May 1 — Saturday

8:00 pm. Early Music New York. RULE BRITANNIA – HAIL COLUMBIA: English & Anglo-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.

May 2 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Christopher Houlihan (The Juilliard School), organist. St. Teresa Catholic Church, 1634 Victory Blvd., Staten Island. Free-will offering. (718) 442-5412.

3:00 pm. Christ Chapel Chamber Series. Arlene Travis, soprano. "Sex and the City, in 17th Century Venice." Music of Barbara Strozzi, one of the foremost composers of the Italian Baroque, accompanied on instruments from the period. Christ Chapel – The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive/120th St. Free-will offering. (212) 870-6700.

3:30 pm. Handel's Messiah (Parts 2 & 3). Senior Choir and soloists; Hugh M. Knight, choirmaster and organist. St. Philip Episcopal Church, 334 MacDonough St., Brooklyn. Donation: $20, $15 (seniors), $10 (students), $5 (under 12). (718) 778-7800.

4:00 pm. Music Before 1800. "William Byrd: Catholic Composer in an Anglican Land." Pomerium; Alexander Blachly, director. Vocal works by Byrd from the "Cantiones Sacrae" and "Gradualia." Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St. $40, $30, $20; students/seniors $35, $25, $15. (212) 666-9266.

5:15 pm. Ben Woodward (Fulham, UK), 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. John Scott (Organist & Dir. of Music), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

7:00 pm. Choir, Orchestra & Organ. The Diocesan Choir of Rockville Centre, Michael Wustrow, director; South Shore Symphony with organ soloist Michael Bower. Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony and works with choir and orchestra by Holst, Rutter, others. St. Agnes Cathedral, 29 Quealy Place, Rockville Centre, NY. Suggested donation: $15 ($10 students & seniors). (516) 764-9578.

May 3 — Monday

8:00 pm. Czech American Music Bridges Festival: Music from the Prague Cathedral. Josef Ksica (Prague), organist. Works by Eben, Pololanik, Gigout, Slavicky, Boellmann, J.S. Bach, Messiaen, Widor, and an improvisation by Mr. Ksica. All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave./80th St. Free. (212) 535-5530.

May 4 — Tuesday

7:00 pm. Janette Fishell (Indiana University, Bloomington), organist. Master class on the works of J.S. Bach. Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal), 1 East 29th Street. NYC Chapter Event: Free to NYC Chapter members; general: $20 ($15 students & seniors). (212) 684-6770.

7:00 pm. Cameron Carpenter, organist. Music by Bach, Demessieux, and Carpenter. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. (212) 744-2080.

May 5 — Wednesday

1:15 pm. Monteverdi: Madrigals from Book V. ARTEK, Gwendolyn Toth, director; Laura Heimes, soprano, Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano, Drew Minter, counter-tenor, Philip Anderson, tenor, Michael Brown, tenor, and Peter Becker, baritone. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 122 E. 88th St./Lexington Ave. Free. (212) 967-9157.

6:00 pm. Italian and English Baroque Solos and Concertos for Recorder & Friends. Lewis R. Baratz, recorder; with Ron Evans, dulcian and baroque bassoon; Marc Levine & Rachel Evans, baroque violins; Warren Hansen, baroque viola; Benjamin Wolff, baroque cello; Elizabeth Weinfeld, viola da gamba; Hank Heijink, theorbo and baroque guitar; B. Andrew Mills, continuo organ; Kelly Savage, harpsichord. Recorder sonatas & canzone by Fontana and Riccio; dulcian Fantasia solo V by Salaverde; theorbo solos by Kapsberger; trio sonatas by Leonarda for voice flute; e minor concerto for alto recorder by Mancini; and concertos for 6th flute by Babell and Baston. The Church of Saint Agnes, 143 East 43rd St. (Lexington & Third Avs). Suggested donation: $20. (917) 757-9625.

Sacred Music in a Sacred Space
7:00 pm. Pre-concert organ recital: Vincent Carr (Assoc. Organist, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark).
8:00 pm. The Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola; Kent Tritle, director. Monteverdi: Lætatus sum; Stravinsky: Mass; Arvo Pärt: Miserer. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Park Ave./84th St. $50, $40 ($30 students & seniors). Subscriptions available. (212) 288-2520. (restrooms not handicapped-accessible).

