Previews

Keeth Apgar, his wife Nala Walla, and their touring ensemble present "A is for Apple," music for children at two locations, Aug. 23 and 25.

Steve Sage’s “roots music” class at Diablo Valley College is highly popular, and the whole group takes to the stage at the end of August.

If you want a summer weekend on the Santa Cruz boardwalk, why not mix in some music?

Symphony Silicon Valley opens its annual outdoor pops series this weekend at San Jose State.

Iolanthe, or the Peer and the Peri may not be the most famous or most remembered show by Gilbert and Sullivan, but it is one of their best. Lamplighters Music Theatre is, of course, the local specialist in this repertoire.

The Cabrillo Festival opens with its usual bang, behind the powerhouse Christopher Rouse whose vibrant, propulsive (and loud) music is made for opening festivals.

George Cleve’s Midsummer Mozart festival will be graced by violinist Mayuko Kamio in its second concert set.

Sometimes it’s good to venture out to the boundaries, find out what’s going on on the wild side of music. The annual Outsound Festival of experimental and improvisational music is as good a time as any to do this exploration. 

A day after their appearance at the America’s Cup stage, the San Francisco Symphony brings some of the same repertoire to a completely free concert in Dolores Park. 

Amid all the fabulous concerts that are part of the Music@Menlo 2013 festival, “Through Bach”, don’t overlook this one, in which Soovin Kim will cut a swath through four centuries of violin repertoire in one astonishing program.