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New Mexico Music Commission to Meet in Albuquerque

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 6, 2016

 

Contact: David Schwartz, Chair, New Mexico Music Commission

Phone: 415-730-7305

dsmedia@earthlink.net

 

New Mexico Music Commission to Meet in Albuquerque

July 12, 2016

 

Santa Fe – The New Mexico Music Commission will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 10 am to noon, in the BOT Board Room of the Old Red Brick Building at The Menaul School, 301 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. The meeting is open to the public.

 

Copies of the agenda will be available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the Commission’s website, www.newmexicomusic.org. Copies of the agenda also may be obtained by contacting New Mexico Arts at 505-827-6490; or statewide: 800-879-4278; or fax: 505-827-6043.

 

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The New Mexico Music Commission is an advisory body administratively attached to New Mexico Arts, the State Arts agency and a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The commission is made up of fifteen Governor-appointed volunteers who are specialists and leaders in the state’s diverse music industry. Their mission is to stimulate opportunities for musicians, music organizations, and other groups for activities or projects, to provide musical services and support to the state, to maintain and encourage musical excellence, and to promote awareness of and access to the music industry for all of the people of New Mexico.

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Hummingbird Music Camp

Hummingbird Music Camp ~ Jemez Springs

Founded in 1959 by the legendary Kenneth Lloyd Higgins and his wife Wanda, Hummingbird Music Camp gives children ages 8 through 14 an opportunity to experience band, guitar, orchestra, piano, and voice with musical direction provided for all levels of players. Today, the camp is operated by Higgins children Les Higgins, Sally Chapman, and Teena King.

Nestled by the Jemez River in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, Hummingbird Music Camp offers every child an opportunity to grow as an individual, a team player, and as a fine musician under the guidance of a talented and nurturing staff. Hummingbird Music Camp provides a home away from home for children to express themselves and their talents.

Although music is taken very seriously at the camp, the focus is not on competition. The children are encouraged to grow musically on their chosen instruments by starting their musical instruction at their current level of ability. Campers get to show their parents how much they’ve learned and grown when they perform on the Sunday afternoon concert.

Watching children’s musical talents and personalities blossom at Hummingbird was one of Kenneth Lloyd Higgins’ greatest joys, and in fulfillment of his dream the hills surrounding Hummingbird Music Camp are alive with music.

The New Mexico Music Commission and Foundation extend their sincere condolences to the Higgins Family for the passing of Wanda in May of 2018. Wanda was a beloved and highly respected matriarch of New Mexico’s music community. She is dearly missed.

above: Hummingbird’s video biopic filmed and edited by Bunee Tomlinson of Windswept Media and produced by the New Mexico Music Commission Foundation. The video was premiered at the 2018 Platinum Music Awards show, Lensic Performing Arts Center.

for more information: www.hummingbirdmusiccamp.org

source: www.hummingbirdmusiccamp.org

No copyright is claimed in the above creative examples and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, the New Mexico Music Commission asserts that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe these materials have been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact us.

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New Mexico Music Commission to Meet in Santa Fe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2016

Contact: David Schwartz, Chair, New Mexico Music Commission
Phone: 415-730-7305
dsmedia@earthlink.net

New Mexico Music Commission to Meet in Albuquerque

May 5, 2016

Santa Fe – The New Mexico Music Commission will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 10 am to noon, in the Meem Auditorium at the Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill, 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87504. The meeting is open to the public.

Copies of the agenda will be available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the Commission’s website, www.newmexicomusic.org. Copies of the agenda also may be obtained by contacting New Mexico Arts at 505-827-6490; or statewide: 800-879-4278; or fax: 505-827-6043.

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The New Mexico Music Commission is an advisory body administratively attached to New Mexico Arts, the State Arts agency and a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The commission is made up of fifteen Governor-appointed volunteers who are specialists and leaders in the state’s diverse music industry. Their mission is to stimulate opportunities for musicians, music organizations, and other groups for activities or projects, to provide musical services and support to the state, to maintain and encourage musical excellence, and to promote awareness of and access to the music industry for all of the people of New Mexico.

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New Mexico Music Commission to Meet in Albuquerque

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2016

Contact: David Schwartz, Chair, New Mexico Music Commission
Phone: 415-730-7305
dsmedia@earthlink.net

New Mexico Music Commission to Meet in Albuquerque

March 8, 2016

Santa Fe – The New Mexico Music Commission will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 from 10 am to noon, in the Pete V. Domenici Education Center, Rooms 122-124, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St. SW, Albuquerque 87102. The meeting is open to the public.

Copies of the agenda will be available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the Commission’s website, www.newmexicomusic.org. Copies of the agenda also may be obtained by contacting New Mexico Arts at 505-827-6490; or statewide: 800-879-4278; or fax: 505-827-6043.

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The New Mexico Music Commission is an advisory body administratively attached to New Mexico Arts, the State Arts agency and a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The commission is made up of fifteen Governor-appointed volunteers who are specialists and leaders in the state’s diverse music industry. Their mission is to stimulate opportunities for musicians, music organizations, and other groups for activities or projects, to provide musical services and support to the state, to maintain and encourage musical excellence, and to promote awareness of and access to the music industry for all of the people of New Mexico.

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Socorro Native wins 2016 Grammy for Producer of the Year

The GRAMMYs 2016 Producer of the Year: Jeff Bhasker

Jeff BhaskerBhasker, from Socorro, New Mexico, wins Producer of the Year for his work with:

“Ain’t Gonna Drown” (Elle King)
“Burning Doves” (Mikky Ekko)
“Burning House” (Cam)
“Grand Romantic” (Nate Ruess)
“Last Damn Night” (Elle King)
“Never Let You Down” (Woodkid featuring Lykke Li)
“Runaway Train” (Cam)
Uptown Special (Mark Ronson)

The single, “Uptown Funk” (Mark Ronson) featuring Bruno Mars, also won Song of the Year.

Bhasker is also known as Willy Kraven and U.G.L.Y.

Bhasker was raised in Socorro, New Mexico. His mother played the piano and his Indian-born father was a medical doctor and the town’s mayor for 24 years. Bhasker was introduced to jazz by his mother and his piano teacher. He played in the jazz band at Socorro High School, where he graduated in 1993, and then studied jazz piano and arranging at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Congratulations, Jeff!

For more info, visit Jeff’s bio in the Music Commission’s Hall of Fame:

http://www.newmexicomusic.org/2015/10/07/bhasker-jeff/

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Chamber Music America is accepting proposals for New Jazz Works

chamber musicChamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program provides grants to U.S. jazz ensembles to create, perform, and if desired, record new works. The new work may be composed by the ensemble leader, a member of the ensemble, or by a guest composer. Only ensembles are eligible to apply to this program.

New Jazz Works supports the creation and two performances of a new work; offers funding for additional performances and recording of the new composition; administrative support to assist with activities such as booking or promoting the performances, recording the new work, or other administrative functions identified by the grantee; and attendance at a CMA National Conference. The composition and two performances must take place during the first 18 months of the grant; recipients have up to three years to complete all other grant activities.

Core support funds the creation of a new work, the work’s world premiere, and one additional performance. The two performances must take place in different venues in the United States or its territories. The program does not fund previously written works, works-in-progress, arrangements, chamber opera, and/or incidental music. If the new work will be written as part of a multi-disciplinary project, it must also be a standalone work for concert performance. New Jazz Works funds musical artists only, non-musical artists are not supported by this program.

Geographic Focus: National

Deadline: March 4, 2016

For more information: www.chamber-music.org