www.SanTanSun.com Musicians present ‘saXmas’ show
In celebration of the holiday season, ASU’s Saxophone Studio, led by professor Timothy McAllister, will present “SaXmas Morning” at 10 a.m. Tue., Dec. 13 in the Lakeside Room of Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy. In Tempe. The free concert is part of TCA’s “Performance with a View” monthly series of informal shows by guest artists of all disciplines. Seating is limited at these free events, and optional gallery and facility tours follow each performance. In January, ASU’s student jazz combos will perform. For more information, visit
www.friendsofTCA.org.
Chorale croons a classical Christmas
“Passages of Joy! Noel!” is the 2011 holiday offering of the Sonoran Desert Chorale and will include music from The Southwest Brass, plus an array of traditional carols and seasonal hymns, including an audience sing-a-long at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec.10 at First United Methodist Church, 15 E. 1st Ave. in Mesa, then again at 3 p.m., Sun., Dec. 11 at Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E. McDonald Drive in Paradise Valley. Beginning with a variety of older carols and hymns taken from the British Isles including traditional works such as “Good King Wenceslas” and a medieval anthology piece by Gustav Holst, the fi rst half will conclude with the stirring “Magnifi cat” for choir, bass, organ and percussion by English composer Paul Patterson. The second half of the program includes notable contemporary chorale works with American composer Kevin A. Memly’s “O Magnum Mysterium” and Brent Pierce’s 1971, “How Still He Rests.”
The audience will be invited to join the Chorale in its traditional sing-along of favorite carols before the concert closes with “A Savior From on High” by Stephen Paulus and the upbeat rejoicing of percussion and the choir singing Noel! in the African Kituba dialect.
Sonoran Desert Chorale was founded in 1994 and is led by Music Director Jeff Harris.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, children and groups of 10 or more. Tickets may be purchased online at
www.SonoranDesertChorale.org or by calling 480-305-4538.
AZ Arts
December 3 - 16, 2011
65 Cocteau comes to community college
“A Voice” recounts the Greek tragedy of a man being controlled by a perfect and fully wound clockwork to amuse the gods in Jean Cocteau’s 1934 retelling of the Oedipus myth “The Infernal Machine” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 8 and 9 with matinees at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 and 10 at Theatre Outback, 1833 W. Southern Ave. on the MCC campus.
Labeled by academia and critics as Cocteau’s most fully realized work, the play is being produced by Mesa Community College Theatre Arts and Film Department. As the machine unwinds towards life’s inevitable destruction in this surrealist retelling of the Sophocles tale, the tragic hero is portrayed as a cocky, virginal youth while Sphinx is a ravishing nymph who is as beautiful as she is deadly. This production is directed by Kevin Dressler.
General admission tickets are $15. Mesa Community College District employees and alumni admission is $12, and current MCC students will be admitted for $10 with ID.
The box offi ce hours are noon to 5 p.m. weekdays and can be reached at 480-461-7172.
Ballet magic brings snow
Snow will fall from the ceiling and a Christmas tree will grow through the ceiling at the 12th annual production of the Ahwatukee Foothills “Nutcracker” Ballet at 7 p.m. Fri., Dec. 16 and 2 and 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 17 at Desert Vista Fine Arts Theatre, 16440 S. 32nd St. south of Chandler Blvd. in Ahwatukee. Saturday’s matinee performance of this annual family event also includes a special appearance by Santa Claus and an opportunity to meet cast members and take photos in the Land of Sweets or sit on Clara’s throne. A countdown clock to fi rst curtain and video of a previous performance are highlights of the website
www.Afnutcracker.com. Assigned seating for performances vary in price from $18 to $30 and ballet organizers recommend purchasing tickets in person at Dance Studio 111, 4910 E. Chandler Blvd., to view seating chart when making selection.
Seat assignments for tickets purchased by email from
ahwatukeenutcracker@yahoo.com or by phone at 480-706-6040 will be made at the discretion of the ballet staff within the requested price range.
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