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Leslie Ross 100 years after Stravinsky made the bassoon sound like it never had, in the opening of his Rite of Spring, Ross uses micro-amplifiers—15 of them, placed right on the sound holes of her bassoon—to crate a surround-sound effect. Chapel Performance Space, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., 789-1939, waywardmusic.blogspot.com. $5–$15. 8 p.m. Thurs., June 6.
Seattle Symphony Jeff Tyzik leads this pops tribute to Harlem’s Cotton Club, with music by Ellington, Armstrong, and other jazz greats. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattlesymphony.org. $19–$95. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., June 6, 8 p.m. Fri., June 7, 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., June 8, 2 p.m. Sun., June 9.
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UW Symphony Ending their season big (they could hardly end it bigger) with Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony. Meany Hall, UW campus, 543-4880, music.washington.edu. $10–$15. 7:30 p.m. Fri., June 7.
International Music and Organ Festival A weekend of church music: not just the organ, but choirs and handbells too. See utemple.org for full info. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 N.E. 43rd St., 632-5163. Donation. 7:30 p.m. Fri., June 7, 7 p.m. Sat., June 8.
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Seattle Choral Company SEE EAR SUPPLY, PAGE TK.
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Seattle Peace Chorus Performing Canto General, Mikis Theodorakis’ setting of poems by Pablo Neruda. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., seattlepeacechorus.org. $18–$25. 7:30 p.m. Sat., June 8.
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B’shnorkestra Joshua Kohl conducts Samantha Boshnack’s alt-chamber orchestra to celebrate the release of their first CD, Go to Orange. Columbia City Theater, 4918 Rainier Ave. S., 800-838-3006, bshnorkestra.com. $10–$12. 8 p.m. Sat., June 8.
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Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Closing their season with Beethoven’s Prometheus Overture, some light Strauss and Wagner, and the premiere of a string piece by Erberk Eryilmaz. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., 800-838-3006, seattlemetropolitanchamberorchestra.com. $10–$15. 8 p.m. Sat., June 8.
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Thalia Symphony Jeremy Briggs Roberts conducts Berlioz (Les nuits d’ete with soprano Kimberly Giordano), Brahms, and Prokofiev. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 800-838-3006, thaliasymphony.org. $15–$20, 8 p.m. Sat., June 8.
Harmony Kings Barbershop Chorus A musical salute to Laugh-In. Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St., Auburn, harmonykings.org. $10–$20. 7 p.m. Sat., June 8, 2 p.m. Sun., June 9.
Northwest Chamber Chorus Contemporary and German romantic choral works. Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave. N., 523-1196, northwestchamberchorus.org. $12–$22. 7:30 p.m. Sat., June 8, 3 p.m. Sun., June 9.
BPA Chamber Music Music by Satie, Schumann, Allen Strange (who lived on Bainbridge), and many others. Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, 842-8569, bainbridgeperformingarts.org. $12–$16. 3 p.m. Sun., June 9.
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West Seattle Symphony Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, and a piece by local composer Robert Duisberg. Chief Sealth International High School, 2600 SW Thistle St., wscorchestras.org. Donation. 7 p.m., Tues., June 11.
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Composer Spotlight WSU composer Gregory Yasinitsky discusses his “third stream” work combining classical and jazz. Jack Straw Studios, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., jackstraw.org. Free. 7:30 p.m. Wed., June 12.
