MUSIC Events This Week AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE. Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort. Tucson Symphony Orchestra?s Moveable Musical Feast includes diner and the TSO Piano Trio and Brass Quintet performing works by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Handel and Puccini on Sunday, October 13 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $90 per person. Call for details at 882-8585. CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES. Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. The Osiris Piano Trio from Amsterdam performs work by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Roel va Oosten on Wednesday, October 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Call 577-3769 for details. COMEDY CONCERT. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church. 3809 E. Third St. Scott Kalechstein sings original funny songs for guitar and voice on Saturday, October 12 at 7 p.m. For details, call 297-8262. DROP DEAD SUSIE. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. The band joins the Retainers for a local punk rock concert on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. GUITARIST JOHN WILLIAMS AND FRIENDS. UA Centennial Hall. University of Arizona. A concert of melodies from South Africa to Senegal featuring the kora, the balafon, xylophone and valiha takes place on Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $16 to $44. Call 621-3341 for information. JOHN COINMAN BAND CD RELEASE CONCERT. Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant. 198 W. Cushing St. 297-9133. Singer/songwriter John Coinman, who's written film soundtracks for Kevin Costner's The Postman, performs with Flat Picking Champion Peter McLaughlin, drummer Larry Cobb and electric bassist Blair Forward on Friday, October 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 440-4455 for information. LEON KITTREEL & STATESBORO. Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant. 198 W. Cushing St. 297-9133. Soulful blues and R&B are performed by Tucson's longest running blues band on Saturday, October 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call 440-4455 for details. OPERA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. Tucson Country Club. 2950 N. Camino Principal. In honor of composer Guiseppe Verde's and singer Luciano Pavorotti's birthdays, the Opera Guild of Southern Arizona holds its annual Scholarship Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 12 with lectures and aria performances by UA opera students. Tickets cost $35. Call 299-7714 for reservations. ROUND THE HOUSE. Montgomery's Irish Pub. 9155 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-2299. A concert of jigs and reels, hilarious and poignant is performed on hornpipes, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo, guitar and bodhran on Friday, October 11 at 8 p.m. No cover. TUCSON SONGWRITER SHOWCASE CONCERT SERIES. Hazy Dayz Lounge Cafe. 187 N. Park Ave. 884-0272. Garrin Benfield from San Francisco performs with Dennis Pepe in an acoustic, non-smoking setting on Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. No cover. Call 749-1880 for details. ZEITGEIST JAZZ AT THE INSTITUTE. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone Ave. 622-0192. Bassist Mark Helias and his improv trio, Open Loose, featuring tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby and percussionist Tom Rainey, perform on Wednesday, October 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12 in advance at Antigone Books or $14 at the door. Call 882-7154 for details. Upcoming BIG BAND EXPRESS. Gaslight Theater. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428. Tucson jazz musicians specialize in music of the swing era with their 16-piece band, performing on Monday, October 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12 adults, $10 seniors, students and military and $6.95 kids 12 and younger. Dinner available next door at Little Anthony's Diner. Call for reservations. MARIACHI REYES. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Mariachi is a cultural revolution expressed through a group of musicians encompassing the essence of Mexico. Come hear traditional and contemporary mariachi music on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. in the Performance Garden. Tickets cost $10 general and $5 for members. WIND ENSEMBLE PROGRAM. PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. The PCC Ensemble presents its fall concert on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 general, $4 PCC students and seniors. Announcements CATALINA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS. New members are invited to try out for permanent paid positions in the orchestra. Call Dr. Lasansky for an appointment at 325-2518. OUTRAGEOUS VOCAL ENSEMBLE. Vocalists including sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are invited to audition for Blue Coyote Productions' new vocal ensemble. Must be able to perform solo and in group. Some sight-reading ability and experience in theater or dance is necessary. Call 696-1612 for appointment. STRING PLAYERS. Lutheran Calvary Church. 5601 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson Adult Amateur String Players Association meet every third Sunday at 1:30 p.m. for chamber music playing. Music for all levels, no auditions. Call 760-6090 for details.