Mainly Mozart All Star Orchestra Festival under way in La Jolla
The weeklong fest continues Saturday at two locations in La Jolla. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the musicians are ed by the San Diego Master Chorale and soprano Erica Petrocelli at Epstein Family Amphitheater, UC San Diego. At 3 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, they’ll perform at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Sunday’s program is Mozart’s Gran Partita and on Tuesday it will be Tchaikovsky and Britten. Then they return to the Epstein at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for works by Mozart, Gulda and deMaine. $49 and up. For details, visit mainlymozart.org
Summer Organ Festival: The Spreckels Organ Society’s summer series continues with free Monday night concerts at 7:30 p.m. through Sept. 2. Next up on June 24: InSpirations Enesmble, a quintet that plays classical, jazz, world and contemporary music. 2125 Pan American E. Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. Full schedule at spreckelsorgan.org/summer-organ-festival
Whitney & Maria: CCAE Theatricals presents this cabaret concert honoring the music of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, starring Daebreon Poiema, Kori Gillis, Patricia Jewel and Destiny Lofton. 8 p.m. tonight; 7 p.m. Saturday. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $36-$50. theatricals.org
“Refuah Community Concert: The 31st Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival presents this program of healing with music, dance, poets and more. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $18-$25. sdjfest.org
23rd Klezmer Summit from the Shuk to the Shtetl: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi klezmer band, with Jamie Papish and Amos Hoffman, present a concert that traces how the strains of Middle Eastern folk music influenced the klezmer musicians of Eastern Europe. Also featured are local musicians Gunnar Biggs, Fred Benedetti, and Tripp Sprague. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 298 W. Arbor Drive, San Diego. $30. sdjfest.org
Twilight in the Park: The free summer concert season at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion continues with three mid-week concerts at 6:30 p.m., through Aug. 29. Next week’s lineup: Kearny Mesa Concert Band on Tuesday; New Catillacs on Wednesday; The Stoney B Blues Band on Thursday. 2125 Pan American E. Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. Full schedule at balboapark.org/twilight-concerts
Music en la Calle International Music Festival: Bodhi Tree Concerts presents a free, all-day program of music, including Latin jazz, opera, hip hop and Japanese drumming. The event will also include free art projects, games, books for kids and food and vendor booths. Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. City Heights Performance Annex and library. 3795 Fairmount Ave., San Diego. Free. bodhitreeconcerts.org/music-en-la-calle-2024
“The Grand Exchange”: The Studio Door Gallery presents a new exhibition by 28 artists curated by Cuyamaca College art student Ramin Aliyev. Exhibit is on display through Wednesday. 3867 Fourth Ave., San Diego. thestudiodoor.com
