SATURDAY, MAY 31 www.nmjazz.org FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NIGHT
Big Band Extravaganza featuring The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra
Directed by Bobby Shew, featuring the vocals of Hillary Smith
Plus The New Mexico Jazz Workshop Honor Jazz Bands
While I am looking…here…
OK so I did not find the band I was loooking for. I know you are thirsting for music so I substituted a little. Here are two links that will give you more information:
Ok, I went to the nmjazz.org site and clicked links. There’s a radio program that features local jazz musicians…so hit it there, or use the links provided above.
I love learning more about the musicians. You can shortcut to there and find your own favs until I do more research. Play! If you would like to be featured on this blog, contact me. Leave a comment and I’ll contact you.
the latest updates with you. They told me so! So tonight let’s start with:
Tuesday April 22 7:30 PM $18 ADVANCE / $23 DOOR
FAN MAN PRESNTS
The semi-edgy, fun and clever singer-songwriter, & former Soul Coughing front man. www.mikedoughty.com
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
THE PANDERERS
Eclectic neo-soul minimalist root-rockers. www.myspace.com/thepanderers
Wednesday April 23 7 PM No Cover.
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
Singers, songwriters, musicians all welcome. www.myspace.com/sfbcopenmic
THURSDAY APRIL 24 - 7:30 PM - $5 / $10 with CD!
ERIC CARLSON
AND THE MYSTERY SHIP
CD RELEASE PARTY!
Mysterious and excellent local bluegrass!
For more info check out the excellent article by Rob DeWalt in SOUNDWAVES, featured in the Friday April 19 edition of the Santa Fe New Mexican’s PASATIEMPO! www.myspace.com/themysteryship
FRIDAY APRIL 25 $29 ADVANCE /$ 33 DOOR
98.1 RADIO FREE SANTA FE
BARON WOLMAN
& SOUTHWEST ROOTS MUSIC
PRESENT
THE
WAILERS
The iconic reggae legends, Bob Marley’s band.
SPECIAL AFTER SHOW WITH
PHIL BROWN
Psychedelic rock guitar singer-songwriter, devotee and reinventor of the music of Jimi Hendrix. www.philbrownguitar.com
Saturday, April 25, 2008
MYSTIC VISION
Andres, the 2bers, DJ Edub,
and the One Foundation Band
Reggae and Hip-Hop.
7:30 PM - $5 www.mysticvision.com
Sunday April 27 2-5 PM FREE!
WHITE BUFFALO MUSIC PRESENTS
JAMMIN’ FOR JUSTICE
Celebrating A.J. SALAZAR’S Campaign
for First Judicial District Attorney
A family friendly ice cream social!
With music by:
The Georgie Angel
Blues Band
ALL ARE INVITED! ALL ARE WELCOME!
Hey this video was just released 2 days ago! Maybe worth listening to twice. If you peruse this carefully, there’s plenty of places to go to learn more information, and perhaps personal viewpoints about these musicians. I like the thought of ice cream party myself. With this warmer weather, and two daffoidils blooming, I feel like losing the serious edge some and fooling around. Ice cream! However my project list is so long, and yard needs clean up and attention. I anticipate, maybe buying some ice cream at work on Friday: classic payday.
Springtime in Albuquerque Nm is wonderful. There’s lot of blooming gardens, the temps can go as hi as mid 70’s. Hope and high energy are abundant. People are out in the parks playing, college students fall in love at special cafes, and kids play baseball and socceer. Spring winds can do two things: clog the air with dust and blasts, and clear the air of smog.
Check the events out and hopefully the weather won’t deter your fun. For more ideas, check www.abqarts.org
Founders Day Celebration and Fiestas in Old Town
This year’s Founders Day celebration honors Millie Santillanes with music and dance, proclamations, processions and history. At 10am Saturday a wreath will be placed at the Cuervo y Valdez statue followed by opening remarks by members of the Founders Day Committee and a proclamation for Santillanes. Other activities will include a procession to the gazebo and a history of Founders Day. Performances by Matachines de Chochiti, National Flamenco Institute, La Rondalla de Albuquerque and the Territorial Brass Band and Los Garrpatas. Sunday the city will celebrate its 302nd birthday featuring an outdoor market, free music and dance and much more. This is a family affair!
Special events Sat. April 19 10-3, Sun. April 20, 2- 6 Old Town
cabq.gov
2008 Words Afire Festival
This festival of new works written by award winning writers in the Dramatic Writing Program at UNM began April 17 and continues through the 27th at Rodey Theatre and the Experimental Theatre. This year’s festival includes Greek Tragedies and Comedies told through a New Mexico lens, stories of a search for redemption, longing for connection in outer space, a struggle to fine justice in genocide, and a send up of the use of land grants and panic on Central Avenue.
Performances Thur, April 17 through Sun, April 27
UNM Center for the Arts
(505) 277-7331 wordsafire.unm.edu
Book Signing for Arizona War
albuquerqueARTS’ own Melody Groves has just released her newest book, Arizona War. In the rugged Southwest of 1881, the Colton Brothers face not only their enemies, but their own personal demons. This is their story. Join her for a booksigning this Saturday.
Book signing Saturday, April 19, 1-3pm
Treasure House Books
2012 South Plaza in Old Town
(505) 242-7204
Poetry and The Absurd
Check out this writing workshop with Erika Sanchez.
Workshop Saturday, April 19, 10am-noon
516 Arts
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445 516arts.org
25th Gathering of Nations Powwow
The largest annual gathering of Native American people in the world will be held right here in Albuquerque on the fourth week of April. This year Southwest Stages will produce a live national broadcast of the Gathering hosted by Native America Calling’s Harlan McKosato and award-winning broadcast journalist Conroy Chino. Two days of coverage will capture all the sounds from the powwow floor including the MCs, drum and dance competition, special presentations, candid interviews and the crowning of Miss Indian World. See a list of participating radio stations in 11 states and Canada at southweststages.or g.
Powwow April 24-26
Broadcast Fri. April 25, 6pm-midnight, Sat. April 26, 5pm-11am UNM Arena (the PIT)
(505) 836-2810 gatheringof nations.com
Music
musical performances, workshops and festivals
Thee Fabulous Chekkers to perform in Old Town
The Old Town Spring/Summer music series heats up Friday with a performance by Thee Fabulous Chekkers, a 7-piece band originally formed in the mid 60s that has played with some of the biggest acts in the US. TFC had not played together since 1967 until 1992 when original leader Johnny J. Armijo reformed the group with some of the original members. If you like Classic Rock and Roll, you’ll love this performance.
