KGLP Podcasts

Special March 16 2020 Gallup City Council Meeting Updating COVID19 policies and closures

Following this meeting, on a statewide and city emergency related to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, an update on the city notice regarding certain facility closures and policies was released:

https://www.gallupnm.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=800

Ganado, AZ (Navajoland) - raised Author Jim Kristofic discusses his memoir, "Reservation Restless"

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with author Jim Kristofic about his latest book, "Reservation Restless", a memoir following up "Navajos Wear Nikes".

https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Kristofic/e/B004ANN352%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

In the powerful and haunting lands of the Southwest, rainbows grow unexpectedly from the sky, mountain lions roam the desert, and summer storms roll over the Colorado River. As a park ranger, Kristofic explores the Ganado valley, traces the paths of the Anasazi, and finds mythic experiences on sacred mountains that explain the pain and loss promised for every person who decides to love. After reconnecting with his Navajo sister and brother, Kristofic must confront his own nightmares of the Anglo society and the future it has created. When the possible deaths of his mentor and of the American future loom before him, Kristofic must find some new way to live in the world and strike some restless path that will lead back to hózhó—a beautiful harmony.

ACCLAIM
“Once in a great while, a miracle of a book comes along, a gift that both touches the heart and engages the mind. Reservation Restless is such a book. Kristofic’s entertaining, jaw-droppingly honest recollections of adventures and explorations on and off the Navajo Nation come with a poet’s respect for the perfect word in the perfect place.”—Anne Hillerman, New York Times best-selling author of Rock with Wings and The Tale Teller

“Reservation Restless is a book about growing up, loss, and arrival, all of it told in stories populated by walks, books, Navajos, mentors, river guides, canyons, and coyotes. Oh yes, and rainbows you get to touch.”—Dan Flores, New York Times best-selling author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

“Beautiful, evocative, Kristofic has written a book that conveys that sense of mythic reality that pervades every corner of the Colorado Plateau. He reveals portals into indigenous mind rarely understood by non-Native peoples. . . . It makes you pull the nails out of your frame of reference in order that you may perceive with greater clarity.”—Jack Loeffler, author of Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jim Kristofic grew up on the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona. He has written for the Navajo Times, Arizona Highways, Native Peoples Magazine, and High Country News. He is the author of Medicine Women: The Story of the First Native American Nursing School and Navajos Wear Nikes: A Reservation Life. He lives in Taos, New Mexico.

Kyler Nerrison of New Mexicans for Economic Prosperity talks up state oil boom economic development

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Kyler Nerrison, executive director of New Mexicans for Economic Prosperity, a coalition of chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, trade associations, and other non-profits from across the state.

About New Mexicans for Economic Prosperity

New Mexicans for Economic Prosperity (NM4EP), a broad-based economic coalition, is visiting with state legislators, business and community leaders, energy and space companies and other industries that have directly benefitted from the state’s budget surplus and economic growth. The huge growth in our economy – which has been largely contributed to the oil and natural gas industry – will be the focus of our upcoming roadshow around the state.

State Budget and Capital Outlay Provide Opportunities for Gallup and McKinley County

In the recently concluded legislative session , New Mexico lawmakers once again had a large budget surplus, pegged at $797 million, as a result of increased oil and natural gas production in our state. At the end of the 30 days, the House of Representatives and Senate sent a $7.6 billion general fund budget to the governor’s desk that increased spending by $536 million.

The Associated Press listed some key budget items that could aid the state by helping to improve the education system and workforce readiness:

• $320 million for an endowment fund to “designed to underwrite early childhood education programs with future investment earnings”
• $650,000 in a separate bill to make school lunches free for children of families who qualify for reduced lunches
• $216 million increase for public schools to bring total state funding to $3.5 billion for next school year
• 4% salary increases for most teachers, staff, college/university faculty, and state government workers
• $17 million for an “initiative by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that might eventually provide tuition-free education at public colleges to most students”
• $180 million for spending on roads from the general fund
• $532 million for “capital outlay” projects around the state

Capital outlay is the process by which legislators appropriate money to infrastructure projects throughout the state. Each lawmaker receives a specific amount of money during the legislative session and decides how they want to appropriate it. Much of the money for capital outlay comes from severance tax bonds.

