Music
LAPS Brings Hummingbird Music Camp To LAMS
Band students attend Hummingbird Music Camp at LAMS. Courtesy/LAPS
LAMS News:
Although members of the jazz band and jazz orchestra weren’t able to travel to the Hummingbird Music Camp in the Jemez Mountains this year, music teachers brought Hummingbird to Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS).
LAMS music teacher Ryan Finn conducted the Jazz Orchestra, while Will Finn led the Jazz Band.
“The students did a fantastic job and worked hard to hone their skills,” Finn said. “They were a little disappointed that we didn’t get to go to the Hummingbird Camp, but this was a good alternative to not having this Read More
LAMTA: 19 Young Pianists Perform At Fuller Lodge Feb. 27
LAMTA News:
It has been more than two years since the talented, young pianists of Los Alamos have been able to present a collective, in-person public recital.
The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) from featuring students in the Sunday Musicale Series.
An ongoing event for more than 25 years, LAMTA’s Sunday Musicales have always been regular public presentations in both fall and spring terms for the public’s enjoyment and to highlight appreciation of the city’s musically talented youth. The performers, their families and teachers, are all Read More
Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Shares Big News!
The Los Alamos summer concert series presents Igor & The Red Elvises July 15. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
SUMMER CONCERT News:
The people spoke, and the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series listened. After years of Taos and Santa Fe distilleries serving the beloved Friday night summer concerts with their craft beverage offerings, there was always the feeling that Los Alamos had quality breweries and distilleries closer to home that should be recognized and given a chance to serve the local populace their tasty libations.
Well, that time has come. Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County Read More
LACA: 75 Years Of Music In Los Alamos
Ann McLaughlin speaks on Los Alamos Concert Association at Kiwanis Club Feb. 15. Courtesy/Kiwanis
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos
The Los Alamos Concert Association has been bringing wonderful music to our community for 75 years.
Feb. 15, the Kiwanis Club was treated to a presentation by Ann McLaughlin, the artistic director of the association. She spoke about their inception, history and, and accomplishments, and expressed appreciation for all the hard work done by the volunteer board.
McLaughlin said her role is to choose the performers, which she likened to being “a kid in a candy Read More
Olions Presents Les Misérables School Edition March 10-19
Los Alamos Cellist Maximus Posada Selected As Alternate For Carnegie Hall National Youth Orchestra For 2022
LAHS sophomore Maximus Posada was recently selected as alternate cellist in Carnegie Hall’s NYO2 National Youth Orchestra for 2022. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
At only 15 years old, Maximus Posada of Los Alamos is making quite an impact in the classical music community on both the state and national stage.
This Los Alamos High School (LAHS) sophomore is a member of the LAHS Symphonic Strings, the Santa Fe Youth Orchestra, has been selected for the All-State Orchestra two years in a row, and runs his own cello studio giving lessons to younger musicians.
Posada was recently selected as alternate Read More
Coro De Cámara Performs ‘Winter Wonder’ Feb. 26-27
The popular choral ensemble Coro de Cámara at Overlook in White Rock. Courtesy/Anne Marsh
By ANNE MARSH
Coro de Cámara Board
“The cold demands a silence of the land, a looking inward…” Thus begins the poem by Tara Wohlberg that inspired Coro de Cámara’s upcoming concert, ‘Winter Wonder.’
The popular chamber chorus will give two performances:
- 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, White Rock United Methodist Church (580 Meadow Lane)
- 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, United Church of Los Alamos (2525 Canyon Road)
Coro de Cámara’s Artistic Director Nylea Butler-Moore says, “Some people don’t like winter. Having grown Read More
Santa Fe Opera Guild Presents ‘Virtual Vivace Book Club: Carmen’ March 21
SFOG News:
Santa Fe Opera Guild (SFOG) Presents ‘Virtual Vivace Book Club: Carmen’ from 6-7:30 p.m. (Check-in at 5:50 p.m.) Monday, March 21 virtually on Zoom.
Special Guests include Virginia Browning and Maestro Joe Illick and the moderator will be Bernadette Snider.
The inspiration for the opera which will be performed in the Santa Fe Opera’s 2022 season is the novella, Carmen by the French writer, Prosper Mérimée. The opera diverges from the original story in several ways: narration, characters, and plot. We will examine the differences as the novella is the source material for the opera Read More
Los Alamos High School Alumni Seek To Name Stage At Duane Smith Auditorium After Ross & Lola Ramsey
Toper Review Cast 1972. Courtesy/LAPS Foundation
Ross and Lola Ramsey. Courtesy/LAPS Foundation
LAPS Foundation News:
Two Los Alamos High School alumni are working with the Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Foundation and LAHS Principal Carter Payne to name the stage at the Duane Smith Auditorium “The Ramsey Stage” in honor of Ross and Lola Ramsey.
The Ramseys founded The Olions and managed the auditorium between its opening in 1951 and 1974 when they both retired. In addition to their work with high school students, they supported the Little Theatre and the Light Opera organizations.
The Read More