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SUMMER FESTIVAL
Joshua Habermann | Artistic Director 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Joshua Habermann | Artistic Director
SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 311 East Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 988-2282 desertchorale.org
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Santa Fe Desert Chorale receives generous support from the CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodgers Tax, National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Arts (a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs), New Mexico Humanities Council, Santa Fe Community Foundation, Santa Fe New Mexican, and other individuals, corporations, and foundations. For a full list of donors, please see page 70.
Cover photo: J. David Levy
Venue Information 5 Welcome from the Executive Director 7 About the Desert Chorale 9 Board of Directors, Staff, and Artistic Services 11 In the Court of the Sun King: Shining a Light on the French Baroque 12 “The long-enduring pensive moons”: 20 A Bicentenary Celebration of Walt Whitman and Other Esteemed American Poets 2019 Summer Gala - Carnaval Celebração! Luminosity: The Nature of Celestial Light 2020 Program - Unlikely Partners Vocal Chamber Music Program Art Song Recital Late Nights with the Desert Chorale Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director Artists’ Biographies Guest Artists Insights & Sounds 2019 Winter Festival Soundwaves - Singer Sponsorship Program Donor Honor Roll Special Thanks Ambassadors Community Engagement Legacy Circle
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale performing in a private cultivation event at the home of Gene and Jerry Jones, Dallas, TX.
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Photo: Kelly Alexander
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A WORD ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE VENUES The Desert Chorale has the privilege of performing in some of the most beautiful and historic venues in New Mexico that provide the acoustic quality needed for excellent choral performances. While many of the venues and the music we sing represent specific religious or cultural traditions, we celebrate the diversity of faith, thought, artistry, and human experiences represented by the music performed in these spaces. We hope that this shared musical experience transcends and binds the audience, as we seek to be inspired by the power of great choral music.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis 131 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, New Mexico Parking available in the St. Francis Cathedral Parking Lot, or on the street of Cathedral Place. City of Santa Fe parking meters do not run after 6 pm.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe, NM Parking available in the private lot at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center on Mt Carmel Road.
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church 550 West San Mateo, Santa Fe, NM Parking available in the lot adjoining the Sanctuary.
The Church of the Holy Faith 311 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM Parking available in the lot behind the church.
Special Needs and Requests Our facilities are ADA compliant, and accommodate those with special needs and physical challenges. Please contact our Box Office at (505) 988-2282 or at boxoffice@desertchorale.org to reserve a wheelchair location, or for other special needs. While at the concert, our ushers are available to assist you. A limited number of large-type text and translation inserts are available at each concert.
Lost and Found Any items found at the concert will be collected by our staff and will be available in our offices for one month following each season, then donated to charity. Please call the office about lost items at (505) 988-2282.
Recycle and Reuse To minimize printing costs and save paper, please recycle or reuse your program book by saving it for a future concert, or by returning it to an usher at the end of the concert. Santa Fe Desert Chorale performing at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Photo: Chelsea Call 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 5
illumination Song at Sunset
“Splendor of ended day, floating and filling me! Hour prophetic—hour resuming the past! Inflating my throat—you, divine average! You, Earth and Life, till the last ray gleams, I sing.
Photo: Steve Sherman
FROM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, When Artistic Director Joshua Habermann shared his 2019 programming, the overarching theme of light jumped out. As we all know, the ever-changing light in New Mexico has inspired photographers such as J. David Levy who has provided our cover art, and painters such as the iconic Georgia O’Keeffe. We explored Illuminating the Dome in our spring concert, both with a splendid Orthodox music program in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Dallas (TX), and with an inspiring panel discussion presented by faith leaders: Rev. Talitha Arnold, Senior Minister at United Church of Santa Fe, Canon Mark Edw. Childers of The Church of the Holy Faith, and Father John Bethancourt, who hosted the event at the glorious golden-domed Holy Trinity Orthodox Church. The 2019 Summer Festival, Illumination, features three programs that carry the theme forward: In the Court of the Sun King: Shining a Light on the French Baroque, Luminosity: The Nature of Celestial Light, and “The longenduring pensive moons”: A Bicentenary Celebration of Walt Whitman and Other Esteemed American Poets. Paul John Rudoi, our 2019 Composer-in-Residence, has scored a work set to Francisco X. Alarçon’s poem Canto for the poetry-focused program – continuing the Desert Chorale’s long-standing commitment to expand the choral canon. Much information on the mainstage concerts, chamber concerts, and ancillary programming in the community is contained in the pages that follow. Our popular winter program, titled Sacred Fire: The Celtic Tradition, lifts up traditional music from Celtic lands including Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Tickets are on sale for the program, now expanded to ten concerts to meet
Open mouth of my Soul, uttering gladness, Eyes of my Soul, seeing perfection, Natural life of me, faithfully praising things; Corroborating forever the triumph of things…” Stanzas 1 and 2, “Song at Sunset” from Leaves of Grass -Walt Whitman the ever-growing demand for tickets. Please choose the location that is most convenient for you – Albuquerque, Los Alamos, and both the intimate Cristo Rey Church and the magnificent Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe. Of course, none of this programming would be possible without your support. The Board of Directors, staff and – most of all, the artists – are deeply grateful for your enthusiastic attendance at concerts, the dedicated volunteer hours given by Ambassadors, and your generous financial contributions throughout the year. These contributions may be made through many channels: The Desert Chorale Circle, the Commissioning Club, Soundwaves: A Singer Sponsorship Program, the Legacy Circle, and through contributions made by stock transfers, or checks or credit cards using the envelope tucked inside this program book. You may also donate securely online at www.desertchorale.org. These giving programs have been designed to meet your preferences so that you can demonstrate your commitment to the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in a way that is most comfortable for you. As I enter my fifth summer as Executive Director, I bring this letter of welcome to a close with the words of Walt Whitman, “O setting sun! though the time has come, I still warble under you, if none else does, unmitigated adoration.” Thank you for joining us, and enjoy the concert!
Janice L. Mayer Executive Director 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 7
The F e sti va l S an ta F e Ch amb er Mus ic
July 14–August 19, 2019 Season 47 Marc Neikrug, Artistic Director
Clockwise from top left: Susan Graham, Ida Kavafian, Shai Wosner, Paul Huang, and Stefan Dohr. 8 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Santa Fe Desert Chorale pictured at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas.
Photo: Zina Jundi
ABOUT THE SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest continually performing professional music organizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished. In his review of the American Voices program, Scott Cantrell of The Dallas Morning News wrote “The variety certainly displayed the ensemble’s impressive versatility. Habermann consistently got vivid performances, introspective music elegantly colored and shaped, extrovert fare delivered with great pizzazz. Individual singers got lots of solo exposure.” Now in his eleventh season, Artistic Director Joshua Habermann leads the Chorale in repertoire spanning seven centuries, from early polyphony to contemporary works. The composition of the Chorale is truly national in scope and the ensemble is recognized as one of the finest American chamber choirs. A recent highlight was an invitational appearance at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference, which was later broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio. In the 20172018 season, the Chorale toured to Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and Oklahoma City, and presented regular winter and summer seasons in New Mexico. Now in its 37th year, the Desert Chorale summer festival season is a centerpiece of the cultural life of Santa Fe, and among the nation’s most significant choral events.
