General ticket sales to the public begin tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 22.

Advance ticket sales for HPR, Hawaii Theatre Center and Maui Arts and Cultural Center members began Sept. 1, $5 discount available for all but the lowest priced tickets at either theater.

Tickets are available only at theater box offices.

The young classical musicians selected to appear on the two Hawaii tapings will be announced by the program's music director in October.

"From the Top" is broadcast by National Public Radio. The musicians who win their way onto the program are featured in performance and in comedy sketches and games.

The show, hosted by concert pianist Christopher O'Riley, is heard on Hawaii Public Radio at 10 a.m. Saturdays on KHPR 88.1 Honolulu, KKUA 90.7 Wailuku and KANO 91.1 Hilo.

A 13-program half-hour PBS adaptation of the program, "From the Top: Live From Carnegie Hall," taped in Carnegie Hall in front of a live audience, is broadcast at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays by PBS Hawaii.

The performance in Honolulu's Hawaii Theatre is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Hawaii Theatre Center tickets: $45, $35, $25 and $15

Box office: (808) 528-0506 or www.hawaiitheatre.com/boxoffice.html

The Maui performance is scheduled in the MACC's Castle Theater for Friday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

MACC Castle Theater tickets: $40, $30, $20 and $10