Performance Friday, April 18, 7-9pm
Old Town
Call 311 or visit cabq.ov/cr s/newfun
Fruits of the Earth 2008
Enjoy music by Tim O’Rourke, LadyFingers, Sage, Stagefright Sam, Fonn Sona and Patterson & Blackman Duo as part of the weekend long celebration of spring in the historic village of Placitas. There will be art as well as tasting of the 2004 New Mexico Obscuro Seco (Merlot and blackberry). Picnic baskets welcome.
Special event Sat. April 19, Sun. April 20, noon- 6pm
Anasazi Fields Winery
Village of Placitas
(505) 867-3062 anasazifiel dswinery.com Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion at NHCC
This will be a dazzling display of drumming featuring virtuosi from India’s classical and folk traditions. Percussion legend Zakir Hussain is the world’s pre- eminent tabla maestro, a chief architect of the world music movement, and one of India’s most renowned cultural ambassadors.
Performance Monday, April 21, 7:30pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center Journal Theatre
1701 4th St. SW
(505) 268-0044 outpostspace.org Lisa Loeb to play at El Rey
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb will make a rare performance at Albuquerque’s historic El Rey Theater. Loeb is a charming, engaging, witty and spontaneous performer whose live shows often include audience requests. Check her out on the web.
Performance Thursday, April 24, 7pm
El Rey Theater
620 Central SW
(505) 242-2343 elreytheater.com
The appearance of Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 19th at the El Rey Theater. All tickets for the original date will be honored and tickets remain on sale.
Film Arts
art films, films about art, and news from the Film Industry
Art on Film Series continues at the Guild
Albuquerque Art Business Association and albuquerqueARTS Magazine are co-sponsoring a series of Art on Film events at the Guild Theater. Next in the series will be Bomb It on April 26-29 at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30. A lively, engaging, documentary, Bomb It is about the worldwide phenomena of street art, graffiti, mural, and tagging that not only speaks and is spoken to by practitioners and fans of the form but also it’s vehement critics and haters. Some of the work is refined and subtle and some of it is outrageously direct and purposely crude. Working Classroom has joined us in sponsoring this controversial film.
April 26-29, 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848 guildcinema.com
Friends of Film, Video and Arts meeting at the Harwood
Friends of Film, Video and Arts will host a meeting for members who want to get involved in developing the upcoming Distribution and Administration Snafus episodes of Director’s Cut New Mexico. This is FoFVA’s annual educational production program and a great reason to join.
Meeting Sunday, April 20, 3:30-5:30pm
Harwood Art Center
1114 7th St. NW
(505) 897-2101 filmvideoarts.org
Sweetie Team plans Cannes Fundraiser
Trifecta+ Entertainment and the team behind the multiple award-winning short film Sweetie is planning a fundraising event to raise money to go to the lauded Cannes Festival in France where the film has been selected to screen. The screening at Cannes will be at 1pm May 20, 2008. The event will include a screening of the movie as well as food, drinks and live music by a DJ and popular Albuquerque band Grand Canyon. Trifecta+ is asking for donations of $50, $100, $500, $1000 as well as food, drink and material donations for the party and a silent auction.
Fundraiser Saturday, April 26, 8pm- midnight
Orpheum Theater and Arts Space
500 2nd St. SW
(505) 600-4941
scotty@trifectaplusentertainment.com
Duke City Shootout accepting scripts for 2008 Duke City Shootout movie competition
Here’s your chance to be part of the world’s longest- running script-to-screen movie competition — The Duke City Shootout. Part script competition, part production festival and totally exhilarating, the ninth annual Shootout will take place July 25-Aug. 2, 2008 in Albuquerque. To become part of this challenge, submit your script of up to 12 pages and you’ll be eligible to be one of seven lucky filmmakers chosen to have their movie shot, edited and premiered in just one week — at our expense. As usual, we’ll be accepting scripts on-line via Withoutabox, or you can fill out forms from our website and submit directly. Visit our website and click on “Submit Your Script” for more information. Get a $5 per script discount if you submit by April 15, 2008. The deadline is May 15, 2008 and 10 finalists will be announced June 4, 2008. The seven winners will be announced a week later.
I guess you can see that there is plenty to do in ALbuquerque NM this weekend! WOWO.
Here’s a terrfic combo: art and music. Emmi Whitehorse is very famous and popular in these parts. Her creative expression is light, abstract at times and expresses a freedom and love of beeing herself that captures many a viewer. The paintings are as easy and light as the high plain desert with magical tones and light. No fierce rattlesnakes heres, rather an invitation to feel the mystical call of ancient beings and sacred gground. You don’t have to smell the chamisa after the rain here to recognize the whisphers from wind, sky to heart of these paintings.
If you are already familiar with Emmi Whitehorse’s work, then seeing 3 new pieces challenges the pallete and stimulates anticipation for this show.
“I’m looking forward to playing Beethoven’s Piano Trio, Op. 70, No. 2, and Schumann’s Piano Quartet with my longtime colleagues Navah Perlman and Zuill Bailey. We’ll be performing at the Festival for the first time together this summer.”
Giora Schmidt, violinist
Mr. Schmidt can be heard performing Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 as part of the August 3 and 4 concerts at St. Francis Auditorium, and Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47, (with violist Teng Li as well as Bailey and Perlman) on August 7. Check out the full calendar for additional performance details.
(Want an intense view of the behind the scenes preparation of the concert? Find out when rehearsals are, and watch the dynamics, trials, and creative innovation as everyone works together for the “big show”!!)
36th Season July 20-August 25, 2008
Intimate. Compelling. Unforgettable.
In This Issue…
Artist Profile - Orion String Quartet
Emmi Whitehorse to create original works of art for Festival
Allan Houser’s “Rio Grande Maiden” to be featured on stage
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Artist Profile - Orion String Quartet
Celebrating 20 years of artistry, the Orion String Quartet is one of the most sought after ensembles in the United States. They remain on the cutting edge of programming with numerous commissions from composers Chick Corea, Alexander Goehr, John Harbison, Leon Kirchner, Marc Neikrug, Peter Lieberson and Wynton Marsalis, and enjoy a creative partnership with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. With over fifty performances a year, the members of the Orion String Quartet - violinists Daniel Phillips and Todd Phillips (brothers who share the first violin chair equally), violist Steven Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy - have worked with such legendary figures as Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman, Yo-Yo Ma, Peter Serkin, András Schiff, members of TASHI and the Beaux Arts Trio, as well as the Budapest, Végh, Galimir and Guarneri String Quartets.
