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MUSIC | The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

Honoring the 200-year anniversary of Lewis and Clark’s trip across the continental divide, composer Philip Glass, in the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra’s upcoming concert, “A Musical Feast,” crosses a boundary of his own and presents Piano Concerto No. 2 to its first East Coast audience. Also on the program are Ibert’s Hommage a Mozart and Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D Major. Kevin Rhodes will be conducting the orchestra and Paul Barnes will accompany the orchestra on the piano. Tickets $45, $29, $19, $9, $2 off for students and senior citizens, $5 off for WGBH members, available at the Harvard Box Office or online. Rush tickets available the day of the concert for students only. 3 p.m. A free, 30-minute opening act precedes the concert at 2 p.m. Sanders Theater. (JAB)

Monday, Nov. 29

MUSIC | The Ying Quartet

The talented classical band of siblings, the Ying Quartet, will be performing a quarter-past ‘noontime concert’ entitled “Dean’s Noontime Concert: The Ying Quartet.” 12:15 p.m. Faculty Room, University Hall. (JAB)

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Wednesday, Dec. 1

MUSIC | Unite For Arts

Performances by Nnenna Freelon, Underground Railway Theater, and Snappy Dance Theater will highlight the upcoming charitable concert “Unite for Arts.” Sponsored by the Cambridge Arts Council Grant Program, all proceeds of the concert will benefit the council and its numerous artistic programs. Tickets $50 and $25, available at the Harvard Box Office or online. Tickets reduced to $10 for students after November 24 if available. 7 p.m. Sanders Theater. (JAB)

Thursday, Dec. 2

THEATER | The Pirates of Penzance

The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players are at it again—this time bringing to life one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s brilliant comic operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, that follows the hilarious story of one pirate as he attempts to give up the pirate life. Matinee Tickets $4. Night show tickets $8-12. Showing through Dec. 11. 8 p.m., Agassiz Theater. (VMA)

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