Summer Concert Guide

Yes, it's another year of lamenting the absence of superstars who aren't interested in trekking around in the summer heat. As Gary Bongiovanni, editor of concert industry trade magazine Pollstar, points out, "there really isn't any mega tour that brings the fan and media focus like U2 or McCartney or Madonna."

But, he adds, The Police and Genesis reunions provide a smidgen of excitement to an otherwise rote list of names. The closest that Police tour -- which is hitting a combination of stadiums and arenas -- comes to Richmond is Aug. 4 at the Virgin Music Festival at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore. And area Genesis fans have the whole summer to stew through before Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks arrive at the Verizon Center in D.C. on Sept. 23.

What you will see plenty of this summer are multibill tours from both veterans and new kids. Def Leppard and Poison have succeeded more than their hair band roots might suggest. While hooked up with similar artists the past couple of summers, they have grossed a per-show average of $389,000 and $146,000, respectively. This year, Def Leppard is teaming with Styx and Foreigner, and Poison dug through the metal bin to resurrect Ratt and White Lion. Both shows will stop at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater and Nissan Pavilion in Manassas.

Younger acts have taken a cue from their elders, as Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and a slew of others have latched onto established all-day concerts such as the Vans Warped Tour and the Linkin Park-fronted Projekt Revolution tour.

One appeal of those types of shows is their reasonable-by-comparison ticket prices.

"It's just smart business," Bongiovanni says. "In the summer, fans have a lot of choices and you want to be the act to stand out as a good value and give fans what they perceive as a real value . . . The Warped Tour is the best value in the business, and a lot of kids go just for the social scene."

The Vans Warped Tour will play Virginia Beach Amphitheater on July 24 and carries a $25 ticket price for its roster of about 40 bands.

For those looking for more soothing tunes, classical music festival mainstays from Fredericksburg to Staunton are back for another season as well.

Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater

3550 Cellar Door Way, Virginia Beach Information: (757) 368-3000 or www.livenation.com

JUNE 22 -- Rush, 7:30 p.m. ($36-$71) JULY 1 -- Poison, Ratt and White Lion, time TBA ($18-$38)

JULY 13 -- Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert and Flynnville Train, 7:30 p.m. ($37.75-$73.75)

JULY 22 -- 311 and Matisyahu, 7 p.m. ($25-$36.50)

JULY 24 -- Vans Warped Tour with Bad Religion, Pennywise, New Found Glory, Coheed & Cambria, Pepper and more, noon ($24.45)

JULY 30 -- John Mayer, Ben Folds and James Morrison, 7 p.m. ($29.50-$50)

AUG. 14 -- Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday and more, 12:45 p.m. ($30.50-$76)

AUG. 15 -- Dave Matthews Band and Toots and The Maytals, 7 p.m. ($37-$62)

AUG. 18 -- Def Leppard, Styx and Foreigner, 7 p.m. ($29.50-$82)

AUG. 24 -- Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and Pat Green (not yet on sale)

SEPT. 7 -- Rascal Flatts and Jason Aldean (not yet on sale)

OCT. 7 -- Brad Paisley and Rodney Atkins (not yet on sale)

Nissan Pavilion

7800 Cellar Door Dr., Manassas Information: (703) 754-6400 or www.livenation.com

JUNE 10 -- Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Jake Owen and Catherine Britt, 7 p.m. ($30-$85)

JUNE 23 -- Rush, 7:30 p.m. ($46.50-$126.50)

JUNE 28 -- Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band, 8 p.m. ($36-$126)

JULY 14 -- Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert and Flynnville Train, 7:30 p.m. ($29.77-$69)

JULY 29 -- Poison, Ratt and White Lion, 7 p.m. ($20-$45)

AUG. 11 -- Dave Matthews Band and Toots and the Maytals, 7 p.m. ($40-$65)

AUG. 14 -- Allman Brothers Band and Bob Weir & Ratdog, 6:30 p.m. ($25-$59.50)

AUG. 17 -- Def Leppard, Styx and Foreigner, 7 p.m. ($25-$99.50)

AUG. 18 -- Opie & Anthony's Traveling Virus with Carlos Mencia, Bob Saget, Louis C.K., Jim Norton, Rich Vos, Bob Kelly, Otto & George and Patrice O'Neal, 7 p.m. ($20-$65)

