Strike up the band at festival

Nicholas Bennett of Las Cruces High School takes a break from rehearsal Friday at UNM’s Popejoy Hall, where his school band was preparing to participate in the All-State Symphonic Band. (jim thompson/journal)

The New Mexico Music Educators Association’s All-State Music Festival and conference, which took place this week at the University of New Mexico, winds up today with a series of performances at Popejoy Hall. Music students from around the state have been rehearsing with notable music directors in preparation for today’s concerts: All-State Orchestra and Guitar concert at 9 a.m.; Small School All-State Band and All-State Concert and Symphonic Bands at noon; All-State Treble and Mixed Choirs at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at Popejoy Hall.

Renowned conductor Paula A. Crider, professor emerita at The University of Texas, rehearses Friday with the All-State Symphonic Band at UNM’s Popejoy Hall.

— This article appeared on page C1 of the Albuquerque Journal