Music
February 23 to March 1, 2012— Volume 38 Number 4
The El Rey Theater
Presents
The Itals & Sister Carole
Friday, February 24th at 7:30 PM
Location: The El Rey Theater, 622 Central Ave SW
Tickets: $18 in advance $20 at the door (plus applicable service charges)
Tickets at: Bookworks, Grumpy's Guitars, Extreme Tix and at the door
Information: www.elreytheater.com, (505) 242-2353
Note: this is an all ages show
Opening act Mr. Kali & Boom Roots Collective
Bob Gusch
Presents
Saudade’s Brazilian Jazz
Saturday, February 25th from 7 to 10 PM
Location: Yannis's Opa Bar, 3109 Central NE
Admission: free, but reservations are suggested call (505) 620-8625
Information: www.reverbnation.com/saudadeabq or www.yannisandopabar.com
Enjoy smooth Bossa Nova melodies and relax in a tropical place in your mind with local Brazilian tune-meisters Saudade. Saudade is happy to be having their premier performance at Yannis Opa Bar. Hopefully this will be the first of many. Come and join us at this Nob Hill landmark. Call (505) 620-8625 for reservations.
New Mexico Philharmonic
Presents a concert of
Beethoven, Bártok and Brahms
Saturday, February 25th from 6 – 8 PM
Location: UNM Popejoy Hall
Ticket(s): $17.50, $32.50, $42.50, $62.50 (plus all applicable fees)
Tickets at: www.unmtickets.com, (505) 925-5858 and Albertsons supermarkets
Information: www.nmphil.org
Featuring Kimberly Fredenburgh on viola, the New Mexico Philharmonic is joined by maestro Victor Yampolsky in performances of Beethoven's Fidelio Overture, Bártok's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, and Brahms' Symphony No. 2. Victor Yampolsky’s career includes conducting throughout Europe and extensive engagements with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Yampolsky is Professor in Music Performance at the Northwestern University School of Music and Music Director Emeritus of the Omaha Symphony. Born in the Soviet Union in 1942, Yampolsky, the son of the great pianist Vladimir Yampolsky, studied violin with the legendary David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory. Pre-concert lecture at 5:00 p.m.
Friends of Cathedral Music
Presents the annual
Bishop Trelease Memorial Concert
Saturday, February 25th at 6PM
Location: The Cathedral Church of St. John, 318 Silver SW in Albuquerque
Ticket prices: Donations of $20 per adult, $15 per senior, $5 per student. Checks or cash are acceptable.
Tickets at: the door 30 minutes before the concert start time
Information: http://www.stjohnsabq.org/music_events.php and www.stjohnsabq.org
Here is your chance to hear Fauré's enchanting Requiem, with the US première of a contemporary British organ concerto at the Cathedral of St. John. Come and indulge your senses in the lush harmonies and memorable melodies of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. The Cathedral Choir, Choristers and acclaimed British baritone soloist, Edmund Connolly are accompanied by organ and orchestra, under the direction of Maxine Thévenot. Then hear the American Première of Philip Moore’s Concerto for Organ and Strings, played by Director of Cathedral Music, Maxine Thévenot, under the direction of the composer.
Rio Rancho Symphonic Band
Presents
Winter Magic - a concert
Sunday, February 26th from 3 – 4:30 PM
Location: Cibola High School, 1510 Ellison St. NW
Admission: Free, tax-deductible donations are welcome
Information: www.RioRanchoBand.org and (505) 250-1773
A winter “pops” concert with light classical music, patriotic tunes, and marches, including works by Morton Gould, Bela Bartok, James Curnow, and more. As a special treat, the Rio Rancho New Horizons Band (consisting of senior citizen musicians) will join the Rio Rancho Symphonic Band for a special performance of Brian Balmages’ “Through Courageous Eyes.” The Rio Rancho Symphonic Band is a concert band in its 7th year, under the direction of John C. Emory, with talented volunteer musicians from the greater Albuquerque area. Come and warm up with some great and lively music.
ChamberCHOPS, Chamber Music Cooperative of the Southwest
Presents a
ChamberCHOPS Spring Concert #1
Sunday, February 26th from 2-3PM
Location: Central United Methodist Church, 201 University NE
Admission: free and donations are gratefully accepted
Information: www.chamberchops.org or 505-65CHOPS
ChamberCHOPS, the Chamber Music Cooperative of the Southwest, continues their 2011-2012 concert season with the first of three spring concerts. The February concert program includes Beethoven’s Septet E-flat, Op. 20, Poulenc’s Trio for trumpet, trombone and horn, Danzi’s Quartet for bassoon and strings, and Arrieu’s Quintette en Ut for woodwind quintet. All concerts are free, and donations are gratefully accepted.
Albuquerque Chamber Soloists
Presents
Roots and Identities
Sunday, February 26th from 3-5 PM
Location: St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1100 Indian School NE in Albuquerque
Ticket(s): $15 adults, $12 senior/student, open seating (cash or check only)
Tickets at: PianoWerkes, 4640 Menaul NE, or at the door one hour before concert
Information: www.abqcs.org, (505) 255-8468
Special Note: ample parking in church and adjacent lots
A musical presentation of Nationalistic Trends featuring Antonin Dvorak’s lyric Waldesruhe (Silent Woods) for cello and piano, David Baker’s swinging Boogie Woogie from Roots II for Trio, Edvard Grieg’s ecstatic Sonata in C Minor, op 45 for violin and piano, and Johannes Brahms’ gypsy-inspired Piano Quartet in G Minor, op. 25. Performers include Carmelo de los Santos, violin; David Felberg, viola; Joanna de Keyser, cello; Arlette Felberg, piano. Book early......November AND January concerts were SOLD OUT. There will be a post-concert reception to Meet The Artists.
AMP Concerts & Friends of the Public Library
Presents
Cosy Sheridan & TR Ritchie
Thursday, March 1st at noon
Location: South Broadway Library, 1025 Broadway SE
Thursday, March 1 at 5:30 PM
Location: East Mountain Library, 1 Old Tijeras Rd
Admission: Free, but reservations are requested
Reservations and info at: http://www.ampconcerts.org, (505) 232-9868
Between them, Cosy Sheridan and TR Ritchie have won most of the major songwriting contests in the country, among them the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Sisters Folk Festival, the Napa Valley Folk Festival, and the Silverton Folk Festival. Frequently traveling together but also performing as solo artists they have toured for the past 20 years, singing their songs in coffeehouses and concert halls, at festivals and in living rooms across the country. Sheridan has been called "one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer-songwriters," while Ritchie was dubbed a "classic folk troubadour" by Performing Songwriter magazine.
Popejoy Presents
One Night of Queen
Thursday, March 1st at 7:30PM
Location: Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr NE on the UNM Campus
Tickets: $49, $39, & $29 (plus applicable service charges)
Tickets at: www.unmtickets.com
Information: (505) 277-8010, popejoypresents.com
The music of Queen comes alive in One Night of Queen starring Garry Mullen & The Works. The performance recreates and pays tribute to the greatest live band of all time, Queen. Relive all your Queen favorites such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Are the Champions,” “Somebody to Love” and many more.
Outpost Performance Space
Presents
The Charlie Christian Project
Thursday, March 1st at 7:30 PM
Location: Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE
Ticket(s): $25 general admission, $20 Outpost members & students
Tickets at: Outpost Performance Space, (505) 268-0044, or at the door
Information: www.outpostspace.org or (505) 268-0044
Outpost's Spring 2012 season opens with a tribute to the music of legendary guitarist, Charlie Christian who, though he died at the young age of 25 in 1939, had an enormous influence on jazz guitar. The house guitarist at New York’s Minton’s Playhouse and a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet, Christian led the transition from swing to bebop and pushed the electric guitar into the spotlight. The tribute ensemble is guitarist, Michael Anthony; renowned trumpeter, Bobby Shew; drummer, Cal Haines, and bassist, Micky Patten.
Bruce Edgar
Albuquerque Community Live Art and Performance Services, Q CLAPS
12312 Collier Ct NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
www.qclaps.info, (505) 299-0795, or bruce@qclaps.info
