March 3 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Hugh Knight (Sr. Organist and Choirmaster), organist, plays 30-minute recitals each Wednesday during Lent. St. Philip Episcopal Church, 334 MacDonough St., Brooklyn. Free. (718) 778-8700.

March 5 — Friday

12:00 pm. Eric Birk, organist. Free soup and sandwich lunch provided. St. Augustine Episcopal Church, 4301 Avenue D, Brooklyn. Free. (718) 629-0959.

March 6 — Saturday

8:00 pm. The American Melting Pot. Schola Cantorum on Hudson, Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. Choral music from immigrant composers: Kurt Weill, Sheena Phillips, Max Lifchitz and others. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 West 65/Central Park West. $15. (201) 918-3011.

March 7 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Margaret Mills, piano; with the Aviva Players, Asya Meshberg, violin, and Philip Bashor, clarinet. A “French-American” program including Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, excerpts from Chabrier’s Pièces Pittoresques alongside Ruth Crawford’s Préludes, and trios by Amy Beach & Mira J. Spektor. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Sugg. donation: $15 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 288-8920.

3:00 pm. Christ Chapel Chamber Series. Kara Dago-Clark, clarinet. Works for clarinet and bass clarinet by Khachaturian, Brhams, and others. Christ Chapel – The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive/120th St. Free will offering. (212) 870-6700.

4:00 pm. David Enlow, organist. Franck: Grand Pièce Symphonique; Fantaisie in A Major; Pastorale; and Choral No. 1 in E major. Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St./West of Broadway. Free. (212) 877-8227.

4:00 pm. A Lenten Journey in Word in Song. The Diocesan Choir of Rockville Centre, Michael Wustrow, director; Frank Crosio, organ. Christ the King Church, 2 Indian Head Road, Commack, NY. Free Admission. (516) 678-5800, x504.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers: The Complete Preludes and Fugues, Part 3. Joseph Arndt (Newark, N.J.), organist. Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 535; Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532; Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 546; Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 (9/8); Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548 (The Wedge). Pre-concert lecture on the music in the organ gallery at 4:15 pm, followed by Vespers at 5:00 pm. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. (212) 877-6815.

5:15 pm. Bruce Neswick (Dir. of Cathedral Music & Organist), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Music by Heiler and Franck. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

5:15 pm. Arthur Lawrence (New York City), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

6:00 pm. Don Kinnier, theatre organist. Silent movie: "King of Kings" (orig. 1929 C. B. DeMille vers.). New Dorp Moravian Church, Todt Hill & Richmond Roads, Staten Island. Free-will donations accepted. (718) 351-0090).

March 9 — Tuesday

8:00 pm. Raymond Nagem (Juilliard School), organist. Mozart's rarely heard, late works for clockwork organ, including Adagio and Fugue in C minor (trans. Nagem), plus Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537. Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th St., between Broadway and Columbus Ave. Free. (212) 787-2755.

March 10 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Hugh Knight (Sr. Organist and Choirmaster), organist, plays 30-minute recitals each Wednesday during Lent. St. Philip Episcopal Church, 334 MacDonough St., Brooklyn. Free. (718) 778-8700.

March 11 — Thursday

8:00 pm. Choir of St. Luke in the Fields; David Shuler, Music Director. "In the Shadow of the Cross" – Holy Week music by Renaissance master Orlande de Lassus. Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street. $30 ($20 students & seniors). (212) 414-9419.

March 14 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Saint Andrew Chorale; Andrew Henderson, conductor; David Enlow, organ. Handel: Sing-along Messiah. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Free. (212) 288-8920.

3:00 pm. Lenten Concert. St. Vincent Chorale and soloists; Mark Bani, director. Works by Scarlatti, Byrd, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Howells and Pärt. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. (212) 744-2080.

4:00 pm. Bicentennial CD Preview Concert. St. James’ Compostela Choir; Davis Wortman, director. St. James Episcopal Church, 865 Madison Ave./71st St. Suggested contribution: $20 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 288-4100.

4:00 pm. Canterbury Choral Society; Charles Dodsley Walker, conductor; Steven Graff, piano. Brahms: A German Requiem; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor. Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Ave./90th St. Suggested contribution: $20; seniors, students $15; under 12 free.

4:00 pm. Afternoon Music. Gwendolyn Toth and Dongsok Shin of ARTEK, with Nancy Wilson, violin; Loretta O'Sullivan, cello. Works by Mozart, Beethoven and Boccherini. The Unitarian Church in Summit, 4 Waldron Ave., Summit, N.J. $20; seniors $15; students free. (908) 173-3245.

5:15 pm. Derrick Goff (Whitemarsh, Penn.), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

5:15 pm. Nicholas Bideler (Cincinnati, Oh.), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

March 15 — Monday

7:30 pm. Matthew Lewis (Dir. of Music), organist. A program to celebrate the renovation of the reed stops of the Æolian-Skinner organ by Bynum Petty. Works of Franck, including Fantaisie in A major; Prélude, Fugue et Variation; Prière; Choral No. 3 in A minor; and Grande Pièce Symphonique. Church of the Incarnation, 209 Madison Ave./35th St. Suggested donation: $10. (212) 689-6350.

March 17 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Hugh Knight (Sr. Organist and Choirmaster), organist, plays 30-minute recitals each Wednesday during Lent. St. Philip Episcopal Church, 334 MacDonough St., Brooklyn. Free. (718) 778-8700.