Throughout its history, the Chorale has maintained a commitment to give voice to music from Hispanic and Native American communities. Dedicated to advancing the composers of our time, the Chorale has commissioned 23 works by 19 composers; three-quarters of the composers commissioned have been American. In addition, another seven works have been given their world or American premieres by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. The ensemble performs at historical sites in Santa Fe such as the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and Loretto Chapel, as well as other venues throughout the Southwest. The Desert Chorale prides itself on its strong relationships within the community of Northern New Mexico, and enjoys collaborations with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, New Mexico History Museum, Performance Santa Fe, Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Santa Fe Opera, and Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, among others. Community Engagement programming partners the Chorale with other musical, artistic, social services, and educational organizations in Santa Fe and on tour. Other important goals include fostering the next generation of singers and arts administrators.
The Chorale’s first commercial release, The Road Home, launched at No. 3 on the Billboard Classical Chart following a sold-out CD launch program in Santa Fe. 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 9
T HE SA NTA F E OP E RA
EXPERIENCE THE ENCHANTMENT LIVE
63RD SEASON JUNE 28 – AUGUST 24
LA BOHÈME Giacomo Puccini
THE PEARL FISHERS Georges Bizet
COSÌ FAN TUTTE Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
JENŮFA Leoš Janáček World Premiere
santafeopera.org 505-986-5900 Photo by Wendy McEahern
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THE THIRTEENTH CHILD Music
Poul Ruders Becky and David Starobin
Libretto
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF, AND ARTISTIC SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS EMERITI
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Patricia Stanley, President Patricia Thompson, Vice President Laurie Meyer, Secretary Catherine Gronquist, Treasurer Sherry Kelsey PhD, Past President
Mary G. Brennan Mark Edw. Childers Margie Edwards Kirk Ellis Allison Elston† Christopher Ihlefeld John Greenspan† Kathleen Davison Lebeck JD William H. Lynn Dorothy Massey Ian McKee† Haydock Miller† Margaret K. Norton Jane Clayton Oakes Mary Lou Padilla PhD Nina Hinson Rasmussen† Don Roberts Brooke Bandfield Taylor Jane Thomson Frances White† Brahna Lauger Wilczynski Mac Wright†
Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director Janice L. Mayer, Executive Director
Ed Barker PhD Douglas P. Clark MD v Jeffrey C. Fort JD Erik Gustafson* Joshua Habermann* Stephen Hochberg JD Erin Mathews Patricia Salazar Ives JD Lynn F. Lee Barry Lyerly Janice L. Mayer* Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer Carmen Paradis Judy Sherman Rebecca Tobey Susie Wilson DMA
Matthew Brown, Administrative Intern Carrie Morgan Cannella, Box Office Assistant Lynn Cuba, Accounting Manager Tina Gibson, CPA, Accounting Consultant Kathie Kelton, Box Office Assistant Christopher Mason, Company Manager Yavar Moradi, Box Office Manager & Marketing Assistant Kyle Nielsen, Artistic Administrator Kathryn Schwaar, Administrative Assistant & House Manager Andrea Steele, Office Assistant
ARTISTIC SERVICES Zina Jundi, Adverti-Zing! Jesse Fisher, Cut Print Video Production Matthew “Kabby” Kabakoff, Kabakoff Sound Clarissa Lovato, Elevate Media Janine Pearson, J9design
*ex-officio member † in memoriam v leave of absence
SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, one of the nation’s premier professional vocal ensembles, is to excite, engage, and inspire diverse audiences with the beauty and power of great choral music.
Santa Fe Desert Chorale board memebers (L-R) Erin Mathews, Susie Wilson DMA, Rebecca Tobey, and Judy Sherman pictured at a donor cultivation event. Photo: Kelly Alexander 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 11
In the Court of the Sun King: Shining a Light on the French Baroque Program sponsored by Patricia Stanley Stephen Redfield, Violin; Lorenzo Colitto, Violin, Katie Rietman, Cello; David Solem, Organ Instrumentalists sponsored by Ann Aceves and Phil Martin
The splendor of the Reign of the Sun King, France’s Louis XIV, shimmers throughout this program as the early music specialists in the Santa Fe Desert Chorale shine a light on the French Baroque. Favored at the Palace of Versailles, François Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres is a central work on the program that also features compositions by contemporaries Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Jean-Philippe Rameau. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 4 pm Ticket includes Opening Night Dinner at La Posada de Santa Fe Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel Opening night concert sponsored by Curtiss T. and Mary G. Brennan Foundation
Photo: Sebastien Durand
Friday, July 26, 2019 at 8 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 4 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 8 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel Pre-concert Lecturer: Dr. George Case Pre-Concert Lecturer Sponsored by Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski and The New Mexico Humanities Council Pre-concert lectures will occur at the performance venues 90 minutes before each summer concert. 12 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
PROGRAM In the Court of the Sun King: Shining a Light on the French Baroque Conducted by Joshua Habermann Stephen Redfield, Violin; Lorenzo Colitto, Violin; Katie Rietman, Cello; David Solem, Organ
Surge Amica Mea Guillaume Bouzignac (1587-1643) “Plorate Filii Israel” from Jepthe Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) Le Reniement de St. Pierre, H. 424 Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) 1. Chorus: Cum caenasset Jesus 2. Recitative: Omnes vos 3. Chorus and Recitative: Respondens autem…et si omnes 4. Chorus: Similiter et omnibus discipuli dixerunt 5. Recitative: Ecce Judas, unus de duodecmi venit 6. Recitative: Ministri ergo Judeorum 7. Chorus: Et introductus est Petrus in domum 8. Recitative: Et tu, cum Jesu Nazareno no eras? 9. Quartet: Nonne te vidi in horto cum eo? 10. Chorus: Tunc, respexit Jesus Petrum François Couperin Troisième Leçons de Ténèbres (1668-1733) Litanies de la Vièrge, H. 83 1. Kyrie eleison 2. Speculum justitiae 3. Salus infirmorum 4. Regina angelorum 5. Agnus Dei
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Jean-Phillippe Rameau “Hymne à la Nuit” from Hippolyte et Aricie (1683-1764) arr. Joseph Noyon From Dominus Regnavit I. Dominus Regnavit VI. Gloria Patri
Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 13
NOTES Louis XIV was France’s longest reigning monarch, ruling an extraordinary 72 years from 1643 to 1715. Under the king’s long patronage sacred and secular music flourished, and an impressive assemblage of musicians was brought in to show off the power and majesty of “the Sun King.” In today’s program we follow a chronological thread, tracing the development of French Baroque music from its beginnings to its full expression under Louis XIV. To appreciate the status quo ante, we begin our concert with a brief motet by a composer who died the year Louis XIV ascended to the throne. Bouzignac’s Surge Amica Mea, set to a text from the Song of Songs, features short phrases alternating between the high voices, soprano and tenor, and the rest of the choir. Because Bouzignac worked in Provence, he was exposed to foreign influences, especially from neighboring Italy. His incorporation of musical dialogues and melodies set to speech rhythms in the Italian manner planted a seed that would come to full fruition in the oratorios of Marc-Antoine Charpentier some two generations later. Charpentier, born in the same year Bouzignac died and Louis XIV ascended to the throne, traveled to Italy as a young man. There he studied with Giacomo Carissimi at the Collegio Germanico under the Jesuits, who were committed to defending the Catholic faith against attacks from Protestant reformers. To inspire faith in the people, composers looked for inspiration to opera, then a new fad sweeping Italy. Recognizing the power of music to enhance a story, lives of saints and biblical characters were set to music that was intentionally theatrical. The new form, which became known as oratorio, was designed to appeal directly to the listeners’ emotions, bringing them into a personal connection with dramatic stories of faith, and sometimes great loss and grief. Carissimi’s Jepthe falls into this latter category, depicting the story of King Jepthe who, in exchange for victory on the battlefield, promises God to make a sacrifice of the first thing he sees upon his return. Tragedy strikes when his only child, a daughter, emerges from the house to welcome him home. Plorate Filii Israel (Weep, Children of Israel) is the lament for her that closes the oratorio. Cut from a similar cloth, Charpentier’s Reniement de Saint Pierre (Denial of St. Peter), depicts an episode in the Passion of Christ in which the Apostle Peter, after having promised to stand by Jesus, denies knowing him three times. As in Carissimi’s Jepthe, the closing chorus depicts the tragic events with heart-wrenching music that portrays Peter’s struggle to come to terms with his weakness and betrayal. 