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New Mexico Winds
The NEW MEXICO WINDS originated in 1984 as an artist faculty Ensemble-in-Residence in the Department of Music at The University of New Mexico-Albuquerque. It is comprised of the woodwind and horn faculty at The University of New Mexico–Keith Lemmons, Professor of Clarinet and Presidential Teaching Fellow; Kevin Vigneau, Associate Professor of Oboe; Valerie Potter, Associate Professor of Flute; Peter Ulffers, Lecturer of Horn and Denise Reig Turner, Instructor of Bassoon.
The artist faculty members of the quintet combine distinguished teaching careers with active solo, chamber music, and orchestral performances, having held positions in chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout Europe, Mexico, Canada, South America and the United States. Individual solo performances have taken them around the world, with concerts in Sweden, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Puerto Rico and the United States.
In addition to on-campus concerts, the quintet is active throughout New Mexico, the Southwest and the United States, presenting frequent concerts and clinics. The New Mexico Winds have been invited guest artists for the National Flute Convention, College Music Society National Conference, the International Double Reed Society Conference, the New Mexico Music Educators All-State conference and at numerous universities and colleges.
The New Mexico Winds offers a variety of programs including music by Arrieu, Danzi, Cambini, Mozart, Klughardt, Beethoven, Milhaud, Sierra, Onslow, Harbison, Milhaud, Reicha, Poulenc, Fine, Jolivet, Hindemith, Nielson, Ibert, Barber, Schuller, Paquita D’Rivera, Ligeti, Villa-Lobos and many others. Guest artists have included acclaimed pianists George Robert, Maribeth Gunning and Pamela Pyle; renowned saxophonists Carrie Koffman and Eric Lau; and exciting percussionist Scott Ney. You can find their recent release on the Centaur Classical Music label, Katson Productions and albZERKque labels
Audio Links
a little light, in great darkness,
Christopher Shultis. For soprano and woodwind quintet (1995¿2000). Recorded by Manny Rettinger, May 2000, Keller Hall. Kevin Vigneau, oboe; Denise Reig-Turner, bassoon; Patrick Hughes, horn; Keith Lemmons, clarinet; Valerie Potter, flute; Carrie Koffman, soprano saxophone.
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Contact
Keith Lemmons, klemmons@unm.edu, (505) 277-4905
Kevin Vigneau, kvign@unm.edu, (505) 277-3025
Valerie Potter, flutes@unm.edu, (505) 277-3331
Denise Reig Turner, bassoon@unm.edu, (505) 277-2815
Peter Ulffers, pulffers@yahoo.com, (505) 277-2127
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