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The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Spotlights Young Talent

Fri. 3/14 10a:  Young musicians from northern New Mexico will perform selections from Broadway and Bach, and from jazz and pop, on March 15 at the Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe.  Joining the young performers will be Grammy-winning composer and pianist, David Grusin.  Proceeds from the concert benefit the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association.  The SFYSA's Artistic Director, Dana Winograd, joins Spencer Beckwith for a  preview.

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.