Weekly Ear, Feb. 26 - Mar. 4

Atlanta concert picks

THU/26 & SAT/28 @ 8:00pm
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHAMBER CHORUS
Haydn's "The Creation" in a concert staging, with set design by Anne Patterson, and projection design by Adam Larsen. Vocal soloists are soprano Janice Chandler Eteme, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass-baritone Derrick Parker. Robert Spano conducts. $16-$73. Symphony Hall, 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org

SUN/1 @ 3:00pm
JENNIFER LARMORE
Marietta native and operatic mezzo-soprano Larmore, who shared in a 2007 Grammy for “Best Opera Recording,” returns home for a recital. Larmore is noted for her insightful performances and colorful, flexible voice. $40. Bailey Center, Kennesaw State University, 770-423-6650, www.kennesaw.edu/arts/events/

SUN/1 @ 3:00pm
ATLANTA CHAMBER PLAYERS
Program features the graceful, witty “Serenade in D major” for flute, violin and viola by Ludwig van Beethoven, Francis Poulenc's francophilically flashy “Trio” for oboe, bassoon and piano, and poetically heroic “Piano Quintet” by Erich Korngold. $25. Spivey Hall, 678-466-4200. www.spiveyhall.org

TUE/3 @ 8:00pm
GUANARI QUARTET
Founded in 1964, this venerable string quartet comprised of violinists Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley, violist Michael Tree, and cellist Peter Wiley retires at the end of this season, making this their farewell Atlanta performance. $52. Emerson Hall, Schwartz Center, 404-727-5050, arts.emory.edu