SEAN SHIBE JOINS QUATUOR VAN KUIJK
UCSD’s ArtPower presents the renowned Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe, in concert with France’s Quatuor Van Kuijk in a program that includes Mendelssohn’s String Quartet, Op. 80, Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet No. 4 and Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Guitar Quintet Op. 143. 8 p.m. today. Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. $50-$65. (858) 534-1430. artpower.ucsd.edu
SACRA/PROFANA: “Beauty Reimagined”:
The choir will perform the West Coast premiere of Saunder Choi’s “Verum Corpus” for choir and string quartet. 8 p.m. today. St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. $10-$35. sacraprofana.org
San Diego Symphony presents “Carnival of the Animals”: The orchestra presents two 50-minute family concerts featuring animal-themed works, including SaintSaëns’ “Carnival of the Animals,” Leroy Anderson’s “Waltzing Cats” and a piece by Haydn. 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave.,
San Diego. $15 to $40. Children under
3 are free. sandiegotheatres.org
Aris Quartett: La Jolla Music Society presents this German string quartet performing works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Grieg. 3 p.m. Sunday. Baker-Baum Concert Hall, Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $43. (858) 4593728. theconrad.org
Beatles tribute concert with organ: The Spreckels Organ Society will present a free outdoor concert of Beatles hits featuring San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez on the Spreckels Organ with the Choir of St. James-by-the-Sea, drummer Richard T-Bone Larson and vocalist Lauren Leigh-Martin. 2 p.m. Sunday. Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 2125 Pan American Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. spreckelsorgan.org