Music

Posts From The Road: Downtown Denver

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Morning View in Downtown Denver: A view of the morning light on a cold Sunday morning below beautiful blue skies. Downtown was bustling with football fans from Denver as well as many New England fans. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Simon & Garfunkel Music: The Simon & Garfunkel Story included two hours of the duo’s famous hits, along with projected images and a story narrative by the singers. In addition to music and visual production, the singers told the story of the origins and rise to fame of Simon & Garfunkel between each song. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

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Applications Now Open For 2026-27 Young Voices Season

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Scene from the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera training program. Courtesy/SFO

SFO News:

Registration is open for the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, which was created in January of 2008 to encourage, nurture and guide high school students exhibiting talent, desire and potential for singing classical music.

Program participants receive voice lessons and musical coaching by the Santa Fe Opera’s music staff as well as training in diction, music theory and basic acting. Students also participate in master classes with visiting guest artists, attend cultural events and have multiple opportunities Read More

LAAC Daytime Performance Series To Feature Jubal Feb. 11

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LAAC News:
The community is invited to join the Los Alamos Arts Council for its Daytime Performance Series featuring original music by Los Alamos folk artist Jubal.
The free concert is noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 in Fuller Lodge. 
Jubal is described as “a western film, a stranger in a strange land, a Jack Russell terrier, and a book of songs. Taylor Kress is the writer and singer for Jubal, but the act has taken many different versions over the years. Hailing from East Tennessee, their music has its roots in the folk songs and sounds of Appalachia.”
Learn more at www.jubaltune.com.
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Ringside Seat: Peanuts And Politics; Plus, Do We Need A Lieutenant Governor?

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By MILAN SIMONICH
The Santa Fe New Mexican

There really was a peanut gallery on opening day of the New Mexico Legislature. It was the place to be.

While too many lawmakers made ho-hum announcements and introduced an elephantine list of guests, students from Eastern New Mexico University staffed a booth with complimentary packages of Hampton Farms peanuts. They are a staple of the Portales area’s economy and the best-known peanuts in politics since Jimmy Carter ran for president.

Forty feet from the booth, Eastern’s excellent Greyhound Sound Marching Band took over the Capitol Rotunda. Read More

Lads And Lasses Of Enchantment Gear Up For 2026—Requests Being Taken For Valentine’s Day

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Lisa Rothrock was awarded a Barbershopper of the Year Award and Maurice Sheppard recveives the Harmony Award Thursday night. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Lads and Lasses of Enchantment

Last week, the Lasses and Lads of Enchantment (LALOE) held a celebration with members, after returning from a few weeks off as 2025 came to an end. The evening included a potluck dinner with family and friends, awards for efforts during 2025, and the installation of board members for 2026.

The Board Members are John Baillie, Chuck Tallman, Joe D’Anna, Gwen Lewis, Louise Mendius, Matt Michnovicz, Ron Read More

High Desert Winds To Hold Winter 2026 Concert Feb. 16

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Courtesy/High Desert Winds Santa Fe

CONCERT News:

High Desert Winds Santa Fe will present its Winter 2026 Concert at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave. in Santa Fe.

This concert features High Desert Wind’s own Leroy Medina, soloist on Ewazen’s Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Orchestra.

Other selections include:

  • O Magnum Mysterium by Lauridsen;
  • The Wind and the Lion by Goldsmith;
  • Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn by Dello Joio; and
  • The New Mexico premiere of Kauymari by Gabriella Ortiz.

Admission is FREE, with donations gratefully accepted. Read More

Santa Fe Opera On Screen: Puccini’s La Bohème Is Coming To Locations Across New Mexico Including Los Alamos

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Scene from La bohème, which is going on tour Feb. 6 through March 1 around New Mexico. Courtesy/SFO

SANTA FE OPERA News:

La bohème is going on tour! The Santa Fe Opera invites opera fans and newcomers to enjoy FREE screenings at venues located across New Mexico including Los Alamos.

The evening will begin with a fun, family-friendly presentation about this beloved opera. Recorded live at the Santa Fe Opera during the 2025 Season, Opera on Screen offers audiences a fresh way to engage with this timeless tale of love and friendship, set to some of opera’s best-loved music. No opera glasses needed! Read More

Los Alamos Arts Council To Host February Concert

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LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) is hosting a concert featuring local favorites Tjett Gerdom and Jennifer Perezon on Friday, Feb. 13, in historic Fuller Lodge.
The program will be composed of operatic arrangements (from Mozart to Scriabin) followed by more contemporary songs made famous by the likes of Bob Dylan, Steven Sondhiem, and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

This concert just ahead of Valentine’s Day is a celebration of all the tender and world-shaking things that love can be in people’s lives … while also acknowledging that sometimes, love can be the absolute worst. Mocktails

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Popejoy Hall Feb. 14

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Courtesy photo

POPEJOY News:

ALBUQUERQUE — This Valentine’s Day, celebrate love, laughter, and the art of ballet with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, performing at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14, at Popejoy Hall.

Known worldwide as “the Trocks”, the acclaimed all-male comic ballet company delivers an evening of equal parts technical brilliance and joyful parody.

Founded in 1974, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has earned international acclaim for its affectionate sendups of classical ballet, performed en pointe and en travesti (in drag) Read More