Classical Concerts Friday 7/6 SUMMERGARDEN SERIES MoMA’s ...

SUMMERGARDEN SERIES

MoMA's "Composers Confront their Traditions" summer concert series pres. classical pieces from all over the world w/New Juilliard Ensemble; Bryant Park, 6th Ave. (betw. 40th & 42nd Sts.), 212-708-9400; 6, free [repeats Sat.].

Sunday 7/8

SUMMER FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC

"An annual series of great sacred musical works rarely performed in the context for which they were originally written," this week: Jean Langlais's "Messe Solennelle," a choir & organ piece feat. St. Bartholomew's Choir; St. Bartholomew's Church, 109 E. 50th St. (Park Ave.), 212-378-0248 or www.stbarts.org; 11 a.m., contrib.

SUMMER ORGAN SERIES Weekly organ recitals intended to provide a refuge from the noise of Manhattan feat. Concert Organist Bert Zamkochian; Cathedral of St. Patrick, 5th Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 212-753-2261; 4:45, contrib.

Monday 7/9

SUMMER SINGS '01

West Village Choral pres. local conductors leading experienced "or adventurous" singers in classical masterpieces. This week, Nelly Vuksic, American Vocal Ensemble & UN Singers pres. Brahm's Requiem; Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St. (Grove St.), 212-570-7301; 7:30, $10, $8 st./s.c.

Tuesday 7/10

JUILLIARD ARTISTS IN CONCERT

Pianist Mee Kyung Chang & Soprano Malaika Sims pres. "an afternoon of Operatic arias, Art songs, Musical Theater & Jazz standards"; Continental Center, 180 Maiden Ln. (Front St.), 212-799-5000; 12:30, free.

NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY

Pres. "Summer Sings," the most originally titled summer choral series since winter, feat. Robert Bass conducting Orff's "Carmina Burana"; Cami Hall, 165 W. 57th St. (betw. 6 & 7th Aves.), 212-247-3878; 7, $10.

NY PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS IN PARKS To celebrate issuance of Leonard Bernstein commemorative stamp, violinist Joshua Bell & conductor William Eddins pres. Bernstein's Candide & a collection of West Side Story pieces?fireworks follow; Great Lawn at Central Park (betw. 82nd & 86th Sts.), 212-875-5709; 8, free.

ORGAN RECITAL SERIES Riverside church pres. Erik Suter & second largest instrument in NY w/13,000 pipes; Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr. (betw. 120th & 121st Sts.), 212-870-6722; 7, $10, $5 st./s.c.

WHITE RAVEN U.S. premiere of opera in five Acts by Philip Glass & Robert Wilson that uses historical allusion & abstract imagery to highlight Vasco da Gama's "sense of discovery"; NY State Theater, 20 Lincoln Center, B'way (64th St.), 212-870-5570; 7, $20-$90.