We may be into the Lenten season, but there is a feast of programming for classical music fans coming up this week.

Let’s start with what may be the most adventurous performance of the week as the Buffalo Chamber Players take on compositions from John Luther Adams, Vivian Fung, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Jan Dismas Zelenka in a program titled “The Ice Is Talking.”

The program takes its name from a Fung compostion, which features blocks of ice as part of the instrumentation.

The concert will also feature music from Adams, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer for his “Become Ocean” orchestral piece in 2014. He’s dedicated to environmental themes, living in northern Alaska for almost 40 years. He’s also not to be confused with John Adams, best known perhaps as the creator of “Nixon in China.”

The Buffalo Chamber Players were founded by Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra violist Janz Castelo and have featured BPO players and other top area musicians over the years.

The performance is Wednesday (March 19) at Asbury Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m., with music at 7:30. A full-service cash bar will also be available. You can get more information HERE.

Here is what “The Ice Is Talking” sounded like as performed with electronic augmentation for an online concert series from Toronto four years ago:

The BPO is back in action with a pair of concerts. Today (March 14) at 10:30 a.m. and again on Saturday, (March 15) at 7:30 p.m., the Buffalo Philharmonic performs concerts featuring two 20^th century masters.

On tap are three works by Igor Stravinsky: a suite drawn from his ballet Pulcinella, which is an ingratiating reimagining of the 18^th century Italian commedia dell’arte (think of Punch and Judy.)

On the second half we have Stravinsky’s The Faun and the Shepherdess and The Song of the Nightengale, the former featuring this week’s guest artist, mezzo-soprano Susan Platts. She is also heard in Maurice Ravel’s Shéhérazade song cycle. All four works tie together how storytelling is reflected in classical music. For tickets call 716-885-5000.

The Vocalis Chamber Choir will be performing in two concerts as well. Their “Musical Feast” performances will take place Saturday (March 15) at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral (139 Pearl Street) and Sunday at 4 p.m. at the University Presbyterian Church, 3330 Main Street.

Vocális is known for performing great a cappella music of all eras and its stated goal is to cultivate an awareness of the art of choral singing. The group also has a sense of humor, promising a menu that will let you “feast on humorous and heartfelt choral renditions that nourish us. From the ridiculous to the sublime.”