Leora Zeitlin

6 days ago | krwg.org | Leora Zeitlin

On Sunday, the Mesilla Valley Concert Band will give the world premiere of a new work composed in memory of and in honor of Dr. Bill Clark and his lifelong dedication to music as a conductor, teacher, musician, administrator – and as a great wit. The work, “Turns of Phrase,” was composed by Tom Davoren, a close friend of Dr. Michael Mapp, who succeeded Clark both as Director of Bands at NMSU and as conductor of the Mesilla Valley Concert Band.

2 weeks ago | krwg.org | Leora Zeitlin

Some fifty dancers will perform eighteen dances in a variety of styles, including modern, hip-hop, jazz, flamenco, and more, in three concerts this weekend presented by the NMSU Dance Program. “We have something for everyone,” said Ryan McMullen in this interview with KRWG’s Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin about the concerts.

3 weeks ago | krwg.org | Leora Zeitlin

Five composers from different eras and countries, all of whose last names begin with “B,” will be featured in a concert on Wednesday, April 30 by the New Mexico State University Faculty Woodwind Quintet. Only after the musicians settled on playing longer works by three of them – Grazyna Bacewicz, Nancy Bachmann, and Jenni Brandon – did they realize that the composers all have B names.

1 month ago | krwg.org | Leora Zeitlin

After several months of hiatus, Camerata del Sol is back — and will perform two concerts this weekend in Las Cruces and El Paso featuring music by Mendelssohn, Haydn, and El Paso composer Albert Yoshimoto. The longest work on the program is the Octet by Felix Mendelssohn, a masterwork written when the composer was just sixteen years old.

2 months ago | krwg.org | Leora Zeitlin

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, whose exquisite musical craftsmanship and singular style made him – in his lifetime and ever since – one of France’s most famous composers. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, NMSU piano professor Laura Spitzer and Portland-based pianist Thomas Otten will perform a duo piano concert on Wednesday that features several of Ravel’s most famous works.