14 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Music for Holy Week has long been a rich resource for composers. Masterworks written for the services leading up to Easter include Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah in England, the famous Miserere of Gregorio Allegri in Italy, and in France François Couperin’s Troisième Leçcon de Tenèbres, which is heard on today’s program. Written for two sopranos and basso continuo, each of the verses begins with a setting of a Hebrew letter, followed by recitative and aria passages of exquisite beauty. We are pleased to feature three Chorale sopranos alternating as soloists in today’s concert. Litanies written in honor of the Blessed Virgin were an important staple of French sacred music in the Baroque period. Charpentier worked for a time for the noblewoman Mademoiselle de Guise, whose birthday fell on the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin. Charpentier’s Litanies à la Vièrge, H. 83, was written for her, to be performed by the band of musicians that she employed. This group included the composer himself, whose name is written on the hautcontre (high tenor) line in the autograph score. The musicians in Mme. de Guise’s employ were excellent, and Charpentier goes beyond the 5-voice setting that was typical at the time, writing for a 6-voice choir, two violins, and basso continuo. The Litanies take full advantage of this ensemble, pairing three female voices and three male voices in several trio sections which contrast with the rich sonority of the full ensemble in the repeating “ora pro nobis” refrain. Fans of French cinema may recognize “Hymne à la Nuit,” which was a featured song in the 2004 film Les Choristes (“The Choir”). The original tune, Ô Nuit, was written by Jean-Philippe Rameau for his 1733 opera Hippolyte et Aricie, and reimagined in this choral arrangement by Joseph Noyon, whose version was popularized in the film. Born in 1711, just four years before Louis XIV’s death, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville represents the end of the French Baroque. His grand and stately Dominus Regnavit Decorum, from which we hear the opening and closing movements, was written in 1734. Mondonville would go on to the position of Maître de Musique de la Chapelle (Master of Music of the Royal Chapel for Louis XV, and also came to lead the Concert Spirituel, which saw the transition from the baroque to the pre-classical gallant styles of the later 18th-century. — Joshua Habermann
TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Surge, Amica Mea
(sung in Latin)
Surge, amica mea, Columba mea formosa mea Vox dilecti mei et dilectus meus loquitur mihi
Rise Up My love Rise up my love My dove, my fairest one The voice of my beloved, my love himself, says to me
-From the Song of Songs
Plorate Filii Israel
(sung in Latin)
Plorate Filii Israel Plorate omnes virgines Et filiam Jephte unigenitam in carmine doloris lamentamini
Cry, children of Israel Cry, children of Israel Lament, all ye virgins And mourn Jephte’s only-begotten daughter in songs of sadness
-From the Book of Judges
Le Reniement de St. Pierre
(sung in Latin)
The Denial of St. Peter
Cum cœnasset Jesus et dedisset discipulis sui corpus suum ad manducandum et sanguinem suum ad bibendum, exierunt simul in montem Oliveti.
When Jesus had dined and he had given them his body to eat and his blood to drink, they went out together to the mount of Olives.
Tunc dixit illis Jesus: “Omnes vos scandalum patiemini in me in ista nocte. Scriptum est enim: percutiam pastorem et dispergentur oves gregis.”
Jesus said to them: “You will all be offended for my sake, this night. For it is written: I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.”
Respondens autem Petrus ait illi: “Et si omnes scandalisati fuerint in te, numquam ego scandalisabor.”
But Peter, replying, said to him: “Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.”
“Amen dico tibi, Petre, quia in hac nocte antequam gallus cantet, ter me negabis.”
“Verily I say unto thee, Peter, that this night, before the cock crows, thou shalt deny me thrice.”
“Ah Domine! Etiam si opportuerit me mori tecum, non te negabo.” Similiter et omnes discipuli dixerunt: Non te negabimus. Etiam si opportuerint nos mori tecum, non te negabimus.
“Ah! Lord! Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee.” Likewise all the disciples said “We will not deny thee.”
Ecce Judas unus de duodecim venit et cum eo turba multa cum gladiis et fustibus. Irruerunt in Jesum et tenuerunt, quod videntes discipuli ejus fugerunt. Et Petrus extendens manum, exemit gladium suum et percutiens servum Pontificis auriculam ejus amputavit. Cui dixit Jesus:
Lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves ran up to Jesus and held him, and seeing this, the disciples fled. And Peter stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. Jesus said to him:
“Converte, Petre, converte gladium tuum in locum suum. Calicem quem dedit mihi Pater, non vis ut bibam illum?”
“Peter, put away your sword. Do you not wish me to drink the cup that my Father has given me?” (continued on next page) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 15
Ministri ergo Judæorum comprehenderunt et ligaverunt Jesum et cum duceretur ad principem sacerdotem, sequebatur eum Petrus a longe, usque in atrium Pontifici. Quem cum vidisset ostiaria dixit ei:
Therefore the soldiers of the Jews took Jesus and bound him and led him to the chief priests. Peter followed at a distance, even to the house of the bishop.
“Numquid et tu ex discipulis hominis istius es?” “O mulier, non sum, non novi hominem.”
A doorkeeper saw him and said to him: “Are you not also a disciple of that man?” “O woman! I am not. I do not know him.”
Et introductus est Petrus in domum, cumque sederet ad ignem cum servis et ministris, ut calefaceret se, alia serva sic ait illi: “Et tu cum Jesu Nazareno eras?” “O mulier non eram, non novi hominem.”
And Peter entered the house. As he sat by the fire with the servants and soldiers to warm himself, another servant said to him: “Were you also with Jesus of Nazareth?” “O woman, I was not! I do not know the man.”
Tunc interrogavit eum cognatus ejus cujus abscidit auriculam, dicens:
Then a relation of the one whose ear he had cut off questioned him:
“Nonne tu galilæus es? Nonne te vidi in horto cum eo? Vere tu es, tu eras. Nam et loquela tua manifestum te facit. Tu ex discipulis hominis istius es.” “Non, non sum, vere non eram. Nescio quid dicitis, non novi hominem.”
“Did I not see you in the garden with him? Did you not cut off Malchus’ ear? Surely it was you. Aren’t you a Galilean? Surely you are. Even your accent gives you away. You are a disciple of that man.” “I am not. Surely I was not. I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Et continuo gallus cantavit. Tunc respexit Jesus Petrum. Et recordatus est Petrus verbi Jesu, et egressus foras, flevit amare.
And immediately the cock crowed. Then Jesus looked at Peter, and Peter, remembering the words of Jesus, went out and wept bitterly.
