Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (January 15

MUSIC
Events This Week
Listings ARIZONA OPERA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. Arizona Opera teams up with Ballet Arizona and the Phoenix Symphony for La Gioconda. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, January 16 and 17, with a 2 o'clock matinee Sunday, January 18. Tickets range from $14 to $56, and are available at all Dillard's, the TCC box office, or by calling 293-4336.
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. UA Centennial Hall, University Boulevard east of the Main Gate. The New York City Opera performs Donizetti's comic masterpiece Daughter of the Regiment at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 21. Tickets are $29, $36 and $45, with half-price tickets for children and students. Charles Roe of the UA School of Music and Dance offers a free "Arts Encounter" discussion at 6:45 p.m. in the Douglass Building, Room 101. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information.
DESERT DRUMMERS. C 'n' J Ranchette. 2085 S. San Joaquin Road. Relax and enjoy at this drumming celebration for women at 5 p.m. Sunday, January 18. Bring a chair, a percussion instrument, and a snack. Call 578-5679 or 883-0377 for directions and information.
SLACK-KEY MASTERS. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. Direct from Hawaii, three masters of Hawaiian slack-key guitar make their Arizona debut complete with dancers and leis, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 21. Reserved seats are $15 and $17; tickets are available at Hear's Music and Antigone Books. Call 327-4809 for information.
EL MARIACHI TAPATIO. Casas Adobes Congregational Church. 6801 N. Oracle Road. Casas Adobes Concerts presents El Mariachi Tapatio at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 18. Admission is $5. Call 297-1181 for information.
MICHAEL SMITH PERFORMS. Community Church of the Foothills. 480 E. Ina Road. Folk, country and pop songwriter extrordinaire Michael Smith performs at 8 p.m. Friday, January 16. Tickets are $10 advance, $11 at the door. Call 887-6942 or 887-5413 for information.
SUNDAY JAZZ JAMS. Cottonwood Café. 60 N. Alvernon Way. The Tucson Jazz Society presents the revival of the Sunday Jazz Jams. On January 18, catch the Mike Eckroth Combo. Performances are from 7 to 11 p.m. Admission is $4, $2 for TJS members. Call the Jazz Society Hotline at 743-3399 for information.
Out Of Town
ARIZONA FOLKLORE PRESERVE. 44 Ramsey Canyon Road, Hereford. 1-520-378-6165. Visit the Arizona Folklore Preserve, and enjoy performances by champion fiddler Danielle Hendry and bluegrass guitarist Dave Hendry as they join Arizona's Official Balladeer," Dolan Ellis, at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, January 17 and 18. Seating is very limited and reservations are required. Call 1-520-378-6165 for reservations and information.
Announcements
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT. Desert Voices invites men and women to audition for the spring 1998 season, "Many Hearts, One Voice." The season will include two major productions and several community performances. Auditions continue from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, January 19, at the Armory Park Senior Center, 220 S. 15th Ave. Call 791-9662 to schedule an appointment.
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT. The Arizona Repertory Singers announce auditions for a few good men to round out their 1998 chorus. Auditions are January 20, and are open to tenors and basses with choral experience, and who can read music. The choir rehearses Tuesdays from August through May, and performs approximately 15 concerts per year. The next concert is February 2, performing Ross Edwards' "Flower Songs" as part of The University of Arizona's Faculty Artist Series. Call 529-1502 to schedule an audition.
BLUEGRASS BOOGIE. The Desert Bluegrass Association presents its monthly bluegrass jam session at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 18, at the Texas T-Bone Restaurant, 8981 E. Tanque Verde Road. All are invited to play, sing along, or just listen and enjoy! Call 743-7086 for information.