Music

Trio de Los Alamos Presents Chamber Music At Next Brown Bag Concert

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Trio de Los Alamos is, from left Shanalyn Kemme. Cindy Little and Brian Newnam. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

At noon Wednesday May 4 at the United Church of Los Alamos,  a trio of musicians will treat the community to classical chamber music.

The Los Alamos Arts Council’s Brown Bag Show will feature Trio de Los Alamos, which includes pianist Cindy Little, violinist Brian Newnam and cellist Shanalyn Kemme. Little and Newnam are both local musicians who perform regularly throughout the community and Kemme hails from Albuquerque. Read More

United World College Presents A Celebration Of Culture Through Music Saturday

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Courtesy/CIR
 
CIR News:
 
CIR is partnering with United World College to bring this spirited multicultural music program to Santa Fe.
 
The performance will feature the United World College African chorus, a jazz trio, student solos and ensembles with Ronald Maltais, artistic director and the UWC percussion ensemble directed by Marc Clark.
 
The performance begins at 2 p.m., Saturday April 23, at Christ Church of Santa Fe (1213 Don Gaspar Ave.) Cost is $10 general admission.
 
Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
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Party Tents And Fencing Installed At Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op In Central Park Square

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A large truck pulls up to the Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square this morning to deliver two large tents and fencing to outline the outdoor beer garden in preparation for this weekend’s first year anniversary bash. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
The community is invited to the two-day celebration noon to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 163 Central Park Square, which includes live music, special beer releases and much more. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Music includes Cali Shaw 6-9 p.m. Friday, Ghost Like This 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday and Stephanie
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SFCC Presents Spring Choral Concert May 7

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SFCC News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe Community College Chorus teams up once again this spring with the SFCC Chamber Singers to present the Spring Choral Concert at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 7. The show is free, open to the public and takes place in the Jemez Rooms on the SFCC campus, 6401 Richards Ave.
 
The program, With a Voice of Singing!, features the performances of SFCC’s student chorus and choral chamber singers who have participated in classes and rehearsals during the past semester. Musical pieces include madrigals, folk songs and works by Anton
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2016 Summer Concert Series Line Up

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By RUSS GORDON
Concert Promoter

Dear friends of the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series,

Been working on the 2016 Series and I’m almost ready to go to print. What I really need now ,besides a few more band confirmations is some more financial support.

This is what we have so far and once again, this will be our best year (I say this every year). This is our 27th year. All shows are 7-10 p.m., Fridays. Everything could change including bands and venues but this is pretty much it:

  • May 20 Overlook Park, Eric McFadden Band. Rock & funk from San Francisco/Alb LA Kite Fest
  • May 27 Ashley Pond, TBA
  • June 3
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The Tub Hosts Huge First Anniversary Celebration

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COMMUNITY News:

The Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op is celebrating its first anniversary this weekend with a huge party with live music, special beer releases and much more.

The two-day celebration is noon to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 163 Central Park Square.

BEER RELEASES

  • Saison with Brettanomyces and Barrel Aged Fitz’s Cherry Quad on Rye.

MUSIC

  • Friday 6-9 p.m. – Cali Shaw;
  • Saturday 4:30-6 p.m. – Ghost Like This; and
  • Saturday 6:30-9 p.m. – Stephanie Hatfield and Bill Palmer.

MORE!

  • Raffles, grilled sandwiches from the Los Alamos Co+op Market, commemorative growlers
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Santa Fe Opera’s Spring Tour Opens With Shakespearian UnShakeable

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Performance Santa Fe’s General Director Joseph Illick greets the public arriving for the April 9 premier performance of the opera UnShakeable at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Fe. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

By ROGER SNODGRASS and CARL NEWTON
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST

Public appreciation for Shakespeare, like its passion for Opera varies among individuals from all-consuming to de minibus, a range that leaves a few universes to play around in and lots of places for getting thoroughly lost.

An off the top of the head list of Shakespearian operas might have to start Read More

Student Musicale At Crossroads Church Sunday

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MUSIC News:

Enjoy a free recital of Los Alamos students at 2 p.m., Sunday at Crossroads Church. The performers range in age from six through 16 and will be performing works from the Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and Modern musical eras.

The Sunday Musicales are regular presentations by the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA), presented in fall and spring terms for the public’s enjoyment and as performance opportunities for students dedicated to private study and advancement on their instrument. The concert is presented without intermission, and will last one hour. A reception follows Read More

LANL Post Doc Ari Le Wins Concerto Competition

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Violist Ari Le, a LANL post-doctoral student and winner of the SFCO Concerto Competition. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:

Ari Le, a post-doctoral student from MIT with a four-year appointment at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the winner of the Santa Fe Community Orchestra’s Concerto Competition.

Le will solo with that group, performing the “Lachrymae for Viola and Strings” by Britten at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at the St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art. The concert also feature’s Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5” and the world premiere of “Benthic Metropolis” Read More

Classical Music World: Experience Artist Speaking With Audience About His Music April 17

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Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo perform 4 p.m., April 17 at Smith Auditorium. Courtesy photo

 

By ANN MCLAUGHLIN, Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association

One big change in the world of classical music performance these days is the number of artists who speak directly to the audience about the music they are about to play. Audiences love this. They enjoy having a sense of the artists as people. Even a few very brief comments from the stage can convey a feel for the performer’s personality which, in turn, can enrich the audience’s experience of the performance.

Back in the “old days”, artists Read More