News
The Rio Grande Theatre has just booked the renowned Glenn Miller Orchestra to the 2009/2010 Season. Considered one of the greatest bands of all time, the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently ever since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year under the direction of current musical director, trombonist Larry O’Brien. The Glenn Miller Orchestra is scheduled to perform on March 1, 2010 at 7pm.
For more information on the Glenn Miller Orchestra, visit the website at www.glennmillerorchestra.com.071409 Special Screening!!!
The Rio Grande Theatre will host a very special screening of the award-winning documentary, The Little Red Truck, on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at 6pm. This uplifting story about the Missoula Children’s Theatre will remind you of a time when you thought anything was possible. Watch kids blossom and grow as you witness personal tirumphs they’ll carry into adulthood when they take on the improbable challenge of staging a full-scale musical in just six days. (SIX days!). Woven throughout the one-week with MCT are lessons in teamwork, trust, self-confidence, committment and acceptance. Bringing it all to light are the personal stories captured in high-definition. Winner of several awards, including Best Feature Documentary at the International Family Film Festival and Best Documentary at Spudfest. Free Admission!
061109 Italian Violinist joins 2009/2010 season
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer Luca Ciarla has been added to the 2009/2010 season at the Rio Grande Theatre. One of the most original artists of his generation, Luca’s music digs its roots into contemporary jazz, but takes color also from ethnic and classical music, giving life to a fascinating sound. Having played in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico, England, France, Albania, Croatia, Macao, Italy, Scotland, Slovenia, Switzerland and the United States, Luca will be bringing his “Fiddler In The Loop” project to the Rio Grande Theatre, in which he plays solo violin live with a loop machine at his feet, superimposing a succession of tracks over one another to create music that is never the same twice. Luca will perform on October 9, 2009. More information will follow as it appears.
For more information on Luca, visit his website.
060309 Rio Grande Theatre to host the Vienna Boy’s Choir in March of 2010!
The contract is being finalized to bring the internationally renowned choir to Las Cruces in March of 2010. In existence since 1498, when Emperor Maximilian of Habsberg decreed its establishment, the choir as it exists today is a private, not-for-profit organization which performs approximately 300 concerts each year, in front of over 500,000 people. Among the composers represented in the choir’s repertoire are Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Georg Friedrich Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and many more. The Vienna Boy’s Choir is the first blockbuster event booked for the upcoming 2009/2010 season at the Rio Grande Theatre. Watch for more entries as they develop.