Music - Organ Mountain News

The El Paso Symphony Orchestra and UTEP choral groups perform onstage during the holiday concert A Christmas Fantasia at the Plaza Theatre in El Paso.

Review: EPSO celebrates the holiday season with a bit of whimsy, laughter and nostalgia

Leah Romero reflects on the El Paso Symphony Orchestra’s A Christmas Fantasia, a festive concert featuring holiday favorites, guest soprano Erica Spyres and spirited audience participation

Hands play the keys of a Yamaha piano in a close-up view, with motion blur capturing movement across the keyboard.

Events

DACC to host free concert featuring world premiere of new works

Doña Ana Community College will present a free concert featuring the world premiere of two newly commissioned musical works on Dec. 5.

The El Paso Symphony Orchestra performs onstage at the Plaza Theatre, with musicians arranged in sections beneath a backdrop depicting mountains at sunset.

Reviews

REVIEW: EPSO journeys through space and beyond

The El Paso Symphony Orchestra explored the vastness of space in a stirring program featuring music from E.T., Eric Whitacre’s Deep Field and Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra.

Las Cruces Events

Benjy Rivas to perform June 14 at Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery

Las Cruces favorite Benjy Rivas performs June 14 at the Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery. Tickets are $15 and include snacks, drinks and five decades of Americana storytelling.

Reviews

REVIEW: A ‘Fabulous Finale’ to a fabulous season

The El Paso Symphony Orchestra closed its 94th season with an energetic finale featuring music by Dvořák, Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky — and a standout performance by guest pianist Kiron Atom Tellian.