MUSIC

Performances This Week

BROWN BAG CONCERTS. The Tucson Arts District with the Tucson Jazz Society presents the Primavera Jazz Band in concert from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Main Library Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave. Bring your lunch and enjoy!

BACH WEEKEND. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. The Arizona Early Music Society presents Edward Parmentier, performing works by Bach on the harpsichord, at 8 p.m. Friday, February 28. There's more Bach to come with Ensemble Versailles at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2. This talented quartet will perform Bach's complete "Musical Offering." Tickets for Friday's performance are $10, $5 for children 12 and under. Sunday's performance tickets are $13, $10 for seniors and $3 for students. Call 889-4310 for tickets and information.

GAELIC GOOD TIME. Rincon High School. 422 N. Arcadia. The Irish-American Gaelic Society presents masters of Irish folksongs The Clancys & Robbie O'Connell at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 2. The Bracken School of Irish Dance will perform during intermission. Tickets are $18. Call Dillard's at 1-800-638-4253 for tickets and information.

EASTSIDE ARTISTS SERIES. Christ Church United Methodist. 655 N. Craycroft Road. 327-1116. The Eastside Artists Series presents a Roy Johnson Memorial Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2. This concert will feature Josef Knott, Conductor; John Brobec, Fern Hieb, and Joan Ashcraft, organ and Martha Spore, tympani. Also performing are the Catalina United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, the Festival Ringers Handbell Choir, the Northminster Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, and the Christ Church United Methodist Chancel Choir. Tickets are $5 at the door. Call 327-1116 for information.

FACULTY RECITAL SERIES. UA Crowder Hall. Southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The UA Faculty Recital series continues with a percussion concert by David Walton at 8 p.m. Monday, March 3. Walton's unconventional instruments will include the marimba, frying pans, and a bag of glass. Tickets are $10 general; $8 UA faculty/staff; $5 students/senior citizens, and are available at the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for tickets and information. A free, pre-concert talk begins at 7:15 p.m. in Room 162 of the Music Building. Call MusiCall at 621-2998 for recorded information on other upcoming events.

MID-DAY MUSIC. Take a break from work with the sounds of Milkseed from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Dinnerware Gallery, 135 E. Congress St. Admission is free.

OLE GRAND OPRY. The Opera Guild of Southern Arizona presents an evening of entertainment, food and fun, on Sunday, March 2, with Trio Sudoeste (featuring Alandra Fowler, soprano, Gwen Powell, flute, and Deborah Nemko, piano). In addition, act one from The Ballad of Baby Doe will be performed by Colleen Rieth, soprano, Leslie Giglio, mezzo soprano, Michael Sheranian, baritone, and Raymond Ryder on piano. Cocktails begin at 5:30, with dancing to the music of Dean Armstrong's Arizona Dance Hands at 6 p.m. A barbecue dinner is offered at 7 p.m., with the musical program beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 ($16 is tax deductible). Call 297-1492 for tickets and information.

STEVE ROACH IN CONCERT. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Internationally-acclaimed musician Steve Roach makes a rare Tucson appearance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1. Advance tickets are $14, $8 for students. Tickets are available by calling Dillard's at 1-800-638-4253 or Hear's Music at 795-4494.

TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. TSO presents a Sousa Salute! celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, February 28 and March 1, and 2 o'clock Sunday, March 2. Tickets range from $13 to $28. Call the TSO box office at 882-8585 or the TCC box office at 791-4266 for tickets and information.

WINTER CHORAL CONCERT. Center for the Arts, PCC West Campus. 2202 W. Anklam Road. The Pima Community College Chorale and College Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27. This concert will feature an assortment of choral music from pre-17th Century music to contemporary rock cantatas. Tickets are $4, $3 for students/seniors, available at the Campus Cashier or at the door. Call the 24-hour infoline at 884-6988 for details.

Announcements

CALL TO PERFORMERS. The Airport Lounge. 20 E. Pennington St. 882-0400. The Airport Lounge seeks musicians interested in participating in an Open Mic Film Project. Call Susan at 882-0400, or leave a message at 620-1867.

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