Music

2024 Enchantment Awards Nominees Named!

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ENCHANTMENT AWARDS News:

All nominees for the 2024 Enchantment Awards — the New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards — have been named, including the five schools who are finalists for three production awards.

Those schools are:

Albuquerque Academy for Into the Woods
Cibola High School for Mamma Mia!
Public Academy for Performing Arts for The Drowsy Chaperone
Santa Fe Preparatory School for Monty Python’s Spamalot School Edition
Sue Cleveland High School for Guys and Dolls.

Students who scored highest in the state and received nominations:

Best Actress Nominees

Mia Berkson, Read More

Los Alamos Music Teachers Association To Hold Spring Musicale Concert Sunday April 28 At Fuller Lodge

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Performers of the LAMTA Musicale in February pose together after a successful recital. Courtesy/LAMTA

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 28 at Fuller Lodge.

Every spring the LAMTA holds two Musicale recitals to showcase the hard work of our young musicians in Los Alamos. The first Musicale was held Feb. 25, 2024.

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

Performers include Hannah Li, Eric Xu, Lyla Lo, Sydney Read More

TSoM Alumni Perform In Taos With Nina Lee April 20-21

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TSOM News:

This upcoming weekend is one of the most exciting of the year for the TSoM! We’re bringing back to Taos four recent School alumni to perform several concerts and teach local elementary students in Taos. Mentoring and performing alongside the alumni is faculty member Nina Lee, cellist of the acclaimed Brentano Quartet. The ensemble has been hard at work preparing on the East Coast, and they’re thrilled to see you in Taos.

The TSoM is committed to engaging with the Taos community throughout the year, and we’re proud of the impact this visit will have. The alumni will share Read More

2024 Earth Day Festival Los Alamos Nature Center April 20

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Fun and entertainment for all ages will be available 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at PEEC’s Earth Day Festival at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center’s (PEEC) reminds the community to come join them this Saturday, April 20, for their signature event, the annual Earth Day Festival. The festivities run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

Family-friendly and free, the event promises a full day of educational fun, delicious food, live entertainment, hands-on learning experiences, Read More

2024 Summer Concert Series Lineup

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COUNTY News:

          • Explore Arts & Culture in Los Alamos—Where Discoveries Are Made

Los Alamos, known as the birthplace of groundbreaking scientific discoveries and the former home of J. Robert Oppenheimer, is the place to be this summer. The area isn’t only for history, science and film buffs, but also for families and live music enthusiasts of all ages.

For music lovers, look no further than the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series. Running from late May through August, the series features free concerts at Ashley Pond Park. On scheduled Friday evenings, local and regional musical acts in a variety Read More

Los Alamos Light Opera To Present ‘Fun Home’ April 19-27

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LALO News:

“What would happen if we spoke the truth?” Alison Bechdel asks in her graphic novel “Fun Home”, along with many other provocative questions and ideas. Another: “Perhaps affectation can be so thoroughgoing, so authentic in its details, that it stops being pretense … and becomes, for all practical purposes, real.”

The Los Alamos Light Opera (LALO) will delve deep when it presents the Tony-award-winning musical “Fun Home” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays April 19-27, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 21, at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St. Tickets at $25 (general admission)/20 Read More

Coro De Cámara To Perform At Carnegie Hall

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New York-bound Coro de Cámara singers prepare for their upcoming concert. Courtesy/Coro de Cámara

COMMUNITY News:

Coro de Cámara is invited to participate in a collaboration with popular composer/conductor Christopher Tin, professional orchestra, and singers from around the world, culminating in a June 9 performance at Carnegie Hall.

In recognition of Coro’s dedication to musical excellence and through an interview and audition process with Coro’s Artistic Director, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) asked Coro to be part of this special music concert.

The program, Read More

Matt Prather Guitar Studio To Host LA Rocks Summer Camp

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COMMUNITY News:

Matt Prather Guitar Studio announces LA Rocks Summer Camp June 10-21 & July 8-19 at the Los Alamos Unitarian Church, 1738 North Sage Loop St.

Make Summer Rock!

This summer 4th-12th grade rockers are invited to join Matt Prather Guitar Studio for a fun, immersive musical experience during this 2-week day camp. Campers will develop and enhance their playing skills and join with other rockers to learn a variety of songs. Two different sessions offered throughout the summer for this 3-hour day camp. No experience necessary. Instruments will be provided.

Register at https://camp.mattpratherguitar.com Read More

Los Alamos Symphony Spring Concert April 20

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By NELLY CASE
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra 

This feast of symphonic music begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Crossroads Bible Church in Los Alamos. Student scholarship winners will also be recognized, and a reception will follow the concert in the lobby. Admission is free, but a donation of $10 per person is suggested and will be graciously accepted by the orchestra.

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra welcomes its new permanent conductor William Waag to the podium for the closing concert of its 2023-24 season April 20. Waag serves as Artistic Director of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony and Music Read More

Canellakis-Brown Duo To Perform In Los Alamos April 21

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The Canellakis-Brown Duo will appear in Los Alamos 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21. Courtesy/LACA

LACA News:

The Canellakis-Brown Duo, young artists at the forefront of the great performer/composer renaissance, will appear in Los Alamos 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21.

Presented by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA), cellist Nicholas Canellakis and pianist Michael Stephen Brown will play a program that celebrates the standard repertoire, little-known gems and their own compositions and arrangements.    

Nicholas Canellakis is a multifaceted artist combining his talents as soloist, chamber Read More