The Westminster Symphonic Choir, conducted by Timothy Brown, will perform Rossini's Petite Messe Solonnelle at Bristol Chapel on Wednesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. The work, which Rossini called the "last mortal sin of my old age," is considered one of the composer's greatest, although it is neither small nor particularly solemn. The work will be performed in its original setting, for choir, two pianos, and organ, rather than the more commonly heard orchestral arrangement. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students and seniors and are available through the Westminster Box Office at (609) 921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.

The children of the Westminster Conservatory's The Actors Company (Nathan Brewer, director) and the Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale (Frank Abrahams, conductor) will present Gian-Carlo Menotti's madrigal fable The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m. in The Playhouse on the Westminster campus. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and can be purchased through the Westminster Box Office at (609) 921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.

Westminster Schola Cantorum, conducted by Sue Ellen Page, will present a special preview of their March concerts in Boston on Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m. at Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road, in Robbinsville, NJ. The program will include works by Gerald Finzi, Claudio Monteverdi, Undine Moore and Moses Hogan. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and can be purchased through the Westminster Box Office at (609) 921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.

At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, the trio Serenata will present a free half-hour recital in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street in Princeton. The members of Serenata -- Katherine McClure, flute; Melissa Bohl, oboe; and James Day, guitar --are faculty members of Westminster Conservatory. The ensemble will perform the Canyon Echoes of Katherine Hoover for flute and guitar, Uirapurú by Tom Eastwood for oboe and guitar, and the Eclogues of Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco for flute, English horn and guitar. The recital is part of the series Westminster Conservatory at Nassau.