According to the Legislative Finance Committee, “Severance tax bonds are issued against revenue from severance taxes, taxes based on the value of oil, gas, or other natural resources 'severed' from the ground,” and therefore, “The amount available through severance tax bonds is largely dependent on the health of the oil and gas industry.”

Legislators authorized the issuance of $362 million in severance tax bonds. They also included $142.8 million in non-recurring general fund spending and $27.5 million in other state funds to bring the total capital outlay expenditures to $532 million.

More than 70 projects in McKinley County would receive $18.1 million in the capital outlay bill that passed the legislature. The largest projects by dollar amount in the bill are McKinley County Adult Detention Center construction ($1.9 million), Zuni Pueblo fair building construction ($1.6 million), Gallup Public Safety Building construction ($1.5 million), Mariano Lake Chapter multipurpose building ($810,000), and Mexican Springs Chapter Regional San Juan Lateral Water Project ($779,000).

Other projects for which the legislature allocated funds around McKinley County include road improvements, Rehoboth Christian hospital renovations, water system improvements, first responder vehicles, power line extensions, and solar energy systems.

Residents of McKinley County may also benefit from the $78.5 million allocated to 38 “statewide” projects including $9 million for school bus replacements, $7.7 million for local emergency infrastructure, and $6 million for Department of Health facilities to improve health sand safety.

The tax revenue generated from increased oil and natural gas production is creating a brighter future for our state, including Gallup and McKinley County. New Mexico’s commitment to responsible energy development is driving local growth and increased economic opportunities for our communities.

 

Gallup Mayoral Candidate Yolanda Ahasteen-Azua recorded 2/26/20

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub asks Gallup Mayoral Candidate Yolanda Ahasteen-Azua the questions featured during the February 20, 2020 Mayoral Forum at UNM-Gallup, which she was unable to attend.

Gallup's Feb. 20th 2020 Mayoral Candidates Forum

The Candidates Forum for Gallup Mayor, recorded at UNM-Gallup on Thursday evening, February 20, 2020, in collaboration with the Gallup Independent and KGLP.

Candidates appearing were:

Jayson M. Gomez
Charles W. Van Drunen
and Louis O. Bonaguidi

(Yolanda E. Ahasteen-Azua was ill, so could not attend - KGLP has invited Yolanda to record a separate segment for our podcast page and hopeful air before the March 3rd election.)

Gallup February 19th 2020 City Council Candidate Forum

The Candidates Forum for Gallup City Council, recorded at UNM-Gallup on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2020, in collaboration with the Gallup Independent and KGLP.

Candidates appearing were:

Running in the District 4 election,

  Incumbent, Francisca "Fran" Palochak, and Challenger, Levi F. Saucedo

Running in the District 2 election,

  Incumbent, Roger Allan Landavazo and Challenger, Michael Schaaf

Prof. Dana Chandler on his Feb. 2020 UNMG art show

KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub speaks with Professor Dana Chandler about his February 2020 art exhibition at UNM-Gallup's Ingham-Chapman Gallery, open weekdays during regular business hours.

The show, "Hannah's Reparations Denied: 500 years of AmeriKKKa's Kontribution to the Black Woman/Black Man", offers artwork informed by the timeline of the African's Enslavement in America.

More information is available at https://celebratedactivistartist.com/

KGLP remembers Sam Pemberton

KGLP webmaster, longtime GMCS bandleader, teacher, IT pro, student of the Navajo language (Diné Bizaad) and, in recent years, conductor of the Red Rock Strings Ensemble concert collaborations, left the world on Sunday, January 12, 2020.  Here is a reprise of Sam's March 2012 interview with KGLP Station Manager Rachel Kaub, followed by an excerpt of the November 17th concert, which Sam conducted, featuring Haydn's Military Symphony (the full concert may be heard on an earlier KGLP podcast, available on this website.)

