CLASSICAL MUSIC
'Well-Tempered Clavier'
If asked to identify the single most important work of keyboard music, in terms of originality, depth and long-lasting influence, many a scholar would point to the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach. Book I of this brilliant collection of preludes and fugues will be performed in its entirety on the harpsichord by Richard Egarr, who recently became music director of England's top-drawer Academy of Ancient Music. This presentation by the Shriver Hall Concert Series will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive. Admission is free with advance reservations. Call 410-516-7164 or go to shriverconcerts.org.
Harmonious Blacksmith
Harmonious Blacksmith, the dynamic group that performs early music on period instruments, has prepared an intriguing program based on one of the most endearing stories about the life of Johann Sebastian Bach. In his youth, Bach secretly copied a musical manuscript by moonlight when an older brother refused to share it. This concert will include works that Bach made copies of, works by the likes of Vivaldi and Pachelbel. The concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Engineers Club (Garrett-Jacobs Mansion), 11 W. Mount Vernon Place. Tickets are $5 and $20. Call 410-385-2638 or go to andiemusiklive. com.
Francis Poulenc
Many a local performance has benefited from the songful playing of Vladimir Lande, principal oboist with the Baltimore Opera Orchestra and Concert Artists of Baltimore. He's also a refined chamber music player, and he has a great outlet for that repertoire in the Poulenc Trio, in which he is joined by two fine colleagues, bassoonist Bryan Young and pianist Irina Lande. The ensemble will perform works by its namesake, Francis Poulenc, as well as Jean Francaix, Astor Piazzolla and others, at 7 p.m. Sunday at An die Musik, 409 N. Charles St. Tickets cost $10 and $25. Call 410-385-2638 or go to andie musiklive.com.
FILM
Dance movies
Tomorrow, Creative Alliance will showcases dance films by choreographer Scott Rink. His DanceRink company stars in a series of three films based on works by Kurt Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury and the 1952 radio play Women's Prison. The show is at 8 p.m.; admission is $12 ($10 for members) at the Patterson, 3314 Eastern Ave. Call 410-276-1651 or go to creativealliance.org.
'Euphoria'