-From the Gospel of Matthew
Troisième Leçons de Ténèbres
(sung in Latin)
Third Lesson of Tenebrae
IOD. Manum suam misit hostis ad omnia desiderabilia ejus, quia vidit gentes ingressas sanctuarium suum, de quibus præceperas ne intrarent in ecclesiam tuam.
IOD. The enemy has stretched out his hands over all her precious things; yea, she has seen the nations invade her sanctuary, those whom thou didst forbid to enter thy congregation.
CAPH. Omnis populus ejus gemens, et quærens panem; dederunt pretiosa quæque pro cibo ad refocillandam animam. Vide, Domine, et considera quoniam facta sum vilis.
CAPH. All her people groan as they search for bread; they trade their treasures for food to revive their strength. Look, O Lord, and behold, for I am laid low.
LAMED. O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, attendite, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus! Quoniam vindemiavit me, ut locutus est Dominus, in die iræ furoris sui.
LAMED. Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow which was brought upon me, which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger.
MEM. De excelso misit ignem in ossibus meis et erudivit me: Expandit rete pedibus meis: convertit me retrorsum, posuit me desolatam, tota die maerore confectam.
MEM. From on high he sent fire; into my bones he made it descend; he spread a net for my feet; he turned me back; he has left me stunned, powerless all the day long.
NUN. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum mearum in manu ejus. Convolutae sunt, et impositae collo meo. Infirmata est virtus mea: dedit me Dominus in manu de qua non potero surgere.
NUN. The yoke of my iniquities is about me: They are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck. My strength is weakened: The Lord hath delivered me into a trap, out of which I am unable to rise.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum tuum.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, be converted to the Lord thy God.
-From the Lamentations of Jeremiah
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Litanies à la Vièrge de Notre Dame de Lorette (sung in Latin)
Litanies of the Virgin of Our Lady of Loretto
Kyrie, eleison, Christe, eleison, Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. Christe, exaudi nos
Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ hear us. Christ hear us. Christ attend to us.
Pater de cælis, Deus, miserere nobis. Fili, redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis. Spiritus sancte, Deus, miserere nobis. Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, miserere nobis.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Sancta Maria, Sancta Dei Genitrix, Sancta Virgo virginum, ora pro nobis. Mater Christi, Mater divinæ gratiæ, Mater purissima, castissima, inviolata, amabilis, admirabilis, Mater Creatoris, Mater Salvatoris, ora pro nobis.
Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us. Mother of Christ, Mother of divine grace, Mother most pure, most chaste, most inviolate, most undefiled, Mother most amiable, most admirable, Mother of our Creator, Mother of our Savior, pray for us.
Virgo prudentissima, Virgo prædicanda, Virgo potens, Virgo clemens, Virgo fidelis, ora pro nobis.
Virgin most prudent, Virgin most venerable, Virgin most renowned, Virgin most powerful, Virgin most merciful, Virgin most faithful, pray for us.
Speculum justitiæ, Sedes sapientiæ, Causa nostræ lætitiæ, ora pro nobis. Vas spirituale, Vas honorabile, Vas insigne devotionis, ora pro nobis.
Mirror of justice, seat of wisdom, cause of our joy, pray for us. Spiritual vessel, vessel of honor, singular vessel of devotion, pray for us.
Rosa mystica, Turris davidica, Turris eburnea, Domus aurea, Fœderis arca, Janua cæli, Stella matutina, ora pro nobis.
Mystical rose, Tower of David, Tower of ivory, House of gold, Ark of the covenant, Gate of heaven, Morning star, pray for us.
Salus infirmorum, Refugium peccatorum, Consolatrix afflictorum, Auxilium christianorum, ora pro nobis. Regina angelorum, Regina patriarcharum, Regina prophetarum, Regina apostolorum, Regina martyrum, Regina confessorum, Regina virginum, Regina sanctorum omnium, ora pro nobis.
Health of the sick, Refuge of sinners, Comforter of the afflicted, Help of Christians, pray for us. Queen of Angels, Queen of Patriarchs, Queen of Prophets, Queen of Apostles, Queen of Martyrs, Queen of Confessors, Queen of Virgins, Queen of all Saints, pray for us.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Parce nobis, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Exaudi nos, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere nobis.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
-Traditional 16th-century Marian liturgy
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Welcome to our 83rd Season | 2019-2020 Festival of Song: Emily D’Angelo Sunday, July 28, 2019 Festival of Song: Susanne Mentzer & Rod Gilfry Sunday, August 4, 2019 Stars of American Ballet Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Thursday, August 8, 2019 Julian Sands presents Keats, Shelley, Ghosts & Lovers Friday, September 20, 2019 Third Coast Percussion Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Schoen Movement Company Wednesday, October 9, 2019
The King’s Singers Saturday, February 22, 2020
Billy Childs Quartet Friday, November 8, 2019
Pablo Sáinz Villegas Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Einav Yarden Thursday, November 21, 2019
Yefim Bronfman Friday, March 27, 2020
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy present A Celtic Family Christmas Friday, December 20, 2019
Tessa Lark Friday, May 8, 2020
A Thousand Thoughts: A Live Documentary with the Kronos Quartet Thursday, January 30, 2020 Alicia Olatuja Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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Anat Cohen Tentet Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland Friday, June 5, 2020
Hymne à la Nuit
O Night
(sung in French)
Ô nuit! Qu’il est profond ton silence Quand les étoiles d’or scintillent dans les cieux. L’ombre qui t’escorte est si douce, Si doux est le concert de tes voix chantant l’espérance, Si grand est ton pouvoir, transformant tout en rêve heureux.
O night! How deep is your silence When golden stars shine in the skies above Your companion shade is so sweet, Gentle is the accord of your voices, singing hope, So great is your power, transforming all into a happy dream.
Ô Nuit! Viens apporter à la terre Le calme enchantement de ton mystère. L’ombre qui t’escorte est si douce, Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve? Est-il de vérité plus douce que l’espérance?
O night! Lend to the earth The calm enchantment of your mystery. Your companion shade is so sweet, Could its beauty be greater than a dream? Is it truly sweeter still than hope itself?
Ô Nuit! Toi qui fais naître les songes, Calme le malheureux qui souffre en son réduit. Sois compatissante pour lui, Prolonge son sommeil, prends soin de sa peine, Dissipe sa douleur, ô nuit limpide et sereine.
O night! You who bring give birth to dreams, Comfort the distressed who suffer alone. Be compassionate towards them, Give them relief, take notice of their pain, Take from them their sorrows, o clear and serene night.
-Édouard Sciortino (1893-1979) after a theme by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Dominus Reganvit
The Lord Reigns
(sung in Latin)
Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est: Indutus est Dominus fortitudinem, et praecinxit se.
The Lord reigns, he is clothed with majesty: The Lord is clothed in strength, and has girded himself.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, Et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum, Amen.
Glory to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning Now, and forever, and to the ages of ages, Amen.
-Psalm 92
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale pictured at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi.