AUG. 19 -- Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday and more, 1 p.m. ($39.50-$69)

AUG. 25 -- Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and Pat Green (not yet on sale)

Charlottesville Pavilion

700 E Main St., Charlottesville Information: www.charlottesvillepavilion.com or (877) CPAV-TIX

JUNE 7 -- Ziggy Marley and the Neville Brothers, 7 p.m. ($37)

JUNE 17 -- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band with k.d. lang, 7 p.m. ($33-$62.75)

JUNE 27 -- Disco Biscuits and Umphrey's McGee, 7 p.m. ($27 in advance/$32 day of show)

JULY 7 -- Summer of Love Tour featuring Jefferson Starship, Big Brother & the Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service, 5 p.m. ($19.67, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday )

JULY 14 -- Bob Weir & Ratdog with Keller Williams, 6 p.m. ($32-$44.50)

JULY 15 -- Vince Gill Friends and Family Tour featuring Amy Grant and The Del McCoury Band, 7 p.m. ($21.50-$91.50)

JULY 26 -- Randy Travis, 7 p.m. ($22.50-$49.50, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday )

JULY 29 -- The B-52's, 7 p.m. (27.50-$47.50, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday )

AUG. 4 -- Nickel Creek and Fiona Apple, 7 p.m. ($29.50-$49.50, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday )

AUG. 15 -- Rufus Wainwright, Neko Case and A Fine Frenzy, 7 p.m. ($27.50-$45.50)

AUG. 18 -- John Prine and Josh Ritter, 7 p.m. ($29.50-$51.50)

nTelos Wireless Pavilion

901 Crawford St., Portsmouth Information: (757) 393-8181 or www.pavilionconcerts.com

JUNE 3 -- Nelly Furtado, 7 p.m. ($20-$39) JUNE 5 -- Ziggy Marley and the Neville Brothers, 8 p.m. ($20-$35)

JUNE 6 -- Celtic Woman, 7:30 p.m. ($27-$54) JUNE 7 -- Earth, Wind & Fire, 7:30 p.m. ($20-$59.75)

JUNE 8 -- Steely Dan and Sam Yahel Organ Trio, 8 p.m. ($25-$75) JUNE 28 -- Umphrey's McGee and The Disco Biscuits, 7 p.m. ($25)

JULY 22 -- Vince Gill Friends and Family Tour featuring Amy Grant and The Del McCoury Band, 7 p.m. ($26-$70.50)

JULY 26 -- Widespread Panic, 7:30 p.m. ($34, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday)

AUG. 2 -- O.A.R., 8 p.m. ($26.50)

AUG. 10 -- B.B. King, 8 p.m. ($25-$75, on sale date TBA)

AUG. 25 -- Lynyrd Skynyrd, 8 p.m. ($21-$46, on sale date TBA)

AUG. 26 -- Slightly Stoopid, G. Love & Special Sauce and Ozomatli, 7 p.m. ($25)

Wolf Trap

1645 Trap Road, Vienna Information: (703) 255-1868 or www.wolftrap.org

MAY 31 -- Huey Lewis & The News, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

JUNE 3 -- Wolf Trap's 18th Annual Louisiana Swamp Romp with The New Orleans Social Club and featuring George Porter, Jr., Leo Nocentelli, Ivan Neville and Henry Butler, 2 p.m. ($25)

JUNE 4 -- Tony Bennett, 8 p.m. ($25-$42)

JUNE 5 -- Earth, Wind & Fire, 8 p.m. ($30-$45)

JUNE 6 -- Ziggy Marley and the Neville Brothers, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

JUNE 7 -- Steely Dan and Sam Yahel Organ Trio, 8 p.m. ($35-$50)

JUNE 12 -- Chicago, 8 p.m. ($30-$45)

JUNE 13 -- Joss Stone and Ryan Shaw, 7:30 p.m. ($28-$42)

JUNE 18 -- Pink Martini, 8 p.m. ($20-$38)

JUNE 19 -- The Doobie Brothers, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

JUNE 20 -- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band with k.d. lang, 7:30 p.m. ($30-$48)

JUNE 21 -- Harry Connick Jr., 8 p.m. ($30-$52)

