Hey, Mozart! New Mexico
The Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra doesn’t only play music by famous composers. At their annual spring Family Concert, they also play music by Las Cruces children composers — who may someday be famous. Quintin Dean and Philip Miller, both students at Zia Middle School, were among the 16 New Mexico students whose melodies were winners in the 2007 "Hey, Mozart! New Mexico" competition. Their tunes were then orchestrated by music students and faculty at Hartwick College in New York. The boys stopped by the KRWG-FM studios to play their melodies and talk about what inspired them to write their tunes. The fully-orchestrated pieces will be performed on Saturday, April 19, by the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Lonnie Klein.
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Jerry Ann Alt & Margie Camp Interview
It’s March in Las Cruces, which means it’s time for a chorus of voices
to entertain us in the Jack Ward Invitational Choral Festival. Dr. Jery
Ann Alt, choir maestra here at NMSU, brought guest conductor Margie Camp
to KRWG-FM to talk about the festival, children's choirs, and much more.
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Trittico
Some of Puccini's greatest music comes to the stage of El Paso Opera in
March, when the company performs "Il Trittico," a trio of short operas
that pack a wallop with drama, emotional intensity, and gorgeous music.
William Dickinson, General Director of the El Paso Opera, came to
KRWG-FM to discuss the three operas and the new El Paso production.
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Don Giovanni
A new recording of "Don Giovanni," released by conductor and music specialist, Rene Jacobs, returns to opera's roots by featuring an orchestra approximating the size and standards of Mozart's Day. While the size of the orchestra is impressive, Jacobs has forsaken deluxe casting for lesser-known singers expertly trained in vocal and early-music performance.
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Jazz Aspen Snowmass Boosts Education in Colorado And California The JazzAspen Snowmass continues tradition of supporting innovative educational programs when the organization offers students musical resources such as instruments, instructional DVDs, music charts, and scholarships.
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Nov. 2: Nickel Creek Farewell Concert
When Nickel Creek began as a bluegrass trio in 1989, its pre-teen members stunned audiences with their remarkable musical gifts. Since then, their sound has evolved into progressive acoustic music, but they're calling it quits.
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Dancing All the Dances as Long as I Can
Robert Fulghum has written seven bestsellers including
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. A native of Waco, Texas, he was a Unitarian minister for 22 years and taught painting and philosophy. Fulghum lives in Seattle and Crete.
“My passion for tango disguises a fearfulness. I fear the shrinking of life that goes with aging.”
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