New Mexico State University Philharmonic

03/31/2026

Please join us on April 17 and 18. Free admission

04/21/2025

Join us this Thursday for a wonderful performance of Carmina Burana! Scan the QR code to get your tickets!

Don't miss the spectacular Carmina Burana by Carl Orff! April 24, 2025. Scan QR code for tickets or click on this link https://newhorizonssymphonylc.ticketspice.com/carmina-burana

This performance is a collaboration with the New Mexico State University Philharmonic, NMSU Choirs, and Salesiano Children Choir from Cd. Juarez.

02/21/2025

Congratulations to our soloists, to Professor Jorge Espinoza and to every student for a wonderful concert last Saturday!

Photo credit: Daniel Vega-Albela

10/12/2024

Happening tonight!

10/05/2024

Congratulations to the NMSU Philharmonic for such a wonderful concert last night. Special thanks to Daniel Vega-Albela, Jorge Espinoza, Sarah Neely and Marta Plominska for being such an inspiration to our NMSU students. Bravo tutti!

09/28/2024

Join us for our Baroque Music Concert next Friday October 4th, 7:30 PM at the Atkinson Hall.

Enjoy music by Vivaldi, Corelli, Handel and Albinoni.
This concert will feature local musicians and NMSU Faculty.

Soloists:
Daniel Vega-Albela, violin
Angel Ornelas, violin
Jorge Espinoza, cello
Sarah Neely, soprano
Marta Plominska, flute
Joseph Sfregola, cembalo

09/16/2024

Bravo to the more than 40 violists from around the state who participated at the Violapalooza workshop/performance this weekend at UNM.

NMSU Professor Jorge Martínez-Ríos offered a masterclass and an All-state workshop during the event. Also Bravo to NMSU students Laynee Stokes and Eli Hajagos for such wonderful viola quartet performance with two graduate students from UNM.

08/22/2024

Don’t miss “An Evening of Song and Poetry” recital at EPCC (Valle Verde Campus) this Saturday at 7 PM. Performers: Jorge Martinez-Rios, Julio Campos, Laynee Stokes and Darice Palmier.

Works by Bach, Telemann, Fauré, Ponce and Piazzolla. Poems: Laynee Stokes

You have another chance to catch An Evening of Song and Poetry , this Saturday in El Paso. Admission is free.

04/26/2024

The NMSU New Mexico State University Philharmonic is proud to join forces with La Frontera Opera for performances on May 3rd and 5th.

Please support the NMSU Philharmonic students by getting your tickets at
https://borderlandartsfoundation.org/

Celebrating the Arts through Diversity and Inclusivity Upcoming events La Frontera Opera Presents Student Night at the Opera 05.02.2024 at 7:00 PMMaestro Jorge Martinez-Rios conducts the La Frontera Opera Orchestra in this concert version of Puccini's tragic opera, La Bohème. The orchestra will be ...

02/24/2024

Meet Adriel Mendez, one of our soloists for tomorrow’s concert. 3 PM, Atkinson Hall.

Adriel is a violinist from El Paso, Texas pursuing an undergraduate degree in Music Performance and Music Education at New Mexico State University. He has studied with the renowned violinist and pedagogue Daniel Vega-Albela throughout his studies at NMSU and now studies with the current adjunct violin professor Amalia Zeitlin. Currently, he is an active musician in the region performing with groups such as the NMSU Philharmonic, Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, Camerata del Sol, the Paso del Norte Chamber Orchestra, the El Paso Theater Ballet Orchestra, and even as an oboist in the NMSU Wind Symphony. Aside from performance work, he is also an active educator in the area by getting involved with the public schools to provide small group and individual instruction for orchestra students.

02/22/2024

Meet Leah Welsh, one of the soloist for our concert this Sunday, February 25 at the Atkinson Hall, 3 PM.

Leah Welsh is a skilled and aspiring violist currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from New Mexico State University under the guidance of Jorge Martinez-Rios. During her time at NMSU, Leah has had the privilege of performing with prestigious ensembles and programs such as the NMSU Philharmonic Orchestra and the UTEP Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her academic pursuits, Leah actively collaborates with various ballet companies and orchestral programs outside of school. Leah's ultimate goal is to establish a successful career in music performance and make meaningful contributions to professional orchestras worldwide.