Heartbeat: Music of the Native Southwest

Exhibit Opening

Sep 29, 2013

 1pm and 3:30 p.m.:  Haaku’ Buffalo Group of Acoma Pueblo on Milner Plaza

 1:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.:  Tewa Women’s Choir of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo in the MIAC Theater

2 p.m.: Sihasin, Alter-Native Rock Music on Milner Plaza

2:30 p.m.: Talk: Overview of Native Music of the Southwest by Angelo Joaquin (Tohono O’odham), Ethnomusicologist in the MIAC Theater

Ongoing from 1-4 p.m.: All-ages hands-on activity, cardboard drum decorating in the MIAC classroom

1-4 p.m.: Drum making demonstration by Arnold Herrera (Cochiti Pueblo) in the Mural Gallery

Refreshments by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico. Free with admission.

Utilizing the extraordinary musical collections of the museum and multimedia of the sights and sounds of musical styles and elements, Heartbeat is a vibrant exhibition exploring the role of music and music making in the life of the Southwest’s Native people.

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Santa Clara Buffalo Dance

Pueblo Drum with Cloud Designs

Apache Fiddle

Jemez Drummer Figurative Sculpture

Pueblo Drum with Cloud Designs (Reverse)

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