Going South

* Strings--The noted Angeles String Quartet will perform Saturday at Valley Cities Jewish Community Center in Sherman Oaks. Formed in Los Angeles in 1988, the ensemble has received rave reviews across the country ever since. The ensemble consists of Stephen Erdody on cello, Kathleen Lenski and Sara Parkins on violin and Brian Dembow on viola. In addition to its busy concert schedule, the ensemble last year completed a five-year project to record all of Joseph Haydn’s 68 pieces written for string quartet. Saturday’s 8 p.m. program will include works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. The center is at 13164 Burbank Blvd. $10-$12. (818) 786-6310.

* Mozart--Glendale Symphony Orchestra will perform an all-Mozart program Saturday at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Program highlights: Overture to “Cosi Fan Tutte”; Concerto in A for piano; and Symphony No. 35. Sidney Weiss will conduct. Show time: 8 p.m. The theater is at 216 N. Brand Blvd. $15-$45. (800) 233-3123.

* Banjo Music--Alison Brown and her band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cal State Northridge’s Performing Arts Center. The virtuoso banjo player quit her job as an investment banker and earned a Grammy nomination with her 1990 debut album, “Simple Pleasures.” She later went on to work in the band Alison Krauss and Union Station and as musical director for Michelle Shocked. Brown and company utilize elements of jazz, Latin, pop, folk, New Age and classical music. Her latest CD, “Out of the Blue,” is available on Compass Records. The campus is at 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. $5-$15. (818) 677-2488.

* Celtic Music--Irish balladeer Ian Millar will perform at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Raven Playhouse in North Hollywood. His repertoire includes traditional and contemporary Irish fare, as well as some country-western, pop and R&B.; The playhouse is at 5233 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. $5-$10. (818) 727-9014.