Arts Listings

BANKHEAD THEATER  

"Strings, Tuba and Mahler," May 15, 8 p.m. Program features works by Gustav Mahler, Gustav Holst and Alexander Arutiunian. $8-$28.  

"Beethoven and Rodrigo 'Eroica' to 'Aranjuez'," May 20, 8 p.m. Pacific Chamber Symphony presents guitarist Paul Galbraith. $26-$38.  

2400 First Street, Livermore. (925) 373-6800, www.livermoreperformingarts.org.< 

EDEN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST  

"Vocal Recital Benefiting Girls in Need," May 16, 3 p.m. Program features works by Manuel de Falla and Richard Strauss. $15.  

21455 Birch St., Hayward. (510) 582-9533, www.edenucc.com.< 

EL CERRITO COMMUNITY CENTER  

Mozart Youth Camerata, May 23, 1 p.m. Program features works by Mozart, conducted by George Cleve. $12-$20.  

7007 Moeser Ln., El Cerrito. (510) 215-4370.< 

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF BERKELEY  

"Volti Concert: Nocturnes," May 14, 8 p.m. Program features works by Morten Lauridsen, Robin Estrada, Ted Hearne and Donald Crockett. $20-$30.  

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. (510) 848-3696, www.fccb.org.< 

FIRST COVENANT CHURCH OF OAKLAND  

"New Day for Children," May 16, 3:30 p.m. Featuring Tiskela Celtic Harp Trio, Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, Bay Area Children's Harp Ensemble, Patten University Symphonette, Gero Nimu Band and the Chronicles. $10.  

4000 Redwood Road, Oakland. (510) 531-5244, www.oaklandfcc.org.< 

HERTZ HALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY  

"57th Annual Noon Concert Series," Noon.  

Bancroft Way and College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 642-4864, www.music.berkeley.edu.< 

HILLSIDE CLUB  

"Cavalleria Rusticana and Suor Angelica," May 22, 7:30 p.m. Program features works by Pietro Mascagni and Giacomo Puccini. $12-$17. (707) 864-5508. 

2286 Cedar St., Berkeley. < 

LAFAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY  

"Fantasy-Phantasies," May 22, 8 p.m. Program features works by Frank Bridge, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Charles Loeffler and Arnold Bax. $10-$30. (925) 284-7404. 

3491 Mt Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. (925) 283-3872, www.lafayettelib.com.< 

LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  

"Go Lovely Rose," May 16 and May 22, May 16, 3 p.m.; May 22, 8 p.m. Program features works by Britten, Bay Area composer Stephen Richards, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Daniel Forrest, Eric Barnum and beloved folk songs. $7-$30. (510) 836-0789. 

Diablo Valley Masterworks Chorale and Orchestra, May 21, 8 p.m. Program features works by Faure and Part. $20-$25. (925) 687-4445. 

"Beethoven and Rodrigo 'Eroica' to 'Aranjuez'," May 22, 8 p.m. Pacific Chamber Symphony presents guitarist Paul Galbraith. $7-$30. (925) 284-7404. 

49 Knox Drive, Lafayette. < 

LAKE MERRITT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH  

Community Women's Orchestra, May 15, 4 p.m. Program features works by Hilary Tann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hansel, Gwyneth Walker and Dame Ethel Smyth. $5-$10.  

"Songs Eternity: Musical Contemplations on Time and Space," May 22, 4 p.m. Voci Women's Vocal Ensemble performs works by Daniel Pinkhaam, Stephen Paulus, Gustav Holst, Alice Parker and Libby Larsen. $17-$20. (510) 531-8714. 

1330 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland. < 

LESHER CENTER FOR THE ARTS  

Diablo Symphony, May 16, 2 p.m. Program features works by Sibelius, Barber and Dvorak. $12-$20.  

1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. (925) 943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.com.< 

MUSIC SOURCES  

"Transfigured Bach," May 23, 5 p.m. Program features Gilbert Martinez's reconstructions of missing works. $15-$20. (510) 528-1685. 

1000 The Alameda at Marin, Berkeley. (510) 528-1685, www.musicsources.org/.< 

NORTHBRAE COMMUNITY CHURCH  

"Rachmaninoff, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and Bartok, Hungarian Folk Songs," May 16, 4 p.m. Program features Rachmaninoff's "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom'' and Bartok's "Slovak Folk Songs.'' $12-$15.  

941 The Alameda, Berkeley. < 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE  

Oakland East Bay Symphony, May 14 and May 16, Friday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Program features Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Jake Heggie's "The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love.'' $20-$65. (510) 444-0801, www.oebs.org. 

2025 Broadway, Oakland. (510) 465-6400, (415) 421-8497, www.paramounttheatre.com or www.ticketmaster.com.< 

TRINITY CHAMBER CONCERTS  

ChamberBridge, May 15, 8 p.m. Program features works by Gabriela Lena Frank and a work written for ChamberBridge by Christian Henking. $8-$12.  

$12 general; $8 seniors, disabled persons and students. Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley. (510) 549-3864, www.trinitychamberconcerts.com.< 

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH  

"Folk Songs with a Touch of Jazz," May 22, 8 p.m. Valley Concert Chorale presents folk songs from around the world. $20-$25. (925) 866-4003. 

1225 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton. < 

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF BERKELEY  

"Songs Eternity: Musical Contemplations on Time and Space," May 23, 4 p.m. Voci Women's Vocal Ensemble presents works by Holst, Pinkham, Paulus, Larsen and Parker. $17-$20. (510) 531-8714. 

One Lawson Road, Kensington. (510) 524-2912, www.uucb.org.<