Music Education - Santa Fe Public Schools

04/28/2023

High Desert Winds is proud to present our Spring Concert, on Sunday May 7, at 2 PM, at the St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe.
Principal Conductor Dr. Jan Gaynor will conduct:
* Danzon Cubano by Aaron Copland
* Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett
* SaxPack by Otto M. Schwarz, featuring soloist Cesario Quintana on saxophone
Guest conductor SFPS Teacher Ricardo Hernandez will conduct Tears of the Princess Kushinada in Hii by Masanori Taruya.
Admission is FREE, with donations gratefully accepted. For more information, visit www.HighDesertWinds.org.

04/27/2023

Come support our wonderful students in their upcoming performances!

Santa Fe High Orchestra: Final concert
Gabe, 5/2/2023 6:00pm in the SFHS Band Room.

Desert Sage Academy; K-6 Music and Art Show
Katrina Trujillo-Lucero 5/4/2023 3:00:00 PM
Online-https://meet.google.com/vkh-grfx-vqz

Atalaya; A Year with Frog and Toad
Deborah Ungar 1st Grade students
5/4/2023 5:15:00 PM Atalaya Cafetorium

ECRA; May the 4th be with us all
ECRA Wildcats 6th-8th
5/4/2023 6:00:00 PM ECRA cafetorium

Aspen, Mandela, & Nava Aspen; Spring Arts Stroll
Thomas Green Aspen, Mandela, & Nava Orchestra Classes Aspen 5-8, Mandela 7-10, Nava 6th
5/9/2023 5:30:00 PM Aspen

Chaparral; 6Bth Grade Band & Music Concert Heltman/Christensen
6th Grader Beginning Band & 6th Grade Choir
5/11/2023 2:00:00 PM Chaparral New Gym


Salazar: Spring Showcase
Alanna Hailey/Anna Gibson
General Music & Beginning Band
3-6 5/11/2023 5:00:00 PM
Salazar Gym Concert & Art Show

Chaparral Elementary; End of Year Concert
Greg Heltman/Sarah Christensen
Chaparral Firebirds Beginning Band and Choir 6th grade 5/11/2023 2:00:00 PM Chaparral Gym


Wood Gormley: Artsapalooza 2023
Kevin Darrow 6th grade band, k-6 general music classes 5/12/2023 5:00:00 PM Wood Gormley Elementary

Atalaya; 6th Grade Spring Band Performance & Piano Recital Deborah Ungar 6th & individual students from Grades 3-6. 5/15/2023 5:15:00 PM Atalaya Elementary Gym

Milagro; Band/Orchestra Spring Concert
Clarissa Riggins & Gabriel Tafoya Band & Orchestra 7th & 8th
5/16/2023 7:00:00 PM Milagro Middle School Cafetorium


Kearny Elementary May Band & Music Concert
Greg Heltman/ Sally Spencer, Band/ Music Classes
5/16/2023 2:00:00 PM Kearny Gym

Santa Fe High School Spring Band Concert Zeb Bellon SFHS Wind Symphony, SFHS Concert Band, SFHS Percussion Ensemble, SFHS Jazz Lab 2, SFHS Jazz Lab 1
5/18/2023 6:00:00 PM Santa Fe High School Band Hall

Mandela; Mandela/Aspen Spring Concert
Thomas Green, Aspen & Mandela Orchestra Classes
5/22/2023 6:00:00 PM Mandela

Mandela Spring Concert
Jesse Parker and Tom Green Middle and high School World music/Modern Band, and String orchestras
7-12 5/22/2023 6:00:00 PM Mandela

04/26/2023

Come check out our wonderful students in their upcoming performances!

Atalaya Kinder Class-
Teacher: Deborah Unger 4/26/2023 5:15:00 PM in the Cafetorium

Tesuque Family Night-
Teachers; Brad Pregeant, Alanna Hailey, Hilary Schacht, Lisa Moyer. General Music/Band/Violin K-6
4/27/2023 5:00:00 PM in the Tesuque Gym Concert & Art Show

04/26/2023

Monday the 24th was the 2nd Annual Guitar Ensemble Festival held at Capital High School Theatre. Pictured below is; Pablo Champion directing the Santa Fe High School Advanced Guitar Ensemble and Dr. Paz speaking to the audience prior to Ortiz Middle School performing. All the student played beautifully, and should be extremely proud of their achievements.

04/26/2023

04/26/2023

Local high school choirs raising money for trip to perform at Carnegie Hall!

Singers from Santa Fe High School and St. Michael's High School are set to take the prestigious venue's stage June 3.

04/19/2023

Santa Fe Public Schools Music Education Program Receives National Recognition for 9 years!

Santa Fe Public Schools has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 24th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate
outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.

04/18/2023

04/11/2023

High Desert Winds is proud to present our Spring Concert, on Sunday May 7, at 2 PM, at the St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe.
Principal Conductor Dr. Jan Gaynor will conduct:
* Danzon Cubano by Aaron Copland
* Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett
* SaxPack by Otto M. Schwarz, featuring soloist Cesario Quintana on saxophone
Guest conductor SFPS Teacher Ricardo Hernandez will conduct Tears of the Princess Kushinada in Hii by Masanori Taruya.
Admission is FREE, with donations gratefully accepted. For more information, visit www.HighDesertWinds.org.

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