Music

Scenes From 2016 Opera On The Rocks

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Andre Garcia and Jennifer Perez perform in Opera on the Rocks Sept. 24 at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Alicia Solomon, director and mezzo soprano. Photo by Felicia Orth
 
Staff Report
 
For the fifth year, the Los Alamos Opera Guild of The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc., Atomic City Transit, and Bandelier National Monument presented “Opera on the Rocks” at the Juniper Campground Amphitheater. This year it was held Sept. 24.
 
In previous years the music has been by Mozart, but this year Zarzuelas,
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Student Performances Of Dance, Music, Theater, And Displays Of Visual Arts Oct. 5

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NMSA News:

New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) will perform at the Moving Arts Theater at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 in Española. 

Moving Arts is co-sponsoring the free performance, which will feature all four of NMSA’s artistic focuses: dance, music, theater, and visual arts. Attendees will have the opportunity to watch students perform and learn about the arts-focused public high school, which accepts students from across New Mexico. NMSA also will perform school shows during the day for students throughout the Española area. 
 
MAE works collaboratively
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Newman And Chathasaigh Perform In New Mexico

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Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh. Courtesy/marieandchris.com
 
MUSIC News:
 
Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh will be presented in concert at 7 p.m., Saturday Oct. 1, at Apple Mountain Music, Albuquerque. Admission is $20; for reservations call 505.237.2048 or go to www.applemtnmusic.com.
 
The celebrated partnership of Chris Newman, “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (fROOTS), with Máire Ní Chathasaigh, “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (Scotland on Sunday), is a breathtaking
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ULLR Fest At Pajarito Mountain Saturday

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This year’s souvenir take-home glass is a 16-ounce SOLO cup. In order to participate in the Brewersfest, individuals must pay a $15 entry fee, have a photo ID ready and they will receive a glass, which includes one ticket. Tastings are included in the entry fee, the ticket will supply the recipient with one full pint glass and additional fills are $5 to the breweries directly (cash only). Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Pajarito’s most popular fall festival is Saturday. This year’s ULLR Fest features New Mexico Brewersfest with local craft beers and live music by JJ and the Hooligans with Read More

Red River Folk Festival Spotlights Music Legends

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MUSIC News:

 

RED RIVER—The second annual Red River Folk Festival kicks off Thursday, Sept. 22 with a stellar line-up of country, bluegrass, Americana and folk musicians who will swap songs
and trade guitars in a saloon and a honkey-tonk and perform outdoors on the big stage against an alpine setting of peak fall foliage.
 
The three-day festival features 12 musicians playing some of the best roots-music in the country, including Thom Bresh, a Thumbpickers Hall of Fame inductee and the son of one of America’s most
influential 20th-century guitarists—Merle Travis. Bresh’s
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Santa Fe Community Orchestra Opens Season With Brahms 2nd Symphony, Trumpet Soloist Jan McDonald

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SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra (SFCO) presents works by Brahms and Arutiunian at its Fall concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 in the James A. Little Theater on the campus of the New Mexico School for the Deaf. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

This concert features Brahm’s Symphony No. 2, and Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto with trumpet soloist Jan McDonald and Side-by-Side with the Aspen Magnet School Band.

Educate Your Ear

  • Brahms: Emotional Shape-Shifting and Romantic Reserve

Join us as we explore the intricate, intimate world of Brahms’ Read More

Scenes From Bike And Hike On Pajarito Mountain

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Saturday’s Bike and Hike event on Pajarito Mountain included music performed by several bands and craft beer served by Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op. The Bike and Hike continues today. Photo by Ken Hanson

Mountain biking on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ken Hanson

Daunting mountain-bike jump challenges riders during Saturday’s Bike and Hike event on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ken Hanson

State Road 4 Band playing Saturday during the Bike and Hike event at Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More

Los Alamos Concert Association Forming Review Crew

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Review Crew Coordinator Angela Helm, left, with LACA Board Member Winnie Lamartine. Courtesy photo

LACA News:

The Los Alamos Concert Association is recruiting social media savvy classical music lovers for its new Review Crew. In exchange for free concert tickets to hear LACA’s world-class artists, Review Crew members will spread the word about LACA’s concerts via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms in the thriving world of social media.

Review Crew will be limited to six members who will meet LACA’s artists, attend their performances and then share those experiences by posting Read More

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Open Los Alamos Concert Association’s 71st Season Sept. 25

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The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will open the 71st season of the Los Alamos Concert Association at 4 p.m. Sunday. Courtesy photo

LACA News:

The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will open the 71st season of the Los Alamos Concert Association at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 in the Duane Smith Auditorium at 1300 Diamond Dr. 

Much admired for its technical bravura and imaginative programming, the LAGQ has honed its flawless ensemble playing over its distinguished 30-year history. Quartet members William Kanengiser, Matthew Greif, John Dearman and Scott Tennant bring Read More