Music

Rabbi Jack: Traditionnnnnnn – Tradition?

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Hanukkah menorahs during a previous holiday celebration. The community is invited to gather Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. to light candles, sing some Hanukkah songs, and distribute a few Hanukkah trinkets. Also on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Los Alamos Jewish Center, starting at 5:30 p.m., for a party including candle lighting, songs, and some traditional oil-fried Hanukkah treats like latkes and sufganiot (potato pancakes and jelly donuts). Please RSVP on the website, www.lajc.org. Courtesy photo

By Rabbi Jack Shlachter 
Los Alamos Jewish Center

The familiar song from Read More

Ballroom Etcetera Holiday Dance Party Fuller Lodge Dec. 12

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Holiday Dance Party, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo

Community News:

All dancers are invited to a free Holiday Dance Party, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Fuller Lodge, hosted by Ballroom Etcetera.

Please come to dance or just to watch your friends and neighbors kick up their heels to a holiday playlist including waltz, swing, foxtrot, rumba, tango, and more. What could be more festive than that?

Dress is casual but sparkles are encouraged!

About Ballroom Etcetera:

Ballroom Etcetera is a community dance club that for more than 20 years has provided instruction Read More

Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert

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LASO News:

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra (LASO) invites the community to kick off the holiday season with its annual Holiday Pops Concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13 at Crossroads Bible Church. This beloved free community event promises festive favorites, family-friendly surprises, and a joyful night of music.

The evening opens with a special treat: a chorus of tubas filling the hall with classic Christmas tunes—guaranteed to bring a smile and set the tone for the night.

The full symphony then takes the stage with a magical lineup, including The Polar Express, the hauntingly beautiful Gabriel’s Read More

Review: DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum On The Hill’ A Holiday Delight!

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A scene from DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill Part III The Mysterious March’ Friday at Duane Smith Auditorium. Performances continue at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 6 and 2 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 7. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

A scene from DALA’s ‘Sugar Plum on the Hill Part III The Mysterious March’. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

Review by ALISON WATKINS 
Los Alamos

It wouldn’t be Christmas in Los Alamos without The Nutcracker, and for the last decade that tradition has taken the form of Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) Artistic Director Jonathan Guise’s award-winning trilogy, Nutcracker on Read More

Upcoming Musical Performances—Max Gomez At Fuller Lodge & The Zia Singers In Santa Fe

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MUSIC News:

New Mexico’s own favorite singer-songwriter, Max Gomez, is returning to Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos to perform his holiday show at 7 p.m., Dec. 28—doors open at 6 p.m.

The Zia Singers will perform their winter concert at Christ Church in Santa Fe at 3 p.m., Jan. 10 & 11. The concert will feature only women-composed music with John Tiranno, Artistic Director at the helm. A notable composer in the mix is Santa Fe’s own singer/songwriter, Susan Anders, whose song “A Wave That Rocks Me” will be performed by the choir. 

For more information and to purchase tickets, please go to theziasingers.org Read More

LACW To Host Annual Holiday Prism Concert Saturday

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Scene from a previous Los Alamos Community Winds Holiday Prism Concert. This year’s concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church. Courtesy/LACW

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Be prepared to hear a whole genre of holiday music divide and subdivide into a wide spectrum of seasonal tunes. This audio spectacle is aptly called the annual Holiday Prism Concert, hosted by the Los Alamos Community Winds (LACW) at 7 p.m., Saturday at the Crossroads Bible Church.

According to the program notes, the concert is like a prism breaking up light; Read More

Beloved Holiday Classic ‘The Farolitos Of Christmas’ Debuts On National Hispanic Cultural Center Stage Dec. 7

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Courtesy/NHCC

NMDCA News:

New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya’s beloved children’s book The Farolitos of Christmas will move from the page to the stage as it makes its debut at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Dec. 7 at the NHCC Albuquerque Journal Theatre.

Produced in collaboration with Opera Southwest, The Farolitos of Christmas is a heartwarming holiday opera about love, tradition, and the quiet power of invention. Luz’s father is away at war. Her grandfather is too sick to build the luminarias. So, Luz finds a new way to light the path on Christmas Eve, one that will become tradition.

With Read More

TOTH: From Darkness To Light – A Service Of Lessons And Carols For Advent

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TOTH News:

In a recent Facebook post, travel writer Rick Steves extolled the virtues of one of his “favorite British experiences” – choral evensong in an English cathedral. But evensong, and the wider English choral tradition, doesn’t just happen in cathedrals, but in thousands of parish churches throughout Britain and the Anglican Communion, including here in Los Alamos.

A significant part of this choral tradition is the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. In the weeks following the end of World War I, the chaplain of King’s College, Cambridge, Eric Milner-White, introduced a new Read More

LAAC Daytime Performance Series: Los Alamos Flute Choir

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LAAC News:
The Los Alamos Arts Council (LAAC) will present the December installment of its free Daytime Performance Series, featuring the Los Alamos Flute Choir, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge.
Composed entirely of musicians from the Los Alamos and White Rock communities, the ensemble brings together a group of people from a range of backgrounds. Musicians in the group are scientists, engineers, teachers, volunteers and parents, all united by their shared passion for music.
Andrea Dowdy conducts the choir that offers a performance showcasing the talents
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Coro De Cámara To Brighten Spirits In Holiday Concerts

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Coro de Cámara chamber choir. Courtesy photo

CONCERT News:

Celebrate the holidays with Coro de Cámara in the chamber choir’s upcoming “Making Spirits Bright” concerts. Enjoy a cheerful blend of music featuring carols and holiday favorites, and lively performances that capture the spirit of the season.

Coro and guests offer two showings—at 4 p.m., Dec. 13 in Los Alamos and Dec. 14 in Santa Fe. Dancers from Dance Arts Los Alamos (DALA) join Coro in the Santa Fe concert, following Coro’s guest appearance the day before in the DALA Winter Showcase in Los Alamos.

In “Making Spirits Bright”, you will Read More