MUSIC Events This Week BROWN BAG OPERA. Trinity Presbyterian Church Grand Hall. 400 N. University Blvd. Bring your lunch to hear selections from Hansel and Gretel sung in English on Friday, December 6 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.. Kid-friendly with costumes, narration by Anna Schoff, and performances by PCC opera students Amy Kenton, Jonah Cole and others. Free. Call 297-4050. CHORAL BENEFIT CONCERT. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Fifth annual holiday performance benefits the Community Food Bank and features elementary students of the AZ Schools for the Deaf and Blind under the direction of Jan Zeger and Sons of Orpheus Male Choir under the direction of Grayson Hirst on Monday, December 9 at 7 p.m. Admission is a non-perishable food item. 621-1469. CHRISTMAS IN COLONIAL MEXICO. Benedictine Monastery. Country Clib Road south of Speedway. Camerata Tucson performs early music of Latin America including works for the Virgin of Guadalupe, Native American music and other holiday music on Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m. Suggested donation is $10. 822-0026. HANDEL'S MESSIAH. Tucson Symphony Orchestra ushers in the holiday season with three performances of the classic work with Carmen Pelton, soprano, Wanda Brister, alto, Todd Strange, tenor and Charles Roe, baritone: Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. (Sahuarita High School, 350 W. Sahuarita Rd.); Saturday, December 7, 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m. (Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Dr.). Tickets cost $25. 321-1000. HOLIDAY CONCERTS. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Guitarists, carolers and musical trios augment winter lights and ornament exhibit on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 6 to 9 p.m. Harp fusion holiday songs are performed along with seasonal styles of classical, jazz and folk on Saturday, December 7 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tickets range from $3 to $10 for individual concerts or $6 to $13 for a Carolers Combo Pack. HOLIDAY PARTY FUNDRAISER. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association's winter concert raises money for the Folk Festival. Performers include Anna Duff, Kathleen Williamson, the Privy Tippers and others on Friday, December 6 from 6 to 11 p.m. 319-8599. KATHLEEN WILLIAMSON PERFORMS. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Local singer/songwriter performs blues tunes and more on Monday, December 9 at 7 p.m. MARCHING BAND CONCERT. UA Centennial Hall. University of Arizona. Celebrating 100 years of the UA marching bands, concert features Steel Bands, Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 to $12. 621-3341. PERCUSSION INSPIRED BY AFRICA. UA Crowder Hall. University of Arizona music building. 621-3341. Barbara Kingsolver reads from The Poisonwood Bible with the UA Percussion Ensemble, African Music Ensemble, CrossTalk Electronic Percussion Group and Pride of Arizona Drumline on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $4 to $8. 621-3341. REVEILLE GAY MEN'S CHORUS. Bookman's on Grant. 1930 E. Grant Rd. 325-5767. Holiday tunes are performed in a free concert on Saturday, December 7 at 1 p.m. SILVERWOOD DUO. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. The local group gives a free concert on Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m. SIROCCO WIND QUINTET. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Classical music is performed on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. THE SUBURBS. Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. The Parvarim, translated as The Suburbs, consists of Yossi Huri and Ori Harpaz, Israel's most popular folk duo, performs on Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. featuring songs in Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Ladino and more. Call for tickets and details. TUCSON BOYS CHORUS HOLIDAY CONCERT. Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. Seasonal carols, songs and secular favorites are sung by the chorus on Sunday, December 8 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats cost $10 to $12. 296-6277. TUCSON SONGWRITER SHOWCSE CONCERT. Hazy Dayz Lounge Cafe. 187 N. Park Ave. 884-0272. Sanjaya and Kathleen Williamson perform in an acoustic, non-smoking setting on Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 749-1880. WINTER'S GRACE SHOW. UA Crowder Hall. University of Arizona music building. 621-3341. Laurie Lewis, Peter McLaughlin and Tom Rozum sing seasonal songs accompanied by fiddles, guitar, manolin and mandola on Saturday, december 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance with discounts for In Concedrt! members and seniors. 327-4809. ZEITGEIST JAZZ AT THE INSTITUTE. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone Ave. 622-0192. San Francisco's Rova Saxophone Quartet performs music from their 15-year repertoire on Saturday, December 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12 in advance and $14 at the door. 882-7154. Announcements NEW MEMBERS INVITED. Tucson Women's Chorus opens to new members for the a cappella singing of chants, rounds, short songs and more. Free to try out for one rehearsal on Monday, January 6 at 7 p.m. Series tuition for 15 rehearsals is $60 for adults, $30 for girls age 10 and older. Contact Debra at 327-6123. SIMON PETER PASSION PLAY. Annual passion play of Tucson auditions for the 2003 production during January. Simon Peter is a musical drama presented Easter Week at the Tucson Convention Center. All ages are needed. Call 327-0030. 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.