The Placitas Artists Series organizers took a much-needed summer vacation and are launching the 38th season on Sept. 22 with the renowned Patterson/Sutton Duo.
The cello and guitar duo has graced international festivals and concert series worldwide. They serve as Juilliard Global Visiting Artists and have released two acclaimed studio albums, “Cold Dark Matter” and “Still Life: Collected Music for Cello and Guitar by Stephen Goss,” featured on NPR’s “Performance Today.” The duo commissions new music, with their recent piece “Still Life” by Stephen Goss being nominated for a 2021 Ivor Novello Award.
The duo performs globally with recent performances at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention, New York City Classical Guitar Society, Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival and at international venues in Vietnam, China and Slovakia.
Dedicated to educational outreach, the pair held a residency at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul in 2014.
For tickets, concert programs, musician bios and more, visit PlacitasArts.org. K-12 students accompanied by an adult ticket holder are free.
Following the concert at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, an artist’s reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall at the church, 7 Paseo De San Antonio Rd. Admission to the gallery is free. On exhibit will be the works of Kay Naranjo, painted native New Mexico rocks; Judith Roderick, hand-painted silk art quilts; Gail Sacharczuk, soft pastel on paper and Nancy Schrock, pastel and colored pencil.
The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge, during church gallery hours, Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. These artists are on exhibit from Sept. 20 through Oct. 31. All artwork on display is available for purchase.