Photo: Zina Jundi
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“The long-enduring pensive moons”: A Bicentenary Celebration of Walt Whitman and Other Esteemed American Poets Program sponsored by Suzanne M. Timble Commission of The Wind’s True Song by Paul John Rudoi sponsored by Douglas P. Clark MD and Scott J. Allocco, and the Carol Franc Buck Foundation Kathlene Ritch and Nathan Salazar, Piano Instrumentalist sponsored by Ann Aceves and Phil Martin
In 2019 we celebrate the bicentenary of Walt Whitman, whose verse is at the heart of the American experience. In response to Whitman, composer Paul John Rudoi sets Francisco X. Alarcón’s poem “Canto” to be given its world premiere by the Desert Chorale. Also included is music on the poetry of the writers who followed Whitman and carried on the legacy of American verse: Emily Dickinson, e.e. cummings, and Langston Hughes. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 4 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Photo: J. David Levy
Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 8 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 8 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Concert sponsored by C. Terry Hendrix Pre-concert Lecturer: Dr. Robert Kyr, Composer Pre-Concert Lecturer sponsored by Mary Lou and Alex Padilla and The New Mexico Humanities Council
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Pre-concert lectures will occur at the performance venues 90 minutes before each summer concert.
PROGRAM “The long-enduring pensive moons”: A Bicentenary Celebration of Walt Whitman and Other Esteemed American Poets Conducted by Joshua Habermann Kathlene Ritch and Nathan Salazar, Piano
Keep Your Splendid, Silent Sun Barlow Bradford (b. 1961) My Spirit Is Uncaged Paul Rardin (b. 1965) Something There Is Immortal Timothy C. Takach (b. 1978) The Wind’s True Song Paul John Rudoi (b. 1985) I Had No Time to Hate Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978) The Passing of the Year Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) I. Invocation V. Ah, Sun-flower! III. Answer July VII. Ring Out, Wild Bells Three Songs of Faith Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) I. i will wade out II. hope, faith, life, love III. i thank you god “Song for Billie Holiday” from William Averitt Afro-American Fragments (b. 1948) “Song” from The Dream Keeper William Averitt “Dance” from Invocation and Dance David Conte (b. 1955) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 21
NOTES In a nation of illustrious writers such as Longfellow, Poe, Thoreau and Emerson, it is notable that Walt Whitman is universally lauded as the quintessentially American poet. The historian Mary Smith Whitall Costelloe wrote: “You cannot really understand America without Walt Whitman, without Leaves of Grass…no student of the philosophy of history can do without him.” Ezra Pound said of Whitman “America’s Poet…He is America.” The literary critic Harold Bloom wrote:
rests comfortably in the shade of Whitman’s rejection of dogma and embrace of reverence. The poetry of Langston Hughes speaks directly and compellingly in the settings of William Averitt, whose music incorporates diverse elements of blues, jazz and Latin rhythms, all unified in a uniquely American voice not unlike Whitman’s own.
“If you are American, then Walt Whitman is your imaginative father and mother, even if, like myself, you have never composed a line of verse. You can nominate a fair number of literary works as candidates for the secular Scripture of the United States. They might include Melville’s Moby Dick, Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Emerson’s two series of Essays and The Conduct of Life. None of those, not even Emerson’s, are as central as the first edition of Leaves of Grass.”
Prais’d be the fathomless universe… For life, and for joy, and for love, sweet love… Prais’d be the fathomless universe, dance on! Sing praises for life, joy, love. Sing praise, life!
Leaves of Grass, a collection that Whitman worked through over the course of his lifetime, is the inspiration for the first four pieces on today’s program. Though the musical settings vary with each composer, there is a through-line of Whitman’s thought, characterized by his all-embracing appetite for life. In “Keep Your Silent, Splendid Sun,” he writes, “give me comrades by the thousands;” in “My Spirit is Uncaged,” he asserts, “It is not enough to have this globe or a certain time, I will have thousands of globes and all times!” In “Something There is Immortal,” he invokes the eternal expanse of the heavens, and the “long-enduring pensive moons” that will shine forever. If we, as Americans, are Whitman’s children, then the poets that followed him can be considered his literary descendants. Emily Dickinson, e.e. cummings, and even Langston Hughes, architect of the Harlem Renaissance born a decade after Whitman’s death — each of these poets in one way or another stands on the shoulders of Whitman’s verse, writing in an American vernacular that would be unimaginable had not Whitman opened the door to language that was at once inspirational and plain-spoken. The composers’ musical settings of these poets are as unique as the composers themselves. Tarik O’Regan’s brief Dickinson setting “I Had No Time to Hate,” leads into Jonathan Dove’s intricately-woven lines that incorporate poems of his countrymen Blake and Tennyson alongside hers in The Passing of Year. Eric Whitacre responds to the sparse verse of e.e. cummings with music that is at once individual and universal. His expression of personal faith 22 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Finally, it is Whitman himself again, in the music of David Conte, who reminds us:
— Joshua Habermann
Enchanting Choral Music for Northern New Mexico
November 15, 16 & 17
Stormy Weather The Life & Times of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, & Sarah Vaughan
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TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Keep Your Splendid, Silent Sun Keep your splendid silent sun; Keep your woods, O Nature, and the quiet places by the woods; Keep your fields of clover and timothy, and your cornfields and orchards; Keep the blossoming buckwheat fields, where the Ninth-month bees hum; Give me faces and streets! give me these phantoms incessant and endless along the trottoirs! Give me interminable eyes! give me women! give me comrades and lovers by the thousand! Let me see new ones every day! let me hold new ones by the hand every day! Give me such shows! give me the streets of Manhattan! Give me Broadway, with the soldiers marching — give me the sound of the trumpets and drums! Give me the shores and the wharves heavy-fringed with the black ships! O such for me! O an intense life! O full to repletion, and varied! The life of the theater, bar-room, huge hotel, for me! The saloon of the steamer! the crowded excursion for me! the torch-light procession! People, endless, streaming, with strong voices, passions, pageants; Manhattan streets, with their powerful throbs, with the beating drums, as now; Manhattan crowds with their turbulent musical chorus with varied chorus and light of the sparkling eyes; Manhattan faces and eyes forever for me.
-Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
My Spirit Is Uncaged O to make the most jubilant song! Full of manhood, womanhood, infancy! Full of common employments – full of grain and trees. O the joy of my spirit – it is uncaged – it darts like lightning! It is not enough to have this globe or a certain time, I will have thousands of globes and all times. One’s-Self I sing, a simple separate person;
I celebrate myself, and sing myself; A song of rolling earth, and of words according I sing the body electric; I will sing the song of companionship Come, said the Muse, Sing me a song no poet yet has chanted, Sing me the universal. -Walt Whitman, Lines selected and arranged by the Composer
Something There Is Immortal On the beach at night, Stands a child with her father, Watching the east, the autumn sky. Up through the darkness, While ravening clouds, the burial clouds, In black masses spreading, Lower sullen and fast athwart and down the sky. From the beach the child holding the hand of her father, Those burial clouds that lower victorious soon to devour all, Watching, silently weeps. Weep not, child, Weep not, my darling, With these kisses let me remove your tears, The ravening clouds shall not long be victorious, They shall not long possess the sky, They devour the stars only in apparition, Jupiter shall emerge, be patient, Watch again another night, the Pleiades shall emerge, They are immortal, all those stars Both silvery and golden shall shine out again, The great stars and the little ones shall shine out again, they endure, The vast immortal suns and the long-enduring pensive moons shall again shine. Something there is more immortal even than the stars, Something that shall endure longer even than lustrous Jupiter, Longer than sun or any revolving satellite, Something there is, something immortal. -Walt Whitman 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 23
The Wind’s True Song
I Had No Time to Hate
“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth”
I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me, And life was not so ample I Could finish enmity.