JUNE 24 -- Celtic Woman, 8 p.m. ($22-$52)

JUNE 25 -- Little Feat and the Subdudes, 8 p.m. ($25-$38)

JULY 2 -- Morrissey and Kristeen Young, 8 p.m. ($30-$48)

JULY 3 -- Alejandro Sanz, 8 p.m. ($30-$45)

JULY 5 -- Aretha Franklin, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

JULY 6 -- Pat McGee Band, Carbon Leaf and Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, 7 p.m. ($25-$32)

JULY 8 -- Hootie & The Blowfish, 8 p.m. ($28-$40)

JULY 16 -- Diana Krall and Chris Botti, 8 p.m. ($30-$48)

JULY 17 -- Robert Cray and James Hunter, 8 p.m. ($22-$38)

JULY 18 -- Vince Gill Friends and Family Tour featuring Amy Grant and The Del McCoury Band, 7:30 p.m. ($25-$42)

JULY 22 -- Lucinda Williams, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

JULY 25 -- Natalie Cole, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

JULY 26 -- Steve Miller Band, 8 p.m. ($25-$45)

JULY 27 -- Randy Travis and Julie Roberts, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

JULY 28 -- The Temptations and The Four Tops, 8 p.m. ($22-$38)

JULY 29 -- Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

JULY 30 -- Hippiefest: A Concert for Peace & Love with The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals, The Zombies featuring Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, Mountain featuring Leslie West and Corkey Laing, Mitch Ryder and more, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

JULY 31 -- Guster and Pete Yorn, 7:30 p.m. ($25-$36)

 AUG. 1 -- Chris Isaak and Cowboy Junkies, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

AUG. 5 -- The Moody Blues, 8 p.m. ($25-$45)

AUG. 8 -- The B-52's, 8 p.m. ($25-$40)

AUG. 9 -- Squeeze, 8 p.m. ($25-$42)

AUG. 10 -- Gipsy Kings, 8 p.m. ($25-$42)

AUG. 11 -- Peter, Paul and Mary, 8 p.m. ($22-$38)

AUG. 12 -- Arlo Guthrie and Richie Havens, 8 p.m. ($22-$38)

AUG. 16 -- John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin, 8 p.m. ($22-$38)

AUG. 19 -- The Beach Boys, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. ($25-$34)

AUG. 23 -- Johnny Mathis, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

AUG. 24 -- Travis Tritt, 7:30 p.m. ($22-$40)

AUG. 25 -- Slightly Stoopid, G. Love & Special Sauce and Ozomatli, 7 p.m. ($28-$35)

AUG. 26 -- Indigo Girls and Girlyman, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

SEPT. 6 -- Brian Culbertson and Average White Band, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

SEPT. 7 -- Michael McDonald, 8 p.m. ($25-$42)

SEPT. 8 -- Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 8 p.m. ($22-$40)

SEPT. 9 -- Judy Collins, Nanci Griffith and Sonya Kitchell, 8 p.m. ($22-$38)

Hampden-Sydney Music Festival

Concerts at 8 p.m., Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney College, near Farmville. Festival artist fellows' concerts begin at 7 p.m. Series tickets: $55-$65, single tickets $18-$20. Information: (434) 223-6273 or www.hsc.edu/musicfestival.

JUNE 1 - Double bassist Paul Bedell, clarinetist Ethan Sloane, pianist Edward Auer, Amernet String Quartet in Carl Baermann, Grieg and Shostakovich.

JUNE 2 - Auer, Amernet String Quartet, Sloane, Bedell, French hornist Michelle Perry and bassoonist Stephen Walt in Mozart, Liszt and Beethoven.

Fredericksburg Music Festival

Concerts begin at 7 p.m. at St. George's Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg. Tickets $10-$25. Information: (540) 374-5040 or www.fredfest.org.

JUNE 12 - Harpist and artistic director Heidi Lehwalder, members of the Muir String Quartet, pianists Michele Levin, bassoonist Kathleen Reynolds, hornist William Scharnberg, flutist Carol Wincenc, bassist Richard Frederickson, clarinetist Dave Singer and oboist Rudy Vrbsky in Telemann, José Serebrier, Samuel Barber, Poulenc and Schubert.

