Concerts: Feb. 11-17
CONCERTS: Musical acts to see
MANATEE
CHORAL
FEB. 20: Magic of Manatee Sweet Adelines Chorus: "Jukebox Challenge," 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $18.
APRIL 3: Gloria Musicae: Libby Larson's "Barnum's Bird," 7 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $25 and up.
CHRISTIAN
FEB. 28: The Dixie Melody Boys, 6 p.m., Happy Gospel Church, 1915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton; free will donation. Information: 941-756-6942.
CLASSICAL
FEB. 18: SCF Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
FEB. 21: Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra: "Israel in Egypt," 2 p.m., Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road W., Bradenton; $25.
MARCH 1: SCF Guitar Ensemble: Guitar Fest, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
MARCH 11: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: "Our Town," 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $42-$69.
MARCH 20: Bradenton Community Fine Arts Concert Series: "Requiem," 10:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.
MARCH 29: Faculty Recital: Felicia Brunnelle, violin, Fred Gratta, cello, guest artist Cheryl Tschanz, piano, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
APRIL 1: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks "Legends," 8 p.m. April 1, Neel Performing Arts Center; $30-$89.
APRIL 7: SCF Symphonic Band and Manatee Concert Band, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
APRIL 12: Trio Voila, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
FOLK
FEB. 20: Cahal Dunne, 7 p.m., doors 6 p.m., Bradenton Tropical Palms, 2310 14th St. W., Bradenton; $12-$15. Information: 941-748-0180.
APRIL 3: The Jacobites, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.
JAZZ
FEB. 14: Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors, 3 p.m., Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3131 61st St., Sarasota; $5.
FEB. 21: Bradenton Community Fine Arts Concert Series: Barbara Coast Dixieland Band, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.
MARCH 24: SCF Jazz Bands in Concert, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center, Bradenton; $4-$8.
APRIL 14: Faculty Recital: Marc Mannino, guitar, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
OLDIES
FEB. 14: Sundays at Neel: Buddy and Beyond, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.
FEB. 28: Sundays at Neel: New Odyssey, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.
MARCH 6: Bradenton Community Fine Arts Concert Series: The Ditchfield Family Singers, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation MARCH 8: Oldies with the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra and Koko Ray, 3-5 p.m., Sandbar Pavilion, 100 Spring St., Anna Maria; $10-$15.
MARCH 14: The Fab Four, Ultimate Beatles Tribute, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $35 and up.
MARCH 20: Sundays at Neel: Jay White, America's Diamond, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Hall; $35.
OPERA
MARCH 20: AMICCO: "Opera in the Afternoon," 2 p.m., Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road W., Bradenton; $25.
POPS
FEB. 20: Manatee Community Concert Band: "Tribute to Gershwin," 7:30 p.m., Manatee High School Auditorium, 902 33rd St. Ct. W., Bradenton; no charge.
FEB. 22: The Pops Orchestra: "Let's Be Frank," 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $20 and up.
APRIL 2: Manatee Community Concert Band: "Tribute to Frank Sinatra," 7:30 p.m., Manatee High School Auditorium, 902 33rd St. Ct. W., Bradenton; no charge.
APRIL 11: The Pops Orchestra: "It Takes A Village," 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $20 and up.
ROCK/BLUES
APRIL 4: The Marshall Tucker Band, 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $39 and up.
SARASOTA
BIG BAND
FEB. 18: Michael Feinstein, "Swing Me A Love Song," 8 p.m., Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $55-$75.
MARCH 9: The Music of Harry James, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $10-$15.
BROADWAY
FEB. 27: Kristin Chenoweth, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $85 and up.
FEB. 28: Josh Groban, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; SOLD OUT.
MARCH 9: Czech National Symphony Orchestra: Disney Fantasia, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall: $15-$80.
MARCH 25: The Midtown Men, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $15-$65.
APRIL 4: Broadway! The Big Band Years, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts; $15-$55.
CHoral
FEB. 13: Key Chorale: "Bach and Beethoven," 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota; $25-$35.