Guided by the scent of hope to even meet up with strangers and arrive at yesterday and find ourselves ashore, bathed in future and to see in every face a door open and inviting us in to find solace in memories like bread and water, a bed, the sun and spin each experience into a thread, every moment, every dream, every year, and weave the great cloak of the history of every sigh and to run out, barefoot, into the year’s first rains to embrace tenderness, and offer shade, joy, strength, support like solid, mountain oaks and to flourish like tilled soil, and to be anchor, oar, compass and sea, and sing the wind’s true song with one voice, in the dance of silence --“Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes”
Nor had I time to love, but since Some industry must be, The little toil of love, I thought, Was large enough for me. -Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Invocation O Earth, O Earth return!
Ah, Sun-flower! Ah, Sun-flower! weary of time, Who countest the steps of the Sun, Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveller’s journey is done: Where the Youth pined away with desire, And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow Arise from their graves, and aspire Where my Sun-flower wishes to go. -William Blake (1857-1927)
Oh, ah, mm, (wordless text) “Re-examine all that you have been told…Dismiss that which insults your soul” We’ll only be free when every man and woman, in every home, street, every shade of the human race, everywhere, is truly free
Answer July Answer July – Where is the Bee – Where is the Blush – Where is the Hay?
we’ll only be free when the salmon return up wild rivers, and buffaloes like dark maps roam the open prairies
Ah, said July – Where is the Seed – Where is the Bud – Where is the May – Answer Thee Me –
we’ll only be free when abuse, loneliness, hunger, alienation aren’t words, but forgotten rumors of a far, distant past
Nay – said the May – Show me the Snow – Show me the Bells – Show me the Jay!
we’ll only be free when we become little boys and girls once again who squirm with joy as we explore the marvels, the wonders of the world.
Quibbled the Jay – Where be the Maize – Where be the Haze – Where be the Bur? Here – said the Year
-Francisco Alarcón (1954-2016) with quotes from Walt Whitman
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-Emily Dickinson
Ring Out, Wild Bells
i will wade out
O Earth, O Earth return! Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
i will wade out
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out the want, the care, the sin, The faithless coldness of the times; Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. -Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers i will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air alive with closed eyes to dash against darkness in the sleeping curves of my body shall enter fingers of smooth mastery with chasteness of sea-girls will i complete the mystery of my flesh i will rise after a thousand years lipping flowers and set my teeth in the silver of the moon -e.e. cummings (1894-1962)
hope, faith, life, love hope, faith, life, love… dream, joy, truth, soul -e.e. cummings, Lines selected and arranged by the Composer
i thank you god for most this amazing day i thank you god for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birthday of life and love and wings: and of the gay great happening illimitably earth) how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any-lifted from the no of all nothing-human merely being doubt unimaginable you? Alto Sarah Nickerson, who also serves as Co-Director of SFDC’s “Hearts in Harmony” weekly choral program at the Interfaith Community Shelter, pictured with Tenor Andrew Crane. Together they have contributed 19 years of performances with the Chorale! Photo: Zina Jundi
(now the ears of my ears awake, now the eyes of my eyes are opened) -e.e. cummings
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2019 SUMMER GALA Joshua Habermann | Artistic Director
RIO MEETS SANTA FE TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado 198 New Mexico State Road 592, Santa Fe, New Mexico
HOSPITALITY
Beginning at 5:00pm Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction Bert Dalton, Piano
6:30pm
Brazilian Themed Menu Created by Executive Chef, Kai Autenrieth
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Patricia Stanley, Presenter President, Board of Directors
Civic Leadership Award
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Angel Award
Dave and Betsy Bueschel
ENTERTAINMENT
Grammy Award-Winning Brazilian Jazz Vocalist Luciana Souza & Chico Pinheiro, Guitar
Chico Pinheiro
Luciana Souza
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LIVE AUCTION & FUND-A-NEED Mark Johnson
DÉCOR BY MARGARET BOST FLORAL DESIGN Flowers sponsored by Rebecca Tobey and Janice L. Mayer
$350 per guest
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RESERVATIONS (505) 988-2282 or desertchorale.org
Song for Billie Holiday
But praise! Praise! For the sure enwinding arms of cool enfolding death Dark mother always gliding near with soft feet Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome? Then I chant it for thee, I glorify thee above all, I bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, Come unfalteringly Approach strong deliv’ress when it is so, When thou hast taken them I joyously sing the dead
What can purge my heart Of the song And the sadness? What can purge my heart But the song Of the sadness? What can purge my heart Of the sadness Of the song?
Lost in the loving floating ocean of thee, Laved in the flood, the flood of thy bliss O death
Do not speak of sorrow With dust in her hair, Or bits of dust in eyes A chance wind blows there. The sorrow that I speak of Is dusted with despair.
From me to thee, glad serenades Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, Adornments and feastings for thee, And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting And life, and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night
Voice of muted trumpet, Cold brass in warm air. Bitter television blurred By sound that shimmers– Where?
Prais’d be the fathomless universe, dance on! Sing praises for life, joy, love. Sing praise, life! -Langston Hughes (1902-1967)
-Walt Whitman
Song
“The whole earth breaks forth into singing!”
Lovely, oh lovely dark and lonely one, Bare your bosom to the sun. Do not be afraid of light, You who are a child of night.
- The Prophet Isaiah
A Summer of Sacred Song featuring
Santa Fe Opera Apprentices
Open wide your arms to life, Whirl in the wind of pain and strife, Face the wall with the dark, closed gate, Beat, beat with bare brown fists— And wait. Lovely, oh lovely dark and lonely one, Bare your bosom to the sun. -Langston Hughes
2019 Santa Fe Opera Apprentices photo: Robert Godwin
Every Sunday Morning from July 21st–August 25th 10:00 AM Worship
Dance Prais’d be the fathomless universe, For life, and for joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, Prais’d be the fathomless universe, For life, and for joy, and for love, sweet love
(Childcare/children’s ministry offered)
8:30 AM outdoor folk communion also available
THE UNITED CHURCH OF SANTA FE Rev. Talitha Arnold, Senior Minister Jacquelyn Helin, Steinway Artist & Music Director Prof. Bradley Ellingboe, Choral Director
1804 Arroyo Chamiso (at St. Michaels Drive) 988-3295 “Welcoming of all” • unitedchurchofsantafe.org 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 27
Luminosity: The Nature of Celestial Light Program Sponsored by George Duncan and Sherry Kelsey David Solem, Organ; Kim Fredenburgh, Viola; Kyle Nielsen, Percussion, Amplified Tanpura Instrumentalists sponsored by Ann Aceves and Phil Martin Choreographer sponsored by Janice L. Mayer
James Whitbourn’s 30-minute work, Luminosity, gives title to the final program in the 2019 Summer Festival. “The word ‘luminosity’ describes the nature of celestial light, and the music of composer James Whitbourn is a celebration of that light — peaceful, radiant, and clear.’’ (NPR’s All Things Considered) Mendelssohn’s Ave Maria, Op. 23 and J.S. Bach’s motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 are followed by the “Santiago” movement from Joby Talbot’s pilgrimage composition Path of Miracles (with movement directed by Nicola Bowie), which completes the audience’s journey. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 8 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Photo: J. David Levy
Concert sponsored by James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 8 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Concert sponsored by Dave and Betsy Bueschel Friday, August 9, 2019 at 8 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Pre-concert Lecturer: Dr. Gregory Grabowski Pre-Concert Lecturer sponsored by The New Mexico Humanities Council
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Pre-concert lectures will occur at the performance venues 90 minutes before each summer concert.
