Music

Olion’s ‘Les Misérables’ Production Reaches For The Stars

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Sam Wolfsberg as Jean Valjean in the Olion’s production of ‘Les Misérables’. Photo By Laura Scott

Madame Thénardier (Alma Phillips) and Monsieur Thénardier (Peter Finch) delight in the success of their schemes. Photo By Laura Scott

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

You definitely do not want to miss Los Alamos High School Olions in their production of “Les Misérables” (School Edition). It doesn’t matter if you’ve read the novel, seen the movie or gone to another production of the musical.

The Olions do a superb job with this production. I have heard there were Read More

Santa Fe Symphony Presents Discovery Concerts

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Courtesy/The Santa Fe Symphony

SFSO News:

Tuesday, March 22, The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra (SFSO) & Chorus’s Music Education Program presents its acclaimed free Discovery Concerts for area fourth and fifth graders.

Traditionally performed at The Lensic Performing Arts Center, this year’s annual Discovery Concerts were not only re-scheduled for the Spring (vs. the Fall) in light of the challenges the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic presented, they also are taking place in the gymnasium at Capital High, allowing for twice the number of students to attend! 

“We can’t wait to bring Read More

New Mexico Jazz Festival At The Lensic: Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour In Concert April 23

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NMJF Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin. Courtesy/LPAC

LENSIC News:

SANTA FE — The Lensic presents 12-time Grammy-winning pianist and composer Dave Grusin and legendary guitarist Lee Ritenour in concert 7:30 p.m., April 23.

The event will be the first time these longtime collaborators have performed together in New Mexico. Tickets are $39 to $65 and on sale now at Lensic.org.

Grusin and Ritenour have recorded more than a dozen albums together, including On the Lin (1983), the Grammy-winning Harlequin (1986), Both World (2000), and the classical album Amparo (2008). Their partnership dates to Read More

Rotarians Honor Chuck Tallman On His 91st Birthday

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Los Alamos Rotarian Chuck Tallman was surprised by celebration and fanfare on his 91st birthday during the Rotary meeting Tuesday at Cottonwood on the Greens. Well-wishers enjoyed cake, and the 3 Nice Guys Barbershop Quartet led the Rotary crowd in Happy Birthday. They also invited Tallman, who participates in the Lads of Enchantment, to join them in singing ‘Let Me Call You Sweetheart’. Tallman has been a member of the local Club for nearly 51 years. Photo by Sandy Tobin

Chuck Tallman, center, joins the 3 Nice Guys Barbershop Quartet during a celebration of his 91st birthday Tuesday. From. left, Read More

Scenes Of Belisama Irish Dancers Performing For Rotary

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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day March 17, Celia Bassett, teacher and co-director of Belisama Irish Dance presented her troupe to local Rotarians Tuesday at Cottonwood on the Greens to help celebrate the upcoming holiday. Here, Belisama Irish Dancer Sierra Morris is featured leaping to the music. Belisama Irish Dance performances are popular throughout northern New Mexico. They have studios in White Rock and Santa Fe. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

Belisama Irish Dancer Ella Javernick. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com

Belisama Irish Dancer Adraic Starks. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Les Misérables Opening Night Postponed To Friday!

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Les Miserables: School Edition scheduled for this evening is postponed to 7 p.m. Friday March 11. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools “Olions” performance of Les Miserables: School Edition scheduled for this evening has been postponed due to concerns over developing weather conditions.

The new official Opening Night will be 7 p.m. Friday, March 11.

The safety of the Cast, Crew, and Community is the number one priority and LAPS is committed to making sure each person on stage or off gets home safely.

All pre-purchased tickets for tonight’s show will be transferred to a Read More

Les Misérables Opens Thursday Night At Smith Auditorium

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The chain gang in the LAHS Olions’ production of Les Misérables, which opens 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are on sale now at LAHSOlions.org. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The wait is almost over. Opening night for the Los Alamos High School Olions’ production of Les Misérables is 7 pm  Thursday in Duane Smith Auditorium.

Cast members include Sam Wolfsberg as Jean Valjean, Naomi Miller as the young Cosette, Olivia Long as Fantine, Zoe Garcia as Eponine and Marcus Sintay as Javert.

Tickets are on sale now at LAHSOlions.org

Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10; Friday, March 11; Saturday, March 12; Friday, Read More

2022 Association Of Concert Bands Convention May 3-8

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NMACBC News:

The New Mexico Association of Concert Bands Consortium (NMACBC): the Albuquerque Concert Band, the Los Alamos Community Winds, and the Santa Fe Concert Band have announced they will be hosting the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) annual convention May 3-8 at the Santa Fe Hilton Historic Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe.

The ACB holds a national convention each year, held in a different location and hosted by a member band. The convention, originally to be held in New Mexico in 2021, was postponed until 2022, due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

This year’s convention theme is Music for Life! Read More

Santa Fe Opera Guild Presents ‘Rossini Sticks Neck Out With The Barber Of Seville, Nearly Gets Nicked’ April 6

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Rossini in 1820. Courtesy/SFOG

SFOG News:

Santa Fe Opera Guild (SFOG) announces ‘Rossini Sticks Neck Out With The Barber of Seville, Nearly Gets Nicked’, presented by Mark Tiarks, 3-4 p.m. (check-in 2:50 p.m.) Wednesday, April 6, virtually on Zoom.

This presentation is complementary for Guild Members; $10 per device for non-members.

Rossini rolled the dice when he wrote The Barber of Seville in 1816. It was a cheeky maneuver by the 23-year-old, since the much older and greatly admired composer Giovanni Paisiello had written a still-popular opera on the same subject in 1782.

The opening might Read More

Library Partnership Provides Sensory Friendly Programming

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A Mesa Library and Las Cumbres Community Services collaboration provides a new Sensory Friendly Movement and Music program to children newborn to 6 years old and their caregivers at no cost. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Through a collaboration between Mesa Public Library and Las Cumbres Community Services, a new Sensory Friendly Movement and Music program is being offered to children from newborns to 6 years of age and their caregivers at no cost.

The program is 9:30-10 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month beginning March 9.

The program will be hosted at the new Las Cumbres Community Read More