Fri. 11/15 10a: The University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 103rd anniversary of the Mexican Revolution with a performance of “La Coronela,” by 20th Century Mexican composer, Silvestre Revueltas. The multimedia concerts, on November 19 and 20 at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, include projected images by Mexican visual artist José Guadalupe Posada. Spencer Beckwith is joined by the conductor of the concerts, Director of Orchestral Activities at UNM, Dr. Jorge Pérez-Gómez.
Spencer Beckwith reports on the arts for KUNM. For ten years, until March of 2014, Spencer was the producer and host of KUNM's "Performance New Mexico," a weekday morning arts program that included interviews with musicians, writers and performers. Spencer is a graduate of the acting program at the Juilliard School, and, before moving to New Mexico in 2002, was for many years a professional actor based in New York City.