November is . . .

Advent Lessons and Carols
Choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
Nov. 27 -- 3 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral

The annual Advent Carol service sung by the choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, featuring seasonal choral music, with chants and handbells to mark the beginning of the Advent season.  No tickets required.  Free will offering accepted.
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Roberto Abbado

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
May Festival Chorus
Roberto Abbado, guest conductor
Timothy Lees, violin
Christian Colbert, viola
Nov. 21 -- 7:30 p.m.
Muaic Hall

The CSO presents a special "Community Thanksgiving" concert featuring Mozart's Ave verum corpus, the Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major by Mozart, with soloists Timothy Lees, violin, and Christian Colberg, viola (concertmaster and principal violist of the CSO, respectively), the Symphony No. 4 by Robert Schumann and Rossini's "William Tell" Overture.  Admission is pay what you can.  Proceeds benefit the musicians pension fund.  Tickets at (513) 381-3300 or www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Jeffrey Khaner

Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Mischa Santora, conductor
Jeffrey Khaner, flute
Nov. 20 -- 2 p.m., Mayerson Theater, School for Creative and Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Anderson Center, Anderson

The CCO continues its 2011-2012 season with "An Emperor's Rise and Fall" featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica").  Guest artist is flutist Jeffrey Khaner in the premiere of the Flute Concerto by Eric Sessler, a CCO commission. Also on the program (SCPA only) is the "King Stephen" Overture by Beethoven.  Tickets $20, $5 for children at (513) 723-1182 and www.ccocincinnati.org
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tenor Shawn Milynek

CCM Choral Series
J.S. Bach, "St. Matthew Passion"
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir
   Philharmonia Orchestra, Cincinnati Children's Choir
William McGraw, baritone, Ian McEuen and Shawn Milynek, tenors
Earl Rivers, conductor
Nov. 20 -- 1:30 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral

Presented in conjunction with St. Peter in Chains   Cathedral's "Great Music in a Great Space" series, this rare, staged performance of Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" (a Midwest premiere) is directed by Jennifer Williams, CCM artist diploma student in opera stage direction.  CCM faculty artist William McGraw sings Jesus, with Ian McEuen and Shawn Milynek as dual Evangelists.  Admission is $15 in advance, $20 day os the performance, $5 non-UC students, UC students free. Call (513) 556-4183.
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Pinchhas Steinberg

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Pinchas Steinberg, guest conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
May Festival Chorus
Nov. 17 -- 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 19 -- 8 p.m.
Music Hall

Guest conductor (and CSO alumnus) Pinchas Steinberg leads the CSO and May Festival Chorus in Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky," a cantata extracted from his score for the classic Sergei Eisenstein film.  Soloist is mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke.  Also on the program, which concludes the CSO's Russian Festival, is Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 ("Winter Daydreams").  The Nov. 17 concert includes complimentary buffet dinner beginning at 6:15 p.m.  Tickets start at $10 and are available at (513) 381-3300 and online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Classical Revolution
5th Anniversary Show
Nov. 13 -- 8 p.m.
Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio

The global phenomenon Classical Revolution is celebrating its 5th anniversary.  Founded in 2006 in San Francisco to take classical music to places where people are, such as bars, cafes, etc., the Cincinnati chapter is one of 17 in cities across the U.S. and in Canada and Europe. Performances are the second Sunday in each month at 8 p.m. at Northside Tavern.  Hear CR organizer Laura Sabo in jazz innovator Eric Dolphy's "God Bless the Child" for solo bass clarinet, also the Elysium Saxophone Quartet, Ohio River Brass Quintet and the Revolution String Quartet. Free. Information at wwww.classicalrevolution.org
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Opera Fusion: New Works
"Doubt" by Douglas Cuomo and John Patrick Shanley
Nov. 12 - 8 p.m.
Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Nov. 13 - 3 p.m.
Griffin Hall, Northern Kentucky University

"Doubt," based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Doubt: A Parable" by John Patrick Shanley, is an opera in progress by composer Douglas J. Cuomo and librettist Shanley.  It is the result of the Opera Fusion: New Works program created in May, 2001 by Cincinnati Opera and CCM to foster the development of new American opera.  The performances are the culmination of a ten-day workshop utilizing the resources of Cincinnati Opera and CCM.  Admission is free, but reservations are required.  Contact the Cincinnati Opera box office at (513) 241-2742. Limit two tickets per order.
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John Morris Russell (JMR)

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
"Lollipops" Family Concert
John Morris Russell, conductor
Nov. 12 -- 10:30 a.m.
Music Hall

The CSO unveils its 2011-12 series of "Lollipops" Family Concerts for children 3-10 and their families with "All Aboard," featuring music about trains.  Hear themes from "Thomas and Friends" and "Polar Express," "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad" and more.  Joining John Morris Russell and the CSO will be Cincinnati Children's Choir directed by Robyn Lana.  Tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for children at (513) 381-3300 and www.cincinnatisymphony.org.
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Interior, Emery Theatre, Over-the-Rhine

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 Requiem Project: The Emery Theatre
Nov. 11 -- from 6:30 p.m.
Emery Theatre, Over-the-Rhine

Introduction/benefit for the Requiem Project, newly organized, comprehensive effort to restore and revive historic Emery Theatre in Over-the-Rhine.  Doors open at 6:30 for tours, art exhibits and information about the building, which was home to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1912-36.  At 8 p.m. there will be a theatrical presentation featuring Over the Rhine (the band), Madcap Puppet Theater, Exhale Dance Tribe, concert:nova, Peter Adams and others.  Tickets are available in four packages beginning at $75 for concert admission to $500 for concert, cocktails, dinner, after-party, program acknowledgement, etc.
Information and tickets at www.emerytheatre.com
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Mei-Ann Chen

Terrence Wilson

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, guest conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano
Nov. 11 -- 11 a.m.
Nov. 12 -- 8 p.m.
Nov. 13 -- 2 p.m.
Music Hall

Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen, music director of the Memphis Symphony, substitutes for CSO creative director Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, who canceled because of illness.  The all-Russian program, entitled "Russian Festival: Legends," includes Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sheherazade" and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with guest artist Terrence Wilson.  Tickets begin at $10.  Call (513) 381-3300 or order online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org
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Byron Janis

Arthritis Foundation
"Keys to a Cure: An Evening with Byron Janis"
Nov. 10 -- 7 p.m.
Seasons, 7300 Dearwester Dr., Kenwood

Pianist Byron Janis will share his story of battling psoriatic arthritis to reclaim his career.  The evening begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.  Program is at 7 p.m. and will include a few selections by Janis on the piano.  Tickets are $25.  Call (513) 271-4545 x 311 or e-mail Sandy Haas at shaas@arthritis.org
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