PROGRAM Luminosity: The Nature of Celestial Light David Solem, Organ; Kim Fredenburgh, Viola; Kyle Nielsen, Percussion, Amplified Tanpura Nicola Bowie, Choreographer
Luminosity James Whitbourn (b. 1963) I. Lux in Tenebris II. The Changing Scenes III. Silence IV. The Living Thing V. Castle of Diamonds VI. Ask the Beauty VII. All Shall Be Well Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf, BWV226 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) I. Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf II. Der aber die Herzen forschet III. Du heilige Brunst Felix Mendelssohn “Ave Maria” from Kirchenmusik, Op. 23 (1809-1847) “Santiago” from Path of Miracles Joby Talbot (b. 1971)
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NOTES Composer James Whitbourn describes Luminosity as a work “centered on the transcendent beauty of creation expressed by luminaries through down the ages.” In texts which he compiled and edited himself, Whitbourn draws on varied sources ranging from ancient Christian wisdom traditions to Zen Buddhism. Just as the texts are a mix of East and West, Whitbourn combines the tanpura, an Indian instrument that emits a constant low drone, with a the most western of instruments: the church organ. Also in the mix are a tam tam (large gong) and a viola, which plays melodic interludes in a Carnatic style associated with South Indian classical music. The music is divided into seven short sections that connect one to another without break. Over the course of approximately 30 minutes, gentle passages alternate with great waves of sound, inviting the listener into states of joy and ultimately reflective meditation in the closing setting of Julian of Norwich’s words: “…but all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” J.S. Bach wrote his motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226 in October 1729 for the funeral of Johann Heinrich Ernesti, rector of the Thomasschule in Leipzig. Scored for double chorus, the motet is festive in character, with a first section in lilting 3/8 time in which the choruses pass melodic material back and forth. In the second sections the choruses join together in a double fugue, and a traditional Lutheran chorale closes the work. While it may strike us an unusual that Bach should set such cheerful music for a funeral, we should remember that Bach was no stranger to death, having lost his first wife, as well as ten children before they could reach adulthood. The “Ave Maria” of Felix Mendelssohn is considered a miniature gem of romantic choral repertoire. Employing an 8-part chorus, including soloists, this brief 8-minute work is characterized by the qualities that made Mendelssohn famous: lyrical melodies, sweet harmonies, and sections of counterpoint that pay homage to the German baroque composers he revered. Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles was written in 2005 for the British choir Tenebrae. The work depicts the Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James), one of the holiest pilgrimage routes in the Catholic faith. Each of the four movements is named for a major waystation on the pilgrimage route; it is the final movement Santiago that we hear in today’s program. At 19 minutes, Santiago is the longest of the four sections, and depicts the trials of the arduous journey, and ultimately the joyful arrival into the city. Drawing on traditional Latin 30 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
texts and new English words by Robert Dickinson, Talbot divides the choir into as many as 16 parts, creating an almost orchestral texture of overlapping musical lines. Beginning with a single voice describing the final ascent into the mountains, voice upon voice joins in as the pilgrims sense that their goal is near. After a long and intense gathering of energy a great call goes out, the choir singing to St. James in many languages to mark their joyous arrival. The final section is a prayer, set to these stunning words:
…We have walked out of the lives we had and will return to nothing, if we live, changed by the journey, face and soul alike. We have walked out of our lives to come to where the walls of heaven are thin as a curtain, transparent as glass…
The pilgrims then offer a final hymn as they exit the cathedral, returning to their lives forever transformed. — Joshua Habermann
TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS I. Lux in Tenebris
I. Light in Darkness
Illuminare. Lux in tenebris lucet et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt.
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overpowered it.
-John the Apostle (c.6-c.100)
II. The Changing Scenes
VI. Ask the Beauty
Sixty-six times have these eyes beheld the changing scenes of autumn. I have said enough about moonlight, ask me no more. Only listen to the voice of cedars and pines, when no wind stirs.
Ask the beauty of the earth, Ask the beauty of the sea, Ask the beauty of the sky.
-Ryonen, Zen Buddhist nun (b. 1797)
III. Silence Silence is a mystery of the age to come, but words are instruments of this world. Lux in tenebris lucet. -Isaac of Nineveh (died ca.700)
Question the order of the stars, The sun whose brightness lights the day. The moon whose splendor softens the gloom of Night. Ask the living creatures that move in the waves, Ask the living creatures that roam the earth, Ask the living creatures that fly in the heavens. Question them and they will answer, “Yes, we are beautiful.” Their very loveliness is their confession to God: For who made these lovely mutable things, But he who himself is unchangeable beauty? -Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
IV. The Living Thing He showed me a little thing, the size of a hazelnut, in the palm of my hand, I looked at it with my mind’s eye and thought, ‘What can this be?’ And answer came, ‘It is all that is made.’ I marveled that it could last. And answer came to my mind, ‘It lasts and ever shall because God loves it.’ And all the things have being through the love of God. -Julian of Norwich (1342-ca. 1416)
VII. All Shall Be Well Because of our good Lord’s tender love to all who shall be saved, He quickly comforts them, saying, “The cause of all this pain in sin. But all shall be well, and all shall be well, And all manner of things shall be well.” Alleluia. -Julian of Norwich (1342-ca. 1416)
V. Castle of Diamonds It came to me that the soul is like a castle, a castle of diamond or other clear crystal. In this castle are a multitude of dwellings, just as in heaven there are many mansions. -Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
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Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf
The Spirit helps us in our weakness
(sung in German) Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, denn wir wissen nicht was wir beten sollen, wie sich’s gebühret; sondern der Geist selbst vertritt uns auf’s beste, mit unaussprechlichem Seufzen.
The Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we know not what we should pray, nor how we ought to pray; but the Spirit pleads for us in the best possible way, with inexpressible sighing.
Der aber die Herzen forschet, der weiss, was des Geistes Sinn sei; denn er vertritt die Heiligen nach dem, das Gott gefället.
But he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit; for the Spirit intercedes with the holy ones according to God’s pleasure.
Du heilige Brunst, süsser Trost, Nun hilf uns, fröhlich und getrost In deinem Dienst beständig bleiben, Die Trübsal uns nicht abtreiben.
You holy fire, sweet consolation, now help us, joyful and consoled, to remain steadfast in your service; let affliction not drive us away.
O Herr, durch dein Kraft uns bereit Und stärk des Fleisches Blödigkeit, Dass wir hie ritterlich ringen, Durch Tod und Leben zu dir dringen. Alleluia.
O Lord, prepare us by your power and strengthen our feeble flesh, so that we here may gallantly struggle through death and life to reach you. Alleluia.
-Romans 8: 26-27, and Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Ave Maria (sung in Latin)
Hail Mary
Ave Maria gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae Amen
Hail Mary, full of grace The Lord is with you, blessed art thou among women Holy Mary pray for us Now and at the hour of our death Amen
Mermaids? Vocalists from The Santa Fe Desert Chorale enjoying a relaxing moment after rehearsal. 32 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
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Santiago The road climbs through changing land, Northern rains fall on the deepening green of the slopes of the valley, Storms break the summer’s heat; At Foncebadon a pass can be lost, in one night, to the snow. The road climbs for days through the highlands of Bierzo, to the grassland and rocks of the Valcarce valley. White broom and scrub-oak, laburnum and gorse mark the bare hills beside the road. At O Cebreiro, mountains. The road follows the ridgetop by meadows of fern, by fields of rye. By Fonfria del Camino, by Triacastela, towns are shadows the road leaves behind. It moves over the slate hills Palas do Rei, Potomarin, the names are shadows. Then, from the stream at Lavacolla to the foot of Monte de Gozo, a morning; From the foot of Monte de Gozo to the summit the road climbs, Before the longed-for final descent to Santiago. Herr Santiagu, Grot Sanctiagu, eultreya esuseya Deius aia nos. Ver redit optatum cum gaudio, flore decoratum purpureo; Aves edunt cantus quam dulciter, cantus est amoenus totaliter. Jacobo dat parium omnis mundus gratis Ob cuius remedium miles pietatis cunctorum presidium est ad vota satis.
