Music

LAHS And LAMS Choir Concerts Coming Up

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
LAPS

Choir Director Jason Rutledge and his 85 Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School students traveled to Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho April 17-18 to compete in the State Championships.

Three choirs performed or competed including; the LAMS Hawk Choir, LAHS Encore and LAHS Schola Cantorum, now 5A State Champions.

“I am so very proud of this group of students,” Rutledge said. “Countless hours went into preparation this semester. These students really went the extra mile required to have great success.”

He credits their success with Read More

Cathedral Of St. John’s 50-strong Choir Sings With Evensong Choir At TOTH Saturday

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Cathedral of St. John’s choir. Courtesy photo

TOTH News:

The 50-strong choir of the Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, directed by Maxine Thévenot, with Edmund Connolly, organ, will visit Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in Los Alamos at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9, to sing a service of Choral Evensong with the resident Evensong Choir.

The Cathedral Choir has toured the US and UK, and has made several critically acclaimed recordings. The service, which uses the language of the 1662 prayer book, will last about 45 minutes, and feature music by C.V. Stanford, Orlando Gibbons, Tomas Luis Read More

NYC Cellist, Santa Fe Conductor Join LASO Concert In Los Alamos At 7 P.M. Today

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Cellist Robert Burkhart and conductor Bill Houston discuss the score of Haydn’s ‘Concerto in D Major.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra will present “Classics Closer,” the last concert of the season at 7 p.m., today at Crossroads Bible Church.

The Orchestra will perform “Tragic Overture” by Brahms, Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” by Schubert, Finlandia by Sibelius, and a special treat, Haydn’s “Concerto in D Major” with guest cello soloist Robert Burkhart. Guest conductor William Read More

Santa Fe Youth Symphony Performs At White Sands

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Members of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Orchestra (SFYSO) prepare for their moonlight performance Sunday at White Sands National Monument. Courtesy photo

SFYSO News:

Sunday, May 4, the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Orchestra (SFYSO) performed in a concert under the moonlight at White Sands National Monument. 

Three Los Alamos High School musicians currently play with the SFYSO. SFYSO, under the direction of Mr. William Waag, joined the El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestras, under the direction of Mr. Andy Moran, for the classical music performance. Read More

Hannemann’s Music Corner: Three Aspects To Music

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By RICHARD HANNEMANN
Los Alamos
 
There are three aspects to music. Most people would say “melody, harmony and rhythm”, which is true enough. But there are three broader aspects, each containing melody, harmony and rhythm, which often get overlooked.
 
First is what is on the page. This would be what you play. It is essentially just instructions “put your fingers here and make the sounds (either by plucking, bowing, or blowing).” The simplest form of this doesn’t even involve a page―it is one person showing another where to put the fingers
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Pay A Visit To ‘Avenue Q’ … It’s Well Worth The Trip

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Trekkie Monster (Zack Baker) and some of the cast of Avenue Q. Photo by Larry Gibbons
 
The Bad Idea Bears (Tyrell Cummings, Gwen Lewis) torture Princeton (Connor Schultz). Photo by Larry Gibbons
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

What to say about a raunchy, silly, sappy musical in which half the characters are puppets? I loved it. “Avenue Q” opened Friday at Los Alamos Little Theater to raucous laughter and hoots of delight.

The production is a collaboration between LALT and the Dixon Community Players and many of the fine cast will be new to the Los Alamos audience.

The production Read More

Three Performances Remain For LAHS Olions A Midsummer Night’s Dream Steampunk Shakespeare!

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Devon McCleskey and Kate Margevicius performing Friday night in the 2015 Olions production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Steampunk Shakespeare! There are two performances left: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. Photo copyright Elena E. Giorgi, 2015

Marja Graham. Photo copyright Elena E. Giorgi, 2015

Rosemary Vigil and Eben Bold. Photo copyright Elena E. Giorgi, 2015

Monica Clarke. Photo copyright Elena E. Giorgi, 2015

Devon McCleskey and Morgan Ferry. Photo copyright Elena E. Giorgi, 2015 Read More

Sangre de Cristo Chorale Spring Concert In Los Alamos

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Guest Conductor Cora Harms

MUSIC News:

The Sangre de Cristo Chorale is celebrating American composers in its Spring Concert “American Voices” in Los Alamos at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2390 North Road. 

The Chorale will sing music of beloved American choral composers Samuel Barber, Morten Lauridsen, Randall Thompson and others. The selections have the added inspiration of poetry from Shakespeare to Langston Hughes making it a performance not to miss.

Cora Harms is guest conductor for the spring season. Harms holds a M. M. in choral conducting Read More