Since its inception, the Orion String Quartet has been consistently praised for the fresh perspective and individuality it brings to performances, offering diverse programs that juxtapose classic works of the standard quartet literature with masterworks by living composers.
The Quartet has achieved a reputation for its interpretation of the Beethoven String Quartets, and the ensemble performs the second installment of the cycle this 2008 season at the Festival. In May 2000, the ensemble performed the entire cycle in a series of free concerts at Alice Tully Hall, with additional outreach activities in four boroughs of New York City. Presented in conjunction with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Beethoven 2000 supported six New York community arts organizations in honor of their contribution to children’s education. The Quartet has subsequently performed the complete Beethoven cycle in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Deerfield (MA), and Indiana University in Bloomington. The Orion’s first album of a three-installment recording project with KOCH International Classics, Beethoven Middle String Quartets, was released in March, 2007.
The Quartet’s recordings reflect its musical diversity and include such works as Wynton Marsalis’s At The Octoroon Balls (String Quartet No. 1) for Sony Classical, Dvorák’s “American” String Quartet and Piano Quintet with Peter Serkin, and Mendelssohn’s Octet with the Guarneri String Quartet, both on Arabesque.
The Orion serves as Quartet-in-Residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and New York’s Mannes College of Music and, as of the 2007-2008 season, has been appointed Resident Quartet at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. The members of the Quartet also serve on the faculties of the Mannes College of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School, Queens College, and Rutgers University, and have served as faculty members of the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall and the Summer Institute for Advanced Quartet Studies in Aspen. Since 1993, the Orion String Quartet has maintained a summer residency at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.
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Celebrated Santa Fe artist will create three original artworks to benefit the Festival
Internationally renowned Navajo artist Emmi Whitehorse will create three original works of art over the next three years for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. The paintings will be featured each season (one each in summer 2008, 2009 and 2010) on the Festival’s program book cover and as posters, and each original artwork will be sold to support the Festival.
Born in Crownpoint, New Mexico, Ms. Whitehorse’s work focuses on nature and landscapes. She earned her bachelors and masters at the University of New Mexico, where she studied painting and printmaking, along with art history. Ms. Whitehorse’s work is featured in public collections in North America, Europe, Japan, Uzbekistan and Morocco. She has participated in numerous solo and group gallery exhibitions in museums and art galleries round the world.
An excerpt from a personal statement on Emmi Whitehorse’s website, www.ewhitehorse.com best depicts her artistic vision:
“… To make art, the act of making art must stay true to a harmonious balance of beauty, nature, humanity and the whole universe. This is in accordance with Navajo philosophy. I have chosen to focus on nature, on landscape. My paintings tell the story of knowing land over time - of being completely, microcosmically within a place. I am defining a particular space, describing a particular place. They are purposefully meditative and mean to be seen slowly. The intricate language of symbols refer to specific plants, people and experiences. …Beginning in 1999, the paintings became more non-referential in imagery, instead relying more heavily on pure sensory response. The new works are about water, about a sense of surfacing from the water, about capturing an elusive ethereal vapor, about capturing liquid mass. Red is the predominant color in much of this work, and while red is not a color usually associated with water, it is in the region where I live and so I use this color. Over time sharp geometric shapes have given way to imagery of animals and birds to a personal alphabet-like cipher or code that has entered the picture plane, but the focus remains the landscape, which has been expanded through my travels here and abroad. My work is about and has always been about land, about being aware of our surroundings and appreciating the beauty of nature. I am concerned that we are no longer aware of those. The calm and beauty that is in my work I hope serves as a reminder of what is underfoot, of the exchange we make with nature. Light, space and color are the axis around which my work evolve … www.sfcmf.org
What is a week without news from the Santa Fe Brewing Co at the top of the turqoisse trail??? My fingers are a little stiff from some work in Pat’s garden backyard. I found the sage tonight and had to laugh at the abundant columbine’s sprouting up. The two little miniature rose plants are taking quite well to their new pot home and have nearly doubled in size and are about to bloom! I have an urge but no budget to plant a lot of plants now, but need to wait for warmer weather and a budget. It’s getting late, so I’ll zoom into the list.
TUESDAY APRIL 8 7 PM FREE
FREE MOVIE IN THE SFBC TASTING ROOM!
The NAKED APE COME ON OVER>>>it’s free.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 9
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
Singers, songwriters, musicians all welcome!
7 PM No Cover
www.myspace.com/sfbcopenmic
FRIDAY APRIL 11
J A K A
with special guests NAKIDZA, BATNIDZA,
and EASY BEING GREEN!
JAKA is a marimba and percussion band from Santa Fe, New Mexico, playing hot, fast, beautifully executed tribal Zimbabwean-American marimba music from the sacred lands of New Mexico, dedicated to fostering ecstatic states through their original, funky, exuberant, world beat groove music that moves the body and spirit.
7 PM $5
SATURDAY APRIL 12
The PLEASURE PILOTS
This great dance ensemble specializes in 50’s and 60’s styles of rhythm and blues, and their own original music, playing the music of the greats, such as Louis Jordan, Amos Milburn, T-Bone Walker, Bobby Blue Bland, Albert King, and Fats Domino, just to name a few.
8 PM $7 Cover www.pleasurepilots.com
SUNDAY APRIL 13
BILL HEARNE’S ROADHOUSE REVUE
This is Bill Hearne’s side project, a four piece band playing authentic Honky Tonk and classic electric country. The Roadhouse revue features Bill Hearne on guitar and vocals, joined by Cathy Faber on upright bass and vocals, Bob Goldstein on acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, and vocals, plus Auge Hays on pedal steel guitar. The music they play is the retro-honky tonk music that Bill spent many hours listening to as a youth in the late 50’s, early 60’s. 7 PM $10 Cover www.billhearne.com
The HACIENDA BROTHERS concert,
scheduled for Sunday June 15, 2008, at the PUB and GRILL has been canceled.
Chris Gaffney is a beloved husband, revered entertainer, precious father, dear uncle, trusted friend, cherished brother. Chris has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He will endure extreme chemotherapy for the remainder of this year. This drastic treatment option is costly, but necessary for him to stay alive. While Chris has insurance, it will only cover a fraction of his expenses. The Gaffney family needs to raise at least $60,000 to cover the difference. Your contribution, no matter how large or small will ease the uncertainty and provide comfort and peace during this challenging time. Thank you!
