Music

Vasculitis Advocate Hosts Free Concert Saturday

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Allison Boyt

COMMUNITY News:

Allison Boyt, a professional violinist and member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, is hosting a concert Saturday, Jan. 3, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church’s Kelly Hall, featuring local Los Alamos musicians. The hour-long program begins at 7 p.m., is open to the public and includes light refreshments. The event is free of charge with donations accepted.

Boyt is founder of Violin for Vasculitis, a vascular disorder awareness initiative, which she travels nationally to share with audiences in all 50 states. In 2005, at the age of 17, Boyt was diagnosed Read More

‘Classical Weekend’ Features Pianist Per Tengstrand

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Pianist Per Tengstrand. Courtesy/SFPM

SFPM News:

An event marked by virtuosity and variety, this season’s Classical Weekend features pianist Per Tengstrand in recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art.

Tengstrand also will perform with the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. Thomas O’Connor, Santa Fe Pro Musica Conductor and Music Director, will present a “behind the scenes” discussion of the music one hour prior to each orchestra concert at the Lensic Read More

Los Alamos Big Band After Christmas Dance Monday

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Join the nine ladies dancing and the ten lords a-leaping on the fifth day of Christmas at a Christmas Dance, presented by the Los Alamos Big Band, is 7:30-10:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in the parish hall. General admission is $15, $10 for students, and $5 for kids under 12. Proceeds benfit the Students for Life of Los Alamos. Courtesy/IHM Read More

Annual Big Band After Christmas Dance Jan. 29

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Los Alamos Big Band. Courtesy photo

IHM News:

So what can you do in Los Alamos once Christmas is over? Why not bring a friend to a Big Band dance?

Monday, Dec. 29, is the annual Big Band after Christmas Dance in Los Alamos. The dance is open to the public and will be 7:30-10:30 p.m., at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, 3700 Canyon Road. Proceeds from the dance will be used to help the IHM youth group.

Music will feature the Los Alamos Big Band and for this dance the featured vocalist will be Rene LeClair. The Los Alamos Big Band has been playing at dances throughout Northern New Mexico since 1984 under Read More

Christmas Tubas Concert Saturday

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Tuba Choir from left, Larry Bronisz, Dave Korzekwa. Ryan Finn, Sally Grindstaff, Jenny Lee Jerry Morzinski and Deniece Korzekwa. Courtesy photo
 
Christmas tubas. Courtesy photo

LAAC News:

Nothing says Christmas quite like the sound of a choir performing carols. This choir happens to be composed of tubas and euphoniums. The concert will be at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at Fuller Lodge. There is no admission charge. The Los Alamos Arts Council is sponsoring the event.

The group came together in 2002, and has played at various venues throughout Los Alamos every holiday season since then. Read More

Hannemann Creates Christmas Medley For Community

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A Christmas card for the community created by Los Alamos musician and music teacher Richard Hannemann. Courtesy image

COMMUNITY News:

Los Alamos musician and music teacher Richard Hannemann has created, as a gift to the commmunity, a Christmas Medley of Jingle Bells and What Child Is This. 
 
To listen to Hannemann’s Christmas Medley, click here.
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Holiday Laser Light Show At NMMNHS Planetarium

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NMMNHS News:

Celebrate the holidays with the sights and sounds of laser concerts in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Planetarium.

Two laser systems will fill the planetarium dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and light to envelope the viewer. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.

For only four afternoons, families can see favorite holiday songs transformed into a feast for the eyes in Winter Holiday Celebration. This is an ideal program for people of all ages with laser characters, animations, Read More

Community Invited To Lunch With Joe Illick

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Artistic Director of Performance Santa Fe Joe Illick. Courtesy photo
 
SFOG News:

Artistic Director of Performance Santa Fe and Music Director of the Fort Worth Opera Joe Illick is presenting a talk on Commissioning New Opera: Finding the Mozarts, Verdis and Puccinis of the 21ST Century.

The community is invited to attend Illick’s talk, which is at a luncheon at noon Thursday, Jan. 15 at Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe.

Reservations must be made by Jan. 8 and are $25 for Guild members and $30 for guests. A vegetarian option is available and a no host bar. 

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