On Friday, July 25 at 7PM, Altura Winds will present a concert at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Carrizozo. Performing Scott Joplin rags, John Sousa marches, Americana and summery classics will be Danielle Frabutt, flute, Melissa Sassaman, oboe, and bassoonist, Stefanie Przybylsk. Thanks to Tularosa Basin Telephone Company for their generous sponsorship of this concert. The Carrizozo Summer Pops Concert will be followed by a reception and opportunity to meet the performers. All our concerts are free and open to the public.

Altura Winds is a virtuoso woodwind trio based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This vibrant new trio performs an entertaining variety of music for a wide range of occasions. Its members are professional musicians with active performance schedules throughout Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Ohio native Danielle Frabutt has made Albuquerque her home for the last 4 years where she frequently performs as a freelance flutist and has a successful private teaching studio. Danielle freelances with the New Mexico Philharmonic, and the Santa Fe Symphony. She has also performed nationally and internationally with various ensembles including the Festivale Della Culture’s Festival Orchestra in Bergamo, Italy, as well as the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. During her three tours with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra she performed as a Piccolo and Alto Flute soloist and can be heard playing piccolo, flute, alto flute, and bass flute on 2 CDs released in 2007: Music of the Americas and Reflections. Danielle also plays with the Austin based chamber trio Brier Hill Revisited. Danielle obtained her degrees from Youngstown State University (BM) in Youngstown, Ohio and the University of New Mexico (MM) in Albuquerque, NM.

Melissa Sassaman is an active freelance oboist in both Albuquerque and Santa Fe. She plays with Opera Southwest, the New Mexico Philharmonic, and the Santa Fe Symphony . She is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Arizona State University. During her time in Arizona, Melissa was a freelance musician with the Phoenix Symphony and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Melissa received her Master of Music degree from the University of New Mexico, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College. Sharing her love of music with others, Melissa enjoys teaching as well as performing. She recently performed a guest recital and taught a series of master classes at the University of Montana in Missoula. In 2010, she was the Oboe Coach for the Kammermusik Workshops in Santa Fe, NM.

Stefanie Przybylska played principal bassoon with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2011, has played with the Santa Fe Symphony since 2004, and has appeared as a featured soloist with both ensembles. She is currently the principal bassoonist of the New Mexico Philharmonic. A graduate of the Juilliard School and Northwestern University, Stefanie freelanced in New York and in Chicago. She has had an avid interest in performing chamber music and as an undergraduate was selected to participate at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont. Local appearances include performances with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Placitas Artists Series and Serenata of Santa Fe. Stefanie is an active bassoon teacher and a coach for the Albuquerque Youth Symphony program and helped establish the Bosque Bassoon Band, a group of local bassoonists which performs chamber music for multiple bassoons in educational and informal settings. Stefanie is finishing up her doctorate at Texas Tech in Lubbock.

Carrizozo Music is able to offer this free concert series thanks to the generosity of Otero Electric Round up Grants, Zia Natural Gas Company, Tularosa Basin Telephone Company, Western States Arts Foundation, Ty and Dena Turner, Rainbow Inn, Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House, Carrizozo Woman's Club, Trinity United Methodist Church, Carrizozo Lodgers Tax and Lincoln County Lodgers Tax. Their commitment to enhancing the quality of entertainment and education in Carrizozo and the surrounding area is critical to our continuing Classical Series, Summer Pops and School Outreach.

To reach the church, turn west onto Airport Road from Route 54 at the Carrizozo Chamber Caboose. On Airport Road (8th Ave) go to the stop sign and turn left onto E Avenue, then take the first right to D Avenue and 10th. The church is on the southwest corner of D Ave and 10th.

The next concert in the Carrizozo Music Summer Pops Series is on Thursday, August 21 at 7PM. Shepherd Moon, a group consisting of vocals, flute, sax and cello will play original, jazzy music with a hint of Celt, at both a school outreach concert and an evening community concert. Coming in the Fall will be Zuill Bailey, cellist and Lara Downes on piano playing American composers of the 20's, 30's and 40's, and La Catrina Quartet, featuring Latin and standard string quartets.

For more information about any of the concerts, please check www.carrizozomusic.org or call Elaine Brannen at 575-648-2757. Carrizozo Music sponsors a series of classical, summer pops and school outreach concerts with a commitment to providing free quality music to the residents of Lincoln County. Whenever possible these concerts are made available to students of the Carrizozo School System and residents of New Horizon Development Center.

On Friday, June 6, Lori Lovato and Friends, A Touch of Jazz, will present a concert at the Trinity United Methodist Church on 10th at D Avenue in Carrizozo. Performing the works of George Gershwin, Paquito D'Rivera, Sonny Rollins, and Charlie Parker will be Lori Lovato, clarinet, Lisa Kerr, piano and Jeff Cornelius, percussion. This Carrizozo Summer Pops Concert will be followed by a reception and opportunity to meet the performers. The concert is free and open to the public.