Please go to www.helpgaff.com today and do what you can!
UPCOMING AT THE PUB AND GRILL
MONDAY APRIL 14 - 7:30 PM - $5
MOVING MATTER
TUESDAY APRIL 15 7:30 PM $5
THE FREQUENCY
WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 - 7:30 PM - $18 ADVANCE / $22 DOOR
JACKIE GREENE
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
THE SEAN HEALEN BAND
THURSDAY APRIL 17 - 7:30 PM - $5
BETH WOOD
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
ABI TAPIA
FRIDAY APRIL 18 - 8 PM - $5
THE ALEX MARYOL BAND
SATURDAY APRIL 19 7:30 PM $5
THE JIMMY STADLER BAND
SUNDAY APRIL 20 - 6:30 PM - $5
SYD MASTERS and the SWING RIDERS
TUESDAY APRIL 22 - 7:30 PM - $18 ADVANCE / $23 DOOR
MIKE DOUGHTY’s
By the way, if you go down to the plaza on Sunday afternoons you can catch live music for free. Lots of hispanic cultural styles and there will be other venues too. You can also enjoy the San Franscio Bar and Grill for lighter fare and reasonable prices. Let alone the museums etc. Lot’s going on in the grand old timey Santa Fe.
Here’s an upcoming list of gigs coming to the Outpostspace In Albuquerque NM this month. I suspect that it’s the warm up for the hot schedules anticipated for the very hot summer music scene! Another way to get a taste of some of these musicians is to listen to KSFR radio where they will often play numerous pieces by the upcoming artists. Occassionally a show will dedicate most of the timespace to an artist that the DJ is excited about. The 1-3 timespot will frequently give considerable details on the featured artist. Many times the DJ will have interview the musician, or have erroneous stories to tell. You can listen online too: KSFR.org
This week and probably next is the fundraiser for the station. One good aspect of this event includes guest local musicians on nearly every jazz show. It’s upfront and personal, and gives an educational experience rarely available in contemporary broadcasting. Tune in for these fantastic talk riffs.
Both of these services are nonprofit groups. Enthusiastic citizens gather together to enrich our cultural options. Though New Mexico is a small state, we get top class acts, and incredible everyday listening because of the dedication of those who work and volunteer for a long list of nonprofit organizations. Let them know of your appreciation. Also be lavish and attend events often. Thank you.
Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 7:30pm
Andy Milne & Dapp Theory
Pianist Milne, a Steve Coleman Five Elements, alumni blends funk, hip-hop, spoken word and groove.
$17/$12 Members & Students. Available in advance, by phone or in person, at the Outpost Performance Space (268-0044) http://www.outpostspace.org/read more…
Friday, April 4, 5-8pm
Inpost Artspace Reception:
Valerie Roybal — A Secret Language
An Artscrawl First Friday Event
Artist Statement: “This work is composed of vintage, salvaged, and collected materials.”
Exhibit Dates: April 4-April 27
read more…
Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 11:00am
H.O.W. (How Outpost Works)
“Everything you wanted to know about Outpost but were afraid to ask.”
Free!
read more…
Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 7:30pm
Holly Hofmann-Mike Wofford Quartet
Presented in partnership with the Friends of Santa Fe Jazz
“The most authoritative, swinging flutist in jazz today” joined by pianist Mike Wofford and local rhythm stalwarts
$22/$17 Members & Students. Available in advance, by phone or in person, at the Outpost Performance Space (268-0044)
The Hofmann-Wofford Quartet will also perform in Santa Fe at the Friends of
Santa Fe Jazz, Friday, April 11. For info, contact lee217@comcast.net.
read more…
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 7:30pm
Stu MacAskie Trio
with guest, Glenn Kostur
Pianist MacAskie draws from the Great American Songbook, the jazz canon, and his own original compositions— an eclectic mix, all falling under the rubric of contemporary jazz.
$17/$12 Members & Students. Available in advance, by phone or in person, at the Outpost Performance Space (268-0044)
read more…http://www.outpostspace.org/
Friday, April 18, 2008 - 7:30pm
Roust the House: Teen Performance Night
Music sets of all variety, poetry readings, dance performances by local teens.
ONLY $3
Outpost Youth Performance Programs are supported in part by a grant from the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund of the City of Albuquerque
read more…
Monday, April 21, 2008 - 7:30pm
Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion
At the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St. SW
Presented in partnership with PADMINI
This concert made possible with support from The Livingry Foundation and Serafian’s Oriental Rugs
A dazzling display of drumming, dance, martial arts and virtuosity from India’s classical and folk traditions under the direction of the world’s pre-eminent tabla maestro, Zakir Hussain.
$50/$35/$25/$20 ($5 discount for Outpost Members and Students). Available at Ticketmaster by calling 883-7800 or at ticketmaster.com; and at the Outpost Performance Space by phone or in person.
There’s more going on too beyond jazz. Browse through some previous posts and see what’s going on around town besides these few events. Spring is bursting in the air, some trees are blossoming, daffoidils are blossoming. Two crocuses have sprouted in my yard. In a more sheltered space, my neighbor has violets blooming. She’s busy at work tending her yard. When all of this energy bursts forth, several of the local venues seem to add performances, or call back old regulars. Last Sunday my roommate enjoyed free music on the plaza as she read and wrote on the plaza. Even the Oldest Church had a performance too! Shake out the winter blues, and dust from so much wind, and enjoy the gifts of song that bless our cities. Need a break: fly to NM now. (Bring winter clothes too, because a warm day can turn cold fast with little notice.)
If you take time to read through this blog, you will see thatyou have several opportunities to help people or organizations out. I’ll add one more: KSFR Radio. Santa Fe Public Radio station. Go to ksfr.org; listen online. Or just peruse what they do. Vote with a donation. Let them know I sent you.
TUESDAY APRIL 1
BENEFIT FOR
JEREMY RENDA
Local ski patrolman/firefighter/good guy recently injured in a ski accident!
Please come out and help a friend in need!
Live auction of great ski gear, fire-dancing, hot live music, and more!
The BRENT BERRY BAND
Afro-coastal Americanagrass for the people.
The JOE WEST SITUATION
Santa Fe’s most wry and clever singer-songwriter.
7 PM $10 www.brentberrymusic.com
www.joewestmusic.com
WEDNESDAY APRIL 2
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
Singers, songwriters, musicians all welcome.
