Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (November 12

MUSIC
Performances This Week
Listings ARIZONA FOLKLORE PRESERVE. 44 Ramsey Canyon Road, Hereford. Visit the Arizona Folklore Preserve and enjoy Autumn in Ramsey Canyon with "Arizona's Official Balladeer" Dolan Ellis, at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 14. Reservations are required. Call 520-378-6165 for reservations and information.
CHORAL CONNECTIONS. Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium. 4300 E. Sunrise Dr. The UA Symphonic Choir performs at 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Admission is $5 at the door. Call 621-8551 for information.
DIVINA MEDUSA. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone Ave. Sweet Jane Enterprises presents a celebration of women's music featuring the Annie Hawkins Band, Sapphire Kieft and Lou Ann with guest m.c. Susie B. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12. Admission is $5, $3 for children. Call 570-9582 or 622-0192 for information.
MADRIGAL CONCERT. Exhibit Hall. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Local group Whisper, Muse! performs at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Tickets are $6, $3.50 for members and children 12 and under. Reservations are required. Call 742-6455 for information.
MARISA MONTE. UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. UApresents brings Marisa Monte, Brazilian jazz-pop vocalist to town at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 13. Tickets range from $16 to $28, half price for students and children under 18. Call 621-3341 for information.
SAPPHIRE. Bookman's. 3733 W. Ina Road. Enjoy the sounds of a folk/jazz ensemble featuring Sapphire Kieft from 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Call 579-0303 for information.
THE REAL ME BENEFIT SERIES. La Placita. 110 S. Church Ave. The Real Me/land of the pharoahs presents a musical potpourri benefit from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Call 791-0480 for information.
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 COMPOSERS. Desert voices invites young women, ages 16 to 30, to submit their original choral compositions. The new work is to be written for a fifty-member SATB chorus and no longer than five minutes in length. The deadline is November 15 with the winner being notified in January 1999. Send seven copies of the work to : Desert Voices, PO Box 270, Tucson, AZ 85702.
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.
FEMALE SINGERS WANTED. The Tucson Horizon Chorus seeks 50 new members to sing with them for holiday performances. Holiday rehearsals are from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, October 20 through November 24, at Catalina United Methodist Church chorus room, 2700 E. Speedway. Call 887-6150 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 clockwork@psn.net for information.