7:30 pm. Music of Reflection and Passion. The Transfiguration Choir of Men and Boys; Camerata and Chamber Orchestra; New York Consort of Viols (Jennifer Davidoff, director); Claudia Dumschat, conductor. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri; and works by Gibbons, Lotti and Schein. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street. $25 ($15 students & seniors). (212) 684-4174.

March 19 — Friday

7:30 pm. The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys; His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts and Concert Royal Strings; John Scott, conductor. Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610. St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. $95, $75, $45 ($35 students & seniors). (212) 757-7013 x303.

March 20 — Saturday

8:00 pm. Early Music New York. Orchestra of original instruments. European and German-American Composers of the 18th Century. St. James Episcopal Church, 865 Madison Ave./71st St. $40. Advance tickets: www.earlymusicny.org or (212) 749-6600.

March 21 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Peter Vinograde, piano, and friends. A Bach Birthday Celebration: excerpts from the Musical Offering, chamber sonatas and solo keyboard works, including the Italian Concerto. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Sugg. donation: $15 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 288-8920.

3:00 pm. Back and Bock – J. David Williams (Dir. of Music), organist. Works by Bach and others. Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford St./ Lafayette Ave. $20 (includes beer reception). (718) 625-7515.

4:00 p.m. EUPHONIQUE saxophone quartet with Michael Bomwell, soprano; Loren Stillman, alto; Justin Flynn, tenor; Ken Thomson, baritone; and Larry J. Long (Dir. of Music), organ. Works include the world premiere of “Epiphany” for saxophone quartet and organ by Darin Lewis; Bach’s Sinfonia from Cantata 29, arr. Larry J. Long, and other works by Bach, Florio, Bozza, Hamlin, and Piazzolla. The Church of the Epiphany, 1393 York Ave./74th St. $20 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 737-2720.

4:00 pm. Stephen Tharp, organist. Works by Demessieux, Adler, Franck, Tharp (Easter Fanfares written for Cologne Cathedral) and Jean Guillou's Hyperion. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge Street, Newark, N.J. Suggested donation: $15. (973) 484-2400.

5:15 pm. David Enlow (New York City), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Franck: Prière; Choral No. 3 in A minor. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

5:15 pm. Eugene Lavery (White Plains, N.Y.), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

March 22 — Monday

8:00 pm. Voices of Ascension. Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Anna Shelest and Kana Mimaki, pianists; Dennis Keene, conductor. Liszt: Paraphrase Fantasia on Verdi's Rigoletto; Rossini: Petite Messe Solennele (original version for two pianos and harmonium). Alice Tully Hall, Broadway/66th St. $55, 45, 35, 20. (212) 358-7060.

March 23 — Tuesday

6:00 pm. Faculty recital by Stephen Hamilton, organist. Lidón: Sonata de 1° tono para clave I para órgano con trompete real; J.S. Bach: Partitas: O Gott, du frommer Gott; Franck: Choral No. 1 in E Major; Duruflé: Méditation; Boellmann: Suite Gothique, Op. 25. St. Paul's Chapel – Columbia University, Broadway/116th St. (212) 854-1487. Free.

March 24 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Hugh Knight (Sr. Organist and Choirmaster), organist, plays 30-minute recitals each Wednesday during Lent. St. Philip Episcopal Church, 334 MacDonough St., Brooklyn. Free. (718) 778-8700.

Sacred Music in a Sacred Space
7:00 pm. Pre-concert organ recital: Hervé Duteil.
8:00 pm. The Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola; Kent Tritle, director. Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Park Ave./84th St. $50, $40 ($30 students & seniors). Subscriptions available. (212) 288-2520. (restrooms not handicapped-accessible).

March 25 — Thursday

5:30 pm. James Kennerley (Organist & Music Dir.), organist. (Preceding Solemn Mass for the Assumption of Our Lord at 6:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

7:00 pm. A Lenten Evening of Prayer and Sacred Music. The St. Augustine Choir; Joseph J. Nigro, director; with reflections by Fr. Bill Cosgrove. Saint Augustine Church, 140 Maple Avenue, New City, N.Y. Suggested offering $10. (914) 318-3268.

March 26 — Friday

7:30 pm. The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, conductor. Music of Compère, Mouton, Gombert and Josquin. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. $23, $33, $43, $103. (212) 378-0248.

March 28 — Sunday (Palm Sunday)

3:00 pm. Professional Choir of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church; The Biava Quartet. Haydn: Seven Last Words. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Sugg. donation: $20 ($15 students & seniors). (212) 288-8920.

5:15 pm. Stephen Hamilton (New York City), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix (The Way of the Cross). Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

March 29 — Monday (Monday in Holy Week)

6:30 pm. Frederick Teardo (Associate Organist), organist. Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix (The Way of the Cross). St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free; donation suggested. (212) 757-7013 x303.

March 30 — Tuesday (Tuesday in Holy Week)

6:30 pm. Charpentier: Les Leçons de Ténèbres. Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, sopranos; Ryland Angel, haute-contre; Robert Mealy, violin; Emily Walhout, gamba; Hank Jeijink, theorbo, John Scott, continuo. St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free; donation suggested. (212) 757-7013 x303.

March 31 — Tuesday (Wednesday in Holy Week)

7:30 pm. Iain Quinn (Durham, UK), organist. Charles Tournemire: Sept Chorale Poèms, interspersed with readings. Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.