Concert Weekend Times & Info
- Location: Crossroads Church of Los Alamos
Attire: Concert Black for Saturday, casual on Friday
Parking: On Friday, feel free to use the church’s main lot. On Saturday, please consider using the lower, or other lot to leave the best spaces for our audience.
Schedule
Friday
7-9:15pm – Dress Rehearsal
Saturday
5:30-6:30pm – Spot Check
7pm – Concert & Reception after
At the beginning of Friday’s Dress, we will run everything in order at the top of rehearsal. We’ll then go back and rehearse on spots for the second half of the evening, in order of largest-smallest instrumentation.
Program Order
Star Trek Into Darkness, Giacchino
Dusk, Bryant
Variations on a Shaker Melody, Copland
– Intermission –
Deep Summer Music, Larsen
Malheur Symphony, Thomas
IV Curlew Scherzo
An American in Paris Suite, Gershwin/Whitney
General Information
- The concert is scheduled for April 18 2026. Sound check at 5:30. Concert at 7pm.
- Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time for each rehearsal.
- Don’t forget to bring a music stand, your sheet music and a pencil for marking any notes during the session.
- If you need to miss a rehearsal, please inform your section leader as soon as possible.
- The member fee is $30/concert. You can pay here: PayPal Donate or bring your check/cash to rehearsal and give it to Ellen.
- Questions?
- 2026-2027 Los Alamos Symphony Season Dates
Oct 2-3 Dress & Concert
Rehearsals starting August 24 or 17
December 4-5 Dress & Concert
Rehearsals starting November 2 or 9
April 17-18 Dress & Concert
Rehearsals starting March 1 or 8
Repertoire
- Stark Trek Into Darkness, Giacchino (7’)
Instrumentation: 3(2+p) 2(1+Eh) 3(2+Bcl) 2 – 4 4 4 1 t+4, hp, pno, synth, str
Sheet Music: Star Trek Into Darkness - Dusk, Steven Bryant
- Variations on a Shaker Melody, Copland (3.5’)
Instrumentation: 2(1.2/p) 2 2 2 – 2 2 2 0 t + 1, hp, pno, str
Sheet Music: Variations on a Shaker Melody Parts - Deep Summer Music, Larsen (9′)
Instrumentation: 2 2 1 2 – 4 1 3 0 t+2, str
Sheet Music: Rental (coming soon) - Malheur Symphony, mvt IV – Curlew Scherzo, Thomas (5.5’)
Instrumentation: 3(2+p) 3(2+Eng Horn) 3(2+Bcl) 3(2+Cbsn) – 4 3(op4) 3 1 t+3 hp, celeste, str
Sheet Music: Thomas, Chris (Malheur Symphony)
If you have not already, please consider taking a few minutes to watch this video of the composer discussing the Malheur Symphony, and its conception. Our specific movement, the Curlew Scherzo, is cued up with that link. - American in Paris, Gershwin/Whitney (8’)
Instrumentation: 3(2+p) 2 3(2+Bcl) 2 – 4 3 3 1 t+3 hp str a sax, t sax, b sax
Music: An American in Paris Suite – Gershwin/Whitney