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MUSIC CLASSICAL

Celebrated Classical Composers with Rosanne Hargrave and Michael Clement, Colonie library, 628 Albany Shaker Road, Albany. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. 518-458-9274 or colonielibrary.org. The soprano and her accompanist perform works by Bach, Brahms, Mozart, Debussy and Verdi.

“In a Grove,” MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. 8 p.m. Saturday. $10-$30. 413-662-2111 or massmoca.org. Based on the Japanese short story of the same name that was later adapted by Akira Kurosawa as his award-winning 1950 film “Rashomon,” “In A Grove” is an opera in development by composer Christopher Cerrone and the innovative Metropolis Ensemble, an orchestra dedicated to a new future for classical music.

The Julius Quartet, Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge. 4 p.m. Sunday. 518677-2495 or hubbardhall.org. Music from Salem welcomes the chamber quartet performing works by Caroline Shaw, Bela Bartok and Robert Schumann. Kenari Quartet, Kiggins Hall, Emma Willard School, 285 Pawling Ave., Troy. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $15-$25. 518-8331874 or friendsofchambermusic. org. Friends of Chamber Music present the saxophone quartet performing works by Robert Schumann, John Mackey, Joel Love, David Ludwig, David Maslanka and Marc-andre Hamelin.

Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, Proctors, 432 State St., Schenectady. 3 p.m. Sunday. $18. 518-346-6204 or proctors.org. The first concert of the symphony’s season is “Mozart the Hero, Mozart the Legend,” featuring solo performances by orchestra members Beth Chinery, on flute and Karlinda Caldicott on harp, and vocalists Sylvia Stoner-hawkins, Suna Gunther, Thomas Gunther and students from the vocal programs at The College of Saint Rose and Skidmore College performing Overture to “Don Giovanni,” Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major and Symphony No. 40 in G minor.