JUNE 14 - Lehwalder, Muir String Quartet, Levin, Reynolds, Scharnberg, Wincenc and Frederickson in Bottesini, Andres Narthex, Haydn, Piazzola, Deak, Malcom Arnold, Copland and set of "Show Pieces."

JUNE 15 - Lehwalder, Muir String Quartet, Levin, Reynolds, Scharnberg, Wincenc and Frederickson in Devienne, Lecin, Francaix and Brahms.

Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

Concerts in Lehman Auditorium, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg. Tickets: $5-$20 (pre-sale), $17-22 at the door. Three-concert packages $15-55. Information: (540) 432-4582 or www.emu.edu/bach.

JUNE 10 (3 p.m.) - Violinists Joan Griffing and Susan Black, Festival Orchestra in Villa-Lobos, Bach, Mendelssohn and Piazzolla.

JUNE 15 (7:30 p.m.) - Pianist Janina Fialkowska, Festival Orchestra in J.S. Bach, Chopin and C.P.E. Bach.

JUNE 16 (7:30 p.m.) - Festival Chorus and Orchestra, soprano Sharla Nafziger and bass Thomas Jones in all-Brahms program.

JUNE 17 (10 a.m.) - Hornist James Massa in all-Bach program.

Wintergreen Summer Music Festival

Concerts at John D. Evans Center, Wintergreen Resort in Nelson County. Information: (434) 325-8292 or www.wintergreenmusic.org.

JULY 11 (7:30 p.m.) - Opening night performance, ($50).

JULY 12 (7:30 p.m.) - Solo Recital I, ($25).

JULY 13 (7:30 p.m.) - Chamber Music I, ($25).

JULY 14 (3 p.m.) - Academy Concert I, ($10-$15). (6 p.m.) - Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Christopher Zimmerman conducting in Elgar, Sibelius and Dvorak. Repeats July 15 at 3 p.m. ($30).

JULY 15 (11 a.m.) - Kleine Konzerte mit Milchkaffee ($10-$15)

JULY 16 (7:30 p.m.) - Solo Recital II, cellist Wesley Baldwin, harpist Heidi O'Gara Jellison, violinist Jana Ross and pianist Nick Ross in Beethoven, Powell and Elgar. ($25).

JULY 17 (7:30) - Liederabend I, ($25).

JULY 18 (7:30 p.m.) - Pops Concert, ($30).

JULY 19 (7:30) - Liederabend II, ($25).

JULY 20 (7:30 p.m.) - Chamber Music II, ($25).

JULY 21 (3 p.m.) - Academy Concert II, ($10-$15). (6 p.m.) - Classics II, Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Steven Osgood conducting, with soprano Amy Buckley, mezzo-sopranos Abigail Fischer and Alison Tupay, tenors Tony Boutte and Benjamin Sosland, baritones Steven Condy and Charles Turley and bass Charles Ternkey in Monteverdi (adapted by Respighi). Repeats July 22 at 3 p.m., ($30). JULY 22 (11 a.m.) - Kleine Konzerte mit Milchkaffee ($10-$15).

JULY 23 (7:30) - Solo Recital III, ($25).

JULY 24 (7:30 p.m.) - Academy Concert III, ($10-$15).

JULY 25 (7:30 p.m.) - Pops Concert II, ($25).

JULY 27 (7:30 p.m.) - Chamber Music III, ($25).

JULY 28 (3 p.m.) - Academy Concert IV, ($10-$15). (6 p.m.) - Classics III, Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Peter Oundjian conducting, with violinist Robert McDuffie in Beethoven and Bruch. Repeats July 29 at 3 p.m. ($30).

JULY 29 (11 a.m.) - Kleine Konzerte mit Milchkaffee ($10-$15).

Centenary Classics

At Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St. Suggested donation $10. Information: (804) 648-8319.

JUNE 17 (7:30 p.m.) - Choral group Impromptu in madrigals, Vaughan Williams, Byrd and The Beatles.

JUNE 19 (7:30 p.m.) - Organist Tom Marshall in music depicting the voyage to Jamestowne.

JUNE 24 (5 p.m.) - Centenary Festival Choir with orchestra of period instruments, including members of the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble in choral and instrumental music from the time of James I of England.

