Honolulu Symphony: Open rehearsal 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Blaisdell Concert Hall. Donation $1. Call 524-0815. The Symphony will perform with guest conductor Stefan Sanderling and pianist Awadagin Pratt 4 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Program includes Mussorgsky's Overture to "Khovantchina," Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" and Brahms' "Piano Concerto No. 1." Tickets $10 to $50; $5 seats available. Call 524-0815.
Keiki Kani Choir: Children's performing group presents "Talk to the Animals," 4 p.m. Saturday at the Aloha Tower Atrium. The choir also performs at Ala Moana Centerstage 2 p.m. Sunday and Honolulu Hale 4 p.m. June 22.
49th Annual Music Festival: The Oahu Band Directors Association presents a performance by the 7th Grade Honor Band, 8th Grade Select Band and High School Select Band, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Pearl City Cultural Center. Tickets $5 general, available through participating band members or the box office. Free admission for children 5 and younger.
"On and Off the Wall": New Orleans-style jazz performed by the Rachel Gonzalez Quartet - pianist Lex Peetz, bassist Ernie Provencher, drummer Lew Maddox and vocalist Rachel Gonzalez, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Hawaii Public Radio's Atherton Performing Arts Studio. Tickets, $12.50, at HPR station, 738 Kakeha St. Call 955-8821.
Vietnamese music concert: Program of traditional and modern Vietnamese music, conceptualized by Nina-Nhung Nguyen, combines music and dance, 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Tickets $20, $8 for senior citizens. Call 532-8712.
Hawaiian Jam: Israel Kamakawiwo`ole, Na Leo Pilimehana, Palolo, Ka`au Crater Boys, Robi Kahakalau and Frank Shaner perform in fund-raising event for Mililani High School activities, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the school stadium. Preceded by high school talent contest, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Food concessions open. Tickets $10. Call 627-7124 days; 623-5351, 623-1889 evenings. COMING UP
Zydeco concert: Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band perform 8 p.m. May 17, Leeward Community College Theatre. Tickets are $15 general, $13 for students and seniors. Call 455-0380.
"Concert Under the Stars": Fund-raiser featuring Willy K with Tino, Kea Davis, Kamahao and the Park Ratz, 5 to 9 p.m., May 18, Lanikai School. Cost: $10 adults, $12 at the door, seniors and children $5.
Honolulu Academy of Arts: Steve Young and Ledward Kaapana concert 7:30 p.m. May 18, academy theater. Cost: $15 and $12. Call 532-8700.
Honolulu Symphony: Program includes "Rosenkavalier Suite," with guest conductor Jo Ann Falletta and pianist Norman Krieger, 8 p.m. May 18 and 4 p.m. May 19.
Honolulu Community Concert Band: 1996 Spring Concert 7:30 p.m. May 25, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Cannon Activities Center. Free admission. Call 236-7057.