Music

LAHS Graduate Gary Cooper Performs In Evita

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Los Alamos High School graduate Gary Cooper, far left, is appearing in the show Evita at Opera North in Lebanon, N.H., which opened Friday night. Cooper graduated from LAHS in 2013 and is a senior this year at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM). Courtesy photo

LAHS graduate Gary Cooper, second from right, is appearing in the show Evita at Opera North in Lebanon, NH. Courtesy photo

LAHS graduate Gary Cooper, far left, is appearing in the show Evita at Opera North in Lebanon, N.H. Courtesy photo

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Los Alamos High School graduate Gary Cooper, far left, is appearing Read More

Events Schedule For 2nd Annual ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!

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Mariachis will perform live at the 2nd Annual ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!. Photo by Hal Davis

STARS News:

The 2nd Annual ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! is just around the corner, and tickets are selling quickly. Last year the event sold out. The organizing group, Los Alamos Rotary STARS, has just announced an exciting schedule of entertainment and activities for the event, which takes place 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Fuller Lodge. ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! promises to be a fun and magical evening for all ages again this year.

The schedule for the evening is as follows (subject to change):

  • 5 p.m. Doors open/Cash bar and
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Summer Concert Features Blues At Rover Park Tonight

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The Peterson Brothers play the blues at 7 p.m. today at Rover Park in White Rock. Photo by Robert Clark/Stagelight Productions

SUMMER CONCERT News:

Today’s free Summer Concert features “The Peterson Brothers” at 7 p.m. at Rover Park in White Rock.

The Peterson Brothers were born and raised deep in the “Lost Pines” of Bastrop, Texas. Alex, 16, on bass and violin and vocals; and Glenn Jr., 18 on guitar and lead vocals are two brothers, one sound. Their music combines the classic blues sounds of legends with their own unique blend of soul-infused inspiration.

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Santa Fe Opera Brings Home A New ‘Capriccio’

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Ben Bliss (Flamand), Craig Verm (The Count), Amanda Majeski (The Countess) and members of The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. (c) Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera, 2016
 
1. Amanda Majeski (The Countess) in ‘Capriccio’ (c) Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera, 2016
 
By ROGER SNODGRASS
And CARL NEWTON
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
High on the list of the world’s most creative accomplishments by an artist working late in life, Richard Strauss’s Capriccio was first produced in 1942, when Strauss was 78. Not seen in Santa Fe since 1992, a rousing new production of Capriccio was welcomed back this week 
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Sangre De Cristo Chorale Singer Auditions For 2016-17 Season Aug. 1 And 8

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Auditions are Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 for the Sangre de Cristo Chorale. Courtesy photo
 
SDCC News:
 
The Sangre de Cristo Chorale invites new members to join its ranks. All voice parts are welcome, with alto 2, tenor and bass singers especially needed.
 
Auditions are 7-9 p.m., Aug. 1 and Aug. 8, at First Presbyterian Church, Pope Hall, 208 Grant Ave., in Santa Fe.
 
Auditioning singers are asked to bring a short classical piece, and to be prepared for some sight singing and brief vocalizations. Expectations of singers include previous choral
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Tuesdays At The Pond: Canciones Españolas Tonight

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LACDC News:

Tuesdays at the Pond tonight features “Canciones Españolas – with Christina Martos, Carlos Archuleta, Andre Garcia-Nuthman and Franz Vote”. The repertoire for this program is classical Spanish Art Song and Zarzuela, featuring music from Spain and various Latin-American countries.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Ashley Pond Park Pavillion. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner and enjoy “Canciones Espanolas”. Tuesdays at the Pond brings a variety of entertainment acts to the Ashley Pond stage in downtown Los Alamos every Tuesday evening Read More

Los Alamos Concert Association: 2016-17 Season

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Grammy Award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet opens the LACA concert season at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo

 

LACA presents Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio Nov. 5 at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Sophie Zhai

 

Hailed as the greatest American violinist active today, Joshua Bell performs Feb. 3 at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Chris Lee

 

LACA News:

 

A violin super star, a Grammy-winning guitar quartet, and a recipient of the piano world’s “genius grant” are just some of the pleasures in store during the Read More

Scenes From Ashley Pond Park Friday

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A crowd fills Ashley Pond Park Friday for the summer concert. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Tossing the Frisbee Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene at Ashley Pond Park Friday in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LAMC Director of Support Services Marc Witkowski hosts the Los Alamos Medical Center booth Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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Guitarist Diego Figueiredo Plays Ashley Pond Tonight

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Russ Gordon, ‘Diego (Figueiredo) will possibly be the greatest guitarist to play Los Alamos.’ Courtesy photo

SUMMER CONCERT News:

Brazilian music, classical and jazz maestro, Diego Figueiredo will play a FREE concert at the Ashley Pond Pavillion in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. today.

The concert is this week’s production of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series (www.gordonssummerconcerts.com.) Diego will possibly be the greatest guitarist to play Los Alamos. Check him out on Youtube or his website www.diegofigueiredo. Read More