Music

Winterfest 2013 Celebrates the Season

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Light Parade 2012. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report
 
One of the 20 “Best Small Towns to Visit” (Smithsonian Magazine, May 2013), Los Alamos is also one of the best places in New Mexico to bring the holiday season to light with a number of festive events beginning a week before Thanksgiving, on Nov. 22, with the Affordable Art Sale.

The Affordable Art Sale at the Fuller Lodge Art Center takes place Nov. 22–Jan. 4. This is a great opportunity to start holiday shopping, with art created by local and regional artists and affordably priced at $250 and under. Call 505.662.1735 Read More

Holiday Events in Taos

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Staff Report

TAOS—Many people are opting to reduce stress associated with the holidays and spend them at a new destination such as Taos, New Mexico especially with the Town’s unique “Yuletide in Taos” events taking place Nov. 29–Dec. 31.

Taos was named one of Yahoo’s! top five “Best Destinations for Your Christmas Vacation” in the U.S. (November 2013) and one of Travel and Leisure’s top picks for “Best Places to Spend Christmas” (October 2013).

Beginning Nov. 23, shoppers can start their holiday shopping while saving on sales tax with tax free shopping at participating downtown stores. Tax Read More

Experience Magic of Disney ‘Aladdin Jr.’

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Actors from the upcoming production of  Disney ‘Aladdin Jr.’ Courtesy photo

ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater proudly presents its production of Disney “Aladdin Jr.”; a musical adventure at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at Duane Smith Auditorium.

Filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides, Disney “Aladdin Jr.” is based upon the 1992 Disney film “Aladdin” and features many of the songs from the movie, as well as some new songs written especially for this show. All of your favorite characters from the hit Disney film are here – Aladdin, Jasmine, Read More

Bid on Backstage Access at LACA’s March Concert

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Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux will perform with Grammy nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis in Los Alamos March 16. Courtesy/LACA

LACA News:

Have you ever dreamed of schmoozing with a star backstage before a performance?

Classical guitar and harp fans can make that dream come true by bidding on a special experience offered by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) in public radio station KUNM’s fundraising auction, which ends Thursday.

KUNM will be auctioning two tickets to hear classical guitarist Jason Vieaux perform with Grammy nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis at the Read More

SF Pro Musica Presents ‘A Baroque Christmas’

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Courtesy/SFPM

SFPM News:

Santa Fe Pro Musica presents its beloved holiday tradition A Baroque Christmas 6-8 p.m., Dec. 20 through Dec.24 each evening at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe.

This concert features the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble and mezzo-sopranos Deborah Domanski and Dianna Grabowski (alternating performances). Visit https:////www.santafepromusica.com/ for the complete schedule.

The Program:

  • Molter Concerto Pastorale
  • Handel Mi lusinga il dolce affetto (from Alcina) and Furibondo spira il vento (from Partenope)
  • Purcell Fantasy on a Ground in D Major
  • Telemann
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Los Alamos Piano Students Earn Honors

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Joshua Chung with his teacher Jana Warren. Joshua placed first in Level 1 at the 2013 PMTNM Honors Programs. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:

Los Alamos student musicians performed well Nov. 9 at the 2013 PMTNM (Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico) Piano Honors Programs.

At Level 1, Joshua J. Chung (student of Janna V. Warren) placed first with the performance of Four Rondos, Op. 60 by Dmitri Kabalevsky.

At Level 2, Jennifer Wang (student of Madeline Williamson) placed second with the performance of  La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin and Suite Bergmasque: Prelude by Debussy.

At Level 4, Read More

Enjoy Words and Music at Opera Guild Social

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LAOG News:

Los Alamos Opera Guild (LOAG) will host a Membership Social 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at Fuller Lodge. The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc. supports the Educational and Community Programs of The Santa Fe Opera.

The event includes a lecture by Dr. William Derbyshire titled “Murder Most Foul…” The lecture will explore the prevalent theme of murder throughout operas, be they tragedies or comedies. Derbyshire holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in Russian and Slavic linguistics. He is a retired professor emeritus of Slavic languages at Rutgers University Read More

Los Alamos Music Teachers Present Musicale Sunday

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LAMT News:

The Los Alamos Music Teachers will present their students in a musicale at UNM-LA at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. The concert is free and open to the public and students will perform vocal, piano and violin selections.

The students who will be performing are Jon Doorn, Pippa Fung, Betty Kang, Sonya Svyatskaya, Michelle Yang, Ethan Vincent, Marin Kelly, Jerry Li, Injie Mourad, Katherine Shurikhin, Kristin Fassbender, Jeanine Fassbender, Yunseo Kim, Evelyn Wohlbier, Samuel Wang, Joseph Dale, Lucas Yeager, William Dale and Michael Keeler.

The students are from the studios of Aejin Chang, Read More

Concert of Flamenco Dance and Music Nov. 9

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Courtesy/PSDA

PSDA News:

A Concert of Flamenco Dance and Music for All Ages at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9 at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 El Camino de la Familia.

Add a dash of mystery, several drops of surprise, and an overflowing cup of good humor to your evening by joining the Pajarito Spanish Dance Alliance (PSDA) for a delectable banquet of Spanish music and dance. The intimate space at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe will be brought to life with songs and dances from Southern Spain in true flamenco style

The Company: Ronaldo Baca, Kevin Rendón, Nicolasa Chávez, Tamara Baca, Sara de Luz, Catalina Read More

Nov. 6 Brown Bag Performance Features MTNA Honors Competition Students

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The students are from left to right back row Maria Jones, Presley Gao, Front row Victor Kim and Jennifer Wang.  Those not pictured are Joshua Chung, Santana Garcia-Alarid, Karin Ebey, and Jenny Wang. Courtesy photo

LAAC News:

Please join the Los Alamos Arts Council for its Brown Bag Performance Series at noon Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Fuller Lodge. This is the second concert of the series and features local students from the Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA) honors competition, in an intimate noontime performance.

The LAAC’s Brown Bag concerts showcase local preforming Read More