CONCERT
Classical
UA Faculty Artist Series Recital – “Brought to you by the letter M” Yudai Ueda, conductor — Holsclaw Hall, Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. Tucson musicians will perform works by composers whose names start with M: Márquez, Mazzoli, Mendelssohn, and Mysliveceky. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 4. Free. 621-1655.
Túumben Paax – Nueva Música Mexicana — Crowder Hall, Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. Túumben Paax – Nueva Música Mexicanap; Lucía Olmos, Lorena Barranco, soprano; Carmen Contreras, Marcela Robles, mezzo-soprano; Julietta Beas, Betzabé Juárez, mezzo-soprano; Rodrigo Cadet, conductor. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Free. 621-1655.
UA Guest Artist Series Recital – Chih Wei Tang, Tuba — Holsclaw Hall, Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. With Shu ching Cheng, piano. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 5. Free. 621-1655.
Picture Rachmaninoff, Dr. Stephen Cook, piano — Oracle Center for the Arts, 700 E. Kingston St., Oracle. One-man-show featuring the voice of Paul Harvey, Jr. 4-6 p.m. Oct. 7. $35. 1-623-295-9677. oraclepianosociety.org.
Music + Festival 2018 — Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. The music of Claude Debussy, in commemoration of the 100th year since his death, and Daniel Asia, in honor of his 65th birthday and thirty years in residence at the University of Arizona’s Fred Fox School of Music. The festival will include a major conference, a symposium and seven concerts. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 10, 12 and 16; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12; 1:30-3:30, 4-6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 13; 1-3, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 14. $10. 621-1655.
Choral Concert: Recital Choir — Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. 3-4 p.m. Oct. 11. Free. 621-1655.
Pima Music: Michael Lich, classical guitar — Pima Community College Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Faculty recital, Lich plays classical guitar, banjo, arranges and composes. Works by Bach, Brouwer, Dyens, Lich and Piazzolla. 7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 11. $8. 206-6986. pima.edu.
UA Philharmonic Orchestra — Crowder Hall, Fred Fox School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. Tammy Yi and doctoral conducting student Sean Bresemann share the podium. The program will include “Serenade for Strings” and “Chanson de Matin” by Edward Elgar, Tchaikovsky’s “Marche Slav” and “Danse Bacchanale” from Samson et Dalila” by Camille Saint-Saëns. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 11. $5. 621-1162.
DANCE
Chinese Warriors of Peking — Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. Filled with high-intensity martial arts and breath-taking acrobatics, set during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), to tell the tale of two rival martial arts disciplines competing in the ancient Chinese capital of Peking. 3-5 p.m. Oct. 7. $24-$39. 547-3040. foxtucson.com.
UA Dance Season Preview — Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd. Sneak peak into the new season, upcoming guest artists and light refreshments. RSVP required. 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Free. 621-4698.
OPERA
Maria De Buenos Aires — Temple of Music and Arts, 330 S. Scott Ave. Maria, born in the slums of Buenos Aires seeks freedom, her world becomes dark as the gritty streets claim her. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 6; 2-4 p.m. Oct. 7. $25-$150. 1-602-266-7464. azopera.org.
