Music

CLASSICAL

The Church of the Annunciation

3810 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 703/532-8603.

• An evening of opera. 5 p.m. Oct. 19.

DAR Constitution Hall,

18th and D streets NW. For information, 202/295-2400. For tickets, 202/432-SEAT.

• The Washington Opera. “Norma.” 8 p.m. Through Oct. 20.

F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. 240/314-8690.

• Thomas Pandolfi. Oct. 18.

Kennedy Center

F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600. Concert Hall

• National Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16-18.

• Philharmonica of London. 4:30 p.m. Oct. 18.

• The Washington Chorus. 3 p.m. Oct. 19.

Kennedy Center

Terrace Theater. F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600. Concert Hall.

• Claire Desert. 2 p.m. Oct. 18.

• Nurit Bar-Josef, violin, and Lambert Orkis, piano. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19.

George Mason University Center for the Arts

Concert Hall, main campus, Braddock and Chain Bridge roads, Fairfax. 703/218-6500 tickets, 703/993-8888 information.

• Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Oct. 18.

Library of Congress

Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building. First Street and Independence Avenue SE. All concerts are at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 202/707-5502 for information. 202/432-SEAT for tickets.

• Julliard String Quartet with Christopher Oldfather. Oct. 22.

National Gallery of Art

West Building, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/842-6799.

• Ney Salgado, piano. Oct. 19.

Strathmore Hall

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/530-0540.

• Washington Bach Consort. Oct. 19.

University of Maryland, College Park

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University Boulevard and Adelphi Road, College Park. 301/405-ARTS

• Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Oct. 16.

• James Stern & Friends. Oct. 18.

Washington National Cathedral

Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202/537-5527.

• Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Oct. 19.

POP, JAZZ, FOLK & OTHER

MCI Center

Seventh and F streets NW. 202/432-SEAT.

• Shania Twain. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17.

Wolf Trap: The Barns

1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Information, 703/938-2404. Tickets, 703/218-6500.

• Noel Paul Stookey. Oct. 16.

• Jim Brickman. Oct. 22-23.

• Karla Bonoff. Oct. 24-25.