Music

Hannemann’s Music Corner: Introduction to Notation

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Hannemann’s Music Corner
Column by RICHARD HANNEMAN
 
Introduction to Notation

It’s time we learn music notation. Notation, in some form of representing sounds on paper, goes back as far as the Greeks. Notation has been described as a set of playing instructions, but it is much more than that.

Learning notation is learning musical literacy. Musical literacy serves the same function of linguistic literacy, allowing you to share thoughts and ideas and to communicate with others through music, just as linguistic literacy allows you to share thoughts and ideas and to communicate Read More

Taos School of Music Welcomes Miro Quartet for 2014 Season

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The Miro Quartet. Courtesy photo

TSM News:

Taos School of Music, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious summer chamber music schools, announces the addition of the highly-acclaimed Miro Quartet to its 2014 summer  faculty.

“We are thrilled that the Miro Quartet will be joining us for the 2014 season, as faculty members and guest artists,” Kathleen Anderson Knox, executive director of Taos School of Music said. 

The Miro will join a roster of  distinguished faculty that includes Michael Tree, founding member of Guarneri String Quartet, pianists Read More

Hey Mozart! New Mexico Concert Friday

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Hey, Mozart! News:

The highpoint of the 2013 Hey, Mozart! New Mexico child composer project will be a free concert presented jointly with the National Hispanic Cultural Center at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov.1 in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre.

The young composers from around the state will each perform an original melody and then an ensemble will perform an arrangement of the work by a New Mexico arranger. Karin Ebey of Los Alamos is one of the composers.

This year, they are joined by Quintessence: Choral Artists of the Southwest, members of the Albuquerque Civic Chorus, the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Read More

LASO Presents Fall Concert Nov. 8

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Conductor Don Gerheart leads the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra as they rehearse for the Fall Concert. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

LASO News:

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra will present its Fall Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 at Crossroads Bible Church. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and there is no admission charge, however, donations at the door are gratefully accepted.

Conductor Don Gerheart has selected a program that will spotlight all sections of the 60 member orchestra.

The opening number, Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme by Haydn,” composed in 1873,  is based on a theme Read More

‘Annie’ on Stage in Taos

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Annie and the orphans rehearse for their upcoming performance. Courtesy photo

Staff Report:

What’s the matter? Chaos in the federal government and strife in the Middle East got you down? Or you just managed to pay the propane bill, and suddenly the car is busted again? Are your troubles leaving you with a colorless gloom, casting a shadow on your day and leaving you wondering how, oh, how
can you possibly go on?

The answer is this: Annie, the wonderful, heartwarming musical with its message of hope. The cast of more than 70 Taos performers has been rehearsing since August, and will belt out the familiar Read More

Scenic Roots Perform at Morning Glory Bakery Nov. 1

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COMMUNITY News:

Amber and Erin Rogers are Scenic Roots. These sisters perform original and traditional Ozark, Appalachian, and Celtic music on mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and clawhammer banjo.

Scenic Roots will be in Los Alamos at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at Morning Glory Bakery, 1377 Diamond Dr. This show is part of the duo’s Fall Colors 2013 concert tour with stops in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, and Mississippi. Both women have degrees in commercial music from the renowned bluegrass program at South Plains College.

Amber’s musical journey began when she started playing Read More

Benefit Concert for Wounded Soldier Features Mama’s Black Sheep

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Mama’s Black Sheep. Courtesy photo

LEGION News:

American Legion Post 90 in Los Alamos will host a Halloween Party and Benefit Concert featuring nationally touring duo Mama’s Black Sheep from Baltimore, Md. The party and concert is 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 at the American Legion Post 90, 1325 Trinity Dr. in Los Alamos.

 In addition to live music, there will be a Halloween Costume Contest and other festive activities, all to raise funds to help First Lt. Micah Jay Andersen who was seriously injured in Afghanistan June 1. The American Legion is a private club. To attend, you Read More

‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Nostalgic Romp Will Win Your Heart

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The Man in the Chair (Henry Knutsen), center, lives his dream. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

Robert Martin ((Patrick MacDonald), Janet Van De Graff (Rose Corrigan) and The Man in the Chair (Henry Knutsen) in ‘An Accident Waiting to Happen.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 

Review by BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

There’s nothing like a show where the cast seems to be having as much fun as the audience. Everyone had a rollicking good time at the opening of “The Drowsy Chaperone” Friday night when the Dixon Community Players opened at The Toolshed Read More

Apollo’s Fire Performs Brandenburg Concertos

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Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, brings The Brandenburg Concertos to Los Alamos Oct. 27. Courtesy photo 

LACA News:

The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach have proven their extraordinary power to move, delight and captivate audiences for 250 years. Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, will bring these iconic works to Los Alamos at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Smith Auditorium. This performance is the second event in the Los Alamos Concert Association’s 2013-14 Season.

Award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell Read More

Fun Packed HalloWeekend Planned

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MAINSTREET News:

Los Alamos MainStreet hosts Trick or Treat on MainStreet 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 in downtown Los Alamos.

Last year more than 3,000 people attended the event. Local businesses and organizations will open their doors and set up tables along Central Avenue to hand out treats to the costumed trick-or-treaters.

A performance by High Flyers Gymnastics will start at 5 p.m., followed by The Hallo-wiener Parade at 5:30 p.m. and a dance performance by New Mexico Dance Theater at 6 p.m. Find a complete event list on lamainstreet.com.

Festivities will continue Saturday, Read More