Music

Scenes From Cinco de Mayo Concert

The Los Alamos Community Winds wrap up their Cinco de Mayo concert Saturday night at the Crossroads Bible Church in which they were joined by the Los Ninos de Santa Fe dance troupe. The concert subtitle was “Celebrating a century of the music and dance of Mexico and New Mexico.” One of the songs performed “Over the Waves” was written by Mexican composer Juventino Rosas in 1888. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
 
Flutist Austin Keyser of Los Alamos was awarded a $1,000 music scholarship by Bryan Fearey of the Los Alamos Community Winds. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
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Co-op Rocks!

LOS ALAMOS COOPERATIVE MARKET News

Co-opRocks! is brought to you by the Los Alamos Co-op as part of their outreach program to young adults (high school and college age). The program is intended to provide young adults a venue to express their interests (music, art, theater, etc.) in a fun and safe atmosphere. General Manager, Steve Watts said, “We strive to share our cooperative values through this venue by sourcing local talent and encouraging young adults and the community to come support each other at Co-opRocks!”

The 5 hours will be filled with a variety of activities, which Read More

Choral Society Spring Concert

CHORAL SOCIETY News

Courtesy Photo

The Los Alamos Choral Society will perform their Spring Concert on May 20th at 3:00 at the United Church in Los Alamos.  Our Spring concerts are light and fun. Here is an example of the songs being sung: Everythig’s Coming Up Roses, Almost like Being in Love, Amor de me Alma Liebeslieder Walzer,The Nightingale by Tchaikovsky, Life’s Joy by Franz Schubert, Fruhlingsahnung, Op 48 No 1 by Felix Mendelssohn, How to talk to Turtles (A Love Song) by Mary Badarak (our director), Dirait-on by Morten Lauridssen. Read More

LALT’s Cowboy Poet a Rip-Snorting Good Time

Grace (Christina Martos) and Wyatt (Bruce Lamartine) share a song.  Photo by Minesh Bacrania

Review by Bonnie J. Gordon

Los Alamos Little Theatre’s production of Cowboy Poet, a C&W Musical, an original country-western musical written, composed, and directed by Deborah Magid, opened May 4 to an enthusiastic audience.

Toe tapping music, comedy and a dash of pathos combine to make Cowboy Poet a great evening at the theatre.

Cowboy Poet is set in Pojoaque and Santa Fe, and is all about New Mexico.

Wyatt Rugosa (Bruce Lamartine) is the Cowboy Poet Laureate Read More

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Community Winds and Los Niños de Santa Fe

By Bonnie Gordon

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Los Alamos Community Winds and their special guests Los Niños de Santa Fe by attending “Cinco de May – Celebrating a Century of the Music and Dance of Mexico and New Mexico,” at 7 p.m., Saturday May 5, at Crossroads Bible Church.

“I saw Los Niños de Santa Fe perform at the Museum of International Folk Art and it was a wonderful experience,” Winds Director Ted Vives said. “This seemed like a perfect opportunity to do something together.”

The performance has been selected as an Official New Mexico Centennial Event.

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Local Events Occurring Tonight and Tomorrow

Clark & Kendall will have the “Weekend Preview” Audio Webcast available tomorrow evening.

Events taking place tonight and tomorrow include:

Tonight & Friday, April 27  11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Community Blood Drive –

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. First Baptist Church hall, 2200 Diamond Dr., – Call United Blood Services @ (505) 246-1457 to schedule an appointment, or log onto www.unitedbloodservices.org. Bring photo ID and donor card. Free Cholesterol testing with every donation.

 

Wed.-Sat., April 25, 26, 27 and 28 Rags: The Musical
7 p.m. at Duane Smith Auditorium

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Los Alamos Community Winds Collaborates with Los Niños de Santa Fe

By Mandy Marksteiner

Los Nños de Santa Fe. Courtesy Photo

Los Alamos Community Winds will present “Cinco de Mayo Celebrating a Century of the Music and Dance of Mexico and New Mexico,” at 7 p.m., Saturday May 5, at Crossroads Bible Church.

Los Nños de Santa Fe will perform traditional Mexican dances, directed and choreographed by Antonina Valdez Romp, on three pieces (Danzón no. 2 by Arturo Marquez, Huapango by José Pablo Moncayo, and La Bamba de Vera Cruz by Terig Tucci).

Los Niños de Santa Fe (LNSF) is a local program dedicated to preserving traditional dances of Mexico.

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Expect Surprises at LASO’s Spring Concert Friday

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra violinist Jane Duan. Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com

By Bonnie Gordon

Beautiful music was wafting from the band room at Los Alamos High School as the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) rehearsed for their Spring Concert, but a passerby may not have recognized the melodies.

LASO will perform “Polonaise” by Antonin Dvorak.

The performance is almost certainly the New Mexico premiere of the work, said Dr. Ivan Shulman, music director of LASO.

The piece was originally suggested to Shulman by his mother, and when he heard it a few years later, “I thought, mom Read More