MUSIC OF NOTE

GRAND SLAM FINALE: THE BASEBALL MUSIC PROJECT
The Fox Valley Symphony closes out its season with an evening of symphonic music arranged and composed around the theme of baseball. Hall of Famer Dave Winfield narrates the evening, which includes music by Sousa, Randy Newman and James Horner. May 3 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. 920-968-0300 or foxvalleysymphony.com

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: CAPTIVATING CONTINENTALS
Jeffrey Siegel presents the final show in this season’s Keyboard Conversations series with a concert featuring pieces by Strauss, Liszt, Dvorak and Bartok. Wisconsin Lutheran College May 7. 414-443-8802 or wlc.edu/arts

YO-YO MA GALA
The world-famous cellist joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a concert featuring Beethoven’s Seventh and Strauss’ Don Quixote. May 7 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

NATIONS ON PARADE
Cellist Joseph Johnson joins Andreas Delfs and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for a concert featuring Beethoven’s Seventh, Harris’ Third Symphony and a cello concerto by Saint-Saens. May 9 -11 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

THE SING-ALONG SOUND OF MUSIC
The Skylight Opera Theatre presents a sing-along evening to the beloved film classic. Bring your lederhosen May 9 – 10 to the Broadway Theatre Center’s Cabot Theatre. 414-291-7800 or skylightopera.com

CANTUS — INTO TEMPTATION
This all-male vocal group has gained a name for itself performing everything from chant to folk to spirituals to pop to classical. May 10 at the Wilson Center. 262-781-9520 or wilson-center.com

PLAY IN A DAY 3: THE 24-HOUR MUSICAL!
Alamo Basement and Insurgent Theatre present a fully staged musical extravaganza written in a single day. May 10 at the Tenth Street Theatre. 414-271-1371 or insurgenttheatre.org

ROBERT ROBINSON AND TCC
Celebrating the rich tradition of African-American gospel music, this multi-cultural vocal group brings its harmony to the Schauer Center May 10. 262-670-0560 or schauercenter.org

MENDELSSOHN STRING QUARTET
This New York quartet, now celebrating its 30th anniversary season, performs with Jonathan Bliss May 17 at the Wilson Center. 262-781-9520 or wilson-center.org

A NEW SPIRIT
The Concord Chamber Orchestra welcomes The Master Singers of Milwaukee in a concert featuring the work of Lehar, Hovhaness and Leonard Bernstein. May 18 at St. Mathew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa. 414-347-0881 or concordorchestra.org

IN THE BEGINNING
The Bel Canto Chorus closes its season at the Wilson Center with a concert featuring pieces by Aaron Copland and Franz Josef Haydn. May 18. 414-481-8801 or belcanto.org

INNOCENCE LOST: MUSIC OF THE ‘60’S
The Waukesha Symphony Orchestra closes its season with a concert commemorating the turbulent 1960’s. Soprano Marjorie Owens performs the score to two scenes from 1966’s Anthony and Cleopatra. Also featuring Mahler’s First Symphony and a piece by Richard Strauss. May 20 at Carroll College’s Shattuck Auditorium. 262-547-1858 or waukeshasymphony.org

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
A kind, overworked social worker looks after a group of mentally handicapped men in this endearing comedy by Tom Griffin. May 22 – June 8 at the Sunset Playhouse in Elm Grove. 262-782-4430 or sunsetplayhouse.com

GRANDEUR AND WORSHIP
Andreas Delfs conducts the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in a concert featuring Bach’s Mass in B minor. Featuring guest vocal soloists Hyunah Yu and Alfred Walker. May 23 and 24 at the Marcus Center For The Performing Arts. 414-291-7605 or mso.org

FROM GERMANY TO RUSSIA
Nationally acclaimed violinist Hilary Hahn joins The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Jun Markl for a concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Schumann’s First Symphony and Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia. May 29 – June 1 at the Marcus Center. 414-291-7605 or mso.org