Classical this fall: Churches & organ recitals
÷ indicates venue is wheelchair-accessible.
For complete, updated listings, see Calendar in the Globe each Thursday.
Emmanuel Music
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston, unless noted. 617-536-3356. [Get directions].
Craig Smith, director.
Evening Series, 10/15 7 p.m., 10/17 2 p.m.: Smith conducts Handel's "Hercules" with James Maddalena, Lorraine Hunt, Jayne West, Jeffrey Gall, William Hite; $15.50-$38.50. 11/27: 8 p.m., chamber works by Bach, Telemann; $10.50, $15.50 to benefit Emmanuel Children's Choir.
Schubert Series C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple St., Boston. Sun., 4 p.m. $18, students and seniors $13. Fourth year in seven-year, 51-concert series of major vocal, piano, and chamber works by Schubert. 9/26: "Quartettsatz," Lieder, "Notturno" for piano trio. 10/3: Goethe Lieder. 11/14: Lieder, piano works.
Cantata Series Sun., 10 a.m. service, Sept.-May. Free-will offering. Smith and guests conduct Bach cantatas, other works with choir, orchestra, soloists. 9/12: Cantata BWV 78. 9/19: Michael Beattie conducts Cantata BWV 96. 9/26: Schubert's "Mass in G."
King's Chapel Concerts
58 Tremont St., Boston. ÷ 617-227-2155. [Get directions].
Daniel Pinkham, director.
Sunday Concerts 5 p.m. Donation requested. King's Chapel choir, soloists, orchestra. 10/17: works by Haydn, Rheinberger, Mendelssohn, Schubert. 11/28: works by Haydn, Vivaldi, Bach.
Tuesday Noonhour Recitals 12:15 p.m., year-round. Sugested donation $2. 9/14: Mark Paxson, violin; Scott Woolwevaer, viola. Mozart duos. 9/21: Gail Archer, organ. 9/28: Yun Zhang, pipa; Bobby Thwaits, yangquin.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall
192 Broadway (Route 28), Methuen. ÷ 978-363-5377. [Get directions].
Fri. 8 p.m. $10, children $5 to benefit scholarship fund. Recitals on 1863 Walcker organ. 9/24: James David Christie. Works by Bach, Vivaldi, Marchand, Barie, van Eyken, Ropartz, Alain, Messiaen. 10/15: Heinz Wunderlich with Nelly Soregi-Wunderlich, violin. Works by Bach, Rheinberger, Wunderlich, Reger.
"Music at Mission"
Mission Church (Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), 1545 Tremont St., Boston. ÷ 617-445-2600.
Sun., 4 p.m. Suggested donation $10. Monthly concerts feature Hutchings op. 410 organ. 9/19: American Guild of Organists opening convocation. Marian Vespers based on Dupre's "Fifteen Antiphons" with members of Boston Chapter, AGO. 10/17: Gretchen Longwell Cooley, organ; Richard Given, trumpet; Philip Swanson, trombone. Works by Eben, Pinkham, Nelhybel, Planyavsky. 11/21: 3 p.m., Back Bay Chorale with Peter Krasinski, organ. Julian Wachner conducts Frank Martin's "Mass of Two Choirs"; works by Harris, Finzi, Vaughan Williams; $15, $22.
