KUNM – Ear To The Ground is broadcast on Saturdays 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Hosted by Matthew Finch. Is a local music showcase, featuring live performances by local talent. The UNM Honky Tonk Ensemble was featured in December. Listen here.
Class co-facilitators: Dr. Kristina Jacobsen and Alex McMahon
UNM Honky Tonk Fall 2021 class: Sue Cahn von Seelen, Jackie Jones, Eva Stricker, Grace Weaver
Recorded by KUNM
Interviewed, Engineered, and Recorded by KUNM Music Director Matthew Finch for the 12/11/21 episode of “Ear to the Ground.”“Your Cheating Heart” by Patsy ClineVocals & Guitar – Alex McMahonGuitar – Jackie JonesGuitar – Sasha ArteagaFiddle – Eva StrickerFiddle – Sue Cahn von SeelenBackup vocal & Piano – Grace Weaver“Hello Darlin'” by Conway TwittyVocals – Eva StrickerGuitar – Alex McMahonGuitar – Sasha ArteagaFiddle – Sue Cahn von SeelenBack up vocal & Piano – Grace Weaver“Two Glasses Joe” by Ernest TubbGuitar and Vocals – Alex McMahonGuitar and Vocals – Sasha AtreagaGuitar and Vocals – Jackie JonesFiddle and Vocals – Eva StrickerFIddle and Vocals – Sue Cahn von SeelenPiano and Vocals – Grace Weaver“She’s all I got” by Johnny PaycheckVocals – Sue Cahn von SeelenGuitar and Backup vocals – Alex McMahonGuitar and Backup vocals – Sasha ArteagaGuitar and Backup vocals – Jackie JonesFiddle and Backup vocals – Eva StrickerPiano and Backup vocals – Grace Weaver
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“Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)” by Jean ShepherdGuitar and Vocals – Sasha ArteagaGuitar – Alex McMahonGuitar – Jackie JonesFiddle – Eva StrickerFiddle – Sue Cahn von SeelenPiano – Grace Weaver“Dead of Night” by Orville PeckVocals and Guitar – Jackie JonesGuitar and Backup vocals – Alex McMahonGuitar and Backup vocals – Sasha ArteagaFiddle and Backup vocals – Eva StrickerFiddle and Backup vocals – Sue Cahn von SeelenPiano and Backup vocals – Grace Weaver
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“The Way it Goes” By Gillian WelchVocals and Guitar – Alex McMahonVocals and Guitar – Jackie JonesGuitar – Sasha ArteagaFiddle – Eva StrickerFiddle – Sue Cahn von SeelenPiano – Grace Weaver
UNM Faculty Take Music and Collaboration to Europe
UNM faculty members Aaron Jacobs and Tatiana Shustova traveled to the Netherlands and Finland for a week of international performances, presentations, and collaboration, including sessions at the European String Teachers Association conference in Helsinki and a chamber music performance with Finnish musicians.
Christian M. Newman Published a New Music History and Music Appreciation eBook
Christian M. Newman, a lifelong New Mexican composer, historian, and college course designer, has published the eBook, Music Essentials from the Western Classical Tradition: Middle Ages to the Present (First Edition) with Cognella Academic Publications, ©2027. Newman developed and authored this work as a music lecturer with the University of New Mexico’s department of music, and department of theatre & dance between 2016 and 2026.
UNM strings faculty sign historic agreement with Chinese Conservatory
University of New Mexico string faculty members Carmelo de los Santos, professor of violin and Christoph Wagner, assistant professor of cello and head of strings, traveled to China recently to formalize a landmark international partnership between the UNM College of Fine Arts and the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music (ZJCM), one of China’s leading institutions for higher music education.