St. Louis classical calendar for the week of May 23, 2016

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Jennifer Gartley

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The Chamber Project St. Louis presents Choice on Friday, May 27, at 8:00 PM. "You vote for your favorites at all of the Chamber Project concerts all season long, and we play the winners in one epic concert. Come and hear your favorites performed one last time at our final concert of the season!" The performance takes place at The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive in Clayton. For more information: www.chamberprojectstl.org.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents Shalimar the Clown: Bringing an Acclaimed Novel from the Page to the Stage on Monday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speakers: Jack Perla and Rajiv Joseph, the composer and librettist of the world premiere opera Shalimar the Clown. It's part of their Spotlight on Opera, a series of four insightful dialogues exploring the ideas in each season's opera, and it takes place at the Ethical Society, 9001 Clayton Road. For more information: experienceopera.org or call 314-961-0644.

The Sheldon Concert Hall presents the contemporary chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound on Thursday, May 26, at 8 PM. “The ensemble performs the newest music being composed today with energetic virtuosity and a sense of adventure, creating programs that not only span a wide range of styles, but also transform the traditional concert experience itself.” The Sheldon is at 3648 Washington in Grand Center. For more information: thesheldon.org.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents Death, Daggers, and Disease: A Night at the Opera on Monday, May 23 at 8 p.m. A cast of St. Louis opera singers will perform famous death scenes from favorite operas, including"Dead Man Walking," "La bohème," "Carmen," and "La Traviata." The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood. For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

Alexander Weymann

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents pianist Alexander Weymann in a solo recital of music by Handel, Beethoven, Lutoslawski, Dutilleux, Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninov on Wednesday, May 25 at 8 p.m. The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood. For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents The Greenleaf Singers on Friday, May 27 at 6 p.m. "The Greenleaf Singers is an exciting vocal ensemble specializing in a cappella music of the Renaissance. Their repertoire includes folk songs from village festivals, love melodies from royal palaces, and drinking numbers from raucous taverns. Come and hear their wonderfully blended voices as they bring to life the works of the most gifted composers of the 15th thru 16th Centuries." The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood. For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.