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A tribute with clips from interviews with Dr. Clark
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When you’re one of the 98 players in the Mesilla Valley Concert Band, you’re used to playing in a large ensemble, usually in a sizable section of other…
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December may be the one month of the year most associated with music, and every December, the Mesilla Valley Concert Band delivers with a concert of…
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The music of Percy Grainger has charmed audiences for decades with his inventive arrangements and use of traditional English folksongs in works for…
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One of the missions of the Mesilla Valley Concert Band is “is to give young conductors and experienced conductors an opportunity to conduct a group at…
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What began as a simple conversation thirty years ago outside the NMSU Music Building has today become one of Las Cruces’ most beloved and enduring musical…
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The Mesilla Valley Concert Band will continue a tradition of more than 20 years on July 4th, when it offers a free concert of American music at 10 a.m. at…
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Twentieth-century composer Norman Dello Joio bucked the atonal musical trends of his contemporaries to create lush, beautiful harmonies and melodies in…
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American composer Alfred Reed’s band suite “Othello” is so challenging, evocative and “absolutely delightful” that it becomes “the centerpiece of the…
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Conductor Dr. William Clark says he likes to stretch the musicians of the Mesilla Valley Concert Band, and their March 1st concert includes a wide range…