A pre-concert spaghetti dinner will be served at the Carrizozo Woman's club from 5-6:30. Dinner includes salad, bread, dessert and beverage for $8. The clubhouse is located on D Avenue and 11th Street.

To reach the church, turn west onto Airport Road from Route 54 at the Carrizozo Chamber Caboose. On Airport (8th Ave) go to the stop sign and turn left onto E Avenue, then take the first right to D Avenue and 10th. The church is on the southwest corner of D Ave and 10th. Park on D and walk to both venues.

Lori Lovato is clarinetist for the Santa Fe Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, Sphinx Symphony in Detroit, Santa Fe Concert Association Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, Opera SW Orchestra, Artist-Clinician for Backun Musical Services in Canada, and founding member of the New Mexico Woodwind Quintet. She has also appeared with the Albuquerque Chamber Soloists, Music at Angel Fire, Chamber Music Albuquerque, Chatter New Music, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Santa Fe New Music, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Monterrey, Mexico, and toured with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players. Ms. Lovato is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico. Prior to her performing career, Ms. Lovato was band and orchestra director at two Albuquerque high schools. Currently she maintains a private clarinet studio and performs musical outreach programs throughout the community. This summer Lori will be performing at the California Napa Valley Festival del Sole along with other members of the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.

Lisa Kerr enjoys playing a variety of music, including jazz, classical, salsa, and rock. She has performed with the NMSO and Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, and has also been a keyboardist for many Broadway musicals, including Wicked, Spamalot, Mamma Mia! and Hairspray. Although she currently works as a high school librarian, she maintained a large studio of piano, jazz, and composition students for years, and taught music at all levels of public and private schools and at UNM.

Jeff Cornelius plays principal percussion with the New Mexico Philharmonic and teaches a private studio of 50 students. From 1986 to 2011 he played principal percussion with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Cornelius earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and completed his Master of Music degree at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to joining the New Mexico Symphony, Mr. Cornelius played with numerous orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, The Canton Symphony, the Colorado Philharmonic, the Toledo Symphony and an assortment of other summer festivals and ensembles. Since joining the NMSO, Mr. Cornelius has also performed with The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and the Santa Fe Symphony as well as several chamber venues including Taos Chamber Music Festival, Music at Angel Fire, Chatter, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival where he appears on Stereophile’s recording of Darius Milhaud's La création du monde. He is the winner of the NMSO first annual concerto competition in 2007.

Carrizozo Music is able to offer these free concerts thanks to the generosity of Otero Electric Round up Grant, Zia Natural Gas Company, Tularosa Basin Telephone Company, Ty and Dena Turner, Rainbow Inn, Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House, Carrizozo Woman's Club, Trinity United Methodist Church, Carrizozo Lodgers Tax and Lincoln County Lodgers Tax. Their commitment to enhancing the quality of entertainment and education in Carrizozo and the surrounding area is critical to our continuting Classical Series, Summer Pops and School Outreach.

The next concert in the Carrizozo Music Summer Pops Series is on Friday, July 25 and will feature Altura Winds playing Scott Joplin rags, Sousa marches and light classics. On Thursday, August 25, Shepherd Moon, a group consisting of vocals, flute, sax and cello will play original, jazzy music with a hint of Celt, at both a school outreach concert and an evening community concert.

For more information about any of the concerts, please check www.carrizozomusic.org or call Elaine Brannen at 575-648-2757. Carrizozo Music sponsors a series of classical, summer pops and school outreach concerts with a commitment to provide free quality music to the residents of Lincoln County. Whenever possible these concerts are made available to students of the Carrizozo School System and residents of New Horizon Development Center.

On Sunday, May 11 at 3 pm, Border Baroque of Las Cruces, will present a special Mother's Day Concert at the Trinity United Methodist Church on 10th at D Avenue in Carrizozo. Performing the works of CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Fux, Loillet, J. S Bach and Handel will be Eike Gunnarson, mezzo-soprano, Roberta Arruda, violin, Carl Fels, oboe, Page Bartz, bassoon and Leah Houpt, harpsichord.

This Carrizozo Music concert will be followed by a reception and opportunity to meet the performers.

The group also will be performing at the Carrizozo School Old Gym at 10 am on Monday, May 12 in a special school outreach concert. Both Carrizozo Music performances are free and open to the public.

 To reach the venues, turn west onto Airport Road from Route 54 at the Carrizozo Chamber Caboose, go to the stop sign and turn left on E Avenue, then take the first right to D Avenue and 10th. The church is on the southwest corner of D Ave and 10th and the Old Gym is directly across the street from the church.

