ABQ Coro Lux

El Faro Youth Choir performs their end-of-year concert this week, and admission is free! Come support these talented, hard-working young singers!

The MOST FUN CONCERT OF THE YEAR! And only $10, $5 for kids. (PS-- If you don't come, we may have to shave Greer's cat)

🍺🎵THIS SUNDAY! 🍻🍷🍽🎶
Join us on the patio at Canteen Brewhouse for our annual pops concert featuring chamber chorus, Luminare, and folk music trio, Strange Holler.
Enjoy good food and local brews with friends while listening to great music!
Visit abqcorolux.org/events for more information and to purchase tickets.

Albuquerque choir performing ‘Light Upon the Water’ on Sunday ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A maritime matinee debuts in Albuquerque on Sunday. Local community choir group Coro Lux is putting on an ethereal performance titled Light Upon the Water, featuring the …

Guest conductor, José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, has arrived from New York, and Coro Lux had its first rehearsal with the maestro yesterday!

Do you have your tickets for this Sunday's concert? If not, get them today! This will be a performance unlike any other, celebrating traditional Chilean music with themes of water, light, and darkness. Visit abqcorolux.org/events for more information and to buy your tickets before they're gone!

"Light Upon the Water" is ten days away!! Get your tickets today! 🎶🎵

Meet our guest conductor, Dr. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo. He is a widely acclaimed conductor and musical director, recognized for his artistry and integrity in stylistic performance of choral literature, his methodical and uncompromising approach to music learning, and his gifts as a patient and inspiring teacher.

A native of Puerto Rico, Dr. Flores-Caraballo served as Dean of Academic Affairs at the Conservatory of Music founded by Pablo Casals in San Juan. He led prize-winning choral programs at San Ignacio and Maria Reina private schools, as well as prestigious church music programs in Puerto Rico and the USA, such as the Union Church of San Juan and St. John’s United Methodist Church here in Albuquerque!

Dr. Flores-Caraballo has served as Artistic and Executive Director of Albany Pro Musica since 2014 and currently resides in Halfmoon, New York with his wife Dharma and their cocker spaniel, Nala.

Come to our concert, "Light Upon the Water," on April 26th, and experience the New Mexico premiere of "Oceana" or "Cadera de las Islas," by Javier Farías, conducted by Dr. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo. The first half of the concert will include works by Ellingboe, Lauridsen, Stroope, and others which immerse the listener in themes of light, darkness, and water.

Don't miss this unique and important musical event! Buy your tickets today at abqcorolux.org/events!

Meet Chilean-American composer, Javier Farías!

Farías is the recipient of numerous international composition awards. His catalog spans a wide range of formats, from solo guitar and full guitar ensembles to chamber music, choral works, and large-scale orchestral compositions. His music has been premiered and recorded by renowned artists and performed in acclaimed venues throughout the world. He currently serves as Cultural Ambassador for the Chilean-American Foundation, based in Washington, DC.

Come to our concert, "Light Upon the Water," on April 26th, and experience the New Mexico premiere of "Oceana" or "Cadera de las Islas," by Javier Farías. This contemporary chamber work for chorus, guitar, viola, and charango sets the poetry of Pablo Neruda to music, evoking the vastness and beauty of the sea. The piece draws on Neruda’s language to create a richly textured, atmospheric sound world.

The first half of the concert will include works by Ellingboe, Lauridsen, Stroope, and others which immerse the listener in themes of light, darkness, and water.

Don't miss this unique and important musical event!
Buy your tickets today at abqcorolux.org/events!

The charango is a small Andean instrument in the lute family, widely used throughout South America since the introduction of stringed instruments by the Spanish during colonization. Though wood is commonly used in modern instruments, the charango was traditionally made from the shell of an armadillo!

The charango is featured prominently in Javier Farías's "Oceana." Don't miss the New Mexico premiere of this important contemporary work at our next concert on April 26th!! Buy your tickets today at abqcorolux.org/events.

🎵Our final two concerts of the season! 🎶

Join us April 26th for "Light Upon the Water," featuring the New Mexico premiere of "Oceana" by Chilean composer Javier Farías and led by guest conductor Dr. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo. This contemporary work sets poetry by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, evoking the vastness and beauty of the sea and creating a richly textured, atmospheric sound world.

The following week, Canteen Brewhouse hosts our annual pops concert featuring chamber chorus, Luminare, and folk music trio, Strange Holler. Enjoy good food and local brews with friends on the patio while listening to great music!

Visit our website today for more details and to purchase tickets! Abqcorolux.org.