Holy St. James, great St. James, God help us now and evermore. Longed-for spring returns, with joy, adorned with shining flowers; The birds sing so sweetly, the woods burst into leaf, there is pleasant song on every side The whole world freely gives thanks to James; through his sacrifice, he, the warrior of godliness, is defender of all through prayer
O beate Jacobe virtus nostra vere nobis hostes remove tuos ac tuere Ac devotos adibe nos tibi placere.
O blessed James, truly our strength, take our enemies from us and protect your people, and lead us, your faithful servants, to please you.
Jacobo propicio veniam speramus et quas ex obsequio merito debemus Patri tam eximio dignes laudes demus.
James, let us hope for pardon through your favor, and let us give the worthy praise, which we rightfully owe to so excellent a father.
At the Western edge of the world we pray for our sins to fall from us, as chains from the limbs of penitents. We have walked out of the lives we had and will return to nothing, if we live, changed by the journey, face and soul alike. We have walked out of our lives to come to where the walls of heaven are thin as a curtain, transparent as glass, Where the Apostle spoke the holy words, where in death he returned, where God is close, where saints and martyrs mark the road. Santiago, primus ex apostolis, first among apostles, defender of pilgrims, warrior for truth, take from our backs the burdens of this life, What we have done, who we have been; take them as fire takes the cloth they cast into the sea at Finisterre. Holy St. James, great St. James, God help us now and evermore.
-Robert Dickinson (b. 1962)
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Three Poems in French Earl Kim Miss Smucker (1920-1998) I. En sourdine II. Recueillement III. Colloque sentimental Arianna a Naxos, Hob. XXVI 6:2 Miss Grabowski
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Dover Beach, Op. 3 Samuel Barber Mr. Lagasca (1910-1981) Stabat Mater Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Miss Suver and Miss Grabowski (1710-1736)
II. Cujus animam gementem VI. Vidit suum dulcem natum XII. Quando corpus morietur
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TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS En Sourdine (from Fêtes Galantes, 1st Collection)
Muted
Calmes dans le demi-jour Que les branches hautes font, Pénétrons bien notre amour De ce silence profond.
Calm in the twilight That the high branches make Let our love be penetrated By this profound silence.
Mêlons nos âmes, nos cœurs Et nos sens extasiés, Parmi les vagues langueurs Des pins et des arbousiers.
Let us fuse our souls, our hearts, And our ecstatic senses, Amid the vague languors Of the pines and the arbutus.
Ferme tes yeux à demi, Croise tes bras sur ton sein, Et de ton cœur endormi Chasse à jamais tout dessein.
Close your eyes halfway, Cross your arms on your breast, And from your sleepy heart Chase forever all design.
Laissons-nous persuader Au souffle berceur et doux Qui vient, à tes pieds, rider Les ondes des gazons roux.
Let us be persuaded By the cradling and soft wind That comes to your feet to ripple The waves of russet grass.
Et quand, solennel, le soir Des chênes noirs tombera Voix de notre désespoir, Le rossignol chantera.
And when, solemnly, the evening Falls from the black oaks, Voice of our despair, The nightingale shall sing.
-Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
Recueillement
Meditation
Sois sage, ô ma Douleur, et tiens-toi plus tranquille. Tu réclamais le Soir; il descend; le voici: Une atmosphère obscure enveloppe la ville, Aux uns portant la paix, aux autres le souci.
Be wise, o my sorrow, and be quieter; You called for the evening; it descends; here it is! A gloomy atmosphere envelops the city, To some bringing peace, to others worry.
Pendant que des mortels la multitude vile, Sous le fouet du Plaisir, ce bourreau sans merci, Va cueillir des remords dans la fête servile, Ma Douleur, donne-moi la main; viens par ici,
While the vile multitude of mortals, Under the whip of Pleasure, that executioner without mercy, Goes to gather remorse at the servile feast, My sorrow, give me your hand; come here,
Loin d’eux. Vois se pencher les défuntes Années, Sur les balcons du ciel, en robes surannés; Surgir du fond des eaux le Regret souriant;
Far from them. See the dead Years leaning Over the balconies of the sky, in old fashioned robes; See smiling Regret rising from the depth of the waters,
Le Soleil moribond s’endormir sous une arche, Et, comme un long linceul traînant à l’Orient, Entends, ma chère, entends la douce Nuit qui marche.
And the dying sun going to sleep under an arch; And like a long shroud trailing toward the east, Hear, my dear, hear the gentle night walking.
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Colloque Sentimental
Sentimental Colloquy
(from Fêtes Galantes, 2nd Collection) Dans le vieux parc solitaire et glacé, Deux formes ont tout à l’heure passé.
In the old park, solitary and icy, Two forms have just passed by.
Leurs yeux sont morts et leur lèvres sont molles, Et l’on entend à peine leurs paroles.
Their eyes are dead and their lips are slack, And one hardly hears their words.
Dans le vieux parc solitaire et glacé, Deux spectres ont évoqué le passé.
In the old park, solitary and icy, Two forms have just passed by.
Te souvient-il de notre extase ancienne? Pourquoi voulez-vous donc qu’il m’en souvienne?
“Do you remember our former ecstasy?” “Why do you want me to remember it?”
Ton cœur bat-il toujours à mon seul nom? Toujours vois-tu mon âme en rêve? —Non.
“Does your heart still beat merely when hearing my name? Do you still see my soul in your dreams?” “No.”
Ah! Les beaux jours de bonheur indicible Où nous joignions nos bouches! —C’est possible.
“Ah! The lovely days of inexpressible happiness When we used to join our lips!” “It is possible.”
Qu’il était bleu, le ciel, et grand l’espoir! L’espoir a fui, vaincu, vers le ciel noir.
“How blue it was, the sky, and how great the hope!” “Hope has fled, vanquished, toward the black sky.”
Tels ils marchaient dans les avoines folles, Et la nuit seule entendit leurs paroles.
Thus they walked in the wild oat-grass, And only the night heard their words. -Paul Verlaine
Arianna a Naxos
Arianna in Naxos
Teseo mio ben, dove sei? Dove sei tu? Vicino d’averti mi parea, ma un lusinghiero sogno fallace m’ingannò. Già sorge in ciel la rosea Aurora, e l’erbe e i fior colora Febo uscendo dal mar col crine aurato. Sposo, sposo adorato, dove guidasti il piè Forse le fere ad inseguir ti chiama il tuo nobile ardor. Ah vieni, ah vieni, o caro, ed offrirò più grata preda ai tuoi lacci. Il cor d’Arianna amante, che t’adora costante, stringi, stringi con nodo più tenace, e più bella la face splenda del nostro amor. Soffrir non posso d’esser da te divisa un sol istante. Ah di vederti, o caro, già mi strugge il desio; ti sospira il mio cor, vieni, vieni idol mio.
Theseus, my love! Where are you? I thought you were beside me, But it was only a sweet, false dream. The rosