Music

SFI Community Event: The Majesty Of Music And Mathematics June 19

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LPAC News:
 
New Mexico PBS, The Santa Fe Symphony, and the Santa Fe Institute are collaborating to tape The Majesty of Music and Mathematics at The Lensic Performing Arts Center.

This multi-media production will explore the interconnectedness of music and mathematics. The evening will feature remarks by Cristopher Moore, an SFI mathematician and computer scientist, and musical selections by The Santa Fe Symphony with Guillermo Figueroa, Principal Conductor.

The Majesty of Music and Mathematics will air on New Mexico PBS/KNME in 2018 and will be distributed

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Seattle Band Western Centuries Plays Pond Tonight

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SUMMER CONCERT News:
 
The Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series presents the Seattle band, Western Centuries, a country band from Seattle in a free concert at 7 p.m., today at Ashley Pond Park.
 
“A country band from Seattle?” you might ask. Yeah, well Seattle ain’t Nashville! These guys are rooted in classic country but with a twist. They’re more like the great country-rock bands, The Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds and Gram Parsons. As Steve Teller of KSFR says, “Country music as God intended it.”
 
Western Centuries play a wide range of styles from Zydeco
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Jazz Bassist Danny Zieman Visits Los Alamos

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Jazz bassist Danny Ziemann. Photo by Aaron Winters

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Danny Ziemann,  jazz bassist, educator and composer from Rochester, N.Y., was in Los Alamos recently to visit his sister, Amanda Zieman. He visited music students at Los Alamos High School to talk about music, then stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post.

Freelancing professionally in western NY since the age of 18, Ziemann has toured throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe, playing major jazz festivals and spreading his passion for jazz. Zieman is on the move much of the time. He was recording in New Read More

Pajarito Celebrates SummerFest June 10

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SUMMERFEST News:
 
Pajarito Mountain Ski Area’s most popular event, SummerFest is this Saturday, June 10. Pajarito kicked off its summer season Memorial Day weekend with lift-served mountain biking and hiking and features exciting events all summer.
 
Brewfests, Live Music and More Great Events!
 
SummerFest is the first of several events happening at the Los Alamos ski area this summer and one of Pajarito’s biggest events of the year. The June 10 festival includes the New Mexico Craft Brewfest, two live bands, a downhill
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Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 8

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By ANN MCLAUGHLIN
Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
 

Los Alamos Concert Association Board member and friend Dorothy Amsden asked me what happens to the competitors in the Cliburn Competition who are eliminated at the end of each round. “Do they remain for the rest of the competition or do they return home, tail between the legs, poor things?” she wondered.

While there must certainly be some tremendous disappointment, these pianists are not neophytes. Most have been through multiple competitions and are likely braced for not just the possibility, but the likelihood of Read More

Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 7

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​Cliburn finalists, standing, from left, Americans Daniel Hsu and Kenneth Broberg, South Korean Yekwon Sunwoo, Russian Yuri Favorin, and seated: Rachel Cheung of Hong Kong and Georgy Tchaidze of Russia. Courtesy Photo 

 

By ANN MCLAUGHLIN
Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
 
It was a long and busy last day in the Cliburn Competition semi-final round.
 

Kenneth Broberg of the U.S. shot up in my estimation after a magisterial performance of the Liszt B-minor sonata.  Italian Leonardo Pierdomenico sank just a little after a nice but not stellar recital. Read More

Brown Bag Performance Series Los Alamos/Santa Fe String Quintet Today

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LAAC News:
 
Always free, always entertaining, take a lunch break at the Brown Bag Performance series in Fuller Lodge. 
 
Presenting a wide range of programs, from Beethoven to ballet, opera to jazz, chamber music to bagpipes, these concerts have been entertaining Los Alamos music lovers on their midday breaks since 1973. Brown Bag Performances connect performers to the community. Performances are noon, usually on the first Wednesday of each month but dates may vary. Brown Bag is funded in part by the County of Los Alamos.
 
For the June 7 Brown Bag,
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Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 6

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Russian competitor Georgy Tchaidze enjoys a standing ovation with Fort Worth Symphony conductor Nicholas McGegan. Courtesy Photo 

Rachel Cheung of Hong Kong, the only woman still in the Cliburn contention. Courtesy photo

 

By ANN MCLAUGHLIN
Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
 

At this point in the Cliburn Competition, the jury has heard more than 52 hours of music and there are many hours to go. Committing to serve on a Cliburn jury is a major commitment for people who already have busy performing and teaching schedules.

The 10-member jury headed by Chairman Read More

Fiesta At Chimayo Museum Sunday, June 11

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MUSIC News:
 
Celebrate culture, community, and SUMMER! Enjoy live acoustic Northern New Mexico roots music from 1-4 p.m., with Lone Piñon — plus children’s activities, a senior citizens’ arts and crafts show, free snacks, and museum tours.
 
The Chimayó Museum is located behind Ortega’s Weaving Shop off Santa Fe County Road 98 (Juan Medina Road), near the intersection with Highway 76. Presented by Chimayo Cultural Preservation Association, chimayomuseum.com, 505.351.0945.
 
We reached out to a group of seniors from our local
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