Reading this on your phone? Stay up to date on East Bay news with our new, free mobile app. Get it from the Apple app store or the Google Play store. 4 Voices of Music: Thanks to its embrace of digital streaming technology, the San Francisco baroque/renaissance musical group is considered one of the best known early-music orchestras in the country, viewed by some 5 million online music fans a year. But it’s also nice to see them in person. On Jan. 15, they come to Trianon Theatre in San Jose to perform a program of French and Scottish music, in a concert presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society. And on Jan. 19-22, the orchestra performs Bach’s Cello Suites in Palo Alto, San Francisco and Berkeley.

One track from “Impredecible” that’s received particular attention is “El Loco,” featuring Afro-Peruvian star Susana Baca as a guest, It’s a dreamy, electronica-tinged piece that surrounds her lilting voice in a haze of soft guitar chords, spare and slinky keyboard riffs, and cross-hatched percussion, The track is something of a departure for Bareto and may well point to future explorations, “She’s a dear friend,” Olazo says, “She’s not only a star, but maybe the maroon dance decorated pointe shoe, maroon embellished toe shoe, maroon decorated ballet shoe, decorated classical ballet pointe one person who’s representative of Peruvian music now, To have her on our first Afro-Peruvian inspired track really brought it together.”..

Jingle Bell Tea: The Mission Valley Chorus presents its annual concert of a cappella holiday music, barbershop style, with guest performers and an audience sing-along. The event also features an elegant tea, gifts for sale and a raffle. Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. $25. Saratoga Community Center, 19655 Allendale Ave., Saratoga. For more information, call 408.353.8725 or e-mail Vicki@blevinsweb.com. Holiday Wellness Boutique: IAM Ministries holds a fundraising holiday boutique featuring practitioners of yoga, tai qi, qi gong, Reiki and more. Shoppers can also browse among jewelry, clothing and artworks. The event includes music, food, wine and entertainment. IAM Ministries works with seniors, as well as those who have experienced catastrophic difficulties, such as illness or job loss. Dec. 5, 2-6 p.m. $10 donation for admission. Mission Hills, Saratoga. www.iam-minis tries.org.

However, it’s not just stunning and graceful technique that artistic director Marcie Ryken wants the dancers to hone, They also need to evoke emotion and energy to tell the story, “The energy coming out has maroon dance decorated pointe shoe, maroon embellished toe shoe, maroon decorated ballet shoe, decorated classical ballet pointe to be a visible wave” and the audience must see the “anxiety in the feet,” Ryken called out at a recent rehearsal as the floor rumbled with the taps of 16 ballerinas moving across the floor, “You’ve got to reflect the music; emotion always drives the steps.”..

For the second year, Candi Martinez-Carthen, director of entertainment and publicity with the Laurel Street Fair, has organized an impressive lineup of performers. Master of ceremonies Preston Justice will lead fairgoers through an array worthy of a world stage. These include: Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Azariah Cole Shepard and finalists Isabel Hallock and Lucy Flattery Vickness; Piwai, a Zimbabwean African funk singer songwriter; Rub A Dub Posse performing roots reggae; Mandinga Capoeira; Cuban salsa Orquestra Borinquen; and Batala Drum Ensemble, combining Brazilian and reggae drum and dance.