ShortGrass Music Festival

Mailing Address: PO Box 121, Cimarron, NM 87714
County of Location: Colfax
Phone: (575) 376-2417
NTEE Code: A- Arts, Culture and Humanities, B- Education, O- Youth Development, S- Community Improvement, Capacity Building
Mission Statement:

The ShortGrass Music Festival grew out of a wish to enjoy live music

without leaving town. We are committed to bringing a variety of fine, live music to local venues and area schools. Annually, we offer a scholarship to a regional graduating senior who plans to continue music study in college.

Primary Programs:

School presentations have involved a wide range of artists from both regional and international backgrounds: African Dance and Drum Troupe, Alborada (music of the altiplano), Dancing Gauchos, Ceilidh Peppers (Celtic), Chuy Martinez & Oti Ruiz, Cipriano Vigil, Trillium Marimba Ensemble, cellist Zuill Bailey, violinist Bella Hristova, BU a cappella singers Dear Abbeys, Willson & McKee (Celtic), Santa Cruz River Band, NM Winds, Quint Pro Quo (winds, etc.

Festival series concerts have included: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson

Trio, Ferintosh )Celtic), Cowjazz, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman,

cellist Zuill Bailey, pianist Lise de la Salle, Buckarettes, Old City String Quartet, violinist Bella Hristova, Creole Belles, Spring Creek Bluegrass Band, Rosie Flores, Santa Fe Chiles Jazz Band, Bayou Seco, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Chuy Martinez/Oti Ruiz, Halden

Wofferd Hi-Beams, Santa Cruz River Band, etc.

Populations Served: All Populations
Counties Served: Harding, Colfax, Mora, Union
Year Founded:

2005

Annual Budget: $25,000 - $99,999
Personnel: 1 to 5 FTE
Executive Director:

Landon Young

Accepts inquiries: Accepts inquiries about volunteering, Accepts inquiries about board member positions
Nonprofit Status: Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS, Is registered as a Nonprofit Corporation with the State of New Mexico

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