Previews

The San Francisco Renaissance Voices present a daunting program of two Masses by Josquin des Prez.

When a choral group with “Bach” in its name meets the St. John's Passion, you expect all the stops to be pulled, and California Bach Society is doing just that.

It’s story time at the Marin Center in San Rafael when the Marin Symphony plays its upcoming Family Concert the afternoon of May 8. “Once Upon a Symphony,” conducted by George Thomson, explores musical works that are based on old and new childhood tales, from Mother Goose to Harry Potter.

One Art Ensemble turns one year old this month, giving it reason to celebrate. The ensemble — soprano Ann Moss, pianist Hillary Nordwell, and violist Alexa Beattie — has everything going for it: talent, youth, musicality, and the ensemble chops it has developed in various configurations together since 2004.

Take a closer listen, and you’ll realize that the Crowden School in Berkeley isn’t the limited classical academy that you might imagine it to be.

Long before the euphoria of their triumphant march through Haydn's string quartet legacy had evaporated, the New Esterházy Quartet were planning new adventures. Now comes the first in a series of concerts centered on works that were inspired by Haydn and — no surprise — the first calling card will be dropped by Amadeus himself.