Music

Outstanding Los Alamos Piano Students Featured In Sunday Recital

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Lenny Svyatsky, 10, wins the New Mexico State Honors Competition. Courtesy photo

MUSIC News:

Winners of recent state and local area piano contests will be presented in recital at 2 p.m., Sunday in Fuller Lodge. The concert is free to the public and showcases some of the finest young pianists in the Los Alamos community.

The solo performances will cover all musical style periods from J.S. Bach and G. F. Telemann of the Baroque; to Classic era composers Clementi, Diabelli, Kuhlau, Lynes and Beethoven; Frédéric Chopin, Edvard Grieg and Robert Schumann of the Romantic era; Impressionist Claude Read More

Singer Matt Baird Performs In Los Alamos Feb. 24

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Former heavy rock band singer Matt Baird performs an acoustic, ‘coffee house style’ show Feb. 24 in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

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After 19 years as lead singer for the heavy rock band Spoken, Matt Baird is trying something new. He will bring an acoustic, “coffee house style” show to Los Alamos Tuesday, Feb. 24.

The show starts at 7 p.m. at New Beginnings Fellowship with a $5 cover. Come see Baird demonstrating his incredible voice and God-given breadth of talent as he blends hard rock to softer worship sounds.

Recently chatting with BREATHEcast.com, Baird had Read More

Chocolate, Art And Music Fill Rose Chocolatier

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Owner Marguerite McClay works to keep up with Valentines Day demand Friday at Rose Chocolatier during the busiest week of the year for chocolatiers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Artist Ward Zaelke is showing his work at Rose Chocolatier. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Members of the Lads of Enchantment deliver a singing valentine Friday for an employee at Rose Chocolatier. The Lads will continue to deliver singing valentines through today. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
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Mary Chapin Carpenter Performs April 1

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Mary Chapin Carpenter

EVHS News:

Five-time Grammy award winner Mary Chapin Carpenter will headline a special concert benefitting the Espanola Valley Humane Society .

​The concert, with special guest Aoife O’Donovan, is 7 p.m., April 1 at the Lensic in Santa Fe.

Proceeds will go to the EVHS, whose aggressive spay and neuter and community outreach programs are slowly decreasing the number of unwanted animals brought to the shelter from 4,480 in 2005 to 3,215 last year. Seventy-four percent of those were placed in loving homes, thanks to record-breaking efforts at shelter adoption events. Read More

Coro Does Gershwin March 6-7

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Coro de Cámara, a chamber group featuring singers from Santa Fe and Los Alamos, presents ‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous: An evening of Gershwin greats. 

Jazz musicians, multimedia presentations and narrators accompany this swing through memorable tunes from the Gershwin brothers, taking place at 7 p.m., March 6 at Trinity on the Hill, 3900 Trinity Dr. in Los Alamos and at 7 p.m., March 7 at the Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de Los Marquez in Santa Fe. No ticket price. Donations accepted. 

The program includes numerous hits from the Gershwin’s Broadway Read More

Local Students Shine At District Sonata Contest

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Los Alamos piano teacher Janna Warren with her students. Courtesy photo
 
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Students from Janna Warren’s piano studio in Los Alamos participated Feb. 7 in the District Sonata Contest in Santa Fe.
 
Janna Warren with her students. Courtesy photo
 
Warren’s students are recognized for their success:
  • Jack Ammerman placed first in level 2;
  • Fayrouz Mourad placed first in level 3;
  • Daniel Kim placed first in level 5;
  • Yunseo Kim placed first in level 6;
  • Jennie Gao placed third in level 6;
  • Phillip Ionkov was awarded Honorable Mention; and
  • Nikolai Nelson
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Sunday’s 5th Annual Music Marathon Raises Record Amount For UNM-LA Scholarship Fund

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Performances flowed for eight hours at Sunday’s fifth annual Music Marathon at UNM-LA. Photo by Rick Wallace

Sopahn Kellogg, right, has performed every year since the onset of UNM-LA’s Music Marathon and this year she invited her long time friend Astrid Hengartner to join her. With guitar and ukelele in hand, they delighted the crowd while performing Rip Tide. Photo by Rick Wallace

 

By RHETA MOAZZAMI and JUANITA MADLAND
Co-chairs Of Fifth Annual Music Marathon

The UNM-LA great room was The place to be Sunday afternoon. For eight hours, 47 performers entertained a generous Read More

Pink Tie Affair Raises Funds To Fight Cancer

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Amy Bauer ties Mike Rogers’ pink bow-tie at Saturday’s Pink Tie Affair at Unquarked in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Pete Giuliani, left, chats with Chris Fichtl during Saturday’s Pink Tie Affair. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
From left, Wendi Akerley, Raeanna Geiger and Rendia Carter place items on a table for the silent auction held during the Pink Tie Affair Saturday night at UnQuarked. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

One person’s idea created a spark Read More

Gregg Daigle Band Plays Manhattan Project Feb. 20

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The Gregg Daigle Band, from left, mandolinist Bob Bruen, band leader Gregg Daigle and upright bassist Jon McMillan. Courtesy photo
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Gregg Daigle Band will bring its unique acoustic sound to the Manhattan Project Restaurant 7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. There is no cover charge. The band has a large following in their hometown of Albuquerque and this is an opportunity for Los Alamos folks to find out what the buzz is all about. Bluegrass is the band’s strongest influence, but hardly its only one

The Gregg Daigle Band channels open spaces, warm Read More