Music

High Desert Winds Santa Fe Presents Second Concert Of 2023-2024 Season Sunday Feb. 4

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HDW News:

High Desert Winds (HDW) Santa Fe will present its second concert of the 2023-24 Season at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at the St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave., in Santa Fe.

Under the baton of Dr. Jan Gaynor, the performance will celebrate New Mexico and the southwest with music by Morton Gould, Robert Sheldon, Roland Barrett and John Mackey.

Also featured will be the premiere of Jordan Grigg’s “Land of Hope and Beauty, a musical history of New Mexico” 

Admission is free with donations gratefully accepted.

For more information, visit www.HighDesertWinds.org Read More

Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents Elias Quartet Feb. 25

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Pro Musica News:

SANTA FE — In the fourth installment of Santa Fe Pro Musica’s popular String Quartet Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, the Elias Quartet performs groundbreaking compositions by Haydn, Stravinsky, and Beethoven that altered the trajectory of the string quartet.

Known for performing, recording, and documenting all sixteen Beethoven string quartets in their ambitious “Beethoven Project,” the Elias Quartet is praised by The Scotsman for their “intense, free-thinking approach [that sets] free the wildest excesses of Beethoven’s inventiveness.” 

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Peace & Social Issues Front & Center At Zia Singers Show

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Zia Singers News:

SANTA FE/ALBUQUERQUE — Santa Fe’s beloved Zia Singers will perform Tuvayhun: Beatitudes for a Wounded World, a moving and innovative work by Norwegian composer, Kim Andre Arnesen for their winter concert with performances in both Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

Based on the beatitudes, the 80-minute production portrays a timely message of inclusion, trust, kindness, compassion, humanity, and mutual respect. As part of its message to embrace our differences, the work incorporates elements from classical, jazz, and world music. Artistic Director, Aaron Howe is at the helm Read More

Postponed October Barbershop Chorus Extravaganza Rescheduled To Friday Jan. 26 At United Church

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Former Mighty Oaks chorus members Jimmy Schofield, left, and Gary Smith meet up during rehearsal after not seeing each other for 24 years. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen

The night before the previously scheduled October concert, Sound Check, the guest quartet from Santa Fe, may have taken the only existing photo at practice the evening before the show. Courtesy/Bernadette Lauritzen

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

When life gives you lemons, make twice as much lemonade and have a fundraiser, right? The October Barbershop Chorus extravaganza with the Santa Fe Harmonizers and the Lasses Read More

Sancre Productions And Los Alamos County Community Services Department Announce 2023 Record-Setting Attendance & New Format For Summer Concert Series

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Sancre Productions News:

In these cold wintery times, some great news about the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series is here to cheer us all up!

In 2023, after several years of concert attendance growth and huge regional economic impacts under Sancre Productions’ corporate sponsorship model, Los Alamos County brought on board some incredible data tracking tools to find out just how many attendees the 2023 concerts drew.

“We are proud to announce that 88,500 concert-goers came to enjoy Los Alamos and Ashley Pond for the 15 summer concerts in 2023 each Friday evening, with Billy Bob Thornton and the Read More

Diderot Quartet Concert Canceled Due To Illness

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Pro Musica News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Pro Musica’s String Quartet Series concert with the Diderot Quartet scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 at the St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art and the associated 10 a.m. Discovery Series event “Why Historical Instruments” the same day has been canceled due to the illness of a musician. Read More

Santa Fe Playhouse Announces New Leadership Model

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Santa Fe Playhouse artistic directors Anna M. Hogan, Antonio Miniño and David Stallings. Courtesy/SFP

SFP News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) has announced a change to its leadership model. The company transitions from a single artistic director to a tripartite artistic director model, bringing diverse experiences, artistic voices and working styles.

The three artistic directors are revealed to be Anna M. Hogan, Antonio Miniño and David Stallings. Each artistic director will have core areas of responsibility, but all the major artistic decisions will be made jointly.

“Today, Santa Read More

SFS Presents Philippe Quint In Charlie Chaplin’s Smile

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Santa Fe Symphony News:

Tickets are selling fast for Philippe Quint in Charlie Chaplin’s Smile live on stage at The Lensic with The Santa Fe Symphony.

BBC Music Magazine describes multiple Grammy® Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint as “truly phenomenal.” This magical and critically acclaimed multimedia program features orchestral works from the actor, composer, and musical legend Charlie Chaplin interspersed with mesmerizing video clips and imagery from his iconic films.

Arrive early and join Maestro Guillermo Figueroa and Philippe Quint for a FREE preview talk at Read More

‘Discovering The Music Of Paintings’ Interactive Exploration Features Artwork Of Tony Abeyta Jan. 25 In Santa Fe

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The community is invited to attend a musical exploration of an abstract painting by renowned Diné (Navajo) artist Tony Abeyta, Jan. 25, at Muñoz Waxman Gallery in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Opus OP

Opus OP Arts and Education News:

SANTA FE – How does a painting sound? How do line and shape, color and texture, mood and compositional relationships translate into music? The community is invited to join The Santa Fe Opera conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant, violinist Carla Kountoupes, clarinetist Jerry Weimer, and cellist Katie Harlow for an interactive, musical exploration of an abstract painting Read More

Los Alamos Community Winds Is Seeking Musicians For Spring 2024 Season

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Los Alamos Community Winds is seeking musicians for its Spring 2024 concert season. Courtesy/LACW

LACW News:

The Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) is seeking musicians for its Spring 2024 concert season.  LACW is an amateur wind ensemble made up of members from Los Alamos and surrounding areas.

LACW has been performing in Los Alamos since 2000, playing four formal concerts a year, along with appearances at community events.

Players of all ages and backgrounds are welcome – members range from students to retirees. Auditions are not required.

LACW begin rehearsals for its March concert on Tuesday Read More