Music

Fifteen Aspiring Los Alamos Piano Students Perform In Recital At Fuller Lodge Sunday Afternoon

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Musicale performers in April 2016. Courtesy photo

LAMTA News: 

This Sunday at 2 p.m., 15 aspiring young pianists in Los Alamos will present a public recital, at Crossroads Bible Church. The Community Recital is FREE and open to the public, sponsored by the teachers of the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA). Students from the age of 7 through 15 will present a program that is a vibrant mixture or solos, duets, and an original student composition,with the music spanning all musical style periods from J.S. Bach to the everpopular John Williams.  

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Atomic City Children’s Theater Presents Two Performances Of Disney Peter Pan Jr. Nov. 18-19

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ACCT’s cast of Disney Peter Pan Jr. would like to invite the Los Alamos community to this weekend’s performances at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo
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Teatro Paraguas: A Musical Piñata For Christmas IV

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Theatre News:
 
Teatro Paraguas invites the community to its upcoming production, A Musical Piñata for Christmas IV, opening Dec. 9 and running for two weekends. This festive bilingual evening of live music, carols and comedy is the fourth annual holiday celebration at Teatro Paraguas.
 
TP’s musical director JoJo Sena de Tarnoff has formed a lively ensemble of musicians, dancers, and actors, ranging in age from 4 to 70. The evening will begin with a traditional Mexican Pastorela, arranged by Thelma Argüello and followed by traditional
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Los Alamos Young Pianists Sweep State Competition

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From left, Music Teacher Dr. Madeline Williamson, pianist Sruthi Garimella, pianist Jennifer Wang, pianist Yunseo Kim and Music Teacher Janna Warren. Photo by Douglas Bailey/Albuquerque

PMTNM News:

The Annual Piano Competition for the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico (PMTNM) was held Saturday, Nov. 12, on the campus of the Albuquerque Academy.

Out of five levels of pre-collegiate performance determined by age, three young Los Alamos pianists emerged victorious by winning the highest awards:

  • Yunseo Kim;
  • Sruthi Garimella; and
  • Jennifer Wang.

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Harold Fishbine Founded Town’s First Big Band

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Local resident Harold Fishbine started the first big band in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The Keynotes on stage during the Manhattan Project. Harold Fishbine and his bass are at top left. Courtesy/Harold Fishbine

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Soldier Harold Fishbine was with the rest of his unit in California in the early 1940s, expecting to be sent to the Pacific. Then, out of the blue, he received orders to report to Santa Fe. He had no idea what it meant.

When he arrived at 109 East Palace in Santa Fe and was greeted by a nice Read More

‘The 1940’s Radio Hour’ Captures Spirit Of War Years

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B. J. steps in to perform Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy with Connie (Nora Cullinan), left, and Ginger (Joy Reynolds) in the Los Alamos Little Theatre’s ‘The 1940’s Radio Hour’. Courtesy photo
 
Ginger (Joy Reynolds) sizzles while, from left, B. J. (Stuart Rupprecht), Neil (Patrick Webb), Clifton (John Cullinan) and the rest of the cast look on. Courtesy photo
 
The cast on stage performing to a full house during Friday’s opening night of ‘The 1940’s Radio Hour’ at the LALT. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Review By BONNIE
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LAMA: Upcoming Events And Developments

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LAMA News:
 
With a couple weeks of lessons under our belts, we reflect on the whirlwind that starting Los Alamos Music Academy (LAMA) has been.
 
Wasn’t it just this past July that the idea was formed? In 3 months, we’ve taken that idea, turned two empty conference rooms in an underutilized building into lesson labs and a retail space, and enrolled over 20 students. Thank you to everyone who has joined us and supported us in this musical adventure!
 
That said, we have room for more students on all instruments. So, in order to fill our classes, we are hosting an Open House 2-4 p.m.
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Barbershop Harmony Show With Guests The Newfangled Four Nov. 4-5

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The Annual Barbershop Harmony Show’s Special Guest Quartet headliner is a talented, up-and-coming quartet from California, The Newfangled Four (TNF). Courtesy photo
 

MUSIC News:

The Lads of Enchantment (LOE) and The Santa Fe Harmonizers (SFH) barbershop choruses will jointly present the 2016 Annual Barbershop Harmony Show on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5 at the United Church of Los Alamos.

The first part of the show, “Let There Be Peace”, will feature the “Lads” and the “Harmonizers”, and the second part will feature the Barbershop Harmony Society’s (BHS) 2013 International Collegiate Read More

Scenes From LAMTA’s Annual Masquerade Recital

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Matthea Fung performs ‘The One-Eyed Witch’ by Walter Noona during the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association’s annual Masquerade Recital Saturday afternoon at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Music Teacher Madeline Williamson gets into the spirit of Halloween during Saturday’s LAMTA’s Masquerade Recital at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

A crowd of young, costumed children wait their turn to perform a Halloween-themed piece during Saturday’s Masquerade Recital at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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LAMTA Hosts Annual Masquerade Recital

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LAMTA News:

The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association hosts is Annual Masquerade Recital 4-5 p.m. today at Fuller Lodge.

Everyone is invited to listen to these fine young musicians as they perform in their Masquerade costumes.

Solos:  Irene Abfalterer,  Jack Ammerman, Charles Cai, Sophia Feldman, Matthea Fung, Pippa Fung, Henry Gans, Benjamin Guo, Betty Kang,  John Kang, Olivia Leirmo, Ming-Yuan Lo, Troy Makela, Gala Nelson, Andrey Pavlenko, Tate Plohr, Altai Prechtel, Anna Simakov, Evan Strohmeyer, Julianna Tang, Lilia Vitev, Adalee Witt, Annie Xie and Emily Xu.

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