Thursday, Jan. 25

•"Sweet Honey in the Rock," the Grammy Award-winning female a cappella ensemble, sings blues, gospel, spirituals, African chants, reggae, and more; 7:30 p.m., Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, N.H. Tickets: 603-448-0400.

Friday, Jan. 26

•"Persian Improvisations," Tehran-born Kayhan Kalhor celebrates Persian classical traditions, by blending the kemancheh (spike fiddle) with the santur (zither-hammer dulcimer); 8 p.m., Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Tickets: 603-646-2422.

•Buckwheat Zydeco and Marcia Ball present an evening of foot-stomping Louisiana music, 8 p.m., Flynn Theater, Main St., Burlington. Tickets: 802-863-5966.

Saturday Jan. 27

•Iain MacHarg and the Catamount Pipe Band, solo and ensemble performances band on pipes and other Celtic instruments, 7:30 p.m., Chandler Music Hall, Randolph. Tickets: 728-6464.

•"Plena Libre" performs traditional Afro-Rican "plena" syncopated dance music. Fused with salsa, Latin jazz and Brazilian samba; 8 p.m., Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Tickets: 603-646-2422.

•The Vt. Symphony Orchestra presents "VSO Masterworks Concert III," featuring music by Mozart and Mussorgsky; 8 p.m., Flynn Theater, Main St., Burlington. Tickets: 802-863-5066.

Sunday, Jan. 28

•The Vermont Youth Orchestra presents "The Force of Destiny," featuring music by Verdi and Tchaikovsky; 3 p.m., Flynn Theater, Main St., Burlington. Tickets: 802-863-5066.

Wednesday, Jan. 31

•Farmers’ Night Event with Opera Plus: Echo Valley Community Arts and the Monteverdi Music School present excerpts from "Don Giovanni" and instrumental music from the past 200 years; 7:30 p.m., House Chamber, Vt. State House, State St., Montpelier. Free.

Friday, Feb. 2

•Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with tenor Ian Bostridge, 8 p.m., Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Tickets: 603-646-2422.

Saturday, Feb. 3

•The Harlem Gospel Choir sings uplifting and joyous songs, 8 p.m., Barre Opera House. Barre. Tickets: 802-476-8188.

•Johnny Clegg, one of South Africa’s most popular musicians, sometimes called "The White Zulu," mixes African, European and Celtic music styles, 7:30 p.m., Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, N.H. Tickets: 603-448-0400.

Sunday, Feb. 4

•"Vermont Voices" presented by the Vt. Philharmonic Orchestra, with vocal soloists and the Norwich University Cadets; 3:30 p.m., Barre Opera House. Tickets: 802-476-8188.