Music

The University of New Mexico prides itself on its cutting-edge technology and researchers making innovative strides in science and healthcare. But in a quiet corner of Masley Hall, students eschew laptops and use mostly hand tools to craft violins,...

A toss of the skirt, a flick of the wrist and the crook of a finger, eyes demurely downcast or locked in smoldering intensity, the strumming and drumming, clapping, tapping, swirling, and stamping. Flamenco, the passionate, dramatic dance and music born...

The UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust announces the upcoming 2019 SCI (Society of Composers, Inc.) National Conference (March 28 to 31) as part of the 48th Annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium at The University of New Mexico, which runs March...

The UNM’s Opera Theatre will be joining forces with the UNM Symphony Opera to perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance for one weekend only. Pirates of Penzance will be performed at the UNM Center of the Arts in Keller Hall at Feb. 28,...

Adding to the prestige of the 48th Annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium at The University of New Mexico (UNM), the UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust announces the upcoming 2019 Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference on Mar. 28-31, 2019,...

Phrases like “global warming” “climate change” and “rising sea levels” are buzz words that increasingly cause people to tune out, which is why the University of New Mexico Wind Symphony is tuning up to re-ignite awareness of climate change.   NASA says...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts announced recently that Friends of Music, Inc. has generously established a $500,000 endowed scholarship for students attending the Department of Music. The Friends of Music/Marian Ausherman Chavez...

The UNM Robb Musical Trust and the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents “Musica Del Corazon” Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. A pre-concert lecture, featuring UNM Professor Enrique Lamadrid, will be held from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. The concert and lecture...

The Duke Symphonette, a University of New Mexico student-run classical chamber orchestra, presents its last concert of the Chamber Masterpieces project on Wednesday, May 24 at 8 p.m. in Keller Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Donations to...

The University of New Mexico Department of Music will say farewell to Keith Lemmons after 33 years at the university. As part of Lemmon’s farewell, the Department of Music Artists Faculty Ensemble-in-Residence, the New Mexico Winds, presents a farewell...