THURSDAY 5/3

SEATTLE SYMPHONY--Howard Shelley conducts and plays piano in a "Mainly Mozart" program, including the Overture to La finta giardiniera, Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, and Symphony No. 29 in A. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 215-4747, 7:30 pm, $15-$49. Also Fri May 4, 8 pm.

SATURDAY 5/5

NW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA--The final performance of the season includes Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8 in c, Liszt's Malédiction for Piano and Strings, Haydn's Piano Concerto in D, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade in C for String Orchestra. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 343-0445, 8 pm, $30. Also Sun May 6, 2:30 pm.

STACK OVERFLOW--A performance of works for computer, digital video, and instrumentalists comprising a six-year retrospective of the work of Seattle composer Bret Battey. Brechemin Auditorium, UW School of Music, 543-4880, 8 pm, free.

SUNDAY 5/6

SEATTLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA--"Visionary Voices" includes the premiere of Navigating the Light by Jack Straw Productions Composer-in-Residence Janice Giteck, based on material from music and poetry workshops conducted by Giteck and poet Judith Roche with teenage girls from the Echo Glen Children's Center. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0339, 3 pm, $17-$20.

MONDAY 5/7

YOUNG COMPOSERS WORKSHOP--The Seattle Symphony performs chamber works by the young composers who will one day have their jobs. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, 215-4747, 7:30 pm, free.

The Stranger is looking for a Bach-lovin' shut-in to take over the Classical listings. E-mail jason@thestranger.com.

RADIO SHOWS
by Jason Pagano

SATURDAY 5/5

SWING YEARS AND BEYOND--Celebrating 20 years as the number one radio program among wine-soaked nostalgists, Swing Years brings you five hours of swing, big band, and instrumental and vocal jazz from the Golden Age of Radio every Saturday night. KUOW 94.9 FM, 7 pm.

THE LIVE ROOM--Celebrate the moments of your life with an hour of live klezmer and gypsy-influenced music from the Black Cat Orchestra. KEXP 90.3 FM, 8 pm.

SOUNDTRACK CINEMA--Host Ford Thaxton dedicates this week's entire program to Alan Silvestri's score to The Mummy Returns. KING 98.1 FM, 10 pm.

SONARCHY--On this week's live broadcast, "a dozen hardcore sound artists shred the airwaves in the interest of corporate shareholders everywhere." Produced by Doug Haire for Jack Straw Productions. KEXP 90.3 FM, 10 pm.

SUNDAY 5/6

NO ROOM FOR SQUARES--Aric Effron plays two hours of hard bop, with a focus on Blue Note artists of the '50s and '60s. KUPS 90.1 FM, 3 pm.

SOUNDPRINT--For some reason (bad directions?), chapters of L.A.'s notorious Crips and Bloods have opened up shop in Omaha, Nebraska, where a local minister and ex-gang member are working hard to defuse the situation before it gets any worse. KUOW 94.9 FM, 6 pm.

OUT OF TOWN

XBXRX: Thurs May 3, Arrowspace, Olympia

GRANT HART: Fri May 4, Cobalt Lounge, Portland

HELL'S BELLES, THE AXIDENTALS: Fri May 4, 4th Avenue Tavern, Olympia

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, TEGAN AND SARA: Fri May 4, Roseland Grill, Portland

JETS TO BRAZIL: Fri May 4, Pine Street Theater, Portland; Tues May 8, Western Washington University, Bellingham

LOS LOBOS: Fri-Sat May 4-5, Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City

ERIC BURDON & THE NEW ANIMALS: Sat May 5, Emerald Queen Casino, Ruston

J MASCIS, LOVE AS LAUGHTER, WOLF COLONEL: Sat May 5, Crystal Ballroom, Portland

LIVING COLOUR: Mon May 7, Crystal Ballroom, Portland

FOLK IMPLOSION: Mon May 7, Pine Street Theater, Portland

DISCO BISCUITS: Tues May 8, Crystal Ballroom, Portland

ASHLEY PARK, MARSHMALLOW COAST, OF MONTREAL: Tues May 8, Starfish Room, Vancouver, BC

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: Wed May 9, Oregon State University, Corvallis

THOMAS MAPFUMO & THE BLACKS UNLIMITED: Wed May 9, W.O.W. Hall, Eugene

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