Music

Teatro Paraguas: Katja Sulc In Caricias Solo Concert Nov. 3

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Katie Šulc. Courtesy photo

TEATRO PARAGUAS News:

Teatro Paraguas will host Katja Šulc, a Slovenian singer/songwriter interweaving poetry and music 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3 at 3205 Calle Marie in Santa Fe.

Her latest album CARICIAS (Casete Mexico, 2021) is paying homage to Mexico and its poetry, featuring contemporary, folk and indigenous poems and songs. An intimate self-portrait is drawn from personal stories, old traditions and modern flows, captivating the listener with emotional musical storytelling.

CARICIAS is Katja’s fourth album known for setting poetry to music. Having Read More

Taos Chamber Music Group: ‘World Journey’ Nov. 5-6

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‘World Journey’, the married duo of Suzanne Teng and Gilbert Levy will perform Nov. 5-6 for TCMG’s 30th Anniversary Season. Courtesy/TCMG

TCMG News:

Taos Chamber Music Group’s (TCMG) 30th Anniversary Season continues at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 6 with “World Journey” at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos.

Featuring the award-winning, married duo of Suzanne Teng and Gilbert Levy, the program will take listeners on a journey around the world from a Chinese bamboo flute prayer to a Gypsy Serenade, an ecstatic Arabic-flavored trance dance, and back home with an homage to New Mexico, Read More

Santa Fe Opera Shares Highlights From 2022 Season

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An audience takes in a performance of Carmen on stage at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Curtis Brown

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) closed its 65th Festival Season Aug. 27. Returning to a full, five-production season for the first time since 2019, the company presented 38 mainstage performances and two special evenings of Apprentice Scenes featuring the talented singing and technical apprentices.

Beloved visitor activities not enjoyed since 2019 also were offered, including Prelude Talks, Preview Dinners, Tailgate Picnics, Tours and a Santa Fe Shuttle.

Programming, Ticket Sales Read More

Soprano Bárbara Padilla Performs At The Lensic Oct. 14

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Bárbara Padilla was 1st runner up on ‘America’s Got Talent’. Courtesy/Lensic

The Lensic News:

Losita Productions presents Bárbara Padilla 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe.

Padilla is an award-winning soprano who became a household name when she received outstanding reviews for her unforgettable performances on “America’s Got Talent”, achieving 1st Runner Up.

Ever since, Padilla has enjoyed years of success performing with multi-Grammy Award-winning music professionals such as David Foster, Juan Gabriel, Raul Di Blasio, Fernando De La Mora and Read More

Mind&Melody Utilizes The Power Of Music

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Mind&Melody Co-Founder and President Cristina Rodriguez, center, is joined by volunteers Megan Croshaw Hank, left, and Donavan Price of Enterprise Bank & Trust. Courtesy photo

A participant of the Mind&Melody program at BeeHive Homes, Frank, smiles as he is serenaded recently with a good morning song. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Mind&Melody is using the power of music to reach out and help those in need.

Others in the community are taking notice of this nonprofit organization and its work. Los Alamos Community Foundation Read More

The Lensic Presents Martha Redbone In Concert Oct. 21

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Martha Redbone performs in concert 7:30 p.m., Oct. 21 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center. Courtesy/LPAC

The LensicNews:

SANTA FE — The Lensic Performing Arts Center presents Martha Redbone’s Bone Hill—The Concert at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 21. A production by artist and activist Redbone, Bone Hill is a dramatic musical work that chronicles the stories of four generations of her Appalachain Mountain Cherokee family.

In conjunction with the mainstage performance, Redbone will participate in education and outreach events with Santa Fe Public Schools and IAIA, the Institute of American Indian Read More

Joe Jencks Performs In Concert In Los Alamos Saturday

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Joe Jencks performs in concert 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

International touring artist, songwriter and folksinger Joe Jencks will perform in concert 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos.  

Jencks sings with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel. A 25-year veteran of the international Folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter and celebrated vocalist based in the Chicago area, Jencks delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Read More