Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (November 19

MUSIC
Performances This Week
Listings ARIZONA FOLKLORE PRESERVE. 44 Ramsey Canyon Rd. Hereford. Visit the Arizona Folklore Preserve and enjoy Autumn in Ramsey Canyon with "Arizona's Official Balladeer" Dolan Ellis, at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22. Reservations are required. Call 520-378-6165 for reservations and information.
CLASS BRASS. Sahuaro High School. 545 N. Camino Seco. The Heavy Metal Brass Quintet is in concert at
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. Tickets are $3. Call Roberta Goodall at 574-1563 for information.
CONCERTS AT GRACE ST. PAUL'S. Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams. Carl Anderson presents an organ recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 22. Admission is $6. Call 327-6857 for information.
DRUM AND MUSIC CIRCLE. The Little Temple. 721 N. Second Ave. Enjoy Guided Rythms with Levi and Steve Granek of the dance band Cosmic Debris from 8 to
9:30 p.m. on Friday, November 20. Bring your family and your own instrument. A $5 donation is appreciated, kids get in free. Call 882-4242 or 297-7511 for information.
FACULTY ARTISTS SERIES. Crowder Hall. UA Music Building. The UA School of Music and Dance presents pianist Nohema Fernandez at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 23. Tickets are $10, $8 for UA staff and faculty, $5 for students and senior citizens. Call 621-1162 for information.
LUCA CIARLA. Joseph Gross Gallery. UA Fine Arts Complex. South end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Luca Ciarla presents a classical violin and jazz piano solo performance at 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 19. Admission is free.
PIANO AND FRIENDS. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music present Turkish composer and pianist Fazil Say at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 22. Tickets are $10, $4 for students. Call 577-3769 for information.
SALSA CONCERT. El Parador. 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. Enjoy an evening of live salsa with Son Mayor, direct from the Conga Room and the Mayan Theater in Hollywood at
9 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. Tickets can be purchased at El Parador, Last Wax Records and Hears Music and are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
TUCSON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. The TPYO presents their Fall Showcase Concert featuring clarinet soloist Shanti Rval at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 22. Tickets are $8.25, $5.25 for seniors and students and are available at Dillard's and at the door.
Announcements
CALL TO MUSICIANS. The Arizona Art Gallery and Event Center is accepting names, music styles, informal demo tapes, and contact information for an "Open Mic" series running November through January. Send information to AZ Gallery, P.O. Box 36318, Tucson, AZ 85740.
MALE A CAPPELLA SINGERS. Established, four- to six-man a cappella singing group seeks soulful group singers who can harmonize on the spot. Rock, soul, R&B, doo-wop, folk-rock, etc. Bass and/or tenor especially needed. Experience/training preferred, but not necessary. Call Mike at 628-3125, or Jay at 887-5246, for an appointment.
FEMALE A CAPPELLA SINGERS. Tune Catchers Women's A Cappella Chorus seeks new members. Chorus meets at 7 p.m. Mondays in the Music Room at Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 710 S. Kolb Road. Call 325-0655 for information.
BAND CLASSES. Desert Dove Christian Church. 6163 S. Midvale Road. Desert Dove School of Music offers band, orchestra, keyboard, guitar, voice and preschool music and movement classes (for all ages). Cost ranges from $25 to $40 per month, plus enrollment and materials. Private instruction on piano, strings, guitar and band instruments is also available. Call 888-3352 or 887-4266 for information.
CALL FOR MUSICIANS. The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra invites Tucson-area musicians to join the group and be a part of their 20th-anniversary season. String players and percussionists especially needed. Auditions are not necessary. The orchestra rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Tucson High Magnet School, 400 N. Second Ave. There are also rehearsals on Saturday mornings prior to Sunday afternoon concerts. Call Sam Kreiling, SASO concert master and president, at 825-4426 for information.
FOOTHILLS PHIL. Catalina Foothills High School Band Room. 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. The Foothills Phil, a community, intergenerational orchestra conducted by Laszlo Veres, invites musicians of all ages and abilities to join and share their love of music. There are no auditions, but students younger than high school age should have the recommendation of their music teacher to participate. Registration fee is $30. Call Judi Botwin at 577-5304 for information.
FOOTHILLS WOMEN'S CHORUS. A group of women who love to sing, no auditions required, meets from 7 to
9 p.m. Mondays in the Dove of Peace Lutheran Church, 665 W. Roller Coaster Road. Spring programs include Broadway tunes, pop music and old favorites, performed in front of various organizations and retirement communities. For more information, call 888-1737 or 299-1449.
MUSICIANS WANTED. The Catalina Chamber Orchestra seeks experienced orchestral musicians for the 1998-'99 season. Call 624-0170 to schedule an audition.
STRING PLAYERS WANTED. The Civic Orchestra of Tucson, a 60-piece volunteer symphony orchestra starting its 24th season, needs violin, viola, cello, and especially bass players. Come to a rehearsal and get acquainted at
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. Call the director, Dr. Kreloff, at 325-3002 for information or to audition.
WEST AFRICAN DRUM. Learn the rhythms of Guinea and Mali in a relaxed atmosphere. Beginning and intermediate classes are now forming. Hour-and-a-half classes meet once each week. Cost is $40 per four-week session, or $12 per class. Registration is ongoing. Contact Martin Klabunde (206-9250); or e-mail [email protected] for information.