MUSIC Performances This Week ACOUSTIC RITUAL. The Southwest Center for Biological Diversity hosts an evening of acoustic music by Joanne Rand at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Zenith Center, 330 E. Seventh St. Cost is $5 at the door. Call 733-1931 for information. ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE. Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association presents an acoustic showcase from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Featured performers include Greg Sarena and Arm and Hammer. Admission is $5, $2 for children. Series continues the third Tuesday of each month and is open to all local musicians. Call 326-9021 for information. BERGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra presents the music of Von Weber, Berlioz and Schubert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Tickets are $7, $4 senior and student, available at the door. Call 323-7166 for reservations and information. CELTIC FIDDLE MASTERS. The masters of Celtic fiddle, Natalie MacMaster, Brian McNeill and Martin Hayes, grace Tucson with a performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $12 and $14, with $2 discount for KXCI and TFTM members, seniors and students, available at Hear's Music, Piney Hollow, Loco Records and Harp and Shamrock. Charge tickets for a $1 fee by calling 881-3947 or 327-4809. CENTENNIAL HALL. 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3341. The New York City Opera performs Verdi's La Traviata at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14. Call Centennial Hall at 621-3341 for reservations and information. CROWDER HALL. UA College of Fine Arts, located on the south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. UA Opera presents Opera Scenes at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12. Collegium Musicum performs at 3 p.m. and pianist Kiyono Bernier gives a doctoral ensemble recital at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14. A Guitar Area recital is given at 11 a.m. Monday, April 15. The Percussion Ensemble plays at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, and the Campus Band performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. Admissions is free to the above recitals. Keith Johnson and Mark Ruch present a chamber music faculty recital at 8 p.m. Monday, April 15. Tickets range from $3 to $8. Call 621-2998 for information. HOLSCLAW RECITAL HALL. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. The following free performances are offered this week: Soprano Angelica Keller performs a senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Cellist Julie Barteau-Maidman gives her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. Bassoonist John Rising performs a master's recital at 2:30 p.m. and a guitar ensemble performance is given at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Violinist Jamie Desautels performs his master's recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Call the UA Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for information. LAURA LOVE. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Laura Love brings her "Afro-Celtic-Appalachian-folk-funkabilly" style to Tucson at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Advance tickets are $12, $10 for KXCI members, available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books, Buffalo Exchange and all Zia locations. Charge tickets for a $1 fee by calling 881-3947. Tickets are $14 and $12 at the door. Call 884-1220 for information. MUSIC MAKERS. The Music Makers perform Big Band era, show tunes and contemporary ballads at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15, at Campaña del Rio Retirement Community, 1550 E. River Road. Admission is free. Call 299-1941 for information. ORGAN CELEBRATION. Holsclaw Recital Hall. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. The 100th anniversary of the American Guild of Organists is celebrated in a free recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Local organists Stephen Keyl, Jeffri Sanders, Jane Smith and Cherie Wescott perform works by Vidor, Franck, Reger and J.S. Bach on Holsclaw's new pipe organ. Call Lynn at 770-1934 for information. Rialto Theatre. 318 E. Congress St. 740-1986. The Tailgators perform a swampy mixture of blues, zydeco, Tex-Mex and surf rock on Friday, April 12. The Torpedos open the show at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Doors open one hour before show time. Call 740-1986 for information. ST. PHILIP'S IN THE HILLS. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. The Early Music Society hosts a performance by Three Parts Upon a Ground, three violinists and continuo, at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Tickets are $13, $10 seniors, and $3 students. Call the Early Music Society at 889-4310 for information. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR MUSIC. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Singer-songwriter and storyteller Sid Hausman performs at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Advance tickets are $6, $5 for TFTM, TKMA and KXCI members, available at Hear's Music and SWCM. Tickets are $7 at the door. Call 884-1220 for information. TCC MUSIC HALL. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4836. The Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Program includes soloists Lara Cushing on cello, and soprano Paige Spackman. Tickets are $8, $5 seniors/students, available at the TCC box office, all Dillard's and at the door. Call 326-2793 for information. TSO. The Tucson Symphony Orchestra presents Mahler Mania at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, and Friday, April 12, at the TCC Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Program features Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D Major. Tickets range from $12 to $26, available at the TSO box office, the TCC and all Dillard's. Call 882-8585 for reservations and information. Continuing BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Folksinger Patty Sundenberg plays from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. NOON-TIME CONCERTS. Enjoy live music from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at La Placita Village Gazebo, 110 S. Church Ave. Rich Stanley plays oldies but goodies April 11, Gerry Glombecki performs April 16, and Michael Gruber plays guitar April 18. Call 623-2748 for information. PLAZA SUITE. The Plaza Suite spring series continues with a Big Band Extravaganza , featuring music by Sugar Hill Jazz Band, Sabino H.S. Jazz Band, Jazz Werx, the Jazz Society's all-city high school band, UA Studio "A" Jazz Ensemble and the PCC Jazz Ensemble, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at St. Philip's Plaza, 4380 N. Campbell Ave. Tickets are $7, $3 for Jazz Society members, and are available at the door only. Call the Jazz Society Hotline at 743-3399 for information.

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