Five ensembles, one Gospel Choir, one Symphony Orchestra, one Concert Band and one Jazz Band. All are part of the UC Davis Department of Music, and all have concerts scheduled this month, some of them free and one of them on the Quad.

Gamelan Ensemble -- Free Noon Concert, 12:05 p.m. May 8, 115 Music Building.

Baroque Ensemble -- Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona (comic operetta) and Stabat Mater (liturgical), featuring soloists Marguerite Krull, soprano; and Chris Fritzshe, alto. 8 p.m. May 9, Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center.

Early Music Ensemble -- English Tudor church music, including Missa Lapidaverunt Stephanum (Mass for St. Stephen) by Nicholas Ludford (c. 1490–1557). 8 p.m. May 10, St. Martin's Episcopal Church,

640 Hawthorne Lane, Davis.

Empyrean Ensemble -- Students and ensemble members Tod Brody, Chris Froh and Ellen Ruth Rose perform works by Schoenberg, Takemitsu, and Pablo Ortiz. Free Noon Concert, 12:05 p.m. May 15, 115 Music Building.

Gospel Choir -- African and African American choral music, including contemporary and traditional gospel, spirituals, hymns and anthems. 7 p.m. May 17, Freeborn Hall.

Symphony Orchestra -- Mussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain; Wagner: excerpts from Die Meistersinger, Act III; and Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. 8 p.m. May 18, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center.

University Concert Band -- Quad Concert: Classics of the band and wind ensemble repertoire, transcriptions from the symphonic repertoire, and the finest new works. Free. 12:05 p.m. May 21.

Hindustani Vocal Ensemble -- Free Noon Concert, 12:05 p.m. May 22, 115 Music Building.

Jazz Band -- 8 p.m. May 28, Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center.

TICKETS

Tickets for the Baroque Ensemble, Gospel Choir, Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Band are available through the Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or www.mondaviarts.org. For the Early Music Ensemble, suggested donations at the door are $12 for adults, and $6 for students and children. All other events are free.