Music

Grammy Award Winner Dwight Yoakam To Perform At Rio Rancho Events Center Sept. 2

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Dwight Yoakam. Courtesy photo

RREC News:

GRAMMY Award winner Dwight Yoakam will perform at the Rio Rancho Events Center on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 8:00 pm. Tickets will be available at the Rio Rancho Events Center Box Office presented by Chalmers Ford and Ticketmaster.com. Public on-sale begins Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10:00am. Prices range from $65 – $155.

Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner. He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Read More

Park, Henderson, Rocha Awarded 2023 Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra Scholarships

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Courtesy/LASO

By JOYCE ANN GUZIK
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra awarded three $500 scholarships to Los Alamos High School Seniors in 2023. These scholarships are awarded to one or more high school seniors who have demonstrated exceptional talent and interest in music. The student must attend Los Alamos High School or live in Los Alamos County. The scholarship is intended to encourage the recipients to continue their musical activities, regardless of whether they pursue music as a career in the future.

Yeanwoo Park was awarded the Rosemary O’Connor scholarship. Read More

‘Escape On A Horse’ Headlines Summer Concert June 9

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Courtesy/Sancre

Sancre Productions News:

The week’s Summer Concert, presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, produced by Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County Community Services Department and sponsored by Los Alamos Medical Center and COMPA Industries Inc., will feature, Escape On A Horse Friday, June 9 at Ashley Pond Park.

Escape on a Horse draws from the musical styles of Americana, rock and roll, country and bluegrass and has established themselves as unique musical-storytellers in northern New Mexico. The band began in 2016 as a collaboration of Daniel Jaramillo, David Fellenz, Allisyn Read More

Scenes From Summer Concert Starring Coffis Brothers At Ashley Pond

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The Coffis Brothers Jamie and Kellen Coffis performing on stage Friday night at the Summer Concert at Ashley Pond Park in celebration of the 2023 Los Alamos ChamberFest event held Saturday in downtown Los Alamos. The Los Alamos Summer Concert Series, presented by Toyota of Santa Fe, runs every Friday at Ashley Pond Park through Sept. 1. For a full listing of concert performances, sponsors and venue information, visit LosAlamosSummerConcertSeries.com. See the Official 2023 Series Promo Video, which profiles the 2023 lineup made possible by sponsors and community supporters. Watch the Read More

Choral Society Performs Inspired Music In June 4 Concert

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Los Alamos Choral Society rehearses on a recent Tuesday at Los Alamos United Church. Courtesy/M. Wheeler

By WENDY SWANSON
Board Secretary
Los Alamos Choral Society

Los Alamos Choral Society (LACS) Musical and Artistic Director Mary Badarak shares her thoughts about the upcoming concert:

“Our music for this concert reflects the works of generations of great composers, each of whom created comforting and inspiring music in times of great difficulty. From J. S. Bach through the Romantic Era of Brahms to more contemporary works by Samuel Barber and Leonard Bernstein, we are performing it here Read More

Coffis Brothers Headline Summer Concert Friday At Pond

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The Coffis Brothers, Jamie and Kellen Coffis set to perform Friday night at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

From Sancre Productions:

  • The Coffis Brothers Perform Friday in celebration of the 2023 Los Alamos ChamberFest
  • The American Legion is the Official Afterparty Spot

After last week’s record breaking crowd of 8,500 attendees for Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, Sancre Productions and Los Alamos County Community Services Department started off the season with a huge bang!

Special thanks to TechSource, Longenecker and Associates, Merrick, SMSI and the Pueblo Read More

Billy Bob Thornton Draws Massive Crowd To Opening Of 2023 Summer Concert Series Friday Night At Ashley Pond

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Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters kick off the 2023 Summer Concert Series drawing a massive crowd Friday night to Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

A massive crowd turns out for Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters on opening night of the 2023 Summer Concert Series Friday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

DK & The Affordables rock the crowd as they open for Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters Friday evening at Ashley Pond. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

DK & The Affordables. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More

Concordia Santa Fe Wind Orchestra Concert

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Concordia Santa Fe’s Wind Orchestra presents ‘Tales as Old as Time’  Sunday at St. Francis Auditorium. Courtesy photo

CSF News:

Concordia Santa Fe’s (CSF) Wind Orchestra presents its second concert of 2023, entitled Tales as Old as Time 2 p.m., Sunday, May 28 at St. Francis Auditorium in Santa Fe.

Conducted by Director of Bands Dr. John P. Lynch of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the 40-member ensemble’s performance will feature works by Samuel Barber, Harrison J. Collins, Hirokazu Fukushima, Vincent Persichetti, Kenneth Hesketh and Ralph Hultgren.

Admission is free, with donations Read More

Billy Bob Thornton Pauses For Selfie With Los Alamos Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann At Summer Concert

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Singer-songwriter, filmmaker and actor Billy Bob Thornton headlining the opening of the 2023 season of the Summer Concert Series this evening pauses for a selfie with Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Ryn Herrmann and Sancre Production’s Amadeo Irlando-Wildman this evening at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy photo Read More