Source: The New York Times.
American Composers Orchestra (Friday) This adventurous ensemble, conducted by George Manahan, offers a program of works influenced by Middle Eastern and Indian culture. Saad Haddad’s “Manarah” is inspired by the Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum; Mehmet Ali Sanlikol’s “Harabat — The Intoxicated” is set to a poem by a Sufi dervish; and Reena Esmail’s “Avartan” is rooted in Hindustani music. The program also includes Matthias Pintscher’s “Songs From Solomon’s Garden.” At 7:30 p.m., Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, 212-247-7800, carnegiehall.org. (Schweitzer)
Kronos Quartet (Saturday) This season the pioneering Kronos Quartet has begun a commissioning and performance project called “Fifty for the Future,” a series of new works, written by 25 male and 25 female composers, exploring various approaches to the string quartet. The ensemble plays four of them for this Zankel Hall concert, in a program of nine new and recent works in all. Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, 212-247-7800, carnegiehall.org. (Anthony Tommasini)
Roomful of Teeth (Friday) This trailblazing vocal ensemble brings its distinctive blend of vocal traditions from around the world and fresh contemporary art music to an elegant fin-de-siècle interior with a program that includes Elliot Cole’s “Hanuman’s Leap,” based on an old Indian epic. At 7:30 p.m., Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, at 67th Street, 212-933-5812, armoryonpark.org. (da Fonseca-Wollheim)
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