Music

LASO Season Opens With Friday’s Concert

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The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra rehearses for its Nov. 6 concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Conductor David Chavez leads Monday evening’s LASO rehearsal. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra will be in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Crossroads Bible Church. As always, the concert is free (donations gratefully accepted). The program is:

  • Overture to “Marriage of Figaro”, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Symphony #7, Lugwig van Beethoven
  • Concerto Grosso, #1, Ernest
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LACA Presents Irish Chamber Orchestra

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Irish Chamber Orchestra. Courtesy photo

LACA News:

One of Ireland’s great cultural assets, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, will perform in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

Presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association as part of its 70th Anniversary celebration, the orchestra will be led by distinguished Hungarian conductor, Gábor Takács-Nagy. 

Joining the orchestra as soloist will be the celebrated Hungarian cello prodigy István Várdai in performances of concertos by Haydn and C.P.E. Bach. The spirited Haydn concerto was lost for nearly 200 years. Finally unearthed in 1961, Read More

Community Winds Presents ‘Halloween Heroes And Horrors’

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Program art for ‘Halloween Heroes and Horrors.’ Courtesy/LACW
 

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Community Winds will take a walk on the wild side at their next concert, “Halloween Heroes and Horrors.”

Spooky music, with a dash of sci-fi, will be highlighted in this seasonal concert. The musicians will come in costume and there will be a costume contest with prizes for kids.

The concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at Crossroads Bible Church. The concert is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.

The first piece on the program, “Funeral March of a Marionette” Read More

Taos School Of Music Announces 54th Season

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Courtesy/TSM
 
TSM News:
 
Executive Director of Taos School of Music Kathleen Anderson has announced the faculty for the upcoming 2016 season:
 
  • Borromeo String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory of Music;
  • Miro Quartet based in Austin, Texas; and
  • Brentano String Quartet, now engaged as Quartet in Residence at Yale School of Music.
 
Summer faculty will perform at Taos Community Auditorium in July and August. 
 
“We are exceedingly proud of our faculty, who regularly perform at venues such as Carnegie Hall and receive rave reviews
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Ye Olde Pumpkin Patch Is Open For Business

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Los Alamos High School Choirs October Pumpkin Patch at 4th Street and Central Avenue. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos High School Choirs October Pumpkin Patch at 4th Street and Central Avenue. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
LAHS News:
 
The 2015 Los Alamos High School Choirs October Pumpkin Patch at 4th Street and Central Avenue runs through Oct. 31.
 
HOURS: 
M, Tu, Th, F – 3:30-6 p.m.
Wed – 12:30-6 p.m.
Sat & Sun – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Columbus Day 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m 
 
LOCATION:
Canyon
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NMSA Hosts Tribute Concert For Mara Robinson

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NMSA News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico School for the Arts will celebrate one of its long-time supporters, Mara Robinson, with an evening of Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, honoring Mara for her unending contributions to the music program at NMSA, as well as music education in Santa Fe and throughout the Southwest.
 
Robinson and her late husband Charles were long-time patrons of the arts, arts education, and the well-being of children and youth in New Mexico. In January 2014, they were memorialized as “Living New Mexico Treasures” by the New Mexico House of Representatives.
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Sunday’s Piano Recital With Gabriella Herczeg

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A crowd of people gathered at Fuller Lodge Sunday to listen to Gabriella Herczeg perform works by Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin. Herczeg will perform this program again for the recital that is part of her master’s degree program at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Herczeg received her bachelors’ degree from UNM and is also a 2007 graduate from Los Alamos High School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
UNM graduate student Gabriella Herczeg performs at Fuller Lodge Sunday. Herczeg said ‘it’s really nice’ to come back and perform in her hometown.
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Two Museums, Two Parties, One Night Of Fun Oct. 30

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Big Swing Theory performs Oct. 30 in the St. Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMMA
 
NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE — Grab the kids, don a costume and head to the Santa Fe Plaza for a progressive Halloween party 5-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, at the Museum of Art and New Mexico History Museum.
 
There will be music, treasure hunts, ghost stories, tarot cards and more. And it’s all free, with full access to all of our exhibitions.
 
The details:
 
The Museum of Art invites you to celebrate the Fall of Modernism with Halloween Modernist-style. Come
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Pianist Gabriella Herczeg Performs At Fuller Lodge

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A crowd gathered Sunday at Fuller Lodge to listen to pianist Gabriella Herczeg perform works by Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin. Herczeg will perform this program again for a recital as part of her master’s degree program at the University of New Mexico (UNM). Herczeg received her bachelors’ degree from UNM and is a 2007 graduate of Los Alamos High School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
LAHS graduate student Gabriella Herczeg performing Sunday at Fuller Lodge said ‘it’s really nice’ to come back and perform in her hometown. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
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