Music

Classical Music World: Finding LACA Concert Artists

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Cellist Joahua Roman will perform in Los Alamos Jan. 24. Photo by Tina Su.
 
Classical Music World: Finding LACA Concert Artists
By ANN McLaughlin

There are two questions I’m often asked as artistic director of the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA). How do you find the artists that appear on LACA’s concert series and how do you entice them to come to this little dot on the map? 

The answers are pretty simple. They find us and we pay them.

Of course it is a little more complicated than that, but those short answers are for real. We hear regularly from 60 or 70 agents, hoping that we will book Read More

LASO Seeks Conductor

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LASO News:

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) is seeking a permanent conductor. LASO is soliciting letters of interest and résumés from interested parties by Jan. 20. Qualified applicants will be called to arrange for an interview sometime in February. Three persons will be selected to audition with the orchestra by conducting one complete concert cycle in the 2014-2015 Season.

LASO dates back to 1948 and is a typical community orchestra, comprised of volunteers from the community, who play at a wide spread of ability and experience. It generally has 50-60 members and rehearses at 7 Read More

Jazz Up 2014 With Craig Martin Experience

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Craig Martin Experience. Courtesy/CME

Staff Report

A new year of jazz kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan.11 at the Blue Window Bistro with Jazz Night featuring Los Alamos’ own Craig Martin Experience. The band performs 7-10 p.m., tickets are $10 and dinner reservations are required. Call 505.662.6305 for reservations.

“We’re bringing plenty of new tunes to our fifth appearance at the Blue Window,” band leader Craig Martin said. “The jazz repertoire offers an endless supply of new songs or arrangements that we just have to play.”

The variety of jazz will be featured in two sets. The

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LAAC’s Free Brown Bag Performance Series Presents Black Mesa Brass Quintet

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The Black Mesa Brass Quintet performs at noon Jan. 8 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council’s kicks off its 2014 Brown Bag Performance Series with the Black Mesa Brass Quintet noon Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge. 

The Black Mesa Brass Quintet was formed in 1990 and still has three of the original five members. Their repertoire is an eclectic mix of classical, modern, pop, and jazz tunes. They play a variety of venues including concerts, educational performances at schools, weddings and other special occasions. Jan McDonald, John Hargreaves, Read More

Taos School of Music Application Deadline Jan. 17

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TSM News:

Taos School of Music Executive Director Kathleen Anderson Knox has announced auditions for Young Artist positions in the prestigious summer chamber music program. 

Approximately 150 of the most accomplished young classically trained musicians will audition for the coveted 19 slots. Robert McDonald will conduct piano interviews in New York City Jan. 25-26; Borromeo String Quartet hears string auditions in New York City Jan. 29-30 and Boston Jan. 27. Applicants will be notified no later than March 15.

This year’s season will run June 22-Aug. 10. Guest artists include Read More

Play Me Piano Inauguration Will Help Fund Students Musical Adventure in Ghana

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Students involved in the Play Me Piano Project display the newly painted piano. Courtesy photo

Staff Report

From Santa Fe to West Africa to the rest of the globe, Wanderlust Edventures is dedicated to bringing joy and human connection through music.

This summer, seven students from the Santa Fe area alongside mentor, Melinda Russial, have the opportunity to inaugurate this program and bring this message to Ghana. Through an immersive reciprocal education experience, they will begin their effort of global community building.

A fundraiser for the project, Santa Fe “Play Me Piano Inauguration” Read More

Christmas Tubas Will Perform Carols

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Members of Christmas Tubas prepare for their upcoming concert. Courtesy photo

Music News:

Nothing says Christmas quite like the sound of a brass choir performing carols. This choir happens to be composed of tubas, large and small, and is called Christmas Tubas.

The group was formed in 2002 by local musician Jerry Morzinski, who gathered other local musicians, including accomplished high school students. They play an eclectic mix of arrangements specifically created for a tuba choir. The first performance was in the Los Alamos library.

This year’s concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Read More

Lads of Enchantment Dazzle Rotary Party

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Stan Bennett, founded the Lads of Enchantment Barbershop Chorus, which entertained during Sunday’s Christmas party for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. The event, chaired by Rotarian Kirsten Laskey drew some 50 people who gave the Lads of Enchantment a standing ovation following their holiday performance. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The Lads of Enchantment barbershop group came together in 1992 and have been entertaining at Los Alamos events ever since. Barbershop singing is rooted in church choral singing, African-American singing, and Read More