FEB. 28: Sarasota Orchestra, Gloria Musicae, State College of Florida Concert Choir: Haydn's "Creation," 3 p.m., Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road; $30 and up.
APRIL 13: Munchtime Musicales: Belle Canto Women's Chorus, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.
CLASSICAL
FEB. 13: Valentines Concert, Josh Scheibe, guitar, Allegro Music Academy, 241 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota; no charge.
FEB. 14: Music Fine Arts at First Church: Be My Valentine-Songs of Love and Life, 7 p.m., First Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave.; $15 donation. Information: 941-955-0935.
FEB. 15: The Miro String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $30 and up.
FEB. 17: Sarasota Concert Association Munchtime Musicales: Cynthia Lawing and Gloria Cook, piano, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.
FEB. 18: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Lunch, Look and Listen: Miami Guitar Trio, 11 a.m., Michael's on East, 1212 East Ave. S.; $45.
FEB. 19-21: Sarasota Orchestra: "Maestro," 8 p.m. Feb. 19-20, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 21; $30-$85.
FEB. 20: Robin Spielberg, piano, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $20.
FEB. 20: GuitarSarasota 10th Annual International Classical Guitar Concert Series: SoloDuo: Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli, Italy, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Information: 941-362-2991.
FEB. 20-21: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Classical Recital Series: Akropolis Reed Quintet, 7:30 p.m., Historic Asolo Theater; $40-$45.
FEB. 25: Sarasota Orchestra, Chamber Soirees: "Splendid Strings," 5:30 p.m., Holley Hall; $32-$42.
MARCH 1: The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $40 and up.
MARCH 5-6: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Classical Recital Series: Trio Celeste, 7:30 p.m., Historic Asolo Theater; $40 and up.
MARCH 6: Sarasota Orchestra, Chamber Soirees: "Brass to Bassoon," 4 p.m., Holley Hall; $32-$42.
MARCH 12-13: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: "Our Town," 8 p.m. March 12, 2:30 p.m. March 13, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $30-$89.
MARCH 14: GuitarSarasota Mini concert series: Erol Ozsever, classical guitar, 7:30 p.m., Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; no charge.
MARCH 17: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Lunch, Look and Listen: Gulfshore Trio, 11 a.m., Michael's on East, 1212 East Ave. S.; $45.
MARCH 19: GuitarSarasota 10th Annual International Classical Guitar Concert Series: Cavatina Duo: Eugenia Moliner, Spain and Denis Azabagic, Bosnia, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; $25.
APRIL 2-3: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks "Legends," 8 p.m. April 2, 2:30 p.m. April 3, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $30-$89.
APRIL 4: La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, 8 p.m. April 4-9, 11-13, 2:30 p.m. April 10, Sarasota Opera House; $40.
APRIL 9: A Taste of La Musica Chamber Music Festival, 4 p.m., The Glenridge Performinh Arts Center, 7444 Scotland Way, Sarasota; no charge.
APRIL 9: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Classical Recital Series: Amid Peled, cellist, 7:30 p.m. April 9-10, Historic Asolo Theater, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota; $40-$45.
APRIL 9: GuitarSarasota 10th Annual International Classical Guitar Concert Series: Alavaro Pierri, Uruguay, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; $25.
APRIL 11: GuitarSarasota Mini concert series: Community and Youth Showcase Concert, 7:30 p.m., Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; no charge.
APRIL 17: Perlman Music Program: Ariel Quartet, 3 p.m., Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Ave., Venice; $35.
COUNTRY
FEB. 26: Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $55 and up.
FOLK
FEB. 13: Under the Willow, 8 p.m., Fogartyville; $10-$12.
FEB. 18: Doug MacLeod, 7 p.m., Fogartyville; $12-$15.
MARCH 11: Gordon Lightfoot, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $41.92 and up.
MARCH 17: The Young Irelanders, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $15-$40.
MARCH 23: The Irish Tenors, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $35-$70.
APRIL 12: Celtic Nights, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $15 and up.
INSTRUMENTAL
APRIL 17: Ring Sarasota, bell choir, 4 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $10 and up.
JAZZ
FEB. 12: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival "Jazz at Two": Mac Chrupcala Quartet, 2-4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
FEB. 14: Bria Skonberg, trumpet, 2 p.m., Glenrigde Performing Arts Center; $20 and up.
FEB. 17: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival "Jazz at Two": Al Hixon and The "Underheard Herd," 2-4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
FEB. 21: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival: Sharon Scott, 7:30 p.m., Holley Hall; $25-$30.
FEB. 26: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival "Jazz at Two" Eddie Tobin, 2-4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
FEB. 27: Cynthia Sayer's Sparks Fly Quartet, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $17.50 and up.
MARCH 4: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival "Jazz at Two": Billy Marcus, 2-4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
MARCH 18: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival "Jazz at Two": Jerry Eckert with Rich McDonald and Bruce Wallace, 2-4 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
MARCH 9: The Music of Harry James, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $10 and up.
MARCH 19: Cyrus Chestnut, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $22.50 and up.
MARCH 24: Linda Eder with Robert Cuccioli, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $45-$65.
APRIL 5: Chris Botti, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $35-$70.
OLDIES
FEB. 23: Patti LaBelle, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $75-$95.
MARCH 29: Aretha Franklin, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $55 and up.
OPERA
MARCH 16: Studio Artists from the Sarasota Opera, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.
POPS
FEB. 11-13: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes Series: "A Song In My Heart," 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12, 8 p.m. Feb. 13; $36-$79.
FEB. 21: The Pops Orchestra: "Let's Be Frank," 3 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way; $20 and up.
MARCH 2-5: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes: "Unforgettable," 5:30 p.m. March 2 and 4, 7:30 p.m. March 3, 8 p.m. March 5, Holley Hall; $36-$79.
MARCH 18-19: Sarasota Orchestra: "Disney in Concert," 8 p.m. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $32-$77.
APRIL 10: The Pops Orchestra: "It Takes A Village," 3 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way; $20 and up.
APRIL 15-16: Sarasota Orchestra: "The Beat Goes On," 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $32-$77.
POPULAR
FEB. 29: The Australian Bee Gees, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $35 and up.
MARCH 16: Saturday Night Fever, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $35-$75.
MARCH 20: Sarasota Concert Band, 3 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $15-$20.
ROCK/BLUES
FEB. 25: The Beach Boys, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall;
FEB. 26: Suncoast Blues Festival, gates open 5 p.m. Feb. 26, gates open 11 a.m. Feb. 27, Sarasota Fairgrounds; $15-$30.
MARCH 2: The McCartney Years, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $20 and up.
MARCH 6: Moody Blues, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $41.38 and up.
APRIL 2: Tampa Spring Jam: Keith Sweat, Bobby Brown, Jagged Edge, Next, and H-Town, 8 p.m., USF Sun Dome; $45.50 and up.
TAMPA/ST. PETE
BROADWAY
MARCH 6: Disney FANTASIA, Live in Concert, on Tour, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $39 and up.
CHORAL
FEB. 20: Sarasota Chorus of the Keys: "On With The Show," 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Riverview Peforming Arts Center, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota; $20 and up.
CLASSICAL
FEB. 11: Andrea Bocelli, 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $75 and up.
FEB. 25: Benise "String of Passion Tour," 7:30 p.m., Tampa Theatre; $29.50 and up.
MARCH 6: Il Volo, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $49.50 and up.
MARCH 12: Itzhak Perlman, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $37.50 and up.
MARCH 19: Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra, 8 p.m., The Palladium; $35-$55.
COUNTRY
FEB. 21: Loretta Lynn, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $35.50 and up.
FOLK
MARCH 7: Antje Duvekot, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $29.50 and up.
APRIL 4: Rod Picott, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $29.50.
APRIL 10: Celtic Nights, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $35 and up.
GLOBAL
MARCH 13: globalFEST: Creole Carnival, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $35 and up.
APRIL 7: Zakir Hussain's "Masters of Percussion," 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $22.50-$55.50.
JAZZ
APRIL 5: Larry Coryell, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $25.
APRIL 10: Najee, 7 p.m., The Palladium; $29 and up.
OLDIES
FEB. 14: The Hit Men, 7 p.m., The Palladium; $35 and up.
MARCH 7: Tony Bennett, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $65 and up.
MARCH 13: Frank Sinatra Jr.: Sinatra Sings Sinatra, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $42.50 and up.
ORGAN
FEB. 27: Cameron Carpenter, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $25 and up.
ROCK/BLUES
FEB. 12: Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $39.50 and up.
FEB. 12: Storm Large, 8 p.m., Tampa Theatre; $48.50.
FEB. 12: Sean Chambers Band, 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $10-$13.
FEB. 13-14: WMNF presents: Paul Thorn Band, 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $20-$25.
FEB. 14: Todd Rundgren, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $37.50 and up.
FEB. 16: Satisfaction, 7 p.m., Skippers Smokehouse; $10-$13.
JAN. 16: Sunshine Music Festival, noon, Vinoy Park; $49.50.
FEB. 17: Carly Rae Jepsen, 8 p.m., The Ritz Ybor; $24-$35.
FEB. 18: Gary Clark Jr. - The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, 7 p.m., Jannus Live; $56.75 and up.
FEB. 19: Applebutter Express, 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $10-$13.
FEB. 20: Nils Lofgren, 8 p.m., The Palladium, St. Petersburg; $29.50 and up.
FEB. 20: Runaway Gin, a PHISH tribute band, 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $10-$13.
FEB. 21: Patti LaBelle, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $45 and up.
FEB. 21: Steep Canyon Rangers, 5 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $15-$18.
FEB. 23: Underground Digital Railroad, 6 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $10.
FEB. 24: WMNF presents: Dave and Phil Alvin, 8 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse; $20-$25.
MARCH 5: Melanie Martinez: Cry Baby Tour 2016, 8 p.m., The Ritz Ybor; $27.50 and up.
MARCH 6: The McCartney Years, 7 p.m., The Palladium Theater; $29 and up.
MARCH 12-13: Gasparilla Music Festival, gates 5 p.m. March 12, gates 9:30 a.m. March 13, Riverwalk, Tampa; $30 and up.
MARCH 18: We The Kings, "From Here To Mars" Tour, 6:30 p.m. doors, State Theatre, ST. Petersburg; $30 and up.
MARCH 19: Cannibal Corpse, 8 p.m., The Ritz Ybor; $25.
MARCH 20: "Get The Led Out," The American Led Zeppelin, 7:30 p.m., Tampa Theatre; $38-$43.
MARCH 23: Nightwish, Sonata Arctica + Delain, 7 p.m., Ritz Ybor; $41.
APRIL 2: Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $45 and up.
APRIL 11: Pearl Jam, 8 p.m., Amalie Arena; $67.25.
APRIL 15: The Cult, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $35.50 and up.
TOP 40/OTHER
MARCH 13: Rihanna, 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $27.25 and up.
ORLANDO
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN
FEB. 14: Hillsong United "Empires Tour," 7 p.m., USF Sun Dome; $27.50 and up.
PLANT CITY
MARCH 3-13: Strawberry Festival: Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra, Charley Pride, Josh Turner, Mickey Gilley, Big and Rich, Lecrae, Cheap Trick, Shenandoah, Donny and Marie, Gene Watson, Lone Star, Dick Fox's Golden Boys: Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobbie Rydell, Trace Adkins, Ray Stevens, Martina McBride, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Oak Ridge Boys, Casting Crowns, Tanya Tucker, Cole Swindell, Merle Haggard, Charlie Wilson, Echosmith, The Band Perry, 303 N. Lemon St., Plant City Tickets: $15 and up. Information: flstrawberryfestival.com.
This story was originally published February 10, 2016 at 1:14 PM with the headline "Concerts: Feb. 11-17 ."