Information: 544-9550 or kisselpaso.com. ‘Fallout’ — No Strings Theater Company Neon Desert Music Festival — The 9th presents the play by Laura King, directed by EPSMF supports young musicians annual music festival is tentatively set for May in Ceil Herman, May 3-19 at the Black Box El Paso Society for Musicians of the EPSMF’s Ambassador Leadership Downtown El Paso, presented by Southwest Theater, 430 N. Main in Las Cruces. Future is bridging generations through Program participants are now out in their University, featuring a weekend of live national, Information: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org. power of music, according to EPSMF communities doing outreach, sharing international and regional music. Information: Board President Lynn Provenzano. their time and music, and inspiring Jóvenes Zapateadores — Amigos de la neondesert.com or on Facebook. “It has been another great season,” she peers, parents, and the public, she said. Fundacion Mascareñas’s Matices Culturales said. “(The 2017-2018 season) for the El “We successfully launched our newest 2019 performance series presents the Veracruz Paso Society for Musicians of the Future program, OM/NI- Original Music/New dance troupe at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at June presented us with more young musicians Ideas. This program fills a niche that Centro Cultural Paso del Norte in Juarez. ‘Glorious’ — Las Cruces Community with outstanding talent and passion. It reaches out to composers between the Ticket information: 544-5118 in El Paso; 612- Theatre, 313 N. Main in the Las Cruces turns out that this generation is the ages of 9 and 25 and provides an oppor- 3175 or 612-4075 in Juárez, or Downtown Mall closes its season with the true bridge to bring power to the classical tunity to share original music. Original fmascarenas.org. story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the “Worst arts as we experience the changing Singer in the World” by Peter Quilter June 7- dynamics of our world. Consequently, scores for solo piano were received from LCSO with Maria Schleuning and 23. Directed by Vanessa Dabovich. Ticket EPSMF programs are designed to pro- across the nation. Finalists’ compositions Jolyon Pegis — Las Cruces Symphony information: (575) 523-1200 or lcctnm.org. vide opportunities for our youth that cul- were featured in the OM/NI Orchestra performs with guest cellist Maria tivate discipline, creativity, and the Composition Showcase, a collaboration Schleuning and guest violinist Jolyon Pegis at ‘The Graduate’ — El Paso Playhouse, 2501 power of the musical moment.” with the Sounds of St. Mark’s Series and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4- Montana. Check for dates. Information: 532- This year’s competition gave the socie- local pianists.” 5, at NMSU’s Atkinson Recital Hall, performing 1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com. ty international flavor with applications These new works will be published in a newly commissioned work partnering LCSO from north and south of our border. an OM/NI New Works Compilation. and composer David Amram, “Partners: A ‘Viva El Paso!’ — The 42nd season of the Provenzano said again the talent was The young musicians also took the Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & summertime outdoor musical extravaganza is tentatively in June and July at McKelligon exceptional and the judging was close. stage for the Summer Concert Orchestra,” as well as “Der Rosenkavalier” by Canyon Amphitheatre. Information: “The winner was 14-year-old Vincent “Unforeseen Journey” of percussion at Strauss. Tickets: $35, $40 and $45. Information: ElPasoLive.com. Yang on piano. Second and third places UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. (575) 646-3709 or lascrucessymphony.com. showcased clarinet and violin,” she said. They also participated in the El Paso Beginnings: The Ultimate Tribute to Music Under the Stars — The summer “The repertoire was amazingly diverse. Community Foundation’s Jewel Box Chicago — Showtime! El Paso closes its sea- concert series presented on Sundays during the Additionally, a Bb clarinet and double Series, with “Amor.” son with a tribute to the golden age of Chicago summer months. Admission is free. bass were awarded to Horizon High Provenzano looks for audiences at 7 p.m. Saturday May 11, at the Abraham Information: elpasolive.com. School and Eastwood High School stu- “expect more excitement and surprises to Chavez Theatre. Information: 247-2726 or dents.” Music in the Park — The Las Cruces sum- unfold” in this next season. showtimeelpaso.com. Provenzano said applications for this mer concert series are Sundays June through “Hosting NPR’s From the Top is even season’s EPSMF programs (Competition ‘Cats’ – The Andrew Lloyd Webber stage August, at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada, unless for Young Musicians, Instruments for back on our agenda. Watch for phenomenon is 7 p.m. Tuesday, and 1 p.m. otherwise listed. Admission is free. Information: Young Lives, and OM/NI) will be avail- announcements. Join us at our events,” Wednesday, May 14-15, at Spencer Theater in (575) 541-2550 or las-cruces.org. able online beginning Sept. 15 at she said. “Experience the musical talent Alto, N.M. Winner of 7 Tony Awards including epsmf.org. and passion that we see and hear. It’s all Best Musical, “Cats” features an Equity cast of July incredible!” performers, outstanding singers, dancers, sets and costumes, and one of the most treasured Fourth of July at the Chamizal — The melodies in musical theater, “Memory.” Independence Day annual performance of his tragic and predestined fate within the patriotic music is Thursday, July 4, at the Cont’d from Page 11 Tickets: $79-$85. Information: (888) 818-7872, American culture. Showtimes and ticket infor- (575) 336-4800 or spencertheater.com. Chamizal National Memorial amphitheater, mation: 747-5118, theatredance.utep.edu or on with a fireworks show. Admission is free. ‘Young Frankenstein’ — Las Cruces Facebook. Rosy Arango y Celso Duarte — Amigos Information: elpasolive.com or on Facebook at de la Fundacion Mascareñas’s Matices Community Theatre presents musical based on ‘Jump Jive & Wail’ starring The Jive Music Under the Stars. the Mel Brooks comedy April 25-May 12. Culturales 2019 performance series closes its Aces – The 6-man British swing band per- — UTEP Dinner Theatre clos- Directed by Susie Ouderkirk. Performances are season with the harpist and singer at 8 p.m. ‘Hello Dolly!’ forms at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Spencer es its season with the classic musical from com- 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Centro Cultural Paso del Theater in Alto, N.M. Decked out in brilliant poser Jerry Herman July 5-21. Broadway’s Sundays. Ticket information: (575) 523-1200 or Norte in Juarez. Duarte is a Paraguayan musi- zoot suits and armed with big brass horns, the greatest leading ladies has starred as “Dolly,” lcctnm.org. cian and singer who performs Paraguayan harp Jive Aces are renowned for its infectious and Mexican jarocha harp. Arango is winner of beginning with Carol Channel, and including EPSO’s ‘Mariachi & Bernstein’ — El arrangements of big band classics and rockabilly Grandes Voces Televisa, Queen of Mariachi Pearl Bailey, Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, Paso Symphony Orchestra, conducted by rhythms: “Sing, Sing, Sing,” “That Old Black 2010 and La Voz del Bicentenario IMER. Ticket and most recently, Bette Midler. The comic Bohuslav Rattay, presents its season finale at Magic,” “Boogie Woogie Country Girl” and information: 544-5118 in El Paso; 612-3175 or exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the- 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, in more, with actress/vocalist Makinna Ridgeway. 612-4075 in Juárez, or fmascarenas.org. century matchmaker and “woman who the Plaza Theatre. Selections include Tickets: $39-$65. Information: (575) 336-4800 arranges things,” are told with memorable Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side or spencertheater.com. ‘Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet songs like “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” Story”, Marquez’s Danzon No. 2, Ginastera’s Defends Her Life Tonight’ — No Strings “Before the Parade Passes By” and “It Only UTEP Wind Symphony — 7:30 p.m. Estancia Four Dances, op. 8a and Moncayo’ Theater Company presents the play by Lauren Takes a Moment.” Show time is 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Fox Fine Arts Recital “Huapango” accompanied by a mariachi band. Gunderson, directed by Nikka Ziemer, May Wednesday through Saturday; non-dinner mati- Hall. Ticket information: 747-5606 or Tickets: $16-$45; $9 and $11 for student. 31-June 16 at the Black Box Theater, 430 N. nees are Sunday 1:30 p.m. July 14 and 21; din- utep.edu/liberalarts/music/. Information: 532-3776 or epso.org. Main in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 523- ner matinee is 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7. Tickets: 1223 or no-strings.org. $33.50 to $43.50 Wednesday, Thursday and UTEP Opera Spring Production — May Sunday discount dinner performances; $36.50 Opera UTEP performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Alfresco! Fridays — The 17th season of to $48.50 (Friday and Saturday dinner perform- Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26-28, UTEP Symphony and Concert Bands free outdoor summer concerts are 6 p.m. ances), and $19.50 to $29.50 no-dinner mati- at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. — The joint concert is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Fridays May through the summer months at nee performances (Ticketmaster). Information: Admission: $12; $8 seniors and military, non- May 2, at Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall. Convention Center Plaza. Information: 534- 747-6060 or utep.edu/udt. UTEP Students; $3 UTEP students, faculty & Information: 747-5606 or utep.edu/liber- 0600, alfrescofridays.com or on Facebook. staff. Information: 747-5606 or utep.edu/opera. alarts/music/. Mayor’s Jazz Fest — City of Las Cruces August ‘Oedipus El Rey’ — The UTEP ‘Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone’ Parks & Recreation opens its Music in the Park Department of Theater & Dance presents the — Kids-N-Co. presents the play by Dean summer concert series opens with the annual ‘Matilda’ — Kids-N-Co. closes its season contemporary adaptation of Sophacles’ O’Carroll May 3-19, at First Presbyterian free jazz event Memorial Day weekend at Plaza with the musical based on the Roald Dahl book “Oedipus Rex” written by Luis Alfaro April 26- Church, 1340 Murchison. Shows are 7:30 p.m. de Las Cruces on Main Street. Information: Aug. 16-Sept. 1, at First Presbyterian Church, May 5 at UTEP’s Fox Fine Arts Wise Family Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. (575) 541-2550 or las-cruces.org. 1340 Murchison, directed by Anthony Michael Theatre. Directed by guest director Deanna L. Tickets: $7 ($5 children, students, senior citi- Cool Canyon Nights — The 9th annual Stokes with book by Dennis Kelly and music by Downes with choreography by Christina zens, military). Information: 274-8797 or on series of free outdoor summer concerts usually Tim Minchin. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Goletti. Alfaro’s adaptation is set in the prison Facebook at El Paso Kids-n-Co. run Thursdays late May through July at Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $7 ($5 system and a barrio of Los Angeles. With seam- children, students, senior citizens, military), ‘Peter Pan’ — May 3-19 at El Paso McKelligon Canyon, Amphitheatre, sponsored less choral song and movement, Alfaro’s adap- available at the door. Information: 274-8797 or Playhouse, 2501 Montana. Information: 532- by WestStar Bank. Admission is free but space tation questions whether a Latino can change on Facebook at El Paso Kids-n-Co. 1317 or elpasoplayhouse.com. is limited. Schedule to be announced. 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