Tucson Weekly: Music (June 15

MUSIC
Events This Week
ARIZONA REPERTORY SINGERS. UA Holscaw Hall. Southwest corner of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue. The Arizona Repertory Singers, under the direction of Dr. Jeffry Jahn, performs a capella at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 18. The program features works by Bach, Randall Thompson, Errol Gardner and others. Tickets are $8, $5 for students and seniors. Call 792-8141 for information.
CELTIC AND OLD-TIME JAM. Rincon Market. 327-6653. 2513 E. Sixth St. The Celtic and Old-Time Jam gets underway at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 20. Play, sing along, or just listen. All are welcome.
COURTYARD CONCERT SERIES. Plaza Palomino. 2980 N. Swan Road. Vicki Tama, performing with Steel Ribbon gets nostalgic with a tribute to Janis Joplin and Santana at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17, during the Third Annual Courtyard Concert Series. Tickets are $16, $14 in advance, available at Antigone Books, 411 N. Fourth Ave.; Enchanted Earthworks, 2980 N. Swan Road; Hear's Music, 2508 N. Campbell Ave.; and by calling 297-9133.
DESERT VOICES. PCC Proscenium Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. The Desert Voices Chorus, Tejano Rare Band, and Tariq Rasool and the Songhai Drummers explore a World without Borders at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17. Tickets are $15, $12 in advance, and $10 for seniors and students in advance. Desert Voices is dedicated to promoting an ongoing, positive gay and lesbian presence. Call 791-9662 for details.
HOT NIGHTS, COOL JAZZ. Tucson Mall. 4500 N. Oracle Road. The fifth annual Hot Nights--Cool Jazz series heats up every Tuesday in June and July. The Larry Redhouse Quartet performs from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 20. Admission is free. Call 293-7330 for information.
MONSOON MADNESS. Winsett Park. 316 N. Fourth Ave. This weekly outdoor music showcase continues its fifth season at 7 p.m. Friday, June 16, with Fun Dirt and the Annie Hawkins Band. Admission is free. Call 624-5004 for information.
SISTER CLASSICAL AND BROTHER JAZZ. UA Crowder Hall. Southeast corner of Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue. Pianist and violinist Luca Claria takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17. Admission is free. Call 621-2998 for information.
SUMMERSET SUITE CONCERT SERIES. St. Philip's Plaza. 4380 N. Campbell Ave. The Tucson Jazz Society's outdoor concert series continues with Edmonia Jarrett with The Jeff Haskell Trio from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 17. Tickets are $11, $6 for TJS members. Call 743-3399 for information.
Announcements
MUSICIANS WANTED. Foothills Phil is a community intergenerational orchestra where musicians of all ages and abilities share a love of music. Sessions meet from 6:45 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in the Catalina Foothills High School band room, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. There is a $30 registration fee. For more information, call Judi Botwin at 577-5304.
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.
TUNE CATCHERS. This women's a cappella chorus is seeking new members. Come to rehearsals at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 710 S. Kolb Road. Call 325-0655 for information.
VOICES WANTED. The UA Summer Chorus is seeking singers (especially tenors and bases) to join in a performance of Beethoven Mass in C major, Op. 86. Rehearsals are from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Friday at the UA Music Building, Room 146. Registration is $35. For information, call 621-3065.