Musicians from Marlboro touring program, which has been lauded as a “virtual guarantee of musical excellence” by the Washington Post, returns to the BMC Saturday, April 8. The concert, set for 7 p.m. at the BMC, will include Mendelssohn’s Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81; Wiancko’s Benkei’s Standing Death; Kurtág’s Duos for Soprano & Double Bass from “The Notebooks of G.C. Lichtenberg;” Kirsten’s “yes I said yes I will Yes;” and Beethoven’s String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29.…

Juno will offer an all-women composers concert for string orchestra, since one of Juno’s key programming elements going forward will be a focus on the music of women. This particular program features three living composers, as well as Barbara Strozzi from the baroque, and Grazyna Bacewicz, a powerhouse working in the mid-20th century. Concert info Grazyna Bacewicz, Concerto for String Orchestra TJ Cole, Death of a Poet Libby Croad, Suite for String Orchestra Jessie Montgomery, Strum Barbara Strozzi, O Maria and Salve Regina, for soprano

The Brattleboro Music Center’s EOS Project explores “Undreamed Shores” at the BMC Thursday, May 25. The 4 p.m. concert will include Michi Wiancko’s To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores, as well as Etan Nasreddin-Longo’s String Quartet for Benzaiten and Yoshi Campbell and Jose Lezcano’s Tango Overture for String Quartet. Performing will be Kathy Andrew and Heather Sommerlad, violin; Emily Packard, viola; and Zon Eastes, cello.