TPTBT (The Place to Be Tonight): Friday, March 22

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Who: The Edison Theatre at Washington University
What: Ethel with Robert Mirabel
Where: The 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City
When: Tonight at 8
Why: "Ethel, acclaimed as America's premier post-classical string quartet and Grammy-winning Native American flutist Robert Mirabal join the string quartet with Native American flutes (Tdoop-Pootse) and drums (Mooloo) to create a cross-cultural contemporary music event inspired by the sun mythology of Native America. The evening includes collaborations on Robert Mirabal's compositions, ancient Native American music and Ethel's complimentary original repertoire along with the works of composers such as Don Byron, John Luther Adams and more. Additional vocals provided by the Washington University Department of Music Chamber Choir." And how can you not like a string quartet named Ethel? For more information: edison.wustl.edu.

TPTBT (The Place to Be Tonight): Saturday, February 23

The Kingsbury Ensemble presents From Vienna to Prague tonight at 7:30 at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Avenue in University City. The program features "music of Franz Schubert and his Czech colleague Jan Vaclav Voriseck, performed on a replica of Schubert's piano and period string instruments! Seth Carlin , piano, Lenora Anop, violin, Keth Boyer, tenor and Ken Kulosa, cello, offer a program of chamber and vocal music, including Schubert's great piano trio in Bb Major,opus 99, Vorisek violin sonata and songs of Schubert and Vorisek." The 560 Music Center isn't quite as intimate as the kinds venues for which this music was originally written, but it's darned close.  For more information: (314) 862-2675 or www.kingsburyensemble.org.

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