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Published: May 8, 2007

The Choral Arts Society ends the season with a program of music written by Philadelphians, including a work by our most famous son, Samuel Barber. Music, as well, by young composers nipping at his reputation, Luis Prado, Jennifer Higdon, Anthony Mosakowski and a world premiere from David Ludwig.

—Peter Burwasser

Sat., May 12, 8 p.m., Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St.; May 13, 4 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave. Tickets $18-$30, 215-545-8634, www.choralarts.com.

What would you most want an ex to write about you: (a) something fluffy called "The Pink Wig to My Salieri"; (b) a U2-ish "I Quit"; or (c) the Fiona Apple-esque "Organs on the Kitchen Floor"? If your favorite mistake is anything like co-ed Brooklyn quartet Jealous Girlfriends, you like it icy, smokin' and vicious, and you want 'em all.

—M.J. Fine

Wed., May 16, 8 p.m., $8, with The Canon Logic, The World Blanket and Other Passengers, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888,

www.thekhyber.com.

There's a point in every alt-country yeoman's life when he has to decide whether to branch out or stay in the ghetto. Halifax's Matt Mays just decided to turn up the fire. Songs like "Cocaine Cowgirl" and "On the Hood" roar with a defiant twang, while Mays' female counterpart Kathleen Edwards sits in on "The Plan." It just feels right.

—M.J. Fine

Thu., May 10, 9 p.m., $8, with Deadstring Brothers and Stellarbelly, The Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, www.thekhyber.com.

Japanese electro-pop guru Cornelius (aka Keigo Oyamada) is winding down his 10-city jaunt with what's expected to be a sonic and visual extravaganza at the Fillmore/TLA Friday. The self-taught guitarist/pop-noise savant is out plugging his first album in five years, the kitchen-sinkish Sensuous, which contains everything from meditation bells to wood-grain acoustics to robotic xylophone. Opening the show is Jersey's own Nicole Atkins, whose recently released EP contains a quirkily charming homage to her hometown of Neptune City.

—Nicole Pensiero

Fri. May 11, 9 p.m., $20, with Nicole Atkins and The Sea, The Fillmore at the TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, www.livenation.com.

Dead at 31, Franz Schubert was classical song's greatest genius. Ever since — including the rock era — other great musicians have penned "covers" of his work, orchestrated in their own styles. Warming up for their PCMS recital, Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne (see music picks) join the Orchestra sampling versions by Brahms, Reger and Webern.

—David Shengold

Thu. and Sat., May 10 and 12, 8 p.m. and Fri. 11, 2 p.m. $38-$123, Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, www.philorch.org.

San Francisco's Tussle's most recent release is packed tighter than a pair of hipster's jeans at Making Time; Telescope Mind (Smalltown Supersound) closely resembles the ur-dancepunk it's drawing heavy inspiration from. Drifting away from the dub influences of earlier records, Telescope finds motorik rhythms pressing tightly against a linear expression of keyboards unable to decide whether they're CB radios or heavenly transmissions (answer: they're both), and contributions from Liquid Liquid's Sal Principato.

—Maria Tessa Sciarrino

Sun., May 13, 8:30 p.m., all ages, $10 with Golden Ball, Professor Murder, Hurrah DJs, Avant Gentleman's Lodge, 4028 Filbert St., www.myspace.com/avantgentlemenslodge.

What if Spiritualized was more into spirituality than heroin? Montreal-based Young Galaxy explore love and other mysteries of the universe through a shoegaze filter. Everybody's looking for something; Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless have found their calling in heartache and fuzz.

—M.J. Fine

Tue., May 15, 8 p.m., $10-$12, with The Album Leaf and Belong, First Unitarian Church, 22nd and Chestnut streets, 866-468-7619,

www.r5productions.com.

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