From NYTimes.com:
Ensemble ACJW (Tuesday) When Messiaen first traveled to Utah and visited Bryce Canyon he declared it to be the most mystical landscape he had ever encountered. A sense of wonder and awe informs his resulting composition, “Des Canyons aux Étoiles,” which will be performed by members of the Carnegie Hall and Juilliard School’s Academy. At 6 p.m., Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, (212) 247-7800, carnegiehall.org; $40 and $50. (da Fonseca-Wollheim)
‘Planetarium’ (Thursday) Brass are from Mars, strings are from Venus? New musical constellations form in an evening of music inspired by the solar system by the singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens; the composer Nico Muhly; and Bryce Dessner, guitarist of the rock band the National. Thursday through March 23 at 8 p.m., March 24 at 7 p.m., Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, at Ashland Place, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, (718) 636-4100, bam.org; $25 to $65. (da Fonseca-Wollheim)
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