Shows & Events

The Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra presents a program featuring two wonderfully contrasting works: Dvořák’s beloved Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” and Elena Kats-Chernin’s colorful Dance of the Paper Umbrellas.

For Dance of the Paper Umbrellas, LASO will be joined on stage by Dance Arts Los Alamos dancers, bringing this lively and imaginative work to life through movement as well as music. It promises to be a unique collaboration between orchestra and dance! The visual and musical performance of Dance of the Paper Umbrellas will be a New Mexico premiere. 

Admission to Saturday's concert is free, but donations will be accepted. For more information, visit https://losalamossymphony.org/ 

The Los Alamos Concert Association (LACA) is thrilled to welcome Frisson Winds back to the Duane Smith Auditorium on Saturday, October 17 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Frisson Winds features the brilliant wind musicians of the group Frisson. The ensemble’s virtuoso performers present a wide variety of music for winds in various combinations. In 2023, Frisson Winds performed to great acclaim as a quintet with pianist Marika Bournaki. This year, we are fortunate to have Frisson Winds return as a larger ensemble in order to perform Mozart’s iconic Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” in the full 13-instrument orchestration.

A program of Classical Era Masterpieces: Mozart, Salieri, Beethoven

The program will open with Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, followed by Salieri’s Harmoniemusik for the Temple of the Night and Beethoven’s Rondino for Winds in E-flat Major, WoO25. Following intermission, Frisson Winds will perform one of the great masterpieces of the wind repertoire, Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major for 13 Winds (“Gran Partita”), K. 361 (370a).

After the concert, everyone is invited to the lobby and reception area to meet the musicians, enjoy refreshments, and peruse the Los Alamos Concert Association’s 80th anniversary display.

Tickets Information:

Concert tickets are available in advance at www.losalamosconcert.org via Tix ($40 plus $3 online service fee) or at the Box Office on the day of the concert ($40). In keeping with LACA’s mission to connect with the next generation of listeners, concert tickets for youth ages 6-18 and one accompanying adult are free. Music educators in Northern New Mexico may also register for free tickets through the LACA website.

About the Los Alamos Concert Association
LACA is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing world-class artists to Northern New Mexico. Celebrating its 80th season, LACA continues its tradition of excellence in programming and community engagement.

Website: (Tickets can be found at the link below)

https://blue-violin.com/retro-christmas/

America’s Christmas Soundtrack Returns

After sold-out performances from the Sydney Opera House to Prague, Carnegie Hall to Iceland, internationally touring violin sensation Blue Violin returns with the 4th Annual Retro Rock & Roll Christmas Tour — an electrifying holiday spectacular blending the energy of an 80s arena rock show with the magic of Christmas.

Featuring a live rock band, soaring choir, breathtaking cathedral projection mapping, and unforgettable violin performances, this cinematic production reimagines Christmas classics alongside the music of legendary artists like Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Kate Bush, Wham!, Tears for Fears, and more.

The Concert That Feels Like Christmas

From emotional holiday moments to crowd-on-your-feet rock anthems, Retro Rock & Roll Christmas transports audiences through a nostalgic world of glowing cathedrals, epic rock energy, powerful singalongs, and unexpected surprises — culminating in Blue Violin’s internationally acclaimed performance of The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

Seen by over 20,000 audience members across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Blue Violin’s Retro Rock & Roll Christmas has quickly become one of the most unique and unforgettable holiday concert experiences touring today.

What People Are Saying

“Like Trans-Siberian Orchestra meets an 80s arena concert” — Audience Member

“The Greatest Rock and Roll Violinist of a Generation” — Music Makers

“Like the Ed Sheeran of Violinists…This needs to be felt, heard and seen to be believed” — Adelaide Fringe

“Electrifying” — Boston Globe

The Cavatina Duo, composed of the Spanish flutist Eugenia Moliner and the Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagić, is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding flute and guitar duos in the world. Celebrated for their virtuosity, expressive depth and extraordinary musical rapprochement, their performances have captivated audiences around the world and have received praise from the most prestigious critics.

In this concert, the blending of flute and guitar by the Cavatina Duo will take our musical spirit on a flight of delight via pieces by Marin Marais, Alan Thomas (commissioned by and dedicated to the Cavatina Duo), Debussy (solo flute), David Leisner, Tárrega (solo guitar), and Piazzola, ending with Arban’s show-stopping “Fantaisie brillante” (themes from Bizet’s Carmen).

At 2 pm, hear a preconcert lecture by Brent Stevens presented courtesy of the Los Alamos Arts Council.

Tickets Information:

Concert tickets are available in advance at www.losalamosconcert.org via Tix ($40 plus $3 online service fee) or at the Box Office on the day of the concert ($40). In keeping with LACA’s mission to connect with the next generation of listeners, concert tickets for youth ages 6-18 and one accompanying adult are free. Music educators in Northern New Mexico may also register for free tickets through the LACA website.

About the Los Alamos Concert Association
LACA is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing world-class artists to Northern New Mexico. Celebrating its 80th season, LACA continues its tradition of excellence in programming and community engagement.