Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (April 2

MUSIC
Events This Week
Listings ACOUSTIC MINIFEST. Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road. Presented by the Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association as a fund-raiser for the Tucson Folk Fest, the Acoustic Mini-Fest features the talents of Black Leather Zydeco, Tena Moyer, Out of the Blue, Somos and Sal Valdivia. The concert is from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 5. Tickets are $6, $5 for members of TKMA, TFTM, TBS, DBS and KXCI, $1 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children under 6. Call 749-9770 for information.
BELLS OF EASTER STORY. Northwest Community Friends Church. 5950 N. La Cañada Road. The NWCFC Music Ensemble presents The Bells of Easter Story, featuring choral and orchestral arrangements and a hand-bell choir. Performances are at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5. The service is free. Call 887-2060 or 299-4445 for information.
FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music present a program for piano of Haydn, Zwillich and Brahms at 8 p.m. Friday, April 8. Tickets are $14, $4 for students with valid ID. Call 298-5806 or visit http://www.azstarnet.com/~bfoster for information.
GUITAR RECITAL. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. The Old Pueblo Guitar Company presents UA Master of Music classical guitarist Ivan Rijos, playing selections from J.S. Bach, Santiago de Murcia, Dionisio Aguado, Neapolitan songs and Puerto Rican Dances. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Tickets are $10, $8 for students, seniors and members, available at Hear's Music and Guitars, Etc. Call 296-9427 for information.
INDIAN RAGA. UA Social Sciences Auditorium. The SPICMACAY--Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth-- club hosts an evening of traditional Indian music with vocal and sitar master Pundit Manilal Nag. The free performance is at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 5. Call 621-5306 for information.
INSTRUMENTAL TRIO. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. The next in the series of spring concerts presented by the Arizona Early Music Society is an instrumental trio with international flavor: Eva Legêne, recorder; Wieland Kuijken, viola de gamba; and Arthur Haas, harpsichord. The performance is at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 5, preceded by a discussion at 2:30 p.m. by the artists. Tickets are $13 general, $10 for seniors and $3 for students. Call 318-1567 for information.

JAZZIN' FOR FAMILIES. Rialto Theater. 318 E. Congress Street. Chicago and Arizona jazz artist Judy Roberts performs with TJS members Tom Erwin and Mary Baker in a program entitled All Jazzed Up!, a benefit for Pima County Healthy Families. The performance is at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. Tickets are $50 for prefered seating, $35 for general seating, available at all Pima County Healthy Families locations. Refreshments will be provided. Call Ginger Marcus at 624-5156 for information.
NOONTIME RECITAL SERIES. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. St. Philip's parish invites the community to enjoy their free Lenten Noontime Concert Series at 12:15 p.m. Thursdays through Lent. The April 2 program features a string ensemble. Bring your lunch, sit in the garden and enjoy the music.
PLAZA SUITE SPRING SERIES. St. Philip's Plaza. 4380 N. Campbell Ave. The Tucson Jazz Society kicks off spring in the plaza with a concert of five big bands performing the swing jazz of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Count Basie, as well as contemporary composers including Tucson's Neal Finn. The concerts are held from 5 to 8 p.m. each Sunday in April, beginning April 5, and continue Sundays in May from 6 to 9 p.m. Call the Jazz Hotline at 743-3399 for recorded information.
SEVEN PIPERS. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. The award-winning Seven Pipers Scottish Society performs at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4. All seats are reserved. Tickets are $10 in advance, $8 for groups of 10 or more, children under 12 and seniors, available at Hear's Music, Piney Hollow and Harp & Shamrock. Tickets are $12 at the door. Call 299-0701 for tickets or information.
SLONAKER SERIES. Slonaker House, Second Street east of Park Avenue. UA music students offer free, brown-bag performances from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, throughout the spring. For more information, call 626-7183.
SPRING MEDLEY. Sabbar Shrine Auditorium. 450 S. Tucson Blvd. The 45-member Sabbar Shrine Concert Band presents its annual spring concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 5. Program features a variety of old favorites from marches to Broadway hits, followed by a performance of dance music by the 16-piece Nobleaires Dance Band. Tickets are $6 at the door.
UA FACULTY SERIES. UA Crowder Hall, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The UA Faculty Artist Series continues with Edward Reid, Jeff Haskell and Paula Fan at 8 p.m. Monday, April 6, at Crowder Hall. Join the "Concert Talk" prior to the performance at 7:15 p.m. in Music Room 162. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for UA faculty and staff, $5 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts box office, 621-1162. Call MusiCall at 621-2998 for information.
WIND IN THE WOODS. PCC Center for the Arts Recital Hall. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Pima Community College's newest concert band, the Wind Symphony, debuts with guest conductor Glenn Bowen and a program of works by Gustav Holst, Gioacchino Rossini, Malcom Arnold, Jon Morrisey, Morman Dello Joio and others. The free concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4. Call 206-6988 for ticket prices and information.