117th BACH FESTIVAL

Bethlehem Area Public Library

11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-866-4382, https://bach.org/bach-festival/

Bach & Books: Festival Family Storytime, 10 a.m. May 9

Central Moravian Church

73 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-866-4382, https://bach.org/bach-festival/

Christian Family Lovefeast, 11 a.m. May 11

“Cantata in Context,” 2:30 p.m. May 11

Incarnation of Our Lord Church

617 Pierce St., Bethlehem. 610-866-4382, https://bach.org/bach-festival/

Chorale Sing, 3:30 p.m. May 9

“Bach at 4,” 4 p.m. May 9

Lehigh University

Baker Hall, Zoellner Art Center, 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem. 610-866-4382, https://bach.org/bach-festival/

“Outside the Bachs - Fire & Grace + Fanny Ara,” 7 p.m. May 8

“Bach Choir Films from the Archives,” 11 a.m. May 9

“Barnette Distinguished Scholar Lecture: J.S. Bach and His String Players,” 2 p.m. May 9.

Dinner & Discussion with Dr. Larry Lipkis, 5:45 p.m. May 9

“Ifor Jones Memorial Chamber Music Concert,” 10:30 a.m. May 10

Bel Canto Youth Chorus of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, “Post-Concert Performance,” 11:45 a.m. May 10

Festival Luncheon, 12:30 p.m. May 10

Packer Memorial Church, 18 University Drive, Bethlehem.

“Bach at 8,” 8 p.m. May 9

“Chorale Sing,” 2 p.m. May 10

“Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 Part 1,” 2:30 p.m. May 10

“Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 Part 2,” 4:30 p.m. May 10

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem

66 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-866-4382, https://bach.org/bach-festival/

“Chamber Music in the Saal,” 11 a.m. May 11

Moravian University

Peter Concert Hall, 342 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-866-4382, https://bach.org/bach-festival/

“Zimmermann’s Coffee House,” 7 p.m. May 10

ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

1533 Springhouse Road, Allentown. https://www.allentownmusicclub.com/programs

Allentown Music Club, “Musical May,” 2 p.m. May 3

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH

1245 Hamilton St., Allentown. https://ypplv.org/

Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley & Junior String Philharmonic, Spring Concert, 3 p.m. May 10

COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL LEHIGH VALLEY AND BERKS

1544 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-435-7725, https://cmslv.org

Gala Recital, Reception & Scholarship Awards, 4 p.m. May 10

DESALES UNIVERSITY

Connelly Chapel, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley. 610-282-1100 ext. 2116, https://www.desales.edu/

DeSales Chorale & Schola Cantorem, “Spring Choral Concert: Life and Breath of Life,” 7:30 p.m. April 25. Free

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ALLENTOWN

3231 Tilghman St., Allentown.

Camerata Singers, “Spring Concert: Rheinberger & Kodaly,” 3 p.m. April 26. 610-434-7811, http://www.pacameratasingers.org/

Lehigh Valley Chorale, “Songs That Stick: Music That Endures,” 7:30 p.m. May 16; 2 p.m. May 17. 484-548-0052, https://www.lvchorale.org/upcoming-concerts

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BETHLEHEM

2344 Center St., Bethlehem. 484-714-0934, https://ccsingers.org/events

Concord Chamber Singers, “From Grief to Hope: Rutter Requiem & Howell’s Four Anthems,” 4 p.m. April 27

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

15200 Kutztown Road, Kutztown. 610-683-4550, https://kutztown.edu/music/

KU Single Reed Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 22. Free

KU Spring Symphonic Band Concert, 3 p.m. April 27. Free

KU Chamber Ensemble Recital, 7:30 p.m. April. 28. Free

KU Wind Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 2. Free

KU Trombone Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 3. Free

KU Orchestra and Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 4. Free

KU Piano Palooza, 7:30 p.m. May 5. Free

KU Saxophone Studio Recital, 7:30 p.m. May 6. Free

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE

Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton St., Easton. 610-330-5009, https://williamscenter.lafayette.edu/

Lafayette Musical & Immersive Bicentennial Tour, “Concert,” 2 p.m. April 27; pre-concert lecture, 1 p.m.; reception, 4:30 p.m.

Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble, 8 p.m. May 2

Lafayette College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, 8 p.m. May 3

Lafayette College Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m. May 4

Lafayette College Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m. May 5

Lafayette University Concert Band, 8 p.m. May 10

Marquis Consort, 3 p.m. May 11

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

Baker Hall, Zoellner Art Center, 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem. 610-758-2787, zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu

Lehigh University Philharmonic, “Concerto Marathon,” 7:30 p.m. April 25, 26

Lehigh University Wind Ensemble, “Holst: The Planets,” 3 p.m. April 27

Lehigh University Choral Arts, “Questions & Comfort,” 8 p.m. May 2, 3

MILLER SYMPHONY HALL

23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. 610-432-6717, https://www.millersymphonyhall.org/ticket-events/

Allentown Symphony Orchestra, “Tchaikovsky’s 5th!,” 7:30 p.m. April 26; 2 p.m. April 27

The Met: Live in HD Series, “Mozart’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’,” 12:55 p.m. May 3

Allentown Band, “The Music of John Williams: May the Fourth Be With You,” 4 p.m. May 4

Allentown Symphony Orchestra Pops, “A Night at the Movies – The Music of John Williams and More,” 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. May 17

MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE

175 W. North St., Nazareth. 610-435-6036, https://satori-chambermusic.org

“Event-full Living Concert: Music for winds, strings and piano,” 2 p.m. May 3

MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY

Foy Concert Hall, 342 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-861-1650, https://www.moravian.edu/music

Moravian University Choral Ensembles, “Carmina Burana,” 7:30 p.m. April 26

Intersection Trio, 3 p.m. May 4 https://cmlv.org/intersection-trio/

MUHLENBERG COLLEGE

Empie Theatre, Baker Center for the Arts, 2400 W. Chew St., Allentown https://www.muhlenberg.edu/academics/music/concertschedule/

Percussion Ensemble and Student Composers Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 23

Chamber Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m. April 26

Recital Hall, Baker Center for the Arts, 2400 W. Chew St., Allentown https://www.muhlenberg.edu/academics/music/concertschedule/

Opera Workshop Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 29

“Classical Music Concerts” is a listing of classical music concerts in the Lehigh Valley. To request a listing, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com