The Carrizozo Music Summer Pops Series starts on Friday, June 6 at 7pm and features Lori Lovato and Friends, A Touch of Jazz featuring jazz clarinet. This is followed on Friday, July 25 by Altura Winds playing Scott Joplin rags, Sousa marches and light classics. On Thursday, August 25 Shepherd Moon, a group consisting of vocals, flute, sax and cello will play original, jazzy music with a hint of Celt, at both a school outreach concert and an evening community concert.

For more information about any of the concerts, please check www.carrizozomusic.org or call Elaine Brannen at 575-648-2757. Carrizozo Music sponsors a series of classical, summer pops and school outreach concerts with a commitment to provide free quality music to the residents of Lincoln County. Whenever possible these concerts are made available to students of the Carrizozo School System and residents of New Horizon Development Center.

On Monday, April 14, at 7pm, Qing Li, violin, and Richard Dowling, piano, will present an evening of Mozart, Debussy, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich at the Trinity United Methodist Church on 10th at D Ave. in Carrizozo. This Carrizozo Music in the Parks and Piatigorsky Foundation of NYC concert will be followed by a reception and opportunity to meet the performers. The performance is free and open to the public. To reach the church, turn west from Route 54 at the Carrizozo Chamber Caboose, go to the stop sign and turn South on E Avenue, then take the first right to D Avenue and 10th. Carrizozo Music is able to offer this concert thanks to the generosity of Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House and their commitment to enhancing the quality of cultural entertainment and education in Carrizozo.

Last Fall, Richard Dowling played to a standing room only audience. We are pleased to welcome him back to Carrizozo.

For more information about please check www.carrizozomusic.org or call Elaine Brannen at 575-648-2757. Carrizozo Music sponsors a series of classical, summer pops and school outreach concerts with a commitment to provide free quality music to the residents of Lincoln County. Whenever possible these concerts are made available to students of the Carrizozo School System and residents of New Horizon Development Center.

For over 23 years, The Piatigorsky Foundation’s commitment to artistic excellence and public outreach has fascinated many avid concert goers, as well as curious first-timers. It is this combination of complimentary access, flamboyant performances, and human warmth that makes Piatigorsky Foundation concerts so appealing to diverse audiences. Last year, the Foundation presented two tours of 16 concerts in New Mexico reaching over 2,500 people in Lovington, Jal, Carrizozo, Albuquerque, and Hobbs. This season, The Foundation will again present two tours in the state. The Fall tour took place in October 2013, and the Spring tour will take place April 2014, beginning in Carrizozo and concluding in Las Cruces.

Astonishing in her musical versatility, violinist QING LI brings great warmth, poise, and insight to
her music making. Solo performances have garnered such critical praise as, “Qing was flawless... Her
style was impeccable..." (The Richmond Times, 2008). At the same time, she is a sought-after chamber

musician, having collaborated with such luminaries as Pinchas Zukerman and Leon Fleischer. She is also admired as one of the country’s most accomplished orchestral players and was appointed Principal Second Violin with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2001. Born in Beijing, China, Qing Li began studying violin at age four, and by age twelve, won her acceptance to the Central Conservatory. Discovered at a master class by Berl Senofsky, who brought her to the Peabody Conservatory with a fellowship scholarship, Ms. Li has won numerous international competitions and awards. She has been a recitalist and chamber musician in halls throughout the great cities of America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Radio and television broadcasts of her work as soloist and chamber musician have been aired on National Public Radio’s Baltimore affiliate station WYPR, and were featured on the Voice of America.

Hailed by The New York Times as “an especially impressive fine young pianist,” RICHARD DOWLING appears regularly across the United States in solo recitals and concerts with orchestras. Career highlights include a sold-out New York orchestral debut at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and a solo recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York. Mr. Dowling has performed in the Far East, Australia, Africa and Europe. In 2001, Mr. Dowling released a compact disc entitled Sweet and Low-Down containing virtually all of the solo piano works by George Gershwin on the Klavier Records label. World’s Greatest Rags, a disc of Dowling playing a collection of his favorite American ragtime piano repertoire, was released in 2004. He has also recorded two CDs of Chopin, three CDs of cello and piano works with cellist Evan Drachman and a three-CD set of pop songs called A Perfect Moment. His most recent recording, Music of Old New York, features songs and piano rags inspired by The Big Apple at the turn of the century. Mr. Dowling studied at Yale University and The University of Texas, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance.

About The Piatigorsky Foundation: Evan Drachman established The Piatigorsky Foundation in 1990 in honor of his grandfather Gregor Piatigorsky. Piatigorsky deeply believed in the healing and inspiration power of classical music. He once said, “Music makes life better. Music is a necessity. It is rich. It is imaginative. It is magnificent. And it is for everyone.” The Piatigorsky Foundation is committed to carrying on Piatigorsky’s mission by evoking cultural curiosity through educational and accessible live performances.


