Music

¡Globalquerque! New Mexico’s Celebration of World Music & Culture Marks 10 Years of International Music

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Courtesy/NHCC

MUSIC News:

¡Globalquerque! New Mexico’s Annual Celebration of World Music & Culture, the Southwest’s biggest world music and culture party, will again descend on the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) along the banks of the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.  

¡Globalquerque! Is celebrating 10 years of successfully mixing the most eclectic lineups of world-class acts from across the planet – from the traditional to the cutting-edge – the legendary to up-and-coming new discoveries! ¡Globalquerque! will bring the world to Albuquerque Sept. 19 and Read More

Pajarito String Band of Los Alamos Wins Bluegrass Band Competition!

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Showing off their blue ribbons, Pajarito String Band, a Los Alamos based swing and bluegrass group, won the Bluegrass Band Competition Sunday at the 40th Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival. Band members include John Wohlbier, Lorelei Wohlbier, Evelyn Wohlbier, Mark Schraad and Ian Fleming. Watch their performance at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Y59bCmgwkat. Courtesy photo

Pajarito String Band performing for the 40th Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival. PrintScreen/Courtesy Read More

Los Alamos Big Band Entertains Concert Crowd

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The Los Alamos Big Band entertains the crowd at Friday’s Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park. The Los Alamos Daily Post sponsored the concert for the third year in a row. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
A crowd gathers to hear the Los Alamos Big Band despite Friday’s chilly temperature. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Members of the Los Alamos Big Band’s saxophone section. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Jennifer and Los Alamos sheriff candidate Jaret McDonald dance to the Los Alamos Big Band, led by his father, Jan McDonald
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Los Alamos Big Band Performs At Pond 7 p.m. Today

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Los Alamos Big Band performing at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo
 
By RUSS GORDON
Summer Concert Series Producer

And now for something completely different! At 7 p.m. today, Aug. 22, the Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series returns to Ashley Pond for a concert by the Los Alamos Big Band.

The show is free of charge and paid for by the sponsors of the Concert Series. See the list of sponsors at www.gordonssummerconcerts.com. This concert is Los Alamos Daily Post Night.

The LA Big Band has been a fixture in town since 1945 when the “pop band” was called the LA All-Stars. In 1984, they became the LA Read More

Several Festivals Labor Day Weekend in Taos

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TAOS News:

Recognized as the unofficial end of summer, Labor Day weekend is being celebrated in Taos and Taos Ski Valley with several festivals Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, including The High Mountain Hideout, Labor Day Arts and Crafts Festival and TAO Studio Tour.

More than 30 regional and local acts will bring a variety of music to Taos Ski Valley Friday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Aug. 31 with The High Mountain Hideout, presented by Glad Castle. The festival features three full days of music, food, local art, camping along the high alpine setting of the Kachina Basin, art installations, yoga, mountain biking, Read More

LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin Details New Concert Season During Rotary Presentation

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LACA Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin discusses the upcoming concert season during a talk at Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting in the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Los Alamos Concert Association Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin presented a talk at Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting in the Manhattan Project Restaurant detailing the upcoming concert season.

This is LACA’s 69th season, and will feature the added attraction of a newly refurbished venue – Duane Smith Auditorium. The first phase of a multi-year upgrade Read More

Bronach Celtic Blues in Concert at Ashley Pond 7 p.m. Today!

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COMMUNITY News:

Bronach Celtic Blues will take the stage at Ashley Pond at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 19, for a one hour concert featuring modern twists on traditional jigs, reels and airs. 

Bronach Celtic Blues is a trio based in Los Alamos. The group includes Jonathan Dowell on electric mountain dulcimer, Tessa Dowell on bodhran (Irish drum) and pennywhistle and David Sarnowski on guitar.

This show is part of the summer “Tuesdays at the Pond” concert series sponsored by the Los Alamos Creative District.

The group’s next concert will be at the Labor Day Festival in Jemez Springs at 1 p.m. Saturday, Read More

Mozart Returns to Bandelier

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Opera on the Rocks 2013, ‘Amahl And The Night Visitors.’ Courtesy/NPS

BNM News:

Be part of an unforgettable experience. This year’s installment of Opera on the Rocks presents Don Giovanni, one of the most popular operas of all time, framed by the beauty of Bandelier National Monument. Join music lovers of all ages on Saturday, Sept. 20 in Bandelier’s Juniper Campground outdoor amphitheater.

Opera Alta will present at 5:30 p.m., an abridged performance of this classic Mozart production. The event is an opportunity for those not familiar with opera, as well as opera enthusiasts, Read More

Community Winds Nominated for American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance

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Los Alamos Connuity Winds perform at Ashley Pond Park. File photo

LACW News:

The Los Alamos Community Winds has been selected as a finalist for The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance, 2014.

This is the second time in three years, LACW has made it into the finals for the American Prize. The winners, runners-up and any citation recipients will be selected in September.

The American Prize celebrates American excellence in the performing arts. TAP sponsors a series of annual, national, non-profit competitions, selecting the best recorded performances of music in the United States Read More