Corrales Cultural Arts Council presents a series of 10 concerts each season, beginning in September and ending in June, including 8 regular season ticket series, a special concert featuring an internationally acclaimed artist, and a free concert at the end of the season. Our regular and special concerts are presented in the Historic San Ysidro Church. The free concert is presented in June in the La Entrada Park in Corrales, New Mexico.

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Sol Y CantoSaturday, September 16th, 7:30 pm and Sunday September 17th, 3 pm
Sponsored by: John and Cookie Emerson / Richard & Sandi Hoover

Led by Rosi and Brian Amador, Sol y Canto, based in Cambridge, MA, is a multi-cultural
concoction served up as a delicious and diverse musical feast, blending spicy beats with lush Spanish guitar, vocals, wind, percussion and bass.

Rosi's crystalline singing is "like clear spring water " . . .it's smooth, it's clear, and somehow you come to believe it's necessary for life"- Boston Globe
Click here to view Sol Y Canto's website

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Zuill Bailey, cello Saturday, October 28th, 7:30 pm

Playing a 1693 Matteo Goffriller cello, Zuill Bailey ( a graduate of the Peabody Conversatory and the Julliard School) has established himself on such prestigious stages as Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall and the 92nd Street Y, as well as noteworthy international chamber music festivals.

Bailey" . . .is a dazzling combination of emotive musician, skilled technician and Hollywood heart." - Lawrence Journal World
Click here to view Zuill Bailey's website

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Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, South American harp Saturday, November 11th, 7:30 pm

Although trained as a medical doctor, Alfredo Rolando Ortiz is an internationally acclaimed harpist and composer who has performed in Europe, Japan, Australia and North, Central and South America has recorded more than thirty albums.

"His technical virtuosity is matched by his depth of musical expression. His performances feature strong vibrant rhythms, marvelous dynamic contrasts, stylistic verve and profound sensitivity." - Susann McDonald, Artistic Director of the World Harp Congress
Click here to view Alfredo Rolando Ortiz's website

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Kathleen Clawson, mezzo soprano, with Kirt Pavitt, pianoSaturday, December 16th, 7:30 pm.

Carnegie Hall, Santa Fe Opera, Avery Fisher Hall -  Kathleen Clawson is a nationally known mezzo soprano in opera, on the concert stage, in recitals.

Her repertoire - oratorio, opera, lieder, musical theatre.

Kathleen is a vocal professor in the Music Department at the University of New Mexico, a frequent director of musical programs statewide, and always, a beloved performer. At home "She's Albuquerque's darling!"

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Claremont Trio Saturday, January 20th, 7:30 P.M.
Sponsored by: Robin Reiger / Coldwell Banker

One of the most exciting young groups performing today, the Claremont Trio is not a copy of other noted piano trios but is an artistic entity with an integrity and cohesion that is immediately distinct.

Winning the inaugural Kalcihstein/Laredo/Robinson International Trio Award in December, 2003, resulted in a tour of 20 major US venues, including Carnegie Hall.

"Their exuberant performance and gutsy repertoire . . .was the kind of fresh approach that keeps chamber music alive." - Cincinnati Enquirer.

Click here to view Claremont Trio website

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Imani Winds, wind quintet Saturday, February 24th, 7:30 P.M.
Sponsored by: Barbara H. Weinbauem / Jack Reynolds

'Imani' in Swahili means 'faith', a word that embodies the Imani Wind's mission: " to push the boundaries of a traditional wind quintet by bridging European, African and American traditions . . ."

These classical artists feel the freedom to reinvent themselves as musicians and break some rules, expanding the way people look at classical music.

The Imani Winds: " . . . nothing less than the future of the once-quaint notion of the wind quintet." - Washington Post

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-  From Van Cliburn International Competition Gold Medalist in 1997 to one of the most sought-after pianists of his generation
-  From engagements throughout the United States, Europe and Japan to Corrales, New Mexico
-  From the Old Church directly to Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center

Corrales Proudly Welcomes Back  Jon Nakamatsu

Click here to view Jon Nakamatsu's website

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Amjad Ali Khan and Sons Ayaan and Amaan, sarod Saturday, April 21st, 7:30 P.M.

"One of the 20th century's greatest masters of the Sarod," Amjad Ali Khan was born to the illustrious Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of Music. Today, he shoulders the sixth generation inheritance - and his sons, the seventh - of this legendary musical line.

Maestro Khan considers his audience to be the soul of his motivation - the pursuit of peace through music: ";I am trying to connect the world through sound, through music . . . language creates barriers - music connects."

. Click here to view Amjad Ali Khan's website

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FREE CONCERT IN LA ENTRADA PARK, Corrales, New Mexico

Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, Big Band Jazz Sunday, June 3, 2007 3:30 P.M.

Formed in 1982, the 17member AJO is a professional performing ensemble for the New Mexico Jazz Workshop. Since 199, the AJO has been directed by lead trombonist John Sanks and has backed as impressive list of jazz and popular artists.
The AJO roster includes professional and semi=professional musicians. Saxophonists Glenn Kostur and Lee Taylor, trombonist Ed Ulman and trumpeter Kent Erickson are regularly featured.

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