Anaphora: The Chicago-based ensemble bids farewell to member Matt Bronstein, a horn player, with works by Mozart and Dohnanyi featuring that instrument. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave.; free; anaphoraensemble.com
Avalon String Quartet: The dynamic young foursome plays an all-Beethoven program. 6:30 p.m. Thursday at West Chicago Public Library, 118 W. Washington St., West Chicago; free; 630-231-1552
Ensemble Espanol: The 35th American Spanish Dance and Music Festival includes flamenco music performed by singers and instrumentalists from Chicago, Miami and Madrid, along with performances by various Spanish dance companies. The 10-day event continues through June 26 at various venues around town; 773-442-5930, ensembleespanol.org
“Make Music Chicago”: More than 100 musicians, bands and ensembles of all ages will kick off summer with a daylong free festival of classical, pop/rock, jazz, gospel, folk, dance/electronic and world/fusion performances. Events will take place from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday at a host of locations throughout the city, culminating in a grand public singalong of “Sweet Home Chicago,” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron St.; free; makemusicchicago.com
Rush Hour Concerts: The summer series of free chamber concerts, plus refreshments and conversation, continues. Mezzo Emily Lodine will impersonate Julia Child in the late Lee Hoiby’s hilarious operatic sketch, “Bon Appetit!” 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron St.; free; 773-338-9480, rushhour.org
South Shore Opera Company — “Mischief, Mayhem and Merriment!”: Arias, ensembles and scenes from “Figaro,” “The Magic Flute,” and favorite and rare operas. 5:30 p.m. Sunday at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive; free; 773-374-7769, southshoreopera.org
Spektral Quartet: The group will introduce a newly commissioned work by Chicago composer Marcos Balter as part of a program of Beethoven and Bartok string quartets. 7 p.m. Friday at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; free; spektralquartet.com
VOX 3 Collective: The enterprising Chicago vocal ensemble closes its fourth season with “No Pianos Allowed,” a program of songs for voices and miscellaneous instruments ranging from Sephardic Spain through the 20th century. 6 p.m. Thursday at the People’s Music School, 931 W. Eastwood Ave.; free; vox3.org
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