7:30 pm. Janette Fishell (Indiana University, Bloomington), organist. “A Tale of Two Cities: J.S. Bach’s Weimar and Petr Eben’s Prague.” Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal), 1 East 29th Street. $25 ($15 students & seniors); $15 (AGO members). (212) 684-6770.

8:00 pm. Students of Paul Jacobs (Chairman of Organ Dept.): Raymond Nagem (Mendelssohn: Sonata in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3); Nicole Cochran (Tournemire: Choral-Improvisation on 'Victimae Paschali'); Christopher Houlihan (Mozart: Fantasy in F Minor, K. 594); David Crean (Persichetti: Sonata for Organ); Keenan Boswell (Wammes: Miroir); Ryan Jackson (Duruflé: Prelude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain); and Michael Hay (Dupré: Variations sur un Nöel). Paul Hall – The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St./Broadway. Free tickets at Juilliard Box Office. (212) 769-7406.

May 9 — Sunday

4:00 pm. Canterbury Choral Society; Charles Dodsley Walker, conductor; Andrew Sheranian, organist. Kodály: Missa Brevis ("Organ Mass") and Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Ave./90th St. Suggested contribution: $20; seniors, students $15; under 12 free.

5:15 pm. Hye Hyun Sung (New Haven, Conn.), 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. Nicole Marane (Atlanta, Ga.), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

May 12 — Wednesday

8:00 pm. Voices of Ascension; Dennis Keene, conductor. Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; plus offertories and motets. Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th St. $50, 40, 30, 20, 10. (212) 358-7060.

May 15 — Saturday

3:00 pm. Christopher Jennings (Assoc. Organist/Choirmaster), organist. Widor: Symphonie VI, op. 42, no. 2; Vierne: Symphonie VI, op. 59, no. 5. St. James Episcopal Church, 865 Madison Ave./71st St. Suggested contribution: $20 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 288-4100.

5:00 pm. Nigel Potts (Organist & Choirmaster), organist. Christ & Saint Stephen’s Church, 120 W. 69th St. Sugg. donation: $10. (212) 787-2755, ext 6.

May 16 — Sunday

4:00 pm. Larry J. Long (Organist & Choirmaster), organist, performing works of J.S. Bach. A benefit concert for the Gruson Fund for Brain Tumor Research and Care presented by the Gotham Early Music Scene, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts. The Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal), 1393 York Ave./E. 74th St. $25. (212) 737.2720.

4:00 pm. Joseph Arndt (Dir. of Music), organist. Barber: Wondrous Love Variations & Adagio for Strings; J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G Major; Buxtehude: Praeludium in D minor; Reger: Zwei geistliche Lieder (with Joe Damon Chappel, bass-baritone); Dawe: Zipoli Automata (premiere performance). Grace Church in Newark, 960 Broad Street, Newark, N.J. Free-will offering. (973) 623-1733.

4:00 pm. Mozart in May. Christ Church Senior Choir and soloists with members of Sinfonia Celestis; Jason Andrews, pianoforte; Neal Campbell, organ; Jeffrey Hoffman, director. Works include the Coronation Mass) in C, KV 317; Piano Concerto in E flat Major, KV 317; and highlights from several operas by Mozart. Christ Church Pelham, Shore Rd./Pelhamdale Ave., Pelham Manor, N.Y. $20 ($10 students). (914) 738-5515, ext. 102.

4:00 pm. Caroline Worra, soprano, in concert performing favorite opera arias. Second Congregational Church, 139 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Conn. Free. (203) 869-9311.

5:15 pm. Stephen Buzard (Princeton, N.J.), 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. Richard Webb (Baton Rouge, La.), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

7:00 pm. Sing We Enchanted; Nell Macdonald, artistic director. "A Spring Renaissance: Songs of Flowers & Love” is an a cappella program of love songs that span three centuries including works by Gabrieli, di Lasso, Monteverdi, Dowland, Purcell, William Billings, James Bassi, Peter Frost, David Macdonald, and James Stepleton. St. Augustine R.C. Church, 140 Maple Avenue, New City, N.Y. Suggested donation: $10. (914) 282-5590.

