Music
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FAROE WAY The Faroe Islands lie between Iceland and Norway, and among its small population of 50,000 there are 2,030 choirs. One of them, the Faroe Islands Chamber Choir, performs traditional Faroese and Scandinavian choral classics. Today, noon, Scandinavia House, Heimbold Family Children’s Learning Center, 58 Park Ave., between 37th and 38th streets, 212-879-9779, free.
EASTER SOUNDS Artek, the early music ensemble in residence at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, performs selections from Carl Heinrich Graun’s “Der Tod Jesu,” one of the most popular Passion music pieces in Germany during the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, 1:15 p.m., Church of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 W. 31st St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-967-9157, free.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS Haydn’s string quartet piece “Seven Last Words of Christ,” performed by the Sebastian Chamber Players, rings in Good Friday and Easter. Friday, 5 p.m., Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 W. 66th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-362-9553, $12 general, $8 seniors, $5 students.
