Concerts: Feb. 23-March 1
Manatee
Celtic
Feb. 26: Roser Concert Series: The Wyndbreakers, Celtic duo, 4 p.m. Roser Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria Island; free will donation.
March 12: The First Brass of Sarasota and Irish Dancers, “Celtic Brass,” 4 p.m., Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W.; $20.
Choral
Feb. 28: SCF Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Presidential Vocal Ensemble and choirs from Bayshore High School, Lee Middle School, Manatee School for the Arts, Moody Elementary School and Palmetto High School: “United in Song,” 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $4-$8.
Classical
Feb. 23: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Estonian Voices,” 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $33 and up.
Feb. 24: SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra: “It’s So Classic,” 8 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $5-$15.
March 5: Eleonora Lvov, pianist, 2 p.m., Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road; free will donation.
March 17: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Titan,” 8 p.m. March 17, Neel Performing Arts Center; $33 and up.
March 31: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Magnificent Seven,” 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.
April 1: Manatee Community Concert Band: An American Celebration, 7:30 p.m., Manatee High School, 902 33rd St. Ct. W., Bradenton; free will donation.
Handbells
April 23: Ring Sarasota, 4 p.m., Roser Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria Island; free will donation.
Jazz
Feb. 26: Bradenton Community Fine Arts Concerts: Barbary Coast Dixieland Band, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.
Oldies
Feb. 26: Sundays at Neel: Paul Tanner, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.
March 19: Sundays at Neel: Mac Frampton, 2 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $30.
Pops
April 3: The Pops Orchestra with violist Martha Mooke, “Out of this World,” 7:30 p.m., Neel Performing Arts Center; $20 and up.
Wind/Brass
April 2: The Jacobites and Highland Dancers, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W., Bradenton; free will donation.
Sarasota
A Capella
April 18: Under the Streetlamp, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
Brass
Feb. 26: First Brass Five and Sharon Scott, “Mardi Gras,” 4 p.m., St. James Methodist Church, 2049 N. Honore Ave.; $20.
Broadway
March 12: Kristin Chenoweth, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
April 5: Rhapsody and Rhythm, The Gershwin Concert Experience, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $26 and up.
Celtic
March 12: Paul Duffy in “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, 3 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota; $15.
March 19: The First Brass of Sarasota and Irish Dancers, “Celtic Brass,” 4 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2256 Bahia Vista St.; $20.
Choral
Feb. 25: Sarasota Chorus of the Keys, “Showtime 17,” 2:30 and 7 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center; $20 and up.
March 5: Gloria Musicae: “Faithfully French Choral Gems,” 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave.; $15 and up.
March 16: Artists Series Concerts, French Cultural Festival: Belle Canto “Voix Francaises,” 11 a.m., Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Ave.; $45.
April 23: Gloria Musicae: Verdi’s “Requiem,” 4:30 p.m., Sarasota Opera House; $15 and up.
Classical
Feb. 23: Lang Lang, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
Feb. 24-26: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Estonian Voices,” 8 p.m. Feb. 24-25, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 26, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.
Feb. 27: Jackie Evancho, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $38.10 and up.
March 1: Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $16 and up.
March 4: New Music New College: Cornelius Cardew’s The Great Learning: Paragraph 2, 8 p.m., PepsiCo Arcade, 5313 Bay Shore Road; $15.
March 12: Sarasota Orchestra, Chamber Soirees: String Quartet “The Finale,” 4 p.m., Holley Hall; $35.
March 13: GuitarSarasota: Lynda Vickers, classical guitar, 7:30 p.m., Crocker Memorial Church, Pioneer Park, 1260 12th St.; no charge.
March 16: Sarasota Concert Association, Great Performers Series: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $45 and up.
March 18-19: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Titan,” 8 p.m. March 18, 2:30 p.m. March 19, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.
March 22: Sarasota Concert Association: Christopher Takeda and Jennifer Best Takeda, violinists, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.
March 22-25: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes: “Sounds of America,” 5:30 p.m. March 22 and 24, 7 p.m. March 23, 8 p.m. March 25, Holley Hall; $38.
March 30: Sarasota Concert Association, Great Performers Series: Sergei Babyan abd Daniil Trifonov, piano duo, 7:30 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $37 and up.
April 1-2: Sarasota Orchestra, Masterworks: “Magnificent Seven,” 8 p.m. April 1, 2:30 p.m. April 2, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $33 and up.
April 5-8: Sarasota Orchestra, Great Escapes, 5:30 p.m. April 5 and 7, 7 p.m. April 6, 8 p.m. April 8; $38.
April 10: GuitarSarasota: Community and Youth Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Crocker Memorial Church, 1260 12th St., Sarasota; no charge.
Country
March 27: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
Folk
April 9: The Jacobites and Highland Dancers, 3 p.m., St. Andrew United Church of Christ, 6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota; free will donation.
Handbell
April 1: Ring Sarasota, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $20.
Jazz
Feb. 24: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Jazz at Two: The Billy Marcus Trio, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
March 3: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Jazz at Two: Skip Conkling Dixie Mix, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road; $10-$15.
March 5: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Jazz in the Park, noon-4 p.m., Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail; no charge.
March 7: Jazz Club of Sarasota, Musical biography of the legendary Dick Hyman, 7 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center; $35-$45.
March 8: Jazz Club of Sarasota, 19th annual Jazz Trolley and Pub Crawl, 6-10 p.m. downtown Sarasota; $5-$25. Information: jazzclubsarasota.org
March 9: Jazz Club of Sarasota, New York Jazz evening with Dick Hyman and Ken Peplowski, 6-10 p.m., Michael’s On East; $125.
