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Gathering Seeds, Tending Roots
September 13thBands of Enchantment: Griffin William Sherry, Sgt. Splendor and JD Nash & the Rash of Cash
September 17thCoco Montoya
September 19thHispanic Heritage Celebration
September 20thBands of Enchantment FREE Outdoor Music Festival
September 20thCoco Montoya - SOLD OUT!
September 20thAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
September 24thAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
September 25thJ2B2
September 26thJohn Moreland
September 26thLasotras
September 27thThe Banter Experience
September 30thThe Banter Experience
September 30thMasters of Hawaiian Music
October 3rdSlim Cessna + Maria de Cessna
October 4thMasters of Hawaiian Music
October 4thZar Electrik
October 8thFarah Siraj
October 8thShonen Knife
October 11th"Stop Making Sense" Screening
October 12th"Stop Making Sense" Screening
October 13thIsaac Aragon
October 18thHayden Pedigo
October 22ndIndigenous Heritage Celebration
October 25thGerry O'Connor with Don Penzien
October 31stGerry O'Connor with Don Penzien
November 1stKurbasy
November 8thKurbasy
November 9thThe Bébé La La 15-Year Anniversary Concert & Celebration
November 15thLuca Stricagnoli
November 21stJoseph General & High Vibration
November 22ndRyanhood
November 29thRyanhood
November 30thJane Siberry
December 2ndJane Siberry
December 3rdTrey Gunn and David Forlano
December 6thUNM Songwriters Circle
December 10thSadness, Madness, & Mayhem III
January 24thKalos
February 4thKalos
February 5thAlash
March 13thAlash
March 14thLúnasa
March 16thNaghash Ensemble
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We'll be showing a background video provided the the New Mexico Holocaust Museum at 7:15, just before the show starts. We'll have a talkback at the end of the night too, hosted by Raffi Meneshian (founder of Pomegranate Music, which specializes in Armenian music).
This year AMP's partnership with Center Stage will focus on Armenia. We'll have two very different Armenian groups performing, doing workshops and community activities. MVF Band takes the traditional 11-string tar on a global fusion journey while the more classically inspired Naghash Ensemble elevates Armenian folk songs with classical/chorale arrangements. AMP Residencies provide artists an opportunity to perform several shows in New Mexico, visit schools, do workshops and get to know our beautiful state and people. These are great opportunities for the groups and for all of us! Check out all our Armenian programs here!
The Naghash Ensemble is part of Center Stage, a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.
Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 day of show (including all service charges). They are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.
A septet of masterful vocalists and instrumentalists gives renewed voice to Armenia's spiritual lineage in bracing, emotional, and propulsive work rising on the classical scene.
"A stunning discovery" (Bayerischer Rundfunk), The Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical music, and contemporary post-minimalism with the energy of rock and jazz. Three brilliant female vocalists and some of Armenia's finest instrumentalists on duduk, oud, dhol, and piano play captivating new music based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest, Mkrtich Naghash.
Written by Armenian-American composer John Hodian, The Naghash Ensemble's "Songs of Exile" is a meditation on man's relationship to God from the perspective of a monk forced to live in exile for many years. "Part folk music, part classical, and profoundly moving. Unmistakably Armenian, but out of this world." (Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz)