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You rarely hear French Baroque music performed as exquisitely as the Aulos Ensemble did it on Sunday at Kohl Mansion. That's what 40 years of experience will get you.

For those who are brassed off, the annual Bay Brass Christmas celebration is here to answer your need for the smooth, polished, yet incisive sounds of the brass ensemble.

When The Magic Flute gets done family-style, it can lose some of the other impediments to enjoyment and understanding. This weekend the Rafael Film Center is showing the San Francisco Opera's 2007 one-hour version for kids.

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Like just about everybody born in December, Beethoven doesn't get to celebrate his birthday in style. But thankfully Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra hasn't forgotten about B's Day.

The S.F. Girls Chorus puts on a great concert, and they will have 300 voices at their disposal for the Dec. 21 concert in Davies Hall. When the late Heuwell Tircuit wrote that they can sing anything that isn't written for basses, he meant it.

Since the 1930s, the city of Saint Francis has hosted a burgeoning Mexican music scene. SFCV's Jesse Hamlin introduces you to the rich panoply spreading forth from the Mission District and elsewhere in the Bay Area.

Holiday concerts by the SFEMS bring a number of unusual sounds to Bay Area audiences. Sunday’s concert presented Ciaramella, an ensemble dedicated to music of the 15th century, showcasing the celebratory Renaissance music of the season, and how pleasing it can be to modern audiences.

Matt Haimovitz, the Montreal-based cellist, celebrated for his spirited approach to genre-bending and performance, is a mere 40. A week after a Grammy nod, Haimovitz spoke with SFCV about his visit, the Grammy-worthy album, and his wide-ranging musical mission.

Hard to believe, but for 50 years Gounod’s Faust reigned as the world’s most popular opera. These days, it has fallen to No. 29 in popularity. If Faust and the devil have a any chance of resurrection, it will take productions such as this. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.