Music

TGIF Concert To Feature Pianist Luke Raffanti At First Presbyterian Church In Santa Fe Jan. 5, 2026

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Pianist Luke Raffanti

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to enjoy the upcoming TGIF Concert featuring pianist Luke Raffanti at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe.

First Presbyterian offers weekly recitals 5:30-6 p.m. on Fridays. These concerts are free and open to all.

A freewill offering for the recital fund will be received.

Details:

  • Date: Jan 5, 2026
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.)
  • What: Luke Raffanti, piano
  • Music: Leontovich, Ravel, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Faure, Brahms and Scarlatti
  • Where: First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe
  • Admission: Freewill
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Los Alamos Shines Bright On Christmas Eve At Ashley Pond

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Families, friends, and community members gathered at Ashley Pond to share in the beauty and joy of Christmas. Courtesy/Freedom Church

FREEDOM CHURCH News:

Christmas Eve at Ashley Pond became a night to remember as Los Alamos residents gathered for Freedom Church’s annual Candlelight Service. The scene came alive with families coming together for a night that blended tradition, hope, and fun for all ages.

The peaceful atmosphere and warmer than usual temperatures set the stage for an evening that many say captured the heart of Christmas in Los Alamos.

Before the first song began, children Read More

Scenes Of Celebration At Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 Winter Gala

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Attending the Santa Fe Opera’s 2025 Winter Gala on Dec. 20, from left, Manny Cordova (Governor’s husband), U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, guest, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, guest, Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland, and Santa Fe Opera Board Member and 2025 Gala Chair Henry R. Muñoz III. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Also attending the 2025 Winter Gala, from left, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Executive Director Eric Vasquez, his wife New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard, Rick Martinez, his wife Santa Fe Opera Board Member and Enterprise Read More

Santa Fe Opera Names Apprentice Singers For 2026 Season

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Apprentice Singer and soprano Malone Blaich perform in the Apprentice Scenes. Photo by Tira Howard for the Santa Fe Opera

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera is pleased to announce the 45 members of the 2026 Apprentice Program for Singers.

The roster features promising international vocalists from the USA, Belarus, China, South Korea and Wales, highlighting the global relevance of the program. The class of 2026 was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Chandler Johnson, Chief Artistic Advisor David Lomelí and Chorus Director Susanne Sheston through a competitive Read More

LACA Presents Yolanda Kondonassis & Jason Vieaux Jan. 11

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LACA News:

Prepare to be uplifted by harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and guitarist Jason Vieux at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, in the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos, New Mexico. You will be treated to three world- premiere works written expressly for them: Message in a Bottle by Kinan Abou-afach, Visit to Vermont by Philip Maneval, and Spring Again by Gary Schocker, as well as other duet and solo works.

This performance will be the third of five concerts in the 79th season for the Los Alamos Concert Association, a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization that brings world class artists Read More

Lads And Lasses Of Enchantment And Santa Fe Harmonizers To Sing, Ring Red Kettle Bell At Smith’s

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Lads and Lasses of Enchantment members John Deloff, Denise Pelowitz and Mark Willmon prepare for an upcoming performance. The Lads and Lasses of Enchantment and the Santa Fe Harmonizers have performed several singouts this week. On Monday, they sang at the MEG Senior Center in Santa Fe, and on Thursday night, for residents at the Los Alamos Wellness and Rehabilitation and Los Alamos Assisted Living Community. This Saturday, to benefit local nonprofit Self Help, Inc., they will sing and ring the Red Kettle Bell, from 2-4 p.m., at Smith’s Marketplace in Los Alamos. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen Read More

Live In Los Alamos To Present Max Gomez Concert Dec. 28

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Max Gomez returns to Los Alamos to perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Taos Singer-songwriter Max Gomez returns to Los Alamos Dec. 28 to perform at Fuller Lodge as part of the Live in Los Alamos’ concert series.

Gomez, who is touring for his latest album, Memory Mountain, is bringing his friends to his holiday show.

While billed as a holiday concert, the bulk of tunes will come from Gomez’s extensive collection of originals, including the song, New Mexico, which Lathrop recommends to anyone who has had an encounter with someone a bit ignorant about the 47th state. Read More

NYOA Launches Summer Training Program In Collaboration With Young Voices Of The Santa Fe Opera

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Courtesy/National Youth Opera Academy

NYOA News:

SANTA FE — The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA), in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists. The academy will commence July 29 – Aug. 8, 2026, in Santa Fe, surrounded by one of the industry’s most dynamic festivals. Culminating in a fully produced youth opera with orchestra, NYOA curates an immersive and professional-level training curriculum for promising classical singers, ages 13 to 18, from across the United States and internationally. Read More