7 PM No Cover
www.myspace.com/sfbcopenmic
THURSDAY APRIL 3
ROUND MOUNTAIN
Beautiful eclectic folk and world music from
Char and Robbie Rothschild, and Jon Gagen.
6:30 PM $5
www.roundmountainmusic.com
FRIDAY APRIL 4
SOL of SANTA FE
SECOND ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT
Benefiting Youth Shelters and Family Services of Santa Fe
Dedicated to the memory of RONNIE S. PENA
LA JUNTA
RUBIXZU - SAPPHIRE - DJ SEAMLESS - 2bers
7 PM- $10 Students with ID / $15 Adults www.myspace.com/lajunta
SATURDAY APRIL 5
BACK DOOR SLAM
Amazing blues power trio from the Isle of Man.
BACK DOOR SLAM is teenagers Davy Knowles (guitars, vocal, mandolin, lap steel), Ross Doyle (drums) and Adam Jones (bass), from the Isle of Man, with their own mindblowing brand of contemporary/traditional blues-rock. A sound reminiscent of the greats (BB King, Howlin Wolf, Jimi Hendrix) but with a big nod to Clapton, Knopfler, Mayall. Fronted by the vocal and guitar talent of Davy K, you will holler for joy & scream in envy at the perfect musical package that is Back Door Slam.
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
THE RYAN McGARVEY BAND
The HACIENDA BROTHERS concert,
scheduled for Sunday June 15, 2008, has been canceled.
Chris Gaffney is a beloved husband, revered entertainer, precious father, dear uncle, trusted friend, cherished brother. Chris has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He will endure extreme chemotherapy for the remainder of this year. This drastic treatment option is costly, but necessary for him to stay alive. While Chris has insurance, it will only cover a fraction of his expenses. The Gaffney family needs to raise at least $60,000 to cover the difference. Your contribution, no matter how large or small will ease the uncertainty and provide comfort and peace during this challenging time. Thank you!
Please go to www.helpgaff.com today and do what you can!
UPCOMING AT THE PUB AND GRILL
TUESDAY APRIL 8 - 7 PM
FREE MOVIE IN THE SFBC TASTING ROOM!
The NAKED APE
WEDNESDAY APRIL 9 - 7 PM - No Cover
OPEN MIC. NIGHT
HOSTED BY JASON REED
FRIDAY APRIL 11
J A K A
WITH THE ATC MARIMBA BANDS
SATURDAY APRIL 12 8 PM $7
The PLEASURE PILOTS
SUNDAY APRIL 13 - 7 PM - $10
BILL HEARNE’S ROADHOUSE REVUE
MONDAY APRIL 14 - 7:30 PM - $5
MOVING MATTER
So you have lots of options this week, and I may return to even do some more in-depth reviews. Stay awhile and listen to these and there are of course a few links to visit too. This weekend will be the last for skiiers to legally ski on the mountain. There will be music and entertainment too…almost a closing party.
Flowers from the bulb are beginning to sprout…am excited to see recent fast growth! Maybe a few more will follow suit. The COlumbine is srouting too. My place is being battered by one of our famous spring very windy days. Chily too. I am sure glad I bought a wool bazer for this in-between weather. Real warm on day and d— cold another. The blues tune is rather long and has a lot of good guitar playing over and over. Check it out. Pretty powerful. Imagine this band live! Good Monday! Mary
Also would you do me a favor and visit: www.myitthings.com/photoqueen
and vote up a storm? PLease, please, you’ll have some fun and the votes will help!
Bassist Dave Moir and guitarist/singer Scott Cadenasso have teamed up
to bring you a great night of vintage soul.
7:30 PM $5
Friday, March 28, 2008
The Alex Maryol Band
Our favorite local guitar slinger takes the stage with Willy and Carlos for another
night of blues-rock. The band is putting the final touches on a brand new CD,
get out here and check out the new material, it’s dynamite!
Alex has shared bills with James Brown, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt. Bo Diddley, Guy Davis, Eric Bibb, Dr. John, T-Model Ford, Ian Moore, Otis Taylor, Bob Margolin, Tommy Castro, Corey Harris, Blues Traveler, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Robert Lockwood, Jr. “The most impressive guitarist of the talented young crop of Santa Fe Players; Alex Maryol is uncommonly advanced on his ax, showing both great technical ability-the guy can wail-and the equally important ability to restrain himself where appropriate; One to watch in the coming years.” …..Mike Koster -Thirsty Ear Magazine
8 PM-ALL AGES-$5 Cover.
www.alexmaryol.com
Saturday, March 29
Avi’s MAMBO ROOM
presents
DJ MAMBO
Salsa Dance Concert
“Salsa with a New York vibe”
Avi’s MAMBO ROOM returns to SFBC Pub & Grill, with DJ Mambo putting on a show that will keep the house rocking all night! Starting as a kid in the Bronx and later playing in the New York jazz scene, DJ Mambo caught the excitement of the salsa explosion that came out of the barrios of the Bronx and Spanish Harlem. He absorbed the influences of the numerous great salsa bands and performers who still, even today, represent the heart and soul of salsa culture. Being a passionate salsero (salsa dancer) himself, DJ Mambo is in tune with the dance floor - he knows what dancers need to bring out their best energy and he is renowned for his ability to keep a crowd moving all night. The night’s special high energy salsa party also includes a sizzling hot dance performance by Tony & Hayley of “Mambo Fe.”
If you haven’t been to Avi’s MAMBO ROOM yet, make this your night to check it out! Enjoy great salsa music and watch the hottest salsa dancers in town in action. If you want to learn a few salsa moves, take a Free Class in “New York Style Salsa”. Door Prizes! The Hottest Salsa Party in Town! All Ages!
7 - 8 PM FREE Salsa Class with paid admission!
8:30 Time to practice and/or have some Dinner.
8:30 to Midnight-Party with DJ MAMBO www.salsasuaveonline.com
Sunday, February 24, 2008
SYD MASTERS & the Swing Riders
This is a talented and humorous musical group specializing in what Syd refers to as Vintage Western Cowboy Swing! Recently they received the 2004 “Best Humorous Song” award for the track “My Dog,” as well as the 2003 “Country Song of the Year” MIC Award for Syd’s original tune, “Out In The Country.” Other accomplishments include winning the Western Music Association “Best Western Swing Band” international nomination during each of the last three years, as well as wrangling in the New Mexico Music Industry’s “Best Vocal Performance” award for singing and yodeling on recorded works. The boys can also be seen on television and on posters throughout the West as the new “Singing Cowboys” for the Powerball Lottery advertising campaign. Alibi Music magazine named “Cowboys on the Moon” one of it’s top ten best albums for 2003. This CD, which was nominated for best album by The Western Music Association, The Academy of Western Artists, and the New Mexico Music Industry, features all original music and is played on the air in at least 15 countries around the world! Syd’s rich lead vocals and unique brand of unspoiled rhythm guitar are complimented by the accomplished finger picking of multi-instrumentalist Uncle Bob.
