Music

LALO Auditions For Young Frankenstein Musical May 2-3

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LALO News:

Los Alamos Light Opera will hold auditions May 2-3 for the October 2015 musical production of Young Frankenstein.

Audition Dates for Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein:

Singers: Saturday, May 2 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)

Location: Los Alamos Little Theater
1670 Nectar St.

Dancers: Sunday, May 3 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Location: Dance Arts Los Alamos
111 Longview Dr. in White Rock

Callbacks: Saturday, May 9 (Time TBD)

For general inquiries, email youngfrank2015@gmail.com, click here or visit Facebook here. Read More

Local Businesses Support Concert Sunday April 26

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MUSIC News:

7eventh Time Down with Ryan Stevenson and Shiloh, all the way from Kentucky by way of tour through Denver, Idaho and California, will perform at 6:30 p.m., Sunday at White Rock Baptist Church. 

Doors open at 6 p.m. and VIP tickets are still available for $25 and allow 5 p.m. early access to meet artists and get a FREE CD.

Find ticket and show information at WRBCNM.ORG or 7eventhtimedown.com. Other ticket deals are available, including FREE for LAHS prom attendees. Email lainfinitysquared@gmail.com for more info or message on event page:  Read More

Los Alamos Music Teachers Association Spring Musicale At UNM-LA 2 P.M. Sunday

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Pianist. Courtesy photo

LAMTA News:

The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) will present a student recital this coming Sunday at 2 p.m. at the University of New Mexico Los Alamos campus. The concert is free to the public and will last about an hour.
 
In going to a recital like this, you are supporting and encouraging young musical talent. Through the last few months these dedicated young artists have prepared music to share with an audience. You will hear selections from a wide variety of composers, like Gurlitt (1820-1901), Kabalevsky (1904-1987), Beethoven (1770-1827), Tchaikovsky
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UNM-LA Music Theory Class Invites Public To Concert

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Students in the Music Theory for the Non-major class at UNM-LA from left, Joann Brown seated at piano; Nancy Ullmann, violin; Michele Vochosky, mandolin, banjo, violin, guitar; Rheta Moazzami, piano; Kapil Goyal, guitar; Pamela Reass, piano; Allene Lindstrom, piano; Nathan Lindsay, guitar; Robin Gurule, piano; Kaleb Eifert, guitar; Dorothy Brown, violin; David Hanson, viola da gamba; instructor Juanita Madland, piano. Students not pictured, Annika Davenport, Angel Ponce, Daniel Reass, Becky Scarborough, Phyllis Slattery. Courtesy/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The University of New Mexico-Los Read More

Hannemann’s Music Corner: The Staff

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By RICHARD HANNEMANN
Los Alamos

Music exists in Time and Space. If we are going to talk and write, verbally, about music, which is non-verbal, we need a common point of reference.

The Space in which music is written is called The Staff:

Above is the Grand Staff. which is comprised of the G treble clef staff on top and the F bass clef staff below.

A note is a specific tone at a specific pitch. The tones are designated with the letters A – G which repeat at regular intervals of pitch, called octaves. We need a way to designate which octave, and hence which note, we are talking about. There are 5 “c” notes shown Read More

Free South Indian Classical Dance And Music Saturday

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Courtesy/YMCA

YMCA News:

The Los Alamos Family YMCA invites you to a FREE performance of South Indian classical dance and music 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Chamisa Elementary School gymnasium in White Rock.

Kavita Nandakishore is a South Indian classical dancer who has been living and teaching her art in Los Alamos since 2007, in addition to participating in the Annual Dances of India charity show this year. This year, Nandakishore, her students and guest artists will showcase their talents in an exclusive show dedicated to South Indian classical dance form called Bharatanatyam and

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Wardog Releases ‘Clouds Of Magellan’

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Heavy/power metal band Wardog. Courtesy photo
 
Music News:
 
Tom Gattis of Los Alamos is a singer/guitarist for the heavy/power metal band Wardog. He just announced the release of the band’s song “Clouds Of Magellan” (sung in Klingon).
 
“Clouds Of Magellan” is an old song, but previously unreleased until now. The publishment of the song is part of a 10-track sampler titled, “Metalliance – Volume 1”, which includes other bands like Watchtower, Level Fields and Killers.
 
“Metalliance – Volume
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2015 Summer Concert Series Kicks Off May 15!

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View of the White Rock sky. Photo by Katy Korkos

Eric ‘Magic Fingers’ McFadden kicks off this year’s Summer Concert Series May 15 at Overlook Park in White Rock. Courtesy/www.ericmcfadden.com

MUSIC News:

Los Alamos County’s first summer concert begins with guitar-playing virtuoso Eric McFadden at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15 at Overlook Park in White Rock.

The Summer Concert Series is presented free to the public by the County of Los Alamos and area businesses, professionals and neighbors.

The Series is coordinated and managed by Russ Gordon of Gordons’ Concerts. This Read More

Fiesta De La Primavera Concert And Dance April 19

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Fiesta de la Primevera performers. Courtesy photo
 
Baile! Courtesy photo
 
PSDA News:

The fourth Fiesta de la Primavera will be presented by the Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 in the Pajarito Room of the historic Fuller Lodge.  

The community is invited to attend this hour-long concert of live traditional Spanish music and dance performed by northern New Mexico’s finest artists in this beautiful and intimate setting. 

The cast includes flamenco singer and dancer Nicolasa Chávez, singer and guitarist Ronaldo Baca, dancers Elena, Catalina Read More

Travel The Silk Road With Ethos

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Ethos Percussion Group. Photo by Michael McCarthy

Classical Music World: Ethos

By Ann McLaughlin, Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association

The next Los Alamos Concert Association event featuring the Ethos Percussion Group may have some of you scratching your heads and wondering, “What is a program called Rhythms of the Silk Road doing on a classical music series? The story goes back a long, long way. 

In 1699, the Austrian and the Ottoman Empires signed the Treaty of Karlowitz. Although this marked the beginning of the end for the Ottomans, their diplomatic delegation brought Read More