MUSIC Performances This Week BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Enjoy lunch time tunes Tucson Arts District style every Tuesday through Thursday. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. November 7, it's Jazz In The Boxx with John Todd at the gazebo in La Placita Plaza; from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, guitarist and singer William Allen Martin performs at the gazebo in La Placita Plaza; from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, enjoy music by Tom Patterson at El Centro Cultural de las Americas, 40 W. Broadway; and the Western Music Association performs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the gazebo at La Placita. These concerts are free and open to the public. Call the Tucson Arts District at 624-9977 for information. CATALINA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. The Catalina Chamber Orchestra opens its sixth season with two concerts at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, available at Borders Books and Music, Hear's Music, and at the door. A "scramble" concert will be performed in the lobby by local high school students one half-hour before curtain. Call 327-4721 for information. CLASSIC EXPERIENCE. Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams. 733-6167. Works by Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and others will be played on cello and piano by Krisanthy Desby and Leslie Dukes in a free performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 9. Call 733-6167 for information. HUAYUCALTIA PERFORMS. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. Passionate and exotic sounds from Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico are brought together on one stage at 8 p.m. Friday, November 8, with a performance by Huayucaltia. Tickets range from $12 to $15, with discounts for TFTM, TKMA and students, available at Hear's Music, Loco Records, Antigone Books, and Rainbow Moods. Call 881-3947 or 327-4809 for tickets and information. ONE MAN SHOW. Tucson Center for The Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. 792-8480. Oliver Lake presents performance art at its finest in The Matador of 1st and 1st, a mix of original poetry and saxophone melodies. Show time is 8 p.m. Friday, November 8. Tickets are $12, $8 for TJS and students, available at Hear's Music and Boarders Books and Music. Call the Tucson Jazz Society hotline at 743-3399 for information. PALLADIAN ENSEMBLE. St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. The Palladian Ensemble performs works by Telemann, Rebel, Marais and Bach at 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 13. Tickets are $13, $10 for seniors and a mere $3 for students. Call the Arizona Early Music Society at 889-4310 for information. TUCSON MASTERWORKS CHORALE. Christ Church United Methodist. 655 N. Craycroft Road. The Tucson Masterworks Chorale presents Durufle's Requiem in memory of Dr. Roy Johnson and John Bloom, at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 10. Tickets are $10, available at the door or by calling 884-3506. Announcements AUDITION NOTICE. The First United Methodist Church needs nine men and two women for singing roles in an original Christmas opera to be performed December 22. Candidates should be prepared to sight read from the score. Auditions are at 6 p.m. Sunday, November 10, at 915 E. Fourth St. Call 622-6481 for information. BROWN BAG SYMPHONY. Southwest Center For Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. The Tucson Symphony Women's Association continue the free The Joy of Music series with members of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, November 11. Bring a lunch and get to know the Symphony as they discuss their experiences as musicians, their musical backgrounds and more. Call 297-3150 for information. BLUEGRASS MUSIC JAM. The Folk Shop. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. 881-7147. Join in the fun from 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, at this monthly Bluegrass jam. Everyone is welcome, with practiced players invited to join. CALLFORMUSICIANS. The Screening Room. 127 E. Congress St. 622-2262. Attention acoustic, jazz, folk, pop, country and "cool breeze" musicians: The Screening Room needs your talents for a new "theater concert series." Interested local musicians are invited to call the theater at 622-2262; or Rachel Sharp at 881-8425 for information. STELLAR MUSIC. Stellar Cellar Tea Room. 3335 E. Grant Road. 881-7559. Bring your favorite acoustic instrument to the cellar at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays for their open mike acoustic night. Arrive early to sign up. Beverages and snacks are available. Call 881-7559 for information.

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