On Sunday, the Buffalo Choral Arts Society (BCAS) will perform a program called “Let the Heavens and Choirs Sing” featuring John Rutter’s Mass of the Children. This program is a part of the “Song of Peace” project, which is an international movement in which, for the month of March, choruses around the globe are invited to sing songs with the theme of dona nobis pacem—translated as “grant us peace.” This program marks the five-year anniversary of US involvement in Iraq, but it is not limited to so narrow a scope. The “Song of Peace” project is a plea for peace in all violent areas, such as Darfur, Afghanistan, Burma, the Congo and in American inner cities. The BCAS heard of the movement and, for now, they are the only group locally who is scheduled to be a part of the project. Though Rutter’s piece is the highlight of the performance, also featured will be works by Faure, Brahms, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others. The BCAS will be performing on this Lenten Sunday with soprano Jill Masters, baritone Jonathan Michie and special guests the Nardin Academy High School Women’s Choir, directed by Elizabeth Newton. Visit buffalochoralarts.org for tickets or songofpeace.org for more information on the program.

Sunday, March 2 at 3pm. St. Joseph University Church, 3269 Main St.

(833-0298/stjosephbuffalo.com) $15.