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NMSA to present review Sunday in Artesia

Artesia Daily Press
January 28, 2016

Artesians will have the opportunity to enjoy an evening of music, dance, and theater performed by some of the most promising young artists in the state Sunday as the New Mexico School for the Arts visits the community to present a review performance.

The NMSA is a tuition-free, statewide charter school, established in 2008, that offers students who excel in music, dance, visual arts, or theater the opportunity to attend a highly-ranked education institution centered on preparation for future studies and a career in the arts. Students receive  15 hours of training per week in their focused areas.

“We are delighted to share our amazing NMSA students with Artesia,” said Neil Swapp, music department chair and dean of enrollment. “I am always inspired by their commitment, passion, and aptitude. They absolutely love to perform and share their talents.”

On Sunday, the NMSA music department will feature violinists Maggie King and Hanna Zercher, who will perform solo and duet works. Both students have received top accolades in the state, with King having just completed her second year as concert master of the Top All-State Symphony Orchestra.

Also featured will be pianist Santana Garcia-Alarid, who has received top honors in piano competitions throughout New Mexico. She will be performing pieces by Chopin and Haydn. Sam bArrett, a junior currently studying cello at NMSA, will perform “Hungarian Rhapsody” by David Popper, and Jane Trembley, a senior vocalist at NMSA, will sing a number of works including “Un moto di gioia,” by Mozart, “What Good Would the Moon Be?” from the American opera “Street Scene,” and “Chanson D’Amour,” a Wayne Shanklin song that topped the charts in the United Kingdom after its recording in 1977 by the Manhattan Transfer.

The NMSA dance department will feature students Isela Flores and Natesa McGowan performing numbers including the beautiful “Pas de Deux,” and the theater department will feature Hannah Lunt performing two monologues including one from “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams.

Additionally, the visual arts department will present a slide presentation of works created by NMSA students prior to the performance.

The review is set to begin at 7pm Sunday, January 31, at First United Methodist Church, 500 W. Grand Ave.

NMSA students excel both academically and artistically with coursework that prepares them for post-secondary exams and auditions. The school received an A rating from the New Mexico Public Education Department for the third consecutive year in 2015 and has a 97 percent retention and 100 percent graduation rate.

The Class of 2015, comprised of 44 students, has been offered numerous scholarships and financial assistance amounting to more than $5.4 million, with 95 percent of students accepted at higher education institutions and one-half continuing to study the arts.

Students attending NMSA who live beyond a commutable distance are eligible to apply for the school’s residential program.

“The New Mexico School for the Arts is a place for young, inspired youths who have decided to create a future in the arts,” said Swapp. “The residency program affords this intense three hours of training per day in theater, visual arts, dance, and music for students all over the state.”

For more information on NMSA, visit www.nmschoolforthearts.org.