Baha’i Choral Festival: A choir of nearly 250 voices representing eight nations will perform sacred music in one of the most architecturally stunning Baha’i temples in the world. 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Baha’i Temple, Sheridan Road and Linden Avenue, Wilmette; free; 847-853-2330, bahaitemple.org
Baroque Band: Chicago’s stylish period instruments group closes its fourth season with a Baroque masterpiece, Handel’s colorful oratorio “La Resurrezione” (“The Resurrection”). Joining the orchestra will be vocal soloists Diane Atherton, Kevin Deas, Ian Howell, James Kryshak and Josefien Stoppelenburg. Garry Clarke conducts. 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave. (repeated June 4 in Evanston, June 8 in Chicago); $15-$35; 312-235-2368, baroqueband.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Former principal conductor Bernard Haitink begins his spring residency with a program of Schumann (“Manfred” Overture), Brahms (Symphony No. 4) and Mozart (Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, with Emanuel Ax as soloist); 1:30 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; $23-$239. Haitink closes the subscription season with Mahler’s valedictory masterpiece, Symphony No. 9; 8 p.m. Thursday (repeated June 3-5); $23-$239. Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Civic Orchestra of Chicago: The CSO’s remarkable training orchestra wraps up its winter season with principal conductor Cliff Colnot leading Canteloube’s settings of songs from the Auvergne and Stravinsky’s revolutionary “Rite of Spring.” Mezzo Julia Bentley is the soloist. 3 p.m. Sunday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; free, but tickets required; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Keyboard Conversations: Pianist Jeffrey Siegel explores masterpieces by Debussy, Ravel, Faure and Stravinsky that were composed exactly 100 years ago. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston; $23, $21 for seniors; 847-467-4000, pickstaiger.org
Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Mallory Thompson directs the group’s annual free Memorial Day weekend band concert at Millennium Park. Colin Oldberg will be the trumpet soloist, and the program includes transcriptions and original works for band by Shostakovich, Wagner, Hindemith, Arutunian and others. 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 100 N. Michigan Ave.; free; 847-491-5441, pickstaiger.org
Rika Seko and Stephen Alltop: The concertmaster and music director of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra perform violin and piano works by Dvorak, Sarasate, Wieniawski and others, with commentary from Alltop. 3 p.m. Sunday at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook; $25; 630-941-0202, elmhurstsymphony.org
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