6:30 PM $5
www.sydmasters.com
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR THESE GREAT UPCOMING SHOWS! GET YOUR ADVANCE TICKETS TODAY AT THE SANTA FE BREWING COMPANY PUB & GRILL, AT THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE 505-988-1234, OR ONLINE AT www.ticketssantafe.org
BACK DOOR SLAM / Ryan McGarvey Band 4/5/08
MIKE DOUGHTY’S BAND ……
A bit of a short week, and I included a couple of Salsa examples, be bold come and show your stuff! There’s always fun at the Santa Fe Bar and Grill Brewing company.
So on Saint Patty’s Day, I just was plumb tired. The weather was beautiful, and not sleping well just took it’s toll. So although I am writing this early enough, I’ll save it for tomorrow’s post. At least I got “some” work done today. We had one of the worst wind storms in recent memory yesterday. Some stuff got busted up, and other stuff just stayed where it was…go figure. I was out in it for a couple of hours trying to get a project done, and this was before the worst hapened. Several small and annoying twister came through the canyon created by me and four neighbor trailers. At one point while trying to use the “backdoor” of my trailer, I had to fight to get it open! And then afterwards throughout the evening it got worse! Here’s some music events for the week. Be back tomorrow.
Tuesday March 18
BIG SAM’S
FUNKY NATION
Presiding over his Funky Nation is Big Sam, formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who blows the funk out of his trombone and refuses to let the audience sit still. Between solos and trombone riffs, Big Sam second-lines (a uniquely New Orleans style of street-dance) and gets the crowd going both in movement and in replies to his call-and-response MC-style. A talented group of jazz-trained musicians makes up the Funky Nation, bringing with them the improv-style associated with jazz and the horn-heavy front section that’s the hallmark of big band funk. Theirs, and Big Sam’s, exuberant dancing and playing, afford them a rare opportunity to let loose. Big Sam’s Funky Nation has undeniable personality, as well as masterful chops.
7:30 PM $8 ADVANCE / $10 DOOR
www.bigsamsfunkynation.com
RUBY DEE
& the SNAKEHANDLERS
with special guests/direct from SXSW
HOOTS and HELLMOUTH
and JIM BIANCO
Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers are Seattle’s favorite 4-piece traditional country/honky-tonk/rockabilly-influenced americana combo, paying homage to thier heros with their own heartfelt songs, and their own way of doing things — some traditional, some not — some say traditional country honky tonk, some say alt-country, some say roots music, others say this, or that. We just call it rockin’ honky-tonk… but don’t take our word for it, get out to the SFBC Pub & Grill and check them out in person!
The 5-year-old four-piece combo led by vocalist/songwriter Ruby Dee and guitarist Jorge Harada, and supported by Sean Hudson on electric bass, Kipp Crawford on drums and frequent guest artists onstage and in the studio plays an Americana that encompasses Northwest alt-country, Texas honky-tonk, Bakersfield country, Memphis rockabilly, Western swing and good old-fashioned rock -n- roll.
The music grows on audiences with a combination of Ruby’s singing and songwriting informed by her childhood spent between the no-longer-wild foothills of Northern California and the long straight roads around Big Spring, Texas; her time escaping to South America, driving a truck, working Alaskan fishing boats and more; and band members’ paying tribute to their musical heroes: Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Los Lobos, Stray Cats, Merle Haggard and more.
“Ruby Dee and The Snakehandlers make a sweet honky-tonk country racket that’s perfect for long road trips, lazy afternoons and jumpin’ and jivin’ at the corner bar,” says NWsource.com. “If you like Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Buck Owens, X or any combination thereof, you’ll immediately recognize the band as kindred souls. If you don’t like those great artists, guess what? You may end up dancing to The Snakehandlers anyway, despite yourself. The band’s that good.”
7:30 PM $5
www.rubydeemusic.com
Thursday, March 19, 2008
SALVADOR SANTANA BAND
& deSol
Drawing upon an array of musical styles, the Salvador Santana Band thrives on collaboration and innovation. Bursting with hip-hop, rock, funk, R&B and traditional Latin sounds; the sonic amalgam which gives life to SSB -the collective’s official debut- sizzles with allure.
deSoL
“Rock & Roll with a Latin soul”Asbury Park, NJ, deSoL is a brotherhood whose music mixes rock hooks with fiery Latin rhythms sung in English, Spanish & “Spanglish.” The result is a musical stew where the individual styles of the six musicians combine to create a sound that keeps audiences on there feet.
The music and message is upbeat and positive and appeals to listeners of all ages and backgrounds. deSoL: of the sun, for the people…
7:30 PM $7 ADVANCE/$10 DOOR
www.salvadorsantana.com
www.desolmusic.com
Friday, March 21, 2008
TONY C de BACA
Brought up from wolves and mermaids, Tony C’de Baca has created a niche which is decidedly his own in the endless sea of singer/songwriter sound-alikes. He calls it “A-bit-of-hurt/a-bit-of-happiness.” The man is not trying to reinvent the wheel….he’s simply trying to make it stronger.Tony is a sound veteran of the Southwest touring circuit having been hitting clubs from L.A. to Austin, Santa Fe to Denver. He blends a bit of R&B with a bit of Latin. Add a touch of hip-hop, and the pop ideals of good ol’ rock and roll; pour it on the rocks with some bourbon and you’ve got the Tony C’de Baca sound. Try not to spill it.
7:30 PM $3
www.myspace.com/tonycdebaca
Saturday, March 22
ROCK ZONE
ROCK N’ ROLL WITH A POINT!
A Benefit for the
N.M. Acupuncture Association
8 PM $10
Sunday, March 23
MICHAEL HEARNE
& SXSW
Southwest Americana with New Mexico’s favorite country-western dance band. 6:30 PM $10 www.michaelhearne.com
ADVANCE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR THESE GREAT UPCOMING SHOWS! GET YOUR ADVANCE TICKETS TODAY AT THE SANTA FE BREWING COMPANY PUB & GRILL,AT THE LENSIC BOX OFFICE 505-988-1234, OR ONLINE AT
Mountain Currents
Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13, 5:30 p.m.