Ash Lawn Opera Festival

Performances at 8 p.m., unless listed otherwise, in boxwood garden of Ash Lawn, near Charlottesville in Albemarle County. Information: (434) 979-0122 or www.ashlawnopera.org.

JULY 6 - Music at Twilight: Broadway Bound ($11-$18)

JULY 7-8 - "The Sound of Music" (pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m. ($16-$26)

JULY 14-15 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$26)

JULY 20 - Music at Twilight: Mozart & More ($11-$18)

JULY 21-22 - "La Boheme" ($16-$26)

JULY 24 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$25)

JULY 25 - "La Boheme"($16-$25)

JULY 26 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$25)

JULY 27 - "La Boheme" ($16-$25)

JULY 28 (11 a.m.) - Summer Saturdays: Barefoot Puppets present "The Little Bread Hen" ($5)

JULY 28-29 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$26)

JULY 31 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$25)

AUG. 1 - "La Boheme" ($16-$25)

AUG. 2 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$25) AUG. 3 - "La Boheme" ($16-$25)

AUG. 4 (11 a.m.) - Summer Saturdays: Ash Lawn Opera Apprentice Artists present "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" ($5)

AUG. 4 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$26) AUG. 5 - "La Boheme" ($16-$25)

AUG. 7 - "La Boheme"($16-$25)

AUG. 8 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$25) AUG. 9 - "La Boheme" ($16-$25)

AUG. 11 (11 a.m.) - Summer Saturdays: Bob Brown Puppets present "The Frog Prince" ($5)

AUG. 10-11 - "The Sound of Music" ($16-$26)

AUG. 12 - "La Boheme"($16-$25)

Garth Newel

Concerts in Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, near Warm Springs in Bath County. Information (877) 558-1689 or www.garthnewel.org.

JUNE 30 - "Opening Night Champagne Soiree," with Garth Newel Chamber Players and composer Paul Moravec in Mozart and Moravec. ($10-$90)

JULY 1 - Garth Newel Chamber Players with clarinetist Rick Faria, violinist Olivia Hajloff and pianist Audrey Andrist in Schumann, Brahms and Clarke. ($10-$20)

JULY 7 (5 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef and pianist Carlos Cesar Rodriguez in Bach, Moszkowski and Franck. ($10-$20)

JULY 8 (3 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with Bar-Josef and Rodriguez in Bach, Mendelssohn and Dvorzk. ($10-$20)

JULY 14 (5 p.m.) - eighth blackbird in Hartke, Higdon, Meltzer, Kernis, and Bermel. ($10-$70)

JULY 15 (3 p.m.) - eighth blackbird in Villa-Lobos, Copland, Stanhope and Brahms. ($10-$20)

JULY 21 (5 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with pianist Robbie Merfeld in all-Brahms program ($10-$70)

JULY 22 (3 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with Merfeld in Beethoven, Debussy and Dvorak. ($10-$20)

JULY 28 ($5 p.m.) - Meet the Composer: Lowell Liebermann and Garth Newel Chamber Players in Beethoven, Liebermann and Shostakovich. ($10-$70)

JULY 29 (3 p.m.) - Liebermann and Garth Newel Chamber Players in Bach, Liebermann and Schubert. ($10-$20)

AUG. 4 (5 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with bassist Tony Manzo, violinist Katie Lansdale and pianists Merfeld and Andrew Harley: A Difficult Weekend for Bass and Trout in Chausson, Tom Johnson and Schumann. ($10-$70)

AUG. 5 (3 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with Manzo, Lansdale and Merfeld and Harley: A Difficult Weekend for Bass and Trout in Schubert, Reger, Bartok and Martinu. ($10-$20)

AUG. 11 (5 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Orchestra, Robbie Merfeld conducting, in Bach, Grieg, Pergolesi and Bartok. ($10-$70)

AUG. 12 (3 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Orchestra, Merfeld conducting, in Mozart, Boyce, Biber and Dvorak. ($10-$20)

AUG. 18 (5 p.m.) - Calder String Quartet in Mozart, Corigliano and Beethoven. ($10-$70)

AUG. 19 (3 p.m.) - Calder String Quartet in Ravel, Adès and Schubert. ($10-$20)

