MUSIC
Performances This Week
CASAS ADOBES CONCERTS. Casas Adobes Congregational Church.
6801 N. Oracle Road. 297-1181. Casas Adobes Concerts presents
HarpFusion at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 6. This group of 14 harpists
from around the world will perform a unique concert of classical,
jazz and well-loved melodies. A $5 donation at the door is suggested.
Call 297-1181 for information.
FOOTHILLS PHIL. Catalina Foothills High School. 4300 E.
Sunrise Drive. The Foothills Phil, an intergenerational musical
ensemble, performs at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 7. Tickets are $3
at the door. Call Judi Botwin 577-5304 for information.
IRISH GROOVES. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W.
Speedway. Martin Hays and Dennis Cahill bring Irish Fiddle and
Celtic song to the old pueblo at 8 p.m. Friday, December 5. Also
performing are Connie Dover and Roger Landes. Advance tickets
are $12 and $14, with $1 discounts for seniors, IAGS and TFTM
members. Tickets are available at Hear's Music, Piney Hollow,
Harp & Shamrock or by calling 327-4809.
JAZZ SHOWCASE. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone Ave. Zeitgeist
presents Making It Up in Real Time, a six-hour jazz improvisation
concert, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, December 6. Performing
are Mary Redhouse, Cortex Bomb, Audio Radiance, the Lee Gardner/Ed
Ulman Quintet, the Aaron Bonsall Trio and the Mat Bevel Orchestra.
Tickets are $6, available at CD Depot, Last Wax Records and at
the door. Call 621-7355 for information.
JUST FOR KIDS. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408
S. Sixth Ave. The Tucson Symphony Orchestra continues its Just
For Kids concert series on Saturday, December 6, with The
Groove of Food. Percussionists Homero Cerón and Brian
Harris will use traditional Mexican foods to illustrate different
rhythms and note values in music. Parents and kids are invited
to enjoy these free, informal concerts, designed to introduce
classical music to kids and families. Performances are at 10:30
and 11:30 a.m. Call 792-9155 for information.
TUCSON HORIZON CHORUS. Berger Performing Arts Theatre.
1200 W. Speedway. The Tucson Horizon Chorus of Sweet Adelines
International present Moments to Remember, a concert of
all-time favorites at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6. Special
guests The Ronstadt Cousins will also perform. Tickets are $8
and $10. Call 623-1054 for tickets and information.
UNIVERSITY MUSIC. UA Crowder Hall. Southeast corner of
Speedway and Park Avenue. The UA Faculty Recital series continues
with Nancy Green, cello; and Frederick Moyer, piano, at 8 p.m.
Monday, December 8. Join Jeffery Showell for a pre-show ConcertTalk
at 7:15 p.m. in Room 162. Tickets are $10 general; $8 UA faculty/staff;
$5 students/senior citizens. Call 621-1162 for tickets and information.
SYMPHONIC WINDS. UA Crowder Hall. Southeast corner of Speedway
and Park Avenue. The UA School of Music and Dance presents a Wind
Symphony, under the direction of Jay Rees, Associate Director
of Bands, at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 4. The program includes
traditional and contemporary works, including "Black Granite,"
a tribute to the Vietnam War Memorial. Tickets are $6 general;
$5 UA faculty/staff; $3 students/senior citizens. Call 621-1162
for tickets and information.
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