 

2014 season schedule is coming together!      

Monday, April 14, Piatigorsky Foundation violin/piano , 7 pm
     Qing Li (violin) and Richard Dowling (piano)
    
May 11  Mother's Day afternoon Border Baroque, 3pm
    May 12  Border Baroque, school concert   10 am  Carrizozo School Old gym
 
Carrizozo Summer Pops   

    June 6  Friday,Lori Lovato and Friends, a Touch of Jazz 7pm
    July 25, Friday, Altura Winds 7PM  (sponsored by Tularosa Basin Telephone Co)
    Aug. 21, Thursday, Shepherd Moon (sponsored by Zia Gas)  
           2pm Carrizozo School Old Gym
           7pm, Trinity United Methodist Church
(and there is a rumor that our most favorite cellist might make an appearance!!!
     Oct/Nov. La Catrina Quartet

We still need sponsors for the Piatigorsky Concert, Border Baroque and Lori Lovato and Friends.   Please contact me if you would like to sponsor a concert, or have an idea of someone we could approach.  

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Hitting the right note in musical education By Jon Swedien / Journal Staff Writer | Tue, Feb 4, 2014 Tlalli Garcia, 7, seems to be expressing her feelings about her cello during an after-school orchestra program at Dolores Gonzales Elementary School. The program, called the Young Musician Initiative, gives students from kindergarten through fifth grade the chance to learn about and play music. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)

Copyright © 2014 Albuquerque Journal

Playing the violin is hard, 9-year-old Ricky Sanchez says.

But that hasn’t stopped the third-grade Dolores Gonzales Elementary student from spending at least four days a week practicing so he can perform in an orchestra with his classmates.

“It’s really fun,” Sanchez said. “Last year, we got to play at the zoo.”

The New Mexico Philharmonic started the after-school orchestra program, called the Young Musician Initiative, last winter at the Downtown-area school, where nearly all the students come from low-income families.

The goal was to give children opportunities to play an instrument, make music with their peers as an orchestra and receive musical training from experts, said Maureen Baca, president of the New Mexico Philharmonic.

“We really want to reach the kids who need it the most,” Baca said.

There are 43 children enrolled in the program and they practice Monday through Thursday from the end of the school day at 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The young musicians meet in a gym, where they eat a snack and practice. On Thursdays, they play together as an orchestra.

When they’re not playing at school, they’re playing at home. Baca estimated the New Mexico Philharmonic raised about $12,000 to buy the kids instruments so they could take them home.

Dolores Gonzales Principal Lori Stuit said she is happy to have the program. Among the benefits has been a positive impact on student grades, Stuit said.

Young Musician Initiative concert
Students in the Young Musician Initiative will play at a fundraising concert from 6 to 8 p.m. March 7 at Las Puertas, 1512 First St., a former warehouse building converted into a performance space. Free, but RSVP at 505-323-4343 or email crancier@nmphil.org before Feb. 28. Donations welcomed. Between January and spring 2013 – the first semester the program was in place – teachers reported that 46 percent of students in the program had improved math scores and 62 percent improved their reading scores.

Stuit said the program has improved their concentration, self-confidence and sense of community with fellow students.

“I think many schools would benefit from having this program,” Stuit said.

El Sistema

The Young Musician Initiative is modeled after a Venezuelan method of teaching children orchestra music called “el Sistema,” said Alexis Corbin, who directs the program. She is also the operations coordinator and personnel manager at the New Mexico Philharmonic.

Founded by Venezuelan economist and musician José Antonio Abreu in the 1970s, el Sistema has grown in popularity in South America and, more recently, in the United States. The program focuses on ensemble participation and preparing for concerts.

Corbin said she and the other Young Musician Initiative instructors – many of whom are affiliated with the Philharmonic – have received training from musicians steeped in el Sistema curriculum. She said they have traveled to Los Angeles and Philadelphia for training seminars.

From left, Jasmine Ruiz, 9, Eric Lewis, 11, and Lily Garcia, 11, are pictured with their violins during an after-school orchestra program at Dolores Gonzales Elementary. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)

While the Young Musician Initiative has a healthy number of participants, Corbin said it can be a difficult commitment for families. The kids are required to attend four and sometimes five days a week. Some families say they miss the time with their children, Corbin said.

A chance to perform

Because an important part of the el Sistema method is performing, Corbin said students play for their parents several times a month.

They also have performed at larger shows open to the public, like last Mother’s Day concert at the Rio Grande Zoo when the students performed as the opening act for the New Mexico Philharmonic.

Sanchez, the young violinist, said playing at the zoo was both nerve-wracking and a blast. “I felt glad and excited” afterward, he said.

Baca said the New Mexico Philharmonic hopes to expand the initiative to other schools, including middle schools and, potentially, high schools.

“Music can change the life of any child,” Baca said.