The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra is set to accompany soprano Christine Brewer on two selections—Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and George Gershwin’s Summertime—during Brewer’s Oct. 4 concert at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Brewer’s concert, which doubles as a birthday celebration for Mondavi Center patron Barbara K. Jackson, also includes the following: Richard Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, Richard Strauss’ Ich liebe dich and Breit’ über mein Haupt, and John Carter’s Cantata, with Craig Rutenberg on piano. The concert, set for 2 p.m. in Jackson Hall, is part of the Mondavi Center’s 2009-10 presenting season. Tickets: (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or mondaviarts.org.