Virtuoso pianist Gleb Ivanov will preform with the Taos Chamber Music Group Dec. 10. Courtesy/TCMG

TCMG News:

The Taos Chamber Music Group (TCMG) is planning three performances 5:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Dec. 10, 11 and 12 at the Taos Community Auditorium.

A much-anticipated holiday-time tradition in Taos, TCMG’s concerts are being held at the TCA this season to allow for socially distanced seating.

The first program Friday, Dec. 10 will be a solo recital by virtuoso pianist Gleb Ivanov who will perform works by Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Schubert.

Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11 and 12, Ivanov will be joined by TCMG members Nancy Laupheimer on flute, LP How on violin and Sally Guenther on cello for works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Melanie Bonis, Robert Schumann and Sergei Prokofiev.

Laupheimer, who is TCMG’s director as well, quips that the program could be subtitled “Equal Time” for its inclusion of two works by female and two by male composers. All of the pieces are rich chamber music compositions that are sure to warm up the holiday season.

Concerts are 60-70 minutes without intermission. This will be a co-presentation of TCMG with the TCA.

More information is available at taoschambermusicgroup.org. Purchase tickets at tcataos.org.