Music

Barbershop Chorus Performs I Believe in Music Oct. 20-21!

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Sound Check delivers a singing Valentine to Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson in February. Courtesy photo 

The guys ham it up at Eagle Mountain Elementary School. Courtesy photo 

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

If you have ever received a present and inside there is another present, the Barbershop Chorus event of I Believe in Music this weekend, can offer that, four additional times!

You see each two-hour performance also includes the golden, melodious tones of four pretty fantastic quartets. Each quartet is made up of four parts representing baritone, base, lead and tenor. The four-part Read More

2023 Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser For LAHS Choirs Is Open!

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The Los Alamos High School Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser is now open through Oct. 31 at the east end of the Canyon Complex just east of the Central/Trinity Roundabout. Proceeds from pumpkin sales go to support the choirs at Los Alamos High School and middle school. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene at the Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser today on the east end of the Canyon Complex. Proceeds from pumpkin sales go to support the choirs at Los Alamos High School and middle school. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene at the Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser today on the east end of the Canyon Complex. Proceeds Read More

Concordia Santa Fe’s Wind Orchestra Final Concert Of 2023 At New Mexico Museum Of Art In St. Francis Auditorium

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Concordia Santa Fe’s Wind Orchestra presents final concert of 2023 Sunday, Nov. 5. Courtesy/CSF

Concordia Santa News:

Concordia Santa Fe’s Wind Orchestra will present its final concert of 2023, “From Darkness to Light” Sunday, Nov. 5 at the New Mexico Museum of Art in the St. Francis Auditorium.

Led by guest conductor Dr. Michael Mapp of New Mexico State University, the 40-member ensemble will perform works by David Biedenbender, Carlos Chavez, Katahj Copley, Tom Davoren, Julie Giroux, José Pablo Moncayo, and Jonathan Newman.

The Wind Orchestra was founded in 2007 to provide high-caliber Read More

Community Winds Fall Celebration Concert Saturday Oct. 14

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LACW News:

The Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) will present its Fall Celebration Concert 7 p.m. Saturday,  Oct. 14 p.m. at the Crossroads Bible Church at 97 East Road in Los Alamos.

The varied concert program will feature Charles Ives’ Variations on America, Ottorino Respighi’s La Boutique Fanasque, and Paul Creston’s Celebration Overture, along with five other selections.

Admission to the concert is free. A donation at the door of $10 per guest is suggested.

LACW is an award-winning volunteer concert band made up of members of the Los Alamos and northern New Mexico community. LACW Read More

ReVóZo And EmiArteFlamenco Academy Take Stage Oct. 13

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ENTERTAINMENT & DINING News:

SANTA FE – Vanessie Santa Fe, 427 West Water St., will present an evening of Flamenco with a performance by ReVóZo, accompanied by professional and student dancers from Flamenco Youth de Santa Fe of EmiArteFlamenco Academy at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13.

ReVóZo draws upon Flamenco puro and Rumba Flamenca traditions while combining both with elements of dance music, including Cuban Son, Reggae, Cumbia, Ranchera and Funk. The result is a danceable music offering that is modern yet stays true to its cultural roots.

EmiArteFlamenco Academy also remains true to Read More

Santa Fe Symphony Performs ‘The Planets’ Sunday Oct. 15

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The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ performance of The Planets features 12-year-old violin prodigy HIMARI and renowned violinist Ida Kavafian. Courtesy/Santa Fe Symphony

Santa Fe Symphony News:

The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ performance of The Planets is 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at The Lensic in Santa Fe.

Witness 12-year-old violin prodigy HIMARI and renowned violinist Ida Kavafian for Bach’s Concerto for 2 Violins; and HIMARI on solo violin for Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor.

In the finale, The Symphony Chorus soprano & alto Read More

 Los Alamos Symphony Fall Concert This Saturday!

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LASO News:

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest conductor William Waag to the podium for the opening concert of its 2023-24 season at 7 p.m. Oct. 7, at Crossroads Bible Church.  

Following the concert, a reception will be provided in the lobby.  

The program Waag has chosen for this concert begins with the Overture to Nabucco, the work that solidified Giuseppe Verdi’s career as an opera composer in 1842. Among other themes from the opera, the overture previews the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves,” who lament both the ruin of their temple in Jerusalem and enslavement in Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Read More

Peter Mulvey In Concert Oct. 14 At Unitarian Church

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Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey performs solo concert Oct. 14 at Unitarian Church. Courtesy/UULA

UULA News:

Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey returns to Los Alamos for a solo concert at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos (UULA).

The community is invited to join UULA at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 for an evening of great music. The cost is $20 at the door.

Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet since before he can remember. Raised working-class Catholic on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, he took a semester in Ireland, and immediately began cutting classes to busk on Grafton Read More

Sangre De Cristo Chorale Opens 46th Season Oct. 14

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Interim Music Director Dr. George Case

COMMUNITY News:

SANTA FE — The Sangre de Cristo Chorale opens its 46th Season with a concert 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Santa Fe.

The 36-voice Chorale is led by Interim Music Director Dr. George Case and is accompanied by pianist Deborah Wagner.

The first concert of the 2023-2024 season will feature two 20th century masterworks celebrating pastoral beauty and farm life through the eyes of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and American poet Robert Frost. Pieces by Samuel Barber and Irving Fine round out the concert.  

Case is interim music Read More

18th Annual Oktoberfest In Red River Oct. 6-8

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RED RIVER News:

RED RIVER — The highly anticipated 18th Annual Oktoberfest is returning to Red River this year, promising a three-day extravaganza packed with remarkable craft beer, wines, spirits, artisans, food vendors and live entertainment.

The event will take place at Brandenburg Park Oct. 6 to Oct. 8, offering locals and visitors alike a family-friendly experience like never before.

This year’s Oktoberfest will be a celebration of tradition, culture, and community, brought to life by an exciting lineup of entertainment for all ages. Festival-goers will have the pleasure of enjoying Read More