Music

Santa Fe Opera Names Apprentice Singers For 2026 Season

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Apprentice Singer and soprano Malone Blaich perform in the Apprentice Scenes. Photo by Tira Howard for the Santa Fe Opera

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera is pleased to announce the 45 members of the 2026 Apprentice Program for Singers.

The roster features promising international vocalists from the USA, Belarus, China, South Korea and Wales, highlighting the global relevance of the program. The class of 2026 was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Chandler Johnson, Chief Artistic Advisor David Lomelí and Chorus Director Susanne Sheston through a competitive Read More

LACA Presents Yolanda Kondonassis & Jason Vieaux Jan. 11

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Courtesy photo

LACA News:

Prepare to be uplifted by harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and guitarist Jason Vieux at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, in the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos, New Mexico. You will be treated to three world- premiere works written expressly for them: Message in a Bottle by Kinan Abou-afach, Visit to Vermont by Philip Maneval, and Spring Again by Gary Schocker, as well as other duet and solo works.

This performance will be the third of five concerts in the 79th season for the Los Alamos Concert Association, a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization that brings world class artists Read More

Lads And Lasses Of Enchantment And Santa Fe Harmonizers To Sing, Ring Red Kettle Bell At Smith’s

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Lads and Lasses of Enchantment members John Deloff, Denise Pelowitz and Mark Willmon prepare for an upcoming performance. The Lads and Lasses of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers have performed several singouts this week. On Monday, they sang at the MEG Senior Center in Santa Fe, and on Thursday night, for residents at the Los Alamos Wellness and Rehabilitation and Los Alamos Assisted Living Community. This Saturday, to benefit local nonprofit Self Help, Inc., they will sing and ring the Red Kettle Bell, from 2-4 p.m., at Smith’s Marketplace in Los Alamos. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More

Live In Los Alamos To Present Max Gomez Concert Dec. 28

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Max Gomez returns to Los Alamos to perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Taos Singer-songwriter Max Gomez returns to Los Alamos Dec. 28 to perform at Fuller Lodge as part of the Live in Los Alamos’ concert series.

Gomez, who is touring for his latest album, Memory Mountain, is bringing his friends to his holiday show.

While billed as a holiday concert, the bulk of tunes will come from Gomez’s extensive collection of originals, including the song, New Mexico, which Lathrop recommends to anyone who has had an encounter with someone a bit ignorant about the 47th state. Read More

NYOA Launches Summer Training Program In Collaboration With Young Voices Of The Santa Fe Opera

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Courtesy/National Youth Opera Academy

NYOA News:

SANTA FE — The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA), in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists. The academy will commence July 29 – Aug. 8, 2026, in Santa Fe, surrounded by one of the industry’s most dynamic festivals. Culminating in a fully produced youth opera with orchestra, NYOA curates an immersive and professional-level training curriculum for promising classical singers, ages 13 to 18, from across the United States and internationally. Read More

Rabbi Jack: Traditionnnnnnn – Tradition?

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Hanukkah menorahs during a previous holiday celebration. The community is invited to gather Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. to light candles, sing some Hanukkah songs, and distribute a few Hanukkah trinkets. Also on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Los Alamos Jewish Center, starting at 5:30 p.m., for a party including candle lighting, songs, and some traditional oil-fried Hanukkah treats like latkes and sufganiot (potato pancakes and jelly donuts). Please RSVP on the website, www.lajc.org. Courtesy photo

By Rabbi Jack Shlachter 
Los Alamos Jewish Center

The familiar song from Read More

Ballroom Etcetera Holiday Dance Party Fuller Lodge Dec. 12

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Holiday Dance Party, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

Community News:

All dancers are invited to a free Holiday Dance Party, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Fuller Lodge, hosted by Ballroom Etcetera.

Please come to dance or just to watch your friends and neighbors kick up their heels to a holiday playlist including waltz, swing, foxtrot, rumba, tango, and more. What could be more festive than that?

Dress is casual but sparkles are encouraged!

About Ballroom Etcetera:

Ballroom Etcetera is a community dance club that for more than 20 years has provided instruction Read More

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert

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LASO News:

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) invites the community to kick off the holiday season with its annual Holiday Pops Concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13 at Crossroads Bible Church. This beloved free community event promises festive favorites, family-friendly surprises, and a joyful night of music.

The evening opens with a special treat: a chorus of tubas filling the hall with classic Christmas tunes—guaranteed to bring a smile and set the tone for the night.

The full symphony then takes the stage with a magical lineup, including The Polar Express, the hauntingly beautiful Gabriel’s Read More

Review: DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ A Holiday Delight!

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A scene from DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill Part III The Mysterious March’ Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Performances continue at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 6 and 2 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 7. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

A scene from DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill Part III The Mysterious March’. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Review by ALISON WATKINS 
Los Alamos

It wouldn’t be Christmas in Los Alamos without The Nutcracker, and for the last decade that tradition has taken the form of Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) Artistic Director Jonathan Guise’s award-winning trilogy, Nutcracker on Read More