Music

Sangre De Cristo Chorale Concerts Oct. 11 & 12

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Sangre de Cristo Chorale. Courtesy photo

Music Director George Case

MUSIC News:

The Sangre de Cristo Chorale will perform The Passing of the Year, the opening concert of its 48 th season, on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 in Santa Fe. Both concerts will be at 4 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe. The 52-voice Chorale is led by Music Director George Case and accompanied by pianist Deborah Wagner.

This concert celebrates nature and the changing seasons with music by Jonathan Dove, Aaron Copland, Z. Randall Stroope, Craig Hella Johnson, and more. English composer Dove’s Read More

Anonymous Million Dollar Endowment Gift To Help Shape Future Of Santa Fe Desert Chorale

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Santa Fe Desert Chorale News:

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, one of New Mexico’s longest running and pre-eminent music organizations, announced today that it has received a $1 million Endowment gift from an anonymous donor.

This transformative gift launches the organization’s endowment fund, newly managed by nonprofit investment advisors eCIO, into a new stage of growth. As they continue to grow this fund, the Chorale’s endowment will help secure the long-term future of its celebrated Summer and Winter Festivals; enable the creation of new choral works; and allow for the expansion Read More

2025 Dia De Los Muertos On Santa Fe Plaza

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From Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe:

SANTA FE — The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe is once again transforming the historic Plaza into a sea of marigolds, music, mojigangas, and community remembrance—and we need your help to keep the two-day festival free for everyone.

The heart of the City Different will beat to the rhythm of mariachis and the beauty of marigolds when the free Día de Los Muertos Festival returns to the historic Santa Fe Plaza on Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1.

Presented by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe in cooperation with the City of Santa Fe, the family-friendly celebration blends ancient Read More

Los Alamos Public Library Hosts Jazz Trio Love Call For An Evening Of Music Oct. 7

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Public Library is thrilled to continue its history of supporting our community of jazz and music enthusiasts with an introduction to a new musical group for a special evening with Love Call. An intimate concert and discussion with the group will take place from 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Mesa Public Library.

Love Call is a collaborative trio consisting of saxophonist Max Bessesen, bassist Ethan Philion, and drummer Devin Drobka. Though they live in different cities, they travel to perform together several times a year.

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Heinrich Tours Student Health Clinic, Convenes Roundtable, & Hosts Press Conference To Highlight Impacts Of Trump’s Health Care & Inflation Crisis In New Mexico

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hosts a press conference to highlight how Trump’s health care and inflation crisis is harming New Mexicans, Sept. 26, 2025. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hosted three events in Las Cruces to highlight how Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ health care and inflation crisis is harming New Mexico families by putting health care out of reach and skyrocketing the cost of living.

Heinrich’s events underscored the threat of a looming Republican government shutdown, which is becoming more likely Read More

LACA: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields Chamber Ensemble To Perform In Los Alamos

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From Los Alamos Concert Association:

Music lovers wait no longer! The world-famous Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble will perform an afternoon of music at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Duane Smith Auditorium.

The Academy Chamber Ensemble was formed in 1967, drawing its membership from the world-renowned chamber orchestra the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, which was itself founded by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 and is currently led by Music Director Joshua Bell.

The purpose behind the formation of the Chamber Ensemble was to perform the larger scale chamber music Read More

Lasses & Lads Of Enchantment & Santa Fe Harmonizers Will ‘Say It In A Song’ In Performances Oct. 17-18

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7th Street Quartet members from Houston, Texas: Tenor Heather Cryer, Lead Drew Prince, Baritone Aaron Turner and Bass Travis Gidley, will join Lasses and Lads of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers for ‘Say It in a Song’ Oct. 17-18 in Los Alamos and Santa Fe. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Lasses and Lads of Enchantment

The Lasses and Lads of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers will “Say It in a Song” in their 2025 show next month. The events will be held Oct. 17 and 18 in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. The theme for this year includes songs from both movies and Broadway. The toe-tapping melodies Read More

Hillstompers To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Pub Crawl As Smith’s Marketplace & Opening For Igor And The Red Elvises Friday At The Tub

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A scene from a previous performance at Smith’s Marketplace. The popular community band will be back at the grocery store at 5 p.m. Friday as part of its 25th anniversary pub crawl. Post file photo

COMMUNITY News:

The Hillstompers are celebrating their 25th anniversary and will host a pub crawl starting at 5 p.m. Friday, at Smith’s Marketplace, before heading over to Bathtub Row Brewing at 6:30 p.m. to open for Igor and the Red Elvises. Afterward, the HIllstompers will hit the streets to continue to provide live music.

In honor of the anniversary, one of the members wrote the following poem:

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Safos Dance Theatre’s ‘Stories From Home’ Brings Southwest Soul To Duane Smith Auditorium

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Scene from ‘Tecolote’ with performers Esteban Rosales, Ruby Morales, Zarina Orduño Mendoza and Lauren Jimenez, choreographed and narrated by Yvonne Montoya. Photo by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli

By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos audiences will witness a rare convergence of personal history, regional memory and evocative dance in Safos Dance Theatre’s evening-length work, Stories from Home, premiering Friday, Oct. 3 at Duane Smith Auditorium. 

Directed by founder and choreographer Yvonne Montoya, the Tucson-based company presents a layered Read More