AUG. 25 (5 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with violinist Susan Waterbury, pianist Genevieve Feiwen Lee and marimbist Barry Dove in Dvorak, Marc Mellits and Mendelssohn. ($10-$70)

AUG. 26 (3 p.m.) - Garth Newel Chamber Players with Waterbury, Feiwen Lee and Dove in Bach, Tanaka and Schumann. ($10-$20)

SEPT. 1 (5 p.m.) - "String Extravaganza," resident and guest artists in Haydn, Brahms and Schoenberg. ($10-$70)

SEPT. 2 (3 p.m.) - "String Extravaganza," resident and guest artists in Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and John Adams. ($10-$20)

Shenandoah Valley Music Festival

Concerts begin at 8 p.m. in Pavilion of Shrine Mont Camp & Conference Center in Orkney Springs, near Woodstock. Information: (540) 459-3396 or www.musicfest.org.

JULY 27 - Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Pops with guest conductor Jon Kalbfleisch in "A Cole Porter Celebration" ($10-$33)

JULY 28 - Fairfax Symphony Orchestra with soloist Carlos Rodriguez in "A Tribute to George Gershwin" ($10-$33)

AUG. 4 - The World Famous Count Basie Orchestra ($10-$27)

Interlude 2007

Richmond Chamber Players, John Walter, artistic director, Mary Boodell, flute, Catherine Cary, violin, Neal Cary, cello, Jonathan Friedman, bassoon, David Niethamer, clarinet, Stephen Schmidt, viola, John Walter, piano and Susy Yim, violin, in concerts at 3 p.m. Sundays in Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 Huguenot Road. Series tickets: $48-$56; single tickets: $14-16. Information: (804) 340-1405 (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ticket desk).

AUG. 5 - Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Brahms.

AUG. 12 - Boccherini, Beethoven and Robert Schumann.

AUG. 19 - Ginastera, Bartok and Messiaen. AUG. 26 - Roussel, Stravinsky and Bartok.

August Musicales

Free concerts at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave. Information: (804) 359-2463.

AUG. 15 - Mary Johnson, soprano, Tyrone Aiken, bass-baritone and Hope Armstrong Erb, piano

AUG. 22 - Trio La Milpa (Michael Lisicky, English horn/oboe, Katherine Needleman and Sandra Gerster, oboe)

AUG. 29 - Paul Hanson, piano

Staunton Music Festival

Tickets $7-$14. Information: (540) 885-7873 or www.stauntonmusicfestival.com. AUG. 16 - Festival "Sneak Preview" including works by Vivaldi, Couperin, Mahler, Schubert and Dvorak. Pay-what-you-will concert, Lenfest Center, Washington & Lee University in Lexington. AUG. 17 (7 p.m.) - Opening Concert, Debussy, Dunstable, Thea Musgrave and Dvorak, Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton.

AUG. 18 (7 p.m.) - Festival Gala "Shubertiade" featuring songs by Franz Schubert and John Harbison. President's House, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton

AUG. 19 (4 p.m.) - Works by Buxtehude, John Hilliard, Mahler, Froberger and Shostakovich, Trinity Episcopal Church.

AUG. 22 (7 p.m.) - Collegium Vocale in Byrd, Judith Shatin and Schumann, Trinity Episcopal Church.

AUG. 24 (7 p.m.) - Baroque Inside/Out: roaming madrigalists perform in Parish Hall and Church Yard of Trinity Episcopal Church. At 8 p.m. concert in sanctuary includes works by Vivaldi, Bach, Buxtehude and Handel

AUG. 25-26 (8 p.m.) - Opera Nights!: Handel's "Semele," featuring Mela Dailey, Kim Childs, Jennifer Lane, Jennifer Ellis, Michael Haag, Chris Conley, Madison Singers, Blackfriars Playhouse, Staunton.

SEPT. 15 (7 p.m.) - Irish classical music ranging from middle ages through modern. Program includes piano nocturnes by John Field, choral music by C.V. Stanford and contemporary choral and chamber music, Trinity Episcopal Church.

SEPT. 16 (4 p.m.) - "Reflecting Ireland," traditional folk music and contemporary works by Jason Haney, Chuck Dotas, Dave Pope, Gerard Victor and Beethoven, Trinity Episcopal Church.