Concerts: Dec. 1-7

Dec. 2: SCF Choirs and Bradenton Symphony Orchestra: Handel’s “Messiah,” 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $5-$15.

Dec. 4: Bradenton Community Fine Arts Concert: Handel’s “Messiah,” 10:30 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.

Dec. 8: SCF Holiday Chamber Music Program, 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.

Dec. 10: Manatee Community Concert Band Holiday Pops Cabaret, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 3100 26th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation. To select preferred performance time, call 941-462-3188.

Dec. 11: Sundays at Neel: “Jazz on Ice,” with SCF Big Band, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.

Dec. 12: Pops Orchestra’s “Jolly Pops Christmas Show” featuring The Qol Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $20.

Jan. 15: Sundays at Neel: Karen Granger, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.

Jan. 29: The Kingston Trio, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.

Dec. 2-4 Annual Bradenton Blues Festival: Slam Allen, Mark Hummer and Golden Lone Star Revue, Jason Ricci, Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots, Larry McCray, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Ilana Katz Katz, Damon Fowler, Ari and the Alibis, Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones, 6:45-6-9 p.m. Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-noon Dec. 4, Riverwalk, Bradenton; $10-$25.

Jan. 4: Louise Pitre “Chasing Rainbows,” 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $27.50.

Jan. 12: Matthew Morrison with Seth Rudetsky, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $21 and up.

Jan. 28: Michael Lasser and the Great American Songbook, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center, Jan. 28; $27.50.

Dec. 11: Gloria Musicae: “Too Hot to Handel,” 4 p.m., Sarasota Opera House; $15-$35.

Jan. 22: Gloria Musicae: “Brahms’ Lullaby and Beyond,” 4 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 S. Beneva Road; $15.

Dec. 2-4: Sarasota Orchestra, Master Works: “The New World,” 8 p.m. Dec. 2-3, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.

Dec. 18: Sarasota Concert Association Great Performers Series: The Emerson String Quartet, 3 p.m., Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $37 and up.

Dec. 21: Sarasota Concert Association Music Matinees: Avis Romm, piano, Aaron Romm, trumpet, at noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.

Jan. 6-8: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks: Beethoven and Brahms, 8 p.m. Jan. 6-7, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 8, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.

Jan. 9: Sarasota Concert Association Great Performers Series: Minnesota Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $60 and up.

Jan. 11-14: Sarasota Orchestra Great Escapes: “Timeless Tales,” 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and 13, 7 p.m. Jan. 12, 8 p.m. Jan. 14, Holley Hall; $38.

Jan. 15: Artist Series Concerts “Impressions of Europe,” 3 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 Beneva Road, Sarasota; $30.

Jan. 18: Sarasota Concert Association: Studio Artists from the Sarasota Opera, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.

Jan. 21: Ensemble Mise-En: Ligeti Piano Concerto, 8 p.m., Sainer Pavilion, New College of Florida, 5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota; $15.

Jan. 29: Sarasota Orchestra, Chamber Soirees: Sinking of the Titanic, 4 and 7:30 p.m., Holley Hall; $35.

Jan. 27: Kenny Rogers, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $36 and up.

Jan. 18: Zoltán Mága, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $38.10 and up.

Dec. 5: Sarasota Musica Viva: “A Festive Holiday Concert,” 7 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1031 S. Euclid Ave., Sarasota; free will donation.

Dec. 7-10: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes: “Sleigh Ride,” 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 9, 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Dec. 12; $38.

Dec. 10: Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Celebration Tour, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $51 and up.

Dec. 10: Belle Canto “The Sounds of Christmas,” 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $20.

Dec. 17-18: Carole J. Bufford, Eric Yves Garcia, Matt Baker: “A Christmas Carole and A New Years Yves,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17-18 adn 2 p.m. Dec. 18, Historic Asolo Theater; $45.

Dec. 18: Pops Orchestra’s “Jolly Pops Christmas Show” featuring The Qol Quartet, 3 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center; $20.

Jan. 3: Salute to Vienna, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $38.10 and up.

Dec. 2: Jazz Club of Sarasota “Jazz at Two” concert series: Austin Vickrey, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; no charge.

Dec. 9: Jazz Club of Sarasota “Jazz at Two” concert series: Tony Benade, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; no charge.

Dec. 11: Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors, 3 p.m., Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3131 61st St., Sarasota; $5.

Dec. 16: Jazz Club of Sarasota “Jazz at Two” concert series: Synia Carroll, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; no charge.

Dec. 16: Nate Najar, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $17.50 and up.

Dec. 17: Pine View Jazz Band, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $10 and up.

Dec. 30: Jazz Club of Sarasota “Jazz at Two” concert series: Jazz Club scholarship winners, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; no charge.

Jan. 19: Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $56 and up.

Dec. 3-4: Elkey Trio “Entre Mundos; Between Worlds,” 7:30 p.m., Historic Asolo Theater; $40.

Dec. 12: The Beach Boys, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.

Jan. 14: Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Rydell, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $66 and up.

Jan. 16: Engelbert Humperdinck, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performinh Arts Hall; $36 and up.

Jan. 17: Elvis Lives, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $41 and up.

Jan. 29: Johnny Mathis, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $76 and up.

Dec. 4: Suncoast Concert Band “Time Honored Music,” 3 p.m., Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3131 61st St., Sarasota; $5.

Dec. 17-18: Artist Series Concerts: “A Christmas Carole and A New Years Yves,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, Historic Asolo Theater; $45.

Jan. 20-21: Sarasota Orchestra Pops Series: A Tribute to Elton John, 8 p.m. Jan. 20, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Jan. 21, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $35 and up.

Dec. 9: Justin Layman, 6 p.m., Evie’s Tavern on the Range, 4725 Bee Ridge Road; no charge.

Jan. 13: Hunter and Doe, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $22.50.

Jan. 15: Michael Bolton, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $72 and up.

Jan. 18: Wild Carrot, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $22.50.

Jan. 25: The Allstar Blues Band, 5 p.m., Evie’s Tavern on the Range, 4725 Bee Ridge Road; no charge.

Jan. 28: Gladys Knight, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $81 and up.

Jan. 15: Tampa Bay Soulfest: Brian McKnight, Johnny Gill, and Al B. Sure, 7 p.m., USF Sun Dome; $51.75 and up.

Dec. 3-4: Artist Series Concerts: Elkey Trio “Entre Mundos: Between Worlds,” 7:30 p.m., Historic Asolo Theater; $45.

Jan. 13: Florida Orchestra, “Bravo Broadway,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

Dec. 2: Florida Orchestra, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

Dec. 3: Dean Johanesen, 5:45 p.m., Straz Center; no charge.

Jan. 23: Peter Bradley Adams, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.

Dec. 6: Lauryn Hill, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $61.50 and up.

Dec. 1: Melissa Etheridge’s Holiday Trio, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $49.50.

Dec. 2: Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $25 and up.

Dec. 2: Opera Tampa Singer Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $10.

Dec. 3: Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, “Making Spirits Bright,” 3 p.m., Tampa Theatre; $20.

Dec. 9: The Fray: “Mix 100.7 Mistletoe Show,” 7 p.m. The Mahaffey; $35 and up.

Dec. 9: Florida Orchestra, “Holiday Pops” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.

Dec. 17: iHeartradio Jingle Ball Tour: Pitbull, The Chainsmokers, Fifth Harmony, DNCE, Lukas Graham, Martin Garrix and Daya, 7 p.m., Amalie Arena; $64 and up.

Dec. 18: Trans-Syberian Orchestra, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $32 and up.

Jan. 21: Pink Martini, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $45 and up.

Jan. 6: The Fifth Dimension, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $52 and up.

Jan. 15: Ethan Bortnick, The Power of Music, 7 p.m., The Palladium; $20 and up.

Dec. 16: The Florida Orchestra “Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses,” a video game concert, The Mahaffey; $25 and up.

Dec. 9: Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown, 6 p.m., Amalie Arena; $65 and up.

Dec. 19: Griffin House, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.

Jan. 14: Sunshine Music Festival, noon, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg; $45 and up.

Jan. 14: Winter Jam 2017 Tour Spectacular, 6 p.m., Amalie Arena; $10.

This story was originally published November 30, 2016 at 5:29 PM with the headline "Concerts: Dec. 1-7."