Regional arts and entertainment events

Sunday

Chamber music Aaron Jay Kernis' Pulitzer Prize-winning String Quartet No. 2 is the centerpiece of a recital by the Jasper String Quartet. The program, also featuring works by Schubert and Beethoven, begins at 3 p.m. at the Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce St. Tickets are $18; $16 for seniors; $5 for students. Call 215-735-6999. . . . Violist Marka Stepper plays works by Milhaud, Rebecca Clarke, Martin Stepper, Gerald Finzi, and Hindemith in a concert in memory of harpist Karin Fuller Capanna. The program, with guests Jeffrey Uhlig, piano, and Inna Nedorezov, violin, starts at 3 p.m. at Settlement Music School's Curtis Branch, 416 Queen St. Admission is free. Call 215-320-2684. . . . The Spano-Coucheron-Rex Trio performs works by Chopin, Kodaly, and Beethoven at 8 p.m. at the Curtis Institute of Music's Field Concert Hall, 1726 Locust St. Admission is free. Call 215-893-5261.

Heavenly voice The granddaughter of a renowned Persian classical singer and daughter of an esteemed cantor in New York, Galeet Dardashti weaves together the traditions of her heritage and borrows texts from the Torah, Talmud, and Midrash for her dramatic, subtly rocking songs of spirit. She performs at 6:30 p.m. at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. Tickets are $18 to $54. Call 215-266-1218.

Divergent art The performance-art showcase Atypical features artists who are very typical for its venue, the Painted Bride Art Center: dancer-

choreographer Olive Prince performing excerpts from her solo work; percussionist Francois Zayas playing world-beat arrangements of Billie Holiday tunes; and choreographer Shibani Patnaik performing 4,000-year-old East Indian dances. The program goes on at 7 p.m. at the Bride, 230 Vine St. Tickets are $10. Call 215-925-9914.

Monday

True greatness Long ossified as the Father of His Country (though he was that), George Washington gains new facets in Ron Chernow's new biography, Washington: A Life, which reveals the adventurousness, calculation, and nobility that made the man. Chernow discusses his work at 6:30 p.m. at the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. Admission is free; reservations are required. Call 215-409-6700.

Tuesday