March 10: Jazz Club of Sarasota, “A Salute to Jazz History” with Dick Hyman and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Riverview Performing Arts Center; $35-$45.
April 12: Chris Botti, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
April 19: Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors, noon, Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center; no charge.
April 21: New Music New College Concert Series: Bobby Previte, 8 p.m. April 21, 3 p.m. April 22, New College of Florida; $15.
April 22: Jazz Club of Sarasota’s “Jazz in the Ballpark” with Sarasota Jazz Project, Michele James-Pruyn, Swing Sisters: “Big Band Jazz Through the Decades,” 7 p.m., Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota; $20-$50.
Latin
Feb. 24: Velvet Caravan, Latin swing, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $27.50.
Motown
March 3: Smokey Robinson, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $56 and up.
Oldies
Feb. 25: “LIVE in Central Park: Simon and Garfunkel,” with Lee Lessack and Johnny Rodgers, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $27.50.
April 7: Neil Sedaka, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $56 and up.
April 7: The Sedaka Show, 8 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $25.
April 8: Rain, a tribute to The Beatles, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
April 13: The Four Tops and The Temptations, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $36 and up.
April 23: The Four Freshmen, 2 p.m., Glenridge Performing Arts Center; $35.
Pops
March 3-4: Sarasota Orchestra: Leading Ladies of Broadway, 8 p.m. March 3, 2:30 and 8 p.m. March 4, Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall; $35 and up.
March 26: Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota; Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, “Sibling Revelry,” 3 p.m., Church of te Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota; $45.
March 26: Artist Series Concerts, Pop VI: “Sibling Revelry,” 3 p.m., Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road; $45.
April 2: The Pops Orchestra and violist Martha Mooke, “Out of this World,” 3 p.m., Riverview Performing Arts Center; $20.
Rhythm and Blues
April 20: The M.E. Tour with Marsha Ambrosius and Eric Benét, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $39.50 and up.
Rock/Blues
March 5: Alan Cumming, 7 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $16 and up.
March 21: The Jive Aces, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $16 and up.
April 17: Boston, 8 p.m., Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall; $62.64 and up.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Classical
Feb. 23: Florida Orchestra: “American Spirits,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $37.75 and up.
Feb. 24: Florida Orchestra: “Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
Feb. 25: Pablo Sainz Villegas, classic Spanish guitar, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $35 and up.
March 3: Florida Orchestra: “The Dali Experience featuring Milos,” classical guitarist, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
March 8: George Winston, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $22.50 and up.
March 23: Florida Orchestra: “Sheherazade: A Fantasy in Music,” 6:30 p.m., Straz Center; $37.75 and up.
March 24: Florida Orchestra: “A Night at the Opera,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
March 25: Coppola Conducts: 100 Years Young, 7 p.m., Straz Center; $48.50 and up.
March 30: Il Volo, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $53.50 and up.
March 31: The Florida Orchestra: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
April 28: The Florida Orchestra: Symphonie Fantastique, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
Country
March 5: Dwight Yoakam, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $40 and up.
March 29: Home Free, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $25.50 and up.
Experimental
March 12: Game of Thrones Live Concert, 8 p.m., Amalie Arena; $35.75 and up.
Folk
Feb. 27: John McCutcheon, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.
March 5: Celtic Women, 3 p.m., Straz Center; $43.50 and up.
March 27: Seth Glier, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.
April 8: Arijit Singh, 8:30 p.m., Amalie Arena; $39 and up.
April 24: Darrin Bradbury, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $30.50 and up.
Jazz
Feb. 24: Florida Orchestra, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
April 21: Florida Orchestra, “Singin’ and Swingin,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; $17.75 and up.
Latin
Feb. 24: Benise, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $47.50 and up.
March 10: Tiempo Libre, 7:30 p.m., Straz Center; $15 and up.
Oldies
March 2: Tony Bennett, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $68 and up.
March 5: The Yardbirds and Vanilla Fudge, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $30 and up.
March 19: Get The Led Out, Led Zeppelin tribute band, 7:30 p.m., Tampa Theate; $38 and up.
March 23: Chubby Checker, 7:30 p.m., The Mahaffey; $39.50 and up.
March 31: “1964”...The Tribute, 7 p.m., The Mahaffey; $38.50 and up.
April 23: Neil Diamond, 7 p.m., Amalie Arena; $35 and up.
Opera
March 24: The Florida Orchestra,”A Night at the Opera,” 8 p.m., Straz Center; 17.75 and up.
March 25: Coppola Conducts: 100 Years Young, 7 p.m., Straz Center; $48.50 and up.
Rap
April 1: MattyB, 7 p.m., Straz Center; $65 and up.
Reggae
March 4-5: Reggae Rise-up Music Festival: Iration, The Hip Abduction, Proteje, Slightly Stoopid, Fortunate Youth, Steel Pulse, The Green, and more, Vioy Park, St. Petersburg; $55 and up.
Rock/blues
March 3: Amos Lee, 8 p.m., Tampa Theatre; $39.50 and up.
March 11-12: Gasparilla Music Festival: Cage the Elephant, Moon Taxi, The New Mastersounds, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Shamarr Alan and the Underdawgs, 10 a.m., Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa; $30 and up.
April 21: One Night of Queen, 8 p.m., The Mahaffey; $39 and up.
April 22: Rocktopia!, 8 p.m., Straz Center; $36 and up.
April 27: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 8 p.m., Amalie Arena; $49 and up.
April 28: 98Rockfest, 6 p.m., Amalie Arena; $25 and up.
Christian Rock
March 18: Casting Crowns “The Very Next Thing” Tour, 7 p.m., USF Sun Dome; $26 and up.
This story was originally published February 22, 2017 at 1:39 PM with the headline "Concerts: Feb. 23-March 1."