Music

Los Alamos Music Teachers Association To Host Second Musicale Concert Of 2025 Sunday At Fuller Lodge

LAMTA News:

The Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA) invites the community to attend its second Musicale concert of the year at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at Fuller Lodge. The concert is free to attend. 

Students will be showcased from the studios of Aejin Chang, Wendy Ge, Janna Warren and Dr. Patricia Wood.

The Musicale performers are James Lei, Justin Lei, Tehya Thornton, Henry Gans, Moon Anh Ha Dang, Alice Sun, Eric Xu, Alicia Chen, Grace Waters, Viplav Kranthijanya, Lucy Smith, Jane Smith, Aniuta Dzinba, Lyla Lo, John Fung, Matthea Fung, Hannah Li, Griffin McCabe and Gavin Hu.

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PEEC And Los Alamos Big Band To Present Concert & Sky Show In Planetarium At Los Alamos Nature Center Tonight

Simulation picture of a black hole. PEEC and Los Alamos Big Band will present a concert and sky show at the Planetarium at 7 p.m. today, April 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by DW Decker

PEEC will present a planetarium show, with story-telling by Phil Tubesing, and star-themed music to the voice of Joy Reynolds at 7 p.m. today, April 25 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by DW Decker Read More

2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Line-up Unveiled!

The 2025 Summer Concert Series kicks off Friday, May 23 at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/Sancre Productions

By Pablo Irlando-Wildman
CEO-Sancre Productions

Another summer concert season is upon us, Sancre Productions and the Los Alamos County Community Services Department, along with an incredible group of local business sponsors, are proud to bring you the 2025 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Line-up.

In each of the last two years, we have had almost 100,000 attendees for the series at Ashley Pond Park, and we expect the same numbers in 2025.

Huge thanks to all of the Los Alamos County Departments Read More

SaxAtomix Spring Concert At Betty Ehart April 15

The SaxAtomix includes Bryan Fearey, Wendy Keffeler, Adolfo Meana, Joyce Guzik and Paul Lewis. Courtesy/SaxAtomix

COMMUNITY News:

The SaxAtomix will be presenting a Spring lunch time concert starting at noon on Tax Day, Tuesday April 15 at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center.

The program will feature a mix of music, including Taxman; Money, Money; If I Were A Rich Man; April in Paris and more.

Admission is free. To reserve a noontime meal, contact the Senior Center at https://larso.org/meal-services or 505.662.8920 before 9 a.m. April 15.

The SaxAtomix are an amateur saxophone quintet Read More

New Mexico State Fairs Adds Cypress Hill To Outstanding Concert Lineup

NMSF News:

The New Mexico State Fair announced iconic hip-hop group Cypress Hill will take the stage at the 2025 New Mexico State Fair for a night of unforgettable music, energy and classic hits. The concert is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, following the Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls Rodeo inside Tingley Coliseum.

With a career spanning over three decades, Cypress Hill has cemented its place in music history as one of the most influential and groundbreaking hip-hop groups of all time. They were the first rap group to have two albums in the Billboard 200 top-10 at the same time and the first Latino-American Read More

Santa Fe Community Orchestra: ‘Spring Prism’ May 18

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra. Courtesy/SFCO

SFCO News:

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra will perform the final concert of our 2024-2025 season at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18, at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe. The orchestra will be led by conductor William Reese Waag in a program of Christopher Theofanidis and Jean Sibelius.

Concert Program

Spring Prism

Join us for an afternoon showcasing two powerful orchestral works that explore transcendent themes amid glorious waves of sound.

Christopher Theofanidis, Rainbow Body

Rainbow Body by Christopher Theofanidis is an orchestral reflection Read More

Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble To Present ‘Connect! Springscapes’ & World Premiere Of New Commission

Members of the Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble and beloved collaborative pianist Bill Epstein. Courtesy/SFWE

Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble News:

Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble Saturday May 10 and Sunday May 11 at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble will present “Connect! Springscapes” – music about connecting through nature, families and life partners, as well as being bold about trying new things.

Also, a new commission by renowned contemporary composer Joan Szymko, “Perhaps I Shall Be”, will receive its world premiere at this event. Szymko Read More

LAMS 8th Grader Accepted To Summer Program At Heifetz International Music Institute

Los Alamos Middle School 8th grader Yuiko Yamaguchi. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Middle School 8th grader Yuiko Yamaguchi was accepted to the Junior Violin Division of the 2025 Summer Program at Heifetz International Music Institute in Staunton, Virginia to study with Li-Mei Liang. The selection process was through rigorous audition of video recordings, in which she played the first movement of the Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major and Bach Partita No.2 Allemande.

Yuiko started playing the violin when she was eight. She is currently studying with Carmelo de los Santos, concertmaster Read More

Renowned Music Director Champions Local Broadway Hopefuls At Popejoy Hall Enchantment Awards

Brad Gardner

ENCHANTMENT AWARDS News:

The Enchantment Awards is thrilled to welcome international musical and film conductor Brad Gardner as Guest Music Director for its 2025 program, premiering May 2 at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque. Gardner will coach New Mexico’s top high school performers through an intensive rehearsal week, leading to one spectacular night where two students will go on to perform at Broadway’s Jimmy Awards this summer. 

Based in Los Angeles, Gardner’s impressive resume extends across the US and abroad, with musical credits spanning Broadway (Mean Girls, Once Upon Read More