Music
SFCB To Present Halloween Concert Oct. 31
SFCB News:
The Santa Fe Concert Band (SFCB) will present a Halloween concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, in the St. Francis Auditorium (New Mexico Museum of Art), 107 W. Palace Ave.
Phantoms! Fantasy! Legends!
Nothing conjures the spirit of Halloween better than music. Bring the whole family to St. Francis Auditorium for a concert of mood-setting selections, including Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns, Music for a Darkened Theatre, and How to Train Your Dragon.
Costumes welcome! Free admission. Donations welcome. Read More
Tao And Jacobson Perform At Lensic Nov. 9
MUSIC News:
SANTA FE — Conrad Tao returns for Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Fall Orchestra Concert. His work “all I had forgotten or tried to” was written in 2017, originally for piano solo. In 2019, Tao arranged this hauntingly beautiful work for Stefan Jackiw, violinist and a frequent music collaborator, who remarked that “I’ve long admired Conrad’s expressive creativity, his probing mind and his spirit of thoughtful investigation. His music is darkly expressive, gorgeously lyrical, and at times shatteringly powerful.” The program, led by Pro Musica artistic director and violinist, Colin Jacobsen, Read More
Sangre De Cristo Chorale Concerts Oct. 11 & 12
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
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
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
Studio Ghibli Tribute Concert At Unitarian Church Sunday
Los Alamos Public Library Hosts Jazz Trio Love Call For An Evening Of Music Oct. 7
Courtesy photo
Courtesy photo
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.
Philion Read More
Heinrich Tours Student Health Clinic, Convenes Roundtable, & Hosts Press Conference To Highlight Impacts Of Trump’s Health Care & Inflation Crisis In New Mexico
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
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