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Artists talk preparation for roles in the ‘St John Passion’ season opener
NewsWe are officially a month out from the New Mexico Performing Arts Society’s 13th season opener and in preparation for this, I spoke with two vocal soloists with NMPAS who are busy getting ready for the September performances of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion. Gregory Gallagher, a tenor, and Javier Ortiz, a bass, are performing […]
Artistic Director Franz Vote talks Season 13 and the future of NMPAS
NewsWhat does an artistic director do? And how is that role evolving at New Mexico Performing Arts Society? These are a couple of questions we’re going to dig into this week through a conversation with NMPAS Artistic Director Franz Vote. This is the second interview in a series we are working on with NMPAS administrators […]
A peak at our 13th season!
NewsSummer is in full swing and like many of you, New Mexico Performing Arts Society is on a break, but administrators are hard at work behind the scenes preparing for the start of the 2024-2025 season. My name is Leah Romero and I am NMPAS’s media outreach coordinator. I am based in Las Cruces and […]
The Immersive Van Gogh and Other Great Art!
UncategorizedOn Saturday, May 7, 2022 NMPAS at 8 pm presents an Evening of Song with the young tenor, Gregory Gallagher, and pianist Kayla Liechty. Their program includes French and Italian art song, Richard Strauss lieder, and a song cycle, “Dear Theo,” in lush romantic style by renowned American composer Ben Moore. The timing couldn’t be […]
NMPAS Dedicates our 10th Anniversary Season to Lois Rudnick!
UncategorizedIn MemoriamLois Rudnick Lois Rudnick and her husband Steve have been great friends of NMPAS and of our chamber music programs, in particular. In tributes to Lois – from Robert Nott of the Santa Fe New Mexican (June 11, 2021), from her colleagues at UMass Boston, where she taught for over 30 years before […]
Artist Profile: Rachel Wixom
UncategorizedRachel Wixom, Executive Director, The Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts NMPAS Executive Director Linda Marianiello met Rachel Wixom at a Santa Fe Community Foundation meeting in 2012. They’ve been following each other’s progress with their respective organizations ever since, and have collaborated on several occasions. A few years ago, for example, The Ralph […]
Getting to know the artistic leadership of NMPAS!
UncategorizedArtist Profile: Franz Vote, NMPAS Artistic Director and Conductor Many Santa Feans may not realize how lucky we are in New Mexico to have internationally recognized conductors like Franz Vote as members of our communities. Maestro Vote is among those who have brought a lifetime of experience to New Mexico. As you will see, Franz […]
Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin Artist Profile
UncategorizedJacquelyn Helin Artist Profileby Linda Marianiello New Mexico Performing Arts Society is privileged to feature many talented, highly experienced and internationally recognized artists like Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin on our concert series. Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin performs Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book ISaturday, August 29, 2020 at 7 pm via Live Stream from the Immaculate Heart […]
Artist Profile: André García-Nuthmann
UncategorizedNMPAS Artist ProfileTenor André García-Nuthmann André García-Nuthmann is a tenor in the New Mexico Bach Chorale and a professor of voice and choral singing at New Mexico Highlands University. He also serves on the NMPAS Advisory Board. At an early age, André’s mom got him into youth choir and choral singing at their church. She […]
Artist Profile: Jacquelyn Zander-Wall, Mezzo Soprano
UncategorizedMezzo soprano Jacqueline Zander-Wall was born in Highland Park, Illinois and was only a few months old when she, her mother and sister moved to Albuquerque. After the move to New Mexico, Jacque spent summers in Chicago with her Dad. Jacque started singing with her sister, who played guitar and sang the lead, while Jacque […]
Artist Profile Tim Willson
UncategorizedTim Willson is a native of Greeley, Colorado. His Dad had a great voice. He had begun to sing professionally in a barbershop quartet in Iowa, when the Depression hit and ended his career. Tim’s Dad was very supportive of his music education and gave Tim piano lessons. (For every […]
Artist Profile: Esther Moses Bergh, Lyric Soprano
UncategorizedEsther Moses Bergh, Lyric Sopranowith Linda Marianiello, Executive Director, NMPAS *Photo: Dress rehearsal with the 2019 New Mexico Music Commission Platinum Awards. Esther is to the left of artistic director Franz Vote, who is seated at the piano. Other NMPAS vocalists are Jennifer Perez, Tjett Gerdom, and Tim Willson, with flutist Linda Marianiello. Lensic Performing […]