Music

Coro’s ‘Celestial Call’ Concerts Beckon May 20 & 21

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Drs. Nina Lanza and Peter Bloser. Courtesy/Coro de Cámara

Coro de Cámara News:

Do the evening skies beckon, filling you with wonder and curiosity? Does the music of the night awaken your imagination and sense of mystery?

Then probe the call of the heavens through Coro de Cámara’s presentation of “Celestial Call,” the final program in the chamber chorus’s triptych of discovery, Earth • Water • Sky.

Two matinee performances: 

  • 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20, United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road
  • 4 p.m. Sunday, May 21, Immaculate Heart Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe.

When the pandemic Read More

TCMG 30th Grand Finale To Honor Land & Cultures Of Taos

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Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal and the alternative string quartet ETHEL. Courtesy/TCMG

TCMG News:

The Taos Chamber Music Group’s (TCMG) 30th Anniversary Season comes to a close 5:30 p.m. June 3-4 at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos.

The program, “Song for Taos”, features renowned Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal and the alternative string quartet ETHEL (Ralph Farris, viola, Kip Jones, violin, Dorothy Lawson cello, and Corin Lee, violin.)

Its centerpiece will be the world premiere of “Red Willow Suite”, conceived of by Mirabal in response to a commission by the Taos Chamber Music Read More

Fort Stanton Historic Site To Celebrate Mother’s Day With Tea And Opera May 13

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NMDCA News:

Fort Stanton Historic Site (FSHS) will host a novel Mother’s Day celebration—one that combines informal teatimes and an opera performance.

The Mother’s Day event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13. There will be two informal teatimes with an opera performance happening between them.

The informal teatimes will be held in the Commanding Officer’s Quarters building, while the opera performance will be in the Chapel.

Schedule of Events:

  • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Informal teatime (Commanding Officer’s Quarters);
  • 12–1 p.m.: Opera performance (Chapel), and
  • 12–3 p.m.: Informal teatime
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Northern New Mexico Music Festival In Red River Mother’s Day Weekend

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Red River Music News:

RED RIVER — LMNOC Broadcasting is bringing a Mother’s Day Concert to Red River May 12-14. The event features country, rock and New Mexican musicians for three days of celebration.

“The 20th Annual Mother’s Day Concert is a milestone event. Its founder Darren Cordova started with his family at the softball fields in Taos,” LMNOC Broadcasting owner Chris Munoz said. “After my wife Lori and I purchased the six radio stations in 2015, we made a promise that we would keep his tradition alive. Thanks to gracious business owners and sponsors we have been able to keep the event free Read More

Jazz Night At Betty Ehart Senior Center 6 PM Friday

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Ryan Finn playing his Trombone. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
LARSO

One year ago, the Los Alamos Hilltopper Jazz Band and their award-winning teacher Ryan Finn made the offer to host a free concert at the senior center.

This Friday at 6 p.m. the crew, along with the Los Alamos Big Band will bring those stylish tones to the Betty Ehart Senior Center.

There indoor concert will also have some outdoor seating nearby and while masks are not required, they are still welcome if it makes the audience feel better about attending. The center will use the opportunity to fundraise Read More

LALT To Present Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville May 5-21

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LALT News:

For months there has been a tale of mayhem, booze and jazz unfolding at the Performing Arts Center. Luckily for Los Alamos residents, starting May 5, they can see it in person as the talented cast and crew of the Los Alamos Little Theater present their rendition of the record-breaking Broadway smash, Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville.

Brought to you by the creative team that has produced the now beloved Atomic Follies Cabaret series, Chicago, set during the height of the roaring ’20s, centers on chorus girl Roxie Hart, as she dreams of becoming a star in vaudeville. Along the way, she commits Read More

LAMS Symphonic Band Wins State Competition!

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Members of the Los Alamos Middle School Symphonic Band won first place at the State Middle School Concert Band Competition. Courtesy/LAMS

Isabella Cocina poses with the first place trophy earned by the LAMS Symphonic Band at the State Competition. Courtesy/LAMS

LAMS News:

The Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) Symphonic Band, under the direction of Deanna Teague, took first place in the New Mexico Middle School State Concert Band Contest Thursday at Cleveland High School. This is their first state title since 2005.

“I am so proud of the Symphonic band students,” Director Teague said. “We made Read More

Santa Fe Opera Celebrates Environmental Sustainability With New 431-Panel Solar Power Installation

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An array of newly installed solar panels on the roof of Siteren Orchestra Hall. Photo by Thomas Grey

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is pleased to confirm the successful installation of a 214 kW solar power system on its campus north of Santa Fe. Consisting of 431 solar panels, the installations crown the opera’s Cantina at the Dapples Pavilion and Stieren Orchestra Hall, in addition to a ground-mounted array currently under construction.

The system will produce over 400,000 kWh of clean energy annually, offsetting half of the opera’s daytime energy use with solar-generated Read More

Les Violons Du Roy Orchestra & Pianist Inon Barnatan Perform In Los Alamos April 28

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Les Violons du Roy chamber orchestra. Courtesy/Los Alamos Concert Association

ART News:

The Los Alamos Concert Association will present Québec’s celebrated chamber orchestra, Les Violons du Roy and brilliantly versatile pianist Inon Barnatan in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28 in the Duane Smith Auditorium.

The program will include two very different piano concertos:  one by C. P. E. Bach and one by Shostakovich with an extensive trumpet obligato..

A focal point of Québec City’s musical life since it was founded in 1984 by Bernard Labadie, Les Violons du Roy takes its name from the famed Read More