Next up are the choir and wind ensemble from the Millburn, N.J., schools; Tuesday noon to 1 30 p.m.; Lincoln Center Plaza; free; (212) 875-5000.
He sets the benchmark in the overture, with perfect articulation and ensemble from the London Philharmonic, and whenever the orchestra gets the chance to shine later in the opera - in the storm for instance - the dramatic tension rises appreciably.
Ms. Peterson conducted a Baroque ensemble from the harpsichord.
"I'm kind of rocking Angelina Jolie," she said of her ensemble, from the current season.
May 5: Konono Nº1, an ensemble from the Congo, has an enticing D.I.Y. approach.
Last year Face the Music, a student ensemble from the Lucy Moses School, gave an involving performance.
Ms. Adler, a former French horn player in the Rochester Philharmonic, joins the ensemble from the Philadelphia Orchestra, where she was director of education and community partnerships.
Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble, from the Bronx, offered "Journey," which erupted into a swirl of color and movement as drummers created a wall of percussive sound.
(Schweitzer) TACTUS (Wednesday) This new-music ensemble from the Manhattan School of Music, led by Patti Monson, typically gives vital, probing readings of difficult contemporary scores.
On Friday at Weill Recital Hall a string ensemble from the orchestra plays Mendelssohn's Quartet No. 2 (Op. 87) and works by Rossini and André Caplet.
You can get an idea of the spirit of the ensemble from the title of the opening work on the program: Mauricio Kagel's "Rrrrr, 5 Jazzstücke".
