• Chispa: Antonio Reyna, Mis Primeros 20 Años

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2 pm Award-winning performer Antonio Reyna is celebrating his 20th anniversary as an entertainer with an afternoon of music and dance for the whole family. Reyna is a New Mexican treasure who is beloved throughout the Southwest and Mexico, and whose performances have influenced the trajectory of traditional mariachi music. He is joined on stage by his friends Mariachi Raíces de América from El Paso, TX, Trio América de Albuquerque, and Baile Ilusión from Pojoaque, NM. The concert also features a very special guest appearance by María (more...)

  • New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra’s Olga Kern International Piano Competition in Recital (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    November 14-15, November 17 & November 20, 2016 The Olga Kern International Piano Competition, in collaboration with the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra, is a weeklong event celebrating piano.  It includes a brief awards ceremony, and then the winners of this impressive new contest are featured in recital.  The winners of the OKIPC are sure to have long and storied musical careers—don’t miss out on the opportunity to say you knew them when! Monday, November 14 General Admission—free to the public 10 am - 2 pm: Preliminaries 2 pm (more...)

  • Chispa: Music from the Americas Series, Santiago Piñeirúa

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:30 pm A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, pianist Santiago Piñeirúa is one of the young stars of the Latin American music scene. The winner of numerous piano competitions in his native Mexico, he has worked with renowned orchestras and conductors at major festivals in countries including Mexico, the U.S., Spain, France, England, Italy, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. Maestro Piñeirúa comes to Albuquerque for the first time to offer a program combining the classicism of a sonata by W.A. Mozart with the monumental proportions of (more...)

  • Panquetzaliztli: An Aztec Celebration of the Season

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:30 pm—Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Kalpulli Ehecatl/Ehecatl Aztec Dancers and Friends present Panquetzaliztli, a theatrical performance in three acts. The presentation, an Aztec celebration of the season, draws upon Mesoamerican creation myths and the history behind traditional holiday customs and includes a lyrically performed version of the Panquetzaliztli (Alzamiento de los Estandartes, or Raising of the Banners) celebration, a retelling of the history of Yankwik Tletl (Fuego Nuevo, or the New Fire Ritual, performed during Panquetzaliztli every 52 years), and, as a closing act, the Serpent of Fire Dance. Panquetzaliztli, from (more...)

  • Festival Ballet Albuquerque Presents The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7 pm—Friday & Saturday 2 pm—Saturday & Sunday Festival Ballet Albuquerque, with choreography by Patricia Dickinson Wells, and full live orchestra under the baton of Maestro Guillermo Figueroa, present The Nutcracker Ballet in the Land of Enchantment.  This beloved holiday classic comes to life in the late 1800s in territorial New Mexico, with many surprises including Spanish and flamenco dancers, dancing southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, hummingbirds, a lively fandango, and a storyteller doll with children.  Traditional favorites such as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Snowflakes, and Flowers (more...)

  • Opera Southwest Presents New Year’s with the Opera! (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:30 pm New Year’s with the Opera is a fun variety show featuring a quartet of Opera Southwest’s most beloved recent performers, including Alyssa Anderson, Jeffrey Beruan, Matthew Vickers, Sarah Asmar, and the Opera Southwest Chamber Orchestra. With a variety of opera favorites and light classics, there is something for everyone to ring in the New Year. Join us after the performance in the Salón Ortega for a champagne reception to celebrate 2017! $45, $55, $65: After Party an additional $45 "NOTE: If you do not see the (more...)

  • New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra Presents Winter Winds and Brass (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2 pm The New Mexico Philharmonic presents Winter Winds and Brass. New Mexico’s own Professor Eric Rombach-Kendall leads your NMPhil in a winter concert of winds and brass to warm up your afternoon! The program includes Mozart’s luminous Serenade in c minor, Reinecke’s remarkable and charming Octet, and more brassy classical gems by Cheetham, Warlock, and Tomasi. $24, $35, $46, $68 Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor Mozart:  Serenade in c minor Reinecke: Octet, Op. 216 Cheetham: Commemorative Fanfare  Warlock: Capriol Suite Tomasi: Fanfares Liturgiques for Brass Ensemble, Timpani, and Drums

  • Chispa: From Havana to Lima

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    8 pm From the Caribbean to South America, folkloric music is rich in history and tradition that derives from the impact and presence of African rhythms. For decades, these rhythms have left an indelible imprint on music around the world. When American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie first started incorporating these Afro-Latino rhythms in the 1940s, a new musical art form was born, Latin Jazz. The first half of this concert focuses on salsa and Afro-Cuban inspired Latin Jazz, and features internationally acclaimed jazz musicians Bobby Shew and Doug Lawrence along with master (more...)

  • Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: Los Bufones

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:30 pm—Friday and Saturday 2 pm—Sunday A world premiere based on Velázquez’ mesmerizing paintings of jesters and dwarfs at the court of Philip IV of Spain, Los Bufones brings to life these fascinating individuals—comedians and outcasts, confidantes and spies—in a richly melodic new theatre piece, sung in Spanish with English supertitles. For the King’s Bufones, who are both adored and hated in the world of the court, each day is a striving for balance in a web of intrigues and ambitions. In musical solos and ensembles, they reveal (more...)

  • AMP Concerts Presents David Bromberg (Rental)

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:30 pm David Bromberg is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. An eclectic artist, he plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll equally well. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics and his ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time. Bromberg has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry Garcia, Rusty Evans (The Deep), and Bob Dylan. He co-wrote the song "The Holdup" with former Beatle George Harrison, who played (more...)