Full Red Rock Strings Concert recorded Nov 17 2019

Program for the November 17, 2019 performance, to be broadcast by KGLP, 91.7 FM, at approximately 12 Noon MT on November 29, 2019:

                           Red Rock String Ensemble

                         Sunday, November 17, 2019

                         First United Methodist Church

Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34………………………………Sergei Prokofiev

                                                                                (1891-1953)               

Lori Lovato, clarinet

                        Luiz Carlos Barrionuevo, violin

                        Kimberly Robinson Hayes, violin

                        Bill Krzymowski, viola

                        Alexander Seman, cello

                        Erin Neilson, piano

 

Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44…………………………………Robert Schumann

                                                                                  (1810-1856)

             Allegro brillante

            In modo d’una marcia.  Un poco largamente

            Scherzo:  Molto vivace – Trio I – Trio II – L’istesso tempo

            Allergo, ma non troppo

 

                        Gabriela Fogo, violín

                        Kimberly Robinson Hayes, violín

                        Bill Krzymowski, viola

                        Alexander Seman, cello

                        Caleb Lauber, piano

 

Symphony No. 100 in G major, “Military”……………………………… Joseph Haydn

                                                                                       (1732-1809)

             Adagio – Allegro

            Allegretto

            Menuetto – Moderato

            Finale – Presto

  

Red Rock String Ensemble

 Violin         Kimberly Robinson Hayes                Flute    Katrina Brown

                  Bill Krzymowski

                  Gabriela Fogo                                Oboe     Carolyn Mazarakis

                  Luiz Carlos Barrionuevo                               Kristen Cochrane

                  Sarah Jones

                  Eva Carpenter                             Clarinet     Lori Lovato

                  Elizabeth Ketner                                          Toni Neff

                  Catherine Pope

                                                                   Bassoon     Megan Wilcox

Viola           Chris Dyer                                                   John Mezoff

                  Jessie Bay

                  Emmanuel Lalunio                            Horn     Anna Zweirs

                  Joseph Pope                                                 Russ Woods

                                                                                                                       

Cello           Hans Freuden                              Trumpet     Keith Cochrane

                  Doug Mason                                                 Kaia Tempest

                  Alex Seman

                                                                     Timpani    Pat Neff

Bass           Thomas Breece

                                                                  Percussion    Sarah Silva

Conductor   Sam Pemberton                                             Isaac Jones

                                                                                      Keiyah Jones

Friends

Gabriela Fogo, Alex Seman and Luiz Barrionuevo are graduate students at UNM, Albuquerque. 

Carolyn Mazarakis, Keith and Kristen Cochrane and Megan Wilcox play professionally in Albuquerque.

Joseph and Catherine Pope and Hans Freuden are from Farmington and play in the San Juan Symphony.

Caleb Lauber is a physican and works in Fort Defiance.

Lori Lovato is clarinetist with the New Mexico Philharmonic.

This concert is made possible by support from

The Gallup Independent

                                         Program Notes

Overture on Hebrew Themes………………..……………………………………Sergei Prokofiev

Prokofiev only rarely used folk music or themes by other composers in his scores.  Early in his career, in fact, he had decided as a matter of principle that he would employ only his own melodies and creative wares in his music.  In 1919, when he was living in the United States, he was approached by clarinetist Simeon Bellison to write a chamber work on Hebrew themes.  Bellison gave the composer a book containing some themes for possible use as source material.  Prokofiev initially rejected the proposal but several days later, after playing through and improvising upon some of the themes, he decided to write the work after all.  Prokofiev sketched the Overture on Hebrew Themes in a single day and produced a finished score in less than two weeks’ time.

The work is cast in a single movement featuring two main themes, the first lively and rhythmic, with a Middle Eastern flavor, the second slow and mournful and of a similar ethnic character.  Prokofiev develops the themes, especially the first, in the middle section, and imparts much color and variety through Hebrew-flavored harmonies and lively rhythms.  Despite the music’s Yiddish flavoring, however, the composer’s distinctive voice is prominent throughout.  Prokofiev’s adroit handling of the source material had led some listeners to assume that he himself was Jewish, he was, in fact, a lapsed member of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The chamber ensemble Zimro premiered the Overture on Hebrew Themes on January 20, 1920.  The group used the proceeds from the concert to establish a music conservatory in Jerusalem. 

                                       Notes by Robert Cummings

Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44…………………………………..………………Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann’s Quintet for piano and strings in E flat major has earned a place of distinction among piano quintets, one of only a handful, including Johannes Brahms’ one entry in the genre and Dvorak’s Op. 81, that are known to more than just a few performers.  Although Schumann’s merits as a composer of “pure” instrumental music have been debated, no astute listener can doubt that the E flat Quintet is the product of a most fertile musical imagination – fresh, buoyant, and inventive.  1842 was Schumann’s year of chamber music:  after producing three string quartets, Schumann decided to make a happy synthesis of his recently acquired fluency with strings and piano – his native instrument.  Schumann sketched the Piano Quintet in the remarkably short time of five days and completed the score in the following two weeks.

The first movement, marked Allegro brillante, commences with a joyous idea that rings in the ear long after the texture has taken on a gentler tone.  Musings on this idea are set against characteristic pianistic figurations before the second theme, a dialogue between the cello and the viola take over.  The development section begins in the key of A flat minor in the piano, fragments of melody are voiced by the other players as the music moves into distant harmonic regions. 

In modo d’una Marcia, Un poco largamente is the marking of the following movement, throughout which a funereal atmosphere predominates.  The stark, mysterious primary melody is introduced by the first violin against a background of simple quarter notes in the lower registers of the other four instruments.  The appearance of the second theme is like a welcome ray of sunlight.  It was at Felix Mendelssohn’s urging that Schumann decided to throw away the A flat major section that originally served as the middle portion of this strange movement and replace it with the furious onslaught in F minor (agitato) that posterity has come to know.  

The Scherzo, molto vivace, makes a reprise of both the tonality and vivacious character of the first movement.  Schumann chooses to use two separate trios in the movement, the first a lyrical canon, and the second a more robust section in A flat minor.

Some of Schumann’s instrumental works conclude with movements that are but pale shadows of their brothers and sisters; not so with the Piano Quintet.  From the opening attack in C minor to the final glorious contrapuntal conclusion, the composer imbues this finale with so piquant a mixture of verve, anxiety, and delicate lyricism that it must surely be considered the crowning glory of the entire work.  A double fugue serves as the coda bringing the finale to a glorious and noble conclusion.

 Symphony No. 100 in G major, “Military”…………..………………………Franz Joseph Haydn

In the wake of Haydn’s glorious first journey to England in 1791-1792 (after three decades in the Esterhaza castle on a marshy plain in Western Hungary), he grew angry and dispirited back home in Vienna, where Prince Anton had moved the court.  While he remained the official and full-salaried Esterhazy Kapellmeister, there were no duties.  Newspapers took no notice of his return or the extraordinary success abroad.

And so, when Johann Peter Salomon invited Haydn back to England for two more seasons of concerts he was primed.  Managing to finagle permission from Prince Anton (who kept him on the payroll as a trophy) he left Vienna on January 19, 1794, accompanied by his copyist Joseph Eissler.  Haydn had already composed Symphony No. 99 and portions of 100 and 101 (the latter nicknamed Clock by London audiences) for a new season of 12 concerts in the Hanover Square Rooms, where an expert orchestra now included clarinets.  He and Salomon co-conducted – from the harpsichord and the concertmaster’s chairs respectively.

His Military Symphony was the 1794 season’s third and final premiere, on March 31 – Haydn’s 62^nd birthday – and enjoyed a career high success.  The audience demanded an encore after the second movement, which introduced “Turkish” instruments (triangle, crash cymbals, and bass drum) heretofore heard only in the opera house.  Conventional wisdom has held ever since that Haydn was commemorating the war-in-progress against France.  Trumpet music in the second movement was an actual army call known as the Austrian General Salute.  Surprises include assigning the exposition of the main theme of the first movement (after an Adagio introduction) to the flute and two oboes, unprecedented in concert music before 1794.

                                          Notes by Roger Dettmer

 

Recorded and edited for broadcast on KGLP, 91.7 FM, by Trey Chavez.

For Nov 15 - Red Rock Elementary students plan America Recycles Day events

KGLP Station Manager visits with Ms. Peterson's class at Red Rock Elementary, in Gallup, about their plans for November 15, 2019, "America Recycles Day".