new & noteworthy     Spring Studio Recital   Monday, May 30th 2011 Towson Unitarian Universalist Church 1710 Dulaney Valley Road 4:30pm, Reception to follow   Join us as we celebrate our graduating Seniors! This afternoon's program will include Johannes Brahms' Sonatensatz, Telemann's Viola Concerto in G Major, Mozart's Concerto No. 3 in G Major, Fritz Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro, and selections from J.S. Bach's Partita No. 3 in E Major, among others.

Café Music II   Saturday, May 7th 2011 Linden-Linthicum United Methodist Church Clarksville, MD 7pm   From the tango café, to the jazz café, to the Viennese coffeehouse, this program features works for piano trio by Piazzolla, Schoenfield, and Brahms. Proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity.   Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño Schoenfeld:  Café Music Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B Major

Alcorn Hullman + Leckie in Pittsburgh   Saturday, October 31st Kresge Recital Hall Carnegie Mellon University 4:30pm   Pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn, violinist Melissa Hullman, and double bassist Jake K. Leckie perform gorgeous and highly original interpretations of nuevo tango pieces along with their own original works.  Tonight they'll play a set of freely improvised music based on original scores and the compositions of Astor Piazzolla.  The trio interprets a challenging repertoire, seamlessly inserting sections of free and spontaneous expression in a dynamic performance that blurs the line between composed and improvised music.

St. Louis Church Concert Series The St. Louis Church Concert Series presents violinist Melissa Hullman, organist Paul Carroll, and cellist Douglas Jameson in a program featuring works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Vitali, and others. Sunday, October 25th at 4pm  Admission is free    Vitali   Chaconne Bach   Toccata and Fugue Schnittke   Suite in the Old Style Bridge   Pieces for Organ Rheinberger   Suite for Organ, Violin, and Cello   St. Louis Church 12500 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21209   For more information, call 410.531.6040