6-$20 475-4121.

Rochester Oratorio Society Oct 19: Britten's "Noye's Fludde," 3 p.m. | Dec 7: "An Oratorio Holiday," 3 p.m. | Mar 7: "Partners in Freedom: Lincoln & Douglass," 7:30 p.m. | May 2: Brahms' "Nänie," 7:30 p.m. | Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. $18. 473-2234, rossings.org.

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Oct 5: orKIDStra "Music + Dance," Hochstein Performance Hall, 2 p.m. | Oct 10-11: Opening Weekend: Andre Watts | Oct 24-25: Celebrate Tyzik! Red Carpet Spectacular | Oct 26: RPO Casual Sunday Matinee: Masters of American Musicals, 2 p.m. | Oct 31-Nov 1: Juliana Athayde plays Brahms | Nov 6 & 8: Nakamatsu plays Mozart | Nov 7 & 9: Beethoven and Schubert | Nov 14: WPOP Concert: Wynonna Judd & Don Potter w/RPO | Nov 20 & 22: Passionate Piano | Nov 21 & 23: Rossini and Weber, Hochstein Performance Hall | Nov 28-30: "The Nutcracker," 2 & 7 p.m. | Dec 13: Handel's "Messiah" | Dec 14: An orKIDStra Holiday, 2 p.m. | Dec 19-21: Time Warner Cable Gala Holiday Pops (Sun. 2 p.m.) | Jan 9 & 10: Cirque! | Jan 22 & 24: Shostakovich's Defiant Fifth | Jan 25: orKIDStra "Music + Theater," feat. "Peter and the Wolf," Hochstein Performance Hall, 2 p.m. | Jan 29 & 31: Josefowicz plays Beethoven | Jan 30 & Feb 1: Grieg, Warner and Brahms, Hochstein Performance Hall (Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.) | Feb 6-7: Bernstein on Stage | Feb 12 & 14: Valentine's Weekend: "Romeo and Juliet" & "Carmen" | Feb 19-20: Tchaikovsky's Fifth | Feb 27-28: "That's Amore!" | Mar 1: Search for a Star 2, 2 p.m. | Mar 5 & 7: Mahler's Sixth | Mar 13-14: "Bright Lights, Big City: The Best of Broadway" | Mar 19 & 21: Haydn's Bi-Centennial | Mar 20 & 22: Dvořák & Franck, Hochstein Performance Hall (Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.) | Mar 29: orKIDStra "Music + Art," Hochstein Performance Hall, 2 p.m. | Apr 16 & 18: Schumann & Brahms | Apr 17 & 19: Stravinsky & Elgar, Hochstein Performance Hall (Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.) | Apr 24-25: Michael Cavanaugh: The Music of Billy Joel | Apr 26: Enchanted April, 2 p.m. | Apr 30 & May 2: Symphonie Fantastique | May 3: orKIDStra "Music + Music," Hochstein Performance Hall, 2 p.m. | May 7 & 9: Rachmaninoff's Second | May 21 & 23: "The Planets" | May 22 & 24: Vaughan Williams and Bartók, Hochstein Performance Hall (Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.) | May 29-30: Night at the Cotton Club | May 31: Sounds of New Orleans, 2 p.m. | All concerts at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St., 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted $12-$85. 454-2100, rpo.org.

Strong National Museum of Play Making American Music Series: Sep 24: "Big Band Lives On" w/Johnny Matt Big Band | Oct 15: "Home Grown In America" w/John Rossbach and Andrew VanNorstrand | Nov 19: "Jazz at the Museum" w/Earle Jerris Septet | Jan 21: "Live at the Sands with Dean, Frank and Friends" w/Rochester Rat Pack | Feb 25: "Jigs and Reels" w/Tullamore Celtic Band and Young School of Irish Dance | Mar 18: "Down Home Folk" w/Simple Gifts | Apr 15: "A Night of Blues" w/White Hots | May 13: "A Star Spangled Evening" w/Hotsie Totsies || Eastman School Performances: Nov 7, 7 p.m., free w/admission; Dec 5, 6 p.m., free w/admission | 1 Manhattan Sq. 7:30 p.m. $13-$16, unless otherwise noted. 263-2700, museumofplay.org.

SUNY Brockport Oct 3: RPO | Oct 8: Music at Noon, Drake Memorial Library Lobby, 12:10 p.m., free | Nov 5: Music at Noon, Drake Memorial Library Lobby, 12:10 p.m., free | Nov 21: Rochester Flute Association | Dec 7: "Very Merry Music" w/College-Community College, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Brockport, $5 | Feb 6: Jazz at Brockport w/Aaron Goldberg Trio | Mar 4: Music at Noon, Drake Memorial Library Lobby, 12:10 p.m., free | Mar 27: Plymouth Brass Quintet | Apr 1: Music at Noon, Drake Memorial Library Lobby, 12:10 p.m., free | Apr 25: GospelFest w/Gospel Choir, Seymour College Union Ballroom, 7 p.m., free | May 9: "One Enchanted Evening" w/College-Community Chorus, $8 | Concerts in Tower Fine Arts Theatre, SUNY Brockport campus, 7:30 p.m. $8-$12, unless otherwise noted. 395-2787

SUNY Geneseo Sep 20: C-Squared Duo Concert, Central Presbyterian Church | Sep 28: Amy Stanley, piano, 3 p.m. | Oct 5: Symphony Orchestra w/Carol Choristers, 3 p.m. | Oct 17: Chamber Singers w/Carol Choristers, Central Presbyterian Church | Oct 19: Wind Ensemble w/Monday Night Jazz Ensemble, 3 p.m. | Oct 25: Student Honors Recital, 3 p.m. | Nov 9: Wind Quintet, 3 p.m. | Nov 14: Tremont String Quartet | Nov 16: Wind Ensemble w/Thursday Night Jazz Ensemble, 3 p.m. | Nov 23: Festival Chorus, Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. | Dec 7: Chamber Singers w/Carol Choristers, 3 p.m., St. Michael's Episcopal Church | Dec 8: Percussion Ensemble | Concerts in Wadsworth Auditorium, SUNY Geneseo campus, at 8 p.m., free unless otherwise noted. 245-5824.

University of Rochester Oct 17: Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Singers, Women's Chorus, and Men's Glee Club, 7 p.m. | Oct 18: Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra, 7 p.m. | Oct 19: Jazz Ensemble and Gospel Choir, 1 p.m. | Nov 16: Gospel Choir Concert, 8 p.m. | Oct 19: Chamber Ensembles Concert, 8 p.m. | Dec 4: Wind Symphony Concert, 7 p.m. | Dec 5: Choral Sampler Concert feat. Men's Glee Club and Women's Chorus, 8 p.m. | Dec 6: Symphony Orchestra Concert, 8 p.m. | Dec 7: Gospel Choir Concert, 3 p.m. | Dec 9: Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Singers Concert, 8 p.m. | Dec 14: Skalny Center Piano Recital, 3 p.m. | Concerts are in the Strong Auditorium on the UR River Campus, and free unless otherwise noted. 275-2828.