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The Philadelphia Orchestra will travel to China next month for a packed schedule of concerts in four cities, master classes, cultural exchange forums and community outreach.

Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, T.I. and Ludacris will headline two days of concerts in September at Atlanta's Music Midtown.

In an obituary April 19 for musician Levon Helm, The Associated Press erroneously reported when Helm's band mate Rick Danko died. He died shortly before his 57th birthday, not the day after his 56th birthday.

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, musician Levon Helm appears on the new "Imus in the Morning" program at New York. A message posted Tuesday, April 17, 2012 on the 71-year-old musician's website by his family says "Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer." Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998 and the illness reduced his voice to a whisper. But he still continued to sing on albums and at rollicking concerts at his Woodstock home. Helm was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2007 file photo, musician Levon Helm appears on the new "Imus in the Morning" program at New York. Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in New York. He was 71. He was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2009 file photo, Levon Helm, right, performs with his band on the "Imus in the Morning" program on the Fox Business channel, in New York. At center is his daughter Amy Helm. Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in New York. He was 71. He was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 1976 file photo, Levon Helm, of The Band, playes drums at the band's final live performance at Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco. Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in New York. He was 71. He was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

Baroque musicians typically fly under the radar in the classical music world, but their outsize passion for the music will be on display at the third annual Bravo Bach Festival. The event will feature six concerts starting today at Sacramento's St. Mark's United Methodist Church.

Anyssa Neumann will perform music by Bach and Handel next Friday. Corey Hayes

The late director of Auburn Symphony, Michael Goodwin, who was killed in an automobile accident Tuesday, will be honored this Saturday when the orchestra performs a scheduled Kinderkonzert.

Auburn Symphony's 2004-05 "Season of Adventure" launches with its "Passion and Fire" concert on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m., which a repeat presentation on Friday, Oct. 22 at 8:15 p.m. Both will be performed at the Placer High School Auditorium Theater, at the corner of High and Agard streets in Auburn. During both concerts, Maestro Michael Goodwin will conduct. MAESTRO MICHAEL GOODWIN Photo: Keith Sutter