Music

Virtual 2020 Chamber Music Festival Continues July 22

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The Taos School of Music Virtual Chamber Music Festival continues through Aug.9. Courtesy/TSM

Taos School of Music News:

TAOS — The Taos School of Music Virtual Chamber Music Festival continues in late July with a faculty seminar by the Shanghai Quartet, a faculty performance by Shanghai Quartet, a piano recital by pianist Robert McDonald, and two concerts by the school’s young artists.

All programs begin at 7 p.m. and are broadcast with live hosting by Taos School of Music Director Elizabeth Baker from the school’s website at taosschoolofmusic.com, as well as on Facebook and YouTube. The Read More

Escape On A Horse Performs Virtually For Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Friday Night

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Escape On A Horse performs virtually Friday for the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series. Courtesy photo

SUMMER CONCERT News:

The Los Alamos Summer Virtual Concert Series Presented by Toyota of Santa Fe is proud to present Escape on a Horse performing at 6 p.m., Friday July 17, on the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page.

Drawing from the musical styles of rock and roll, country, bluegrass, and alternative, Escape on a Horse has established themselves as unique musical- storytellers in northern New Mexico. A veritable bridge of the music of the present mixed with timeless stories of the Read More

SF Opera Guild Online Interview With Sam Ramey Aug. 14

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Samuel Ramey

SFOG News:

The Santa Fe Opera Guild’s Annual Meet the Artist Program SAM I AM: A Visit with Opera Bass Samuel Ramey moderated by Cori Ellison is 5-6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14

The event is free for Guild members, $10 for non-members

Zoom Webinar Format – Check in begins at 4:45 p.m. Register at HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/SAMIAM2020

The conversation is a live streamed event with opera legend Samuel Ramey including photos, video clips and recorded excerpts of some of Ramey’s most famous roles.

Ramey’s resume reads like the Who’s Who of opera. He has sung leading roles in all the major Read More

Gifted Los Alamos Pianists Perform Graduating Recital

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From left, Sonya Svyatskaya, Dr. Madeline Williamson and Sruthi Garimella. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

Before heading off to college, 2020 Los Alamos High School graduates Sruthi Garimella and Sonya Svyatskaya achieved yet another significant life goal. The recent grads performed a shared, solo piano recital that was truly a capstone moment to their piano study.

Originally scheduled to be a public recital at Fuller Lodge, due to the Covid-19 virus, the concert was subsequently hosted in Albuquerque through the generosity of PianoWerkes. Owner Neal Hickson provided the young artists with Read More

Austin Van Performs Summer Virtual Concert Series Friday

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Austin Van performs 6 p.m. Friday on Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page. Courtesy/Sancre

SUMMER CONCERT News:

Austin Van

The Los Alamos Summer Virtual Concert Series Presented by Toyota of Santa Fe is proud to present Austin Van performing at 6 p.m. Friday on the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook page.

Austin Van’s first time on stage was with his father, who while performing lifted two-year-old Austin up to reach the microphone to sing a few lines with the family band.

From that time on, Austin hasn’t left the spotlight.  Growing up the youngest of a very large family among Read More

Los Alamos Hill Stompers Lifting Spirits On 4th Of July

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The Los Alamos Hill Stompers are lifting spirits as they perform on the 4th of July around downtown Los Alamos. The Hill Stompers are an award-winning jazzy street band formed in October 2000. The musicians and dancers are colorful, creative and just a little bit crazy. They bring energy, sparkle and fun to community events, parades, fundraisers, bars and private parties. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Hill Stompers founder Jeff Favorite performing on drums Saturday around downtown Los Alamos. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos Hill Stompers performing Read More

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts Performs Virtually In Los Alamos Summer Concert Series 6 P.M. Friday July 3

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Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts perform virtually at 6 p.m. Friday for the Summer Concert Series. Courtesy/Sancre

Virtual Summer Concert News:

The Virtual Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Presented by Toyota of Santa Fe is proud to present Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts at 6 p.m., Friday on the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Facebook Page. 

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts formed in January 2013 and has been touring steadily through the north, mid and southwest states. The band is made up of Ryan Chrys on guitar and vocals, Susan Phelan on bass and vocals, Lauren Michaels on vocals, Jack Yoder on Read More

Silver Lining Emerges Despite Pandemic Canceling 75th Anniversary Season Of Los Alamos Concert Association

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LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin in front of the Smith Auditorium Tuesday discussing how 75th anniversary plans were sadly dashed due to the pandemic and her appreciation for community support. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Plans for celebrating the 75th year of the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) were dashed with the outbreak of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.

But out of disappointment has emerged a sense of gratitude for the generous show of support from the community.

LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin Read More

Santa Fe Opera Celebrates 2020 Season With New Digital Performance Series Premiering July 3 Through Aug. 1

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Courtesy/SFO

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera announces Songs from the Santa Fe Opera, a digital performance series celebrating the opening nights of the five originally-scheduled operas that were to comprise the 2020 Summer Festival Season.

Susan Graham, acclaimed mezzo-soprano and Santa Fe Opera audience favorite, hosts the Opening Night of the season and a celebration of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville from the stage of the Santa Fe Opera Friday, July 3, followed by other opera luminaries in later presentations. Then, from July 11 through Aug. 1, viewers can tune in each Saturday Read More

Los Alamos Virtual Summer Concert Series Begins Friday!

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Los Alamos Virtual Summer Concert Series News:

Friday night singer-songwriter Eryn Bent is kicking off the Los Alamos Virtual Summer Concert Series, presented by Toyota of Santa Fe.

Bent has enchanted audiences since she was 14, with her powerhouse vocals and honest, gritty songwriting. As a performer from Montana, her deep western roots shine through in her Americana, folk-style songwriting.

Bent has independently recorded, written and released three amateur albums, the first of which was privately released in 2005. Most notably, Eryn completed her first studio album in early 2014 – Read More