CONCERT News:
The Black Mesa Brass Ensemble will perform 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.) Friday, April 1 at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe.
Music includes Handel, Marlatt, Bach, Ellington, Kompanek and Cheetham.
Admission: A freewill offering and open to all. Proof of up-to-date vaccination required at door. For more information call 505.982.8544.
Program for TGIF Concert April 1:
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba … Handel
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child … arr. Marlatt
- Contrapunctus IX from “Art of the Fugue” … Bach
- It Don’t Mean a Thing … Ellington
- Killer Tango … Kompanek
- Scherzo … Cheetham
- Chebucto Rag … Hiscock
The Black Mesa Brass Quintet:
Jan McDonald has been a mainstay of the Los Alamos music scene for decades. He is recognized nationally as an accomplished trumpet player and educator. He performs with many professional groups in New Mexico and is the recipient of the Outstanding Secondary Educator Award and the Outstanding New Mexico Jazz Educator Award.
Jerry Morzinski ended his 20-year Navy pilot career with a tour at Annapolis, where he played with Navy musicians from the Washington, DC area in large and small group ensembles. He organizes brass ensembles, arranges music, and directs the adult choir at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos.
Dr. Bruce Letellier earned degrees in nuclear engineering from Kansas State University before moving to Los Alamos. An avid volunteer with the high school drama department, he performs regularly with numerous ensembles in northern New Mexico.
Bruce Warren moved to Los Alamos in 2000, after a career teaching physics and math and then photography. He spent much of his time at the University of Denver playing in the Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, and other groups. After decades of not playing, he picked up the trombone again in 2008 and enjoys playing with several musical groups in the Los Alamos area.
Jeremy Best started playing horn professionally in 1996 with the Marine Corps Band and spent 4 years playing full time with multiple ensembles. He played occasionally for the next 16 years while completing his Marine Corps career. Jeremy picked up music more actively after retirement and moving to Los Alamos. He plays with numerous groups and is the newest member of the quintet.
First Presbyterian offers weekly recitals 5:30-6 p.m. Fridays. These concerts are free and open to all. A freewill offering for the recital fund will be received.