Harwood Museum
The music of this season’s composer−in−residence, Hilary Tann, is featured in a program inspired by nature. Originally from Wales, Tann’s compositions are informed by her native landscape and her current home in New York’s Adirondack Mountains as well as the traditional music of Japan. A slide show of photographs will accompany her music as well as TCMG Director Nancy Laupheimer’s Zephyr for alto flute and cello. Antonin Dvorak’s “Dumky” Piano Trio rounds out the program.
(Photo: Hilary Tann)
Tickets — $17 in advance; $20 at the door; $10 for children under 16.
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Welsh−born composer, Hilary Tann, lives near the Hudson River in New York where she is the John Howard Payne Professor of Music at Union College. Her music is influenced by her love of Wales, her strong identification with the natural world, and a deep interest in the traditional music of Japan. She holds degrees in composition from the University of Wales at Cardiff and from Princeton University. Numerous organizations have supported her work, including the Welsh Arts Council, New York State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and Meet the Composer/Arts Endowment Commissioning Music USA. Many of her compositions are available from Capstone, Zimbel, Elmgrove Productions, and North/South Recordings, and her scores are published by Brichtmark Music, Inc., Rowanberry Music, and Oxford University Press. Ensembles that have commissioned and performed Tann’s works include the European Women’s Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, North American Welsh Choir, Presteigne Festival, American Guild of Organists, North American Saxophone Alliance, Swansea Bach Choir, Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Women’s Philharmonic, Meininger Trio, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and KBS Philharmonic in Seoul, Korea.
I had to ad lib a little bit. As I could not find exactly what I wanted. I hope you enjoy these women, their talent and their inspiration. Do please visit: taoschambermusicgroup.org
You will find many wonderful women musicians to explore for this month: Women’s month. Read their biographies, and search for the records, videos etc.
When we think of endangered species we tend to imagine the large and
the famous – tigers, elephants, pandas, wolves, and whales. Rarely
does our mind go to Noel’s amphipod, the northern aplomado falcon,
the Roswell springsnail or the southern long-nosed bat. But as New Mexicans
perhaps we should. Each of these species is listed as endangered in New Mexico by
the state government. Currently, the state lists 118 species as offi cially threatened
or endangered, some of which could literally appear in your backyard.
Dr. Nicole Rosmarino works every day saving these species. She is the Wildlife
Program Director of WildEarth Guardians (previously Forest Guardians) based
in Santa Fe. Th e aim of the organization is “to protect and restore wildlife and
wildlands in the American Southwest.” Rosmarino spends much of her time
trying to obtain federal protection for native animals and plants that are on the
brink. “Native species are vital strands in the tapestry of life. All of these plants
and animals deserve to exist because of their intrinsic value and they all play roles
in the ecosystems they inhabit,” says Rosmarino. She believes we should not base
all of our conservation eff orts on popularity. Noel’s amphipod may not have the
dashing air of the Mexican wolf, but it’s just as vital to its ecosystem.
When asked to describe how our state and local governments have fared
recently in preserving species, Dr. Rosmarino says bluntly, “New Mexico could
do a lot better.” She points to the wolf program as an example. “We need the
state, especially the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, to use all of its
authority to prevent the total failure of the Mexican wolf program. Th ere is a real
risk this wolf could disappear from New Mexico, as there are currently probably
fewer than a dozen wolves left in the state.” Th e Mexican gray wolf was entirely
eliminated from the wild in the 1950s in New Mexico, but has since returned
haphazardly in reintroduction programs.
Another place for improvement is the state’s languid recognition of new
endangered species. WildEarth Guardians has asked the state wildlife agency
to list additional species under the state law, but they have refused. In fact, they
have made only negligible changes to the list since the early 1990s. “We have
identifi ed dozens of animal species that should be state-listed,” says Rosmarino.
Th ese species include the lesser-prairie chicken, Gunnison’s prairie dog and the
Canadian lynx, which is currently listed as threatened by the federal government.
Although many insects are endangered, New Mexico does not recognize any of
them, nor does it recognize any plant species. WildEarth Guardians estimates
that 80 percent of America’s endangered species receive no protection from Th e
Endangered Species Act. “Th ere is a need for real reform and we want both the
state and federal government to push for that reform.”
Rosmarino’s greatest concern regarding New Mexico’s endangered species is
climate change. “Southwestern fi shes are at particular risk. Examples include the
Rio Grande silvery minnow and Pecos bluntnose shiner. Both of these fi shes are
In Our Backyard
Th e State of New Mexico’s Endangered Species
By Jeremy Hance
4 go to readfive.com to read the rest of the story. readfive.com
Come on to visit Taos…you never know who’ll you’ll meet there!
Taking a step back into history, when many think of taos, their writers, and artisits, they too remember Mabel Luhan Dodge who oft gave great support to the creative souls and her community. Reading about her reminds us of the brave women of past who had much to share, and were trail blazers for future feminists and women artists. All in a little town called Taos NM.
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Edge of Taos Desert
(New York: Harcourt Brace, 1937)
and
Winter in Taos
(New York: Harcourt Brace, 1935)
Mabel Dodge Luhan did not fit into a typical female stereotype. She was born to wealthy parents in Buffalo, New York. She was the only child. She was educated and was socially active. She married at 21 years old and a year later was widowed. Her father died a few months later. She had a nervous breakdown. She went to Europe and met her second husband, married and lived in Florence, Italy. After seven years the marriage ended and Mabel moved to Greenwich Village, New York. She opened a salon for all artists and authors, and intellects. She met and married Maurice Sterne, a painter, her third husband.
Mabel sent her husband to New Mexico to set up a place to live. She arrived a few months later. The book Edge of Taos Desert starts on the last night Mabel spent in New York City, before heading for Santa Fe. She was hoping to spend time alongside the Indians.
She described arriving in New Mexico as her life “breaking in two.” At that moment she arrived in Santa Fe, she felt like it was a New World with new rules. She was able to throw away the ways she had lived before. She believed it was heaven. She hoped Maurice would be inspired to sculpt. She felt like she was in foreign land. Her son was there also. She sent for provisions of food from home and imported her own chef. She moved up in the mountains at the end of Taos sharing a home with an Englishman. She spent most of her mornings visiting the pueblo. She fell in love with an Indian leader, and her marriage to Maurice fell apart. Her love for Tony Luhan became intense. She loved the connection to the earth and nature. She loved the Indian acceptance of life and death. Townspeople became suspicious of her. She was even brought in for questioning by the sheriff because of the goings on in her home and the constant trail of visitors Americans and Indian. Mabel connected with the flowers, the smell of the trees, the sage under her feet. She watched the birds, the seasons change, and the ceremonies of the Mexicans. She bought a place Tony had picked out. She asked Maurice to leave.
