Music of New Mexico

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New Mexico is a state of the Southwest United States. Its folk musical heritage includes unique Hispanic and Mexican elements, and the state has also produced several local rock and hip hop scenes.

The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, currently under the leadership of Guillermo Figueroa, has been performing since 1932 [1]. Other music institutions in the state include the prestigious Taos School of Music, the Santa Fe Community Orchestra and the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The English-language state song of New Mexico is "O Fair New Mexico," adopted by the state legislature in 1917. In 1971, "Así es Nuevo México" was adopted as the Spanish-language state song. In 1989, the legislature adopted "Land of Enchantment" by Michael Martin Murphey as the official state ballad; and in 1995, the legislature adopted "New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo México" by Pablo Mares as the state's official bilingual state song.

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New Mexico's country music heritage includes Red River's Michael Martin Murphey, a cowboy singer and popular local attraction, as well as the Old West town of Las Vegas, New Mexico. The town of Clovis was home to the Norman Petty Studios, where Texans Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison recorded; the town of Ruidoso is home to the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium [2].

The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico is home to the Santa Fe International Festival of New Music , the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and the Santa Fe Opera. Taos is home to the Seventh Annual Taos Solar Music Festival.

  • Byron, Janet (1996). Country Music Lover's Guide to the U.S.A., 1st ed., New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-14300-1. 
  • History. New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved on December 7, 2005.

  1. ↑  New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
  2. ↑  Byron, pgs. 151 - 153

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