Featured pick: Rush Hour Concerts: The 17th season of free weekday summer chamber concerts concludes with an all-French program — Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and Poulenc’s “Le bal masque,” a set of nonsense songs to texts by the Dadaist poet Max Jacob. John Macfarlane leads the soloists and chamber ensemble. 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron St.; www.rushhour.org
Dashon Burton: The bass-baritone, accompanied by pianist Lindsay Garritson, performs “We Shall Overcome — Songs of Struggle and Redemption,” music of the African-American experience, as part of Ravinia’s $10 BGH Classics series. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia Festival, Lake Cook and Green Bay roads, Highland Park; $10, no lawn; 847-266-5100, www.ravinia.org
Ran Dank: The young, Israeli-born American pianist makes his Ravinia debut with a recital that sets Liszt’s mighty B-minor Sonata and splashy Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 alongside works by Beethoven, Chopin and the late Pierre Boulez. 6 p.m. Thursday, Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia, Lake Cook and Green Bay roads, Highland Park; $10, no lawn; 847-266-5100, www.ravinia.org
Eighth Blackbird: The new music sextet is joined by percussionist Peter Ferry. 8 p.m. Tuesday, City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St.; $25-$35; www.eighthblackbird.org
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Performing on the free weekly series are violinist Ana Maria Valderrama and pianist Luis del Valle. 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington; www.imfchicago.org
Dan Tepfer: The versatile young composer and jazz pianist displays his virtuoso chops in back-to-back concerts. The first program includes the world premiere of his Piano Quintet, in a collaboration with the Avalon String Quartet. The second concert finds the pianist jamming with jazz saxophonist Ben Wendel. 6 and 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia, Lake Cook and Green Bay roads, Highland Park; $10, no lawn; 847-266-5100, www.ravinia.org
John von Rhein is a Tribune critic.
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