Mabel reports being unhappy in Italy, searching for meaning and never finding it. New York was a time of many affairs with little meaning. Mabel reports Tony as kind and sensitive first. Her feelings for him grew stronger daily. Mabel viewed the other men in her life as similar to her, same upbringing, competitive, restless in their aim. They were disconnected from their inner selves.
Tony was free because he was an Indian. He was not educated to write or read but worldly on feelings and how the world works with nature. Tony and Mabel took peyote. They lived communally with friends American and Indian.
Winter in Taos is a poetic journal of her life with nature. The seasons change and the planting, sowing, care, and harvest of her crops on the farm change with the seasons. She writes of the farm animals and how the light hits the mountain. Her moments at Taos had clarity. Her love for Tony became comfortable and strong.
Vera Norwood believes women are distanced from nature as a means of oppression or control. Women were seen as emotional and irrational and were kept in a domestic sphere, to be kept “safe” and watched. Mabel Dodge Luhan was regarded as emotional, irrational, “loose” with men, not to be trusted, and needed to be watched by townspeople. Mabel found her niche with the Indians, to be free from the restrictions placed on her. She can be viewed as a “new” women who was self-determined and in control of her destiny. Mabel was stuck in a gender role where she didn’t fit very well. Mabel did not have to marry for economic stability nor did she need to work to support herself.
Glenda Riley spoke of women being more tolerant of cultural differences than were men. That tolerance allowed Mabel to fit in the pueblo and enjoy the Mexican culture, and marry an Indian.
Further Readings:
Mabel Dodge Luhan, Intimate Memories: The Autobiography of Mabel Dodge Luhan, ed. Lois P. Rudnick (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1999).
Lois P.Rudnick, Utopian Vistas: The Mabel Dodge Luhan House and the American Counterculture (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998).
Lois P.Rudnick, Mabel Dodge Luhan: New Woman, New World (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1984).
Winifred L. Frazer, Mabel Dodge Luhan (Twayne, 1984).
Jane V. Nelson, Mabel Dodge Luhan (Boise, ID: Boise State University Press,1982).
Mabel Dodge Luhan, Taos and its Artists (Duell, Sloan and Pierce, 1947).
Patricia R. Everett, ed., A History of Having a Great Many Times Not Continued to be Friends: The Correspondence Between Mabel Dodge and Gertrude Stein, 1911-1934 (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,1996).
Vera Norwood, Made From This Earth: American Women and Nature (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,1993).
–Marilyn Smith
Return to the Western Women’s Autobiographies Database
Researched and written by Marilyn Smith, a student in Professor Catherine Lavender’s History/Women’s Studies 389 (Themes in American Women’s History) course, The Department of History and The Program in Women’s Studies, The College of Staten Island of The City University of New York, Fall Semester 2000.
Send email care of Professor Lavender at lavender@postbox.csi.cuny.edu.
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Hope you take time to listen. Do some more research on both Taos and women there. Breath in the mountain air. There’s much mystery in this little city. Much beauty, and many who walk quietly on their paths. Plus the Rio Grande! Be back soon.
It won’t take you very long to read this issue, so for the whole story go to www.readfive.com The real reason I say this is there are 2 (not mine) fantastic photos (full page) in this issue that will make your day brighter.
Of course there are stories as well. I was hoping for, as one longs for spring, that there would be news of great music and entertainment events for Taos or area as well. NADA. However,
A follow around: from the above mentioned web page:
There is something different about making music in New Mexico — its endless vistas and open landscapes infuse creativity with a sense of spaciousness and possibility. For the past fourteen years the Taos Chamber Music Group has tapped into the Land of Enchantment by presenting the imaginative and inspirational performances for which it has become known. TCMG has historically sought out programming and partnerships that go beyond the classical music concert formula to redefine and enhance the very concept of chamber music.
In its fifteenth anniversary season, TCMG will offer a wide variety of programs that reflect the unique cultural diversity of its home in Taos as well as a deep connection with the land that surrounds us. Highlights include the return of the stellar American String Quartet, bringing classical music’s finest to Taos. A piece commissioned for TCMG’s anniversary by critically acclaimed composer Paul Fowler and a collaboration with Native American musician Robert Mirabal will combine improvised and composed music. Visual art will have a place in two programs, one in conjunction with an award winning film about listening to music, and another with music and photography inspired by nature.
Whether performing at the Taos Community Auditorium or the Harwood Museum, recreating the Baroque or reinventing the Contemporary, in large ensemble or solo, TCMG is dedicated to sharing with audiences a musical experience that is both intimate and powerful. As always, classical masterpieces will be combined with new and lesser known works performed by some of New Mexico’s finest musicians. And TCMG’s commitment to music education will continue to bring programs to hundreds of Taos County school children. This landmark season has something for everyone from the best in classical to outside−the−box collaborations. We invite you to be part of the magic of live chamber music!
Sincerely,
Nancy Laupheimer
Director, TCMG
More Information
2007-2008 Concert Calendar
Tickets & Special Offers
Musician’s Biographies
Wedding Music
Keith Underwood Flute Masterclass
2007 Contribution Form(40 KB PDF)
2007-2008 Artists
The American String Quartet
Peter Winograd, violin
Laurie Carney, violin
Daniel Avshalomov, viola
Wolfram Koessel, cello
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Doris Allen, violin
Roberta Arruda, violin
Allegra Askew, viola
Martha Caplin, violin
David Felberg, violin
Paul Festa, filmmaker
Paul Fowler,
composer / keyboard
Sally Guenther, cello
Nancy Laupheimer, flute
Kerri Lay, violin
Kirsten Lear, mezzo–soprano
Keith Lemmons, clarinet
Robert Mirabal,
voice / Native flute / drum
Kathy McIntosh, harpsichord
Carol Redman, flute
Carmelo de los Santos, violin
Rosalind Simpson, harp
Hilary Tann, composer−in−residence
Mark Tatum, bass
Robert Tweten, piano
Dana Winograd, cello
“One of the great
treasures of Taos!”
—Taos News
“TCMG triumphant!”
—Horse Fly Do visit the site for lots more information.
