Music

Schwarzkopf and Schepps Perform Dec. 4 Brown Bag

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Alexander Schwarzkop. Courtesy/LAAC

LAAC News:

The Los Alamos Arts Council presents Alexander Schwarzkopf with David Schepps in concert for the noontime Dec. 4 Brown Bag performance at Fuller Lodge. All Brown Bag concerts are free and open to the public.

Currently, Dr. Schwarzkopf is on the piano faculty at the University of New Mexico, where he recently performed a recital of music by Beethoven and Shostakovich for cello and piano with David Schepps and a solo recital and lecture on Steinbach’s “Figures: 17 Choreographic Etudes for Piano,” the latter at the invitation of the composer.  Selections Read More

Classical Music World: The Special Joys of Live Performance

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Want to see a great live performance? Cellist Joshua Roman will be in concert in Los Alamos Jan. 24. Photo by Tina Su
 
Classical Music World: The Special Joys of Live Performance
Column by ANN MCLAUGHLIN

I don’t listen to recorded music very often. That probably comes as a surprise to people who know that I’m the artistic director of the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA).

I certainly listen to CDs as part of my work with LACA. I do listen to the radio and sometimes to a CD in the car, but I hardly ever put on a CD at home just for, I guess, fun.

This is, in part, because I can’t multi-task where music Read More

Winterfest 2013 Celebrates the Season

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Light Parade 2012. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
 
Staff Report
 
One of the 20 “Best Small Towns to Visit” (Smithsonian Magazine, May 2013), Los Alamos is also one of the best places in New Mexico to bring the holiday season to light with a number of festive events beginning a week before Thanksgiving, on Nov. 22, with the Affordable Art Sale.

The Affordable Art Sale at the Fuller Lodge Art Center takes place Nov. 22–Jan. 4. This is a great opportunity to start holiday shopping, with art created by local and regional artists and affordably priced at $250 and under. Call 505.662.1735 Read More

Holiday Events in Taos

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Staff Report

TAOS—Many people are opting to reduce stress associated with the holidays and spend them at a new destination such as Taos, New Mexico especially with the Town’s unique “Yuletide in Taos” events taking place Nov. 29–Dec. 31.

Taos was named one of Yahoo’s! top five “Best Destinations for Your Christmas Vacation” in the U.S. (November 2013) and one of Travel and Leisure’s top picks for “Best Places to Spend Christmas” (October 2013).

Beginning Nov. 23, shoppers can start their holiday shopping while saving on sales tax with tax free shopping at participating downtown stores. Tax Read More

Experience Magic of Disney ‘Aladdin Jr.’

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Actors from the upcoming production of  Disney ‘Aladdin Jr.’ Courtesy photo

ACCT News:

Atomic City Children’s Theater proudly presents its production of Disney “Aladdin Jr.”; a musical adventure at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at Duane Smith Auditorium.

Filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides, Disney “Aladdin Jr.” is based upon the 1992 Disney film “Aladdin” and features many of the songs from the movie, as well as some new songs written especially for this show. All of your favorite characters from the hit Disney film are here – Aladdin, Jasmine, Read More

Bid on Backstage Access at LACA’s March Concert

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Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux will perform with Grammy nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis in Los Alamos March 16. Courtesy/LACA

LACA News:

Have you ever dreamed of schmoozing with a star backstage before a performance?

Classical guitar and harp fans can make that dream come true by bidding on a special experience offered by the Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) in public radio station KUNM’s fundraising auction, which ends Thursday.

KUNM will be auctioning two tickets to hear classical guitarist Jason Vieaux perform with Grammy nominated harpist Yolanda Kondonassis at the Read More

SF Pro Musica Presents ‘A Baroque Christmas’

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Courtesy/SFPM

SFPM News:

Santa Fe Pro Musica presents its beloved holiday tradition A Baroque Christmas 6-8 p.m., Dec. 20 through Dec.24 each evening at the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe.

This concert features the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble and mezzo-sopranos Deborah Domanski and Dianna Grabowski (alternating performances). Visit http://www.santafepromusica.com/ for the complete schedule.

The Program:

  • Molter Concerto Pastorale
  • Handel Mi lusinga il dolce affetto (from Alcina) and Furibondo spira il vento (from Partenope)
  • Purcell Fantasy on a Ground in D Major
  • Telemann Concerto
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Los Alamos Piano Students Earn Honors

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Joshua Chung with his teacher Jana Warren. Joshua placed first in Level 1 at the 2013 PMTNM Honors Programs. Courtesy photo
 
MUSIC News:

Los Alamos student musicians performed well Nov. 9 at the 2013 PMTNM (Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico) Piano Honors Programs.

At Level 1, Joshua J. Chung (student of Janna V. Warren) placed first with the performance of Four Rondos, Op. 60 by Dmitri Kabalevsky.

At Level 2, Jennifer Wang (student of Madeline Williamson) placed second with the performance of  La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin and Suite Bergmasque: Prelude by Debussy.

At Level 4, Read More

Enjoy Words and Music at Opera Guild Social

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Courtesy/LAOG

LAOG News:

Los Alamos Opera Guild (LOAG) will host a Membership Social 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at Fuller Lodge. The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc. supports the Educational and Community Programs of The Santa Fe Opera.

The event includes a lecture by Dr. William Derbyshire titled “Murder Most Foul…” The lecture will explore the prevalent theme of murder throughout operas, be they tragedies or comedies. Derbyshire holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in Russian and Slavic linguistics. He is a retired professor emeritus of Slavic languages at Rutgers University Read More

Los Alamos Music Teachers Present Musicale Sunday

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LAMT News:

The Los Alamos Music Teachers will present their students in a musicale at UNM-LA at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. The concert is free and open to the public and students will perform vocal, piano and violin selections.

The students who will be performing are Jon Doorn, Pippa Fung, Betty Kang, Sonya Svyatskaya, Michelle Yang, Ethan Vincent, Marin Kelly, Jerry Li, Injie Mourad, Katherine Shurikhin, Kristin Fassbender, Jeanine Fassbender, Yunseo Kim, Evelyn Wohlbier, Samuel Wang, Joseph Dale, Lucas Yeager, William Dale and Michael Keeler.

The students are from the studios of Aejin Chang, Read More

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