May 19 — Wednesday

1:15 pm. More Monteverdi: Madrigals from Book V. ARTEK, Gwendolyn Toth, director; Laura Heimes, soprano, Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano, Drew Minter, counter-tenor, Philip Anderson, tenor, Michael Brown, tenor, and Peter Becker, baritone. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 122 E. 88th St./Lexington Ave. Free. (212) 967-9157.

7:30 pm. Benjamin Britten Concert. The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys; Young People's Chorus of New York City; Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Scott, conductor; Frederick Teardo, organ; Rachelle Jonck and Eric Malson, piano. Jubilate in C; Missa Brevis in D; Hymn to the Virgin; Antiphon; Canticle: Abraham & Isaac; Hymn to Saint Cecilia; Cantata: Saint Nicolas. St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. $75, $55, $40 ($30 students & seniors). (212) 757-7013 x303.

May 20 — Tuesday

7:30 pm. A Night of Premieres. Javier Oviedo, saxophone; Marie-Daniele Mercier, organ; The New York Chamber Virtuosi, Jean-Pierre Schmitt, conductor. Works include Jean Huré's "Andante" for organ, saxophone, strings, harp, and timpani; and "The Adventures of the Blue Cat" by New York composer Philippe Treuille. St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 619 Lexington Ave./54th St. $35/$75/$150 donation with tax deduction. (917) 539-5828 or online at www.ovittmusic.com.

May 22 — Saturday

8:00 pm. New York Master Chorale, with special guests Rock Creek Singers of Gay Men's Chorus, Washington, DC; Thea Kano, conductor; Stephen Hamilton, organist. Duruflé: Requiem and Messe Cum Jubilo. Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 415 W. 59th St./Columbus Ave. $30 ($20 students & seniors). (917) 326-1422.

8:00 pm. Day is Awaking. Schola Cantorum on Hudson; Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. Choral music by Roger Wesby, Libby Larsen, Moses Hogan, Mark Hayes, and Alice Parker. St John’s in the Village, 218 West 11th St. $15. (201) 918-3011.

May 23 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Empire City Men's Chorus. Christopher Clowdus, conductor: Christopher Johnson, pianist and organist. Celebrating its 17th season by members of the gay community who perform an eclectic multilingual repertoire of predominantly classical music. Works include Prothalamia, a commissioned work by Charles Norman Mason and Dorothy Hindman meant to comment on the current status of marriage equality, and works by Villa-Lobos, Lauridsen, and Randall Thompson. The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive/120th St. Advance tickets $25, $15 (students & seniors); at the door: $30, $20. (212) 870-6700.

3:00 pm. Saint Andrew Chorale and Orchestra; Andrew Henderson, conductor. Bach: two cantatas for Pentecost (Cantata 172 “Erschallet ihr Lieder” and 34 “O ewiges Feuer”), with the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Sugg. donation: $20 ($15 students & seniors). (212) 288-8920.

4:00 pm. Lana Krakovskiy, organist. Works include Byrd: Pavana and Galliarda (from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book); Froberger: Toccata VI da sonarsi alla Levatione; Bach: Chorale-Partita "O Gott, du frommer Gott" and "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren" (Schübler Chorales); Krebs: Fuga sopra "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren"; and Buxtehude: "Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern". Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, 260 Mulberry St. at Prince St. Free. (212) 226-8075.

4:00 pm. Trent Johnson (Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bernardsville, NJ), organist. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 119 Main Street/Church St., Millburn, NJ. $10 contribution suggested. (973) 376-0688.

5:15 pm. Michael Shake (Dallas, Tex.), 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. Frederick Teardo (Associate Organist), organist. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

May 25 — Tuesday

8:00 pm. Empire City Men's Chorus. Christopher Clowdus, conductor: Christopher Johnson, pianist and organist. Celebrating its 17th season by members of the gay community who perform an eclectic multilingual repertoire of predominantly classical music. Works include Prothalamia, a commissioned work by Charles Norman Mason and Dorothy Hindman meant to comment on the current status of marriage equality, and works by Villa-Lobos, Lauridsen, and Randall Thompson. St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague St./Clinton St., Brooklyn. Advance tickets $25, $15 (students & seniors); at the door: $30, $20. (718) 875-6960.