2022 Summer Festival
Join your Santa Fe Desert Chorale as they celebrate their journey through forty years of beautiful music making. These three diverse programs highlight the incredible talent and versatility of our professional artists. Discover the diverse treasures of the Mediterranean Basin, celebrate the voices of female composers both ancient and modern, and reflect of the great beauty and power of the sea.
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Pilgrimage: Songs of the Mediterranean Basin
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
We explore the cross-pollination of cultures that call the Mediterranean Basin home, catching a glimpse of Spanish, North African, Jewish, and Arab peoples through their sacred and secular music. Fifteenth-century songs from the Spanish Cancione... -
Mystics and Mavericks
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Joshua Habermann, conductor
*Please note that vocal artists were masked during this performance.
Showcasing works of medieval feminists ahead of their time: Kassia, the only woman composer in the Byzantine liturgical canon and Hildegard von Bingen, a patron saint of musici... -
The Sounding Sea
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Nathan Salazar, piano
Joshua Habermann, conductorWe reflect on our relationship with this most essential element of life through this program. An exciting new generation of American composers is featured: Jake Runestad (Waves), Mason Bates (Sirens), and Matthew Lyon Hazz...
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Pre-concert Lecture for Pilgrimage: Songs of the Mediterranean Basin
Pre-concert lecture presented by Shireen Abu Khader, PhD
Sponsored by Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski
All pre-concert lectures are partially underwritten by the New Mexico Humanities Council. -
Pre-concert Lecture for Mystics & Mavericks
Pre-concert lecture presented by Iris S. Levine DMA.
All pre-concert lectures are partially underwritten by the New Mexico Humanities Council. -
Pre-concert Lecture for The Sounding Sea
Pre-concert lecture presented by Gregory Grabowski DMA.
All pre-concert lectures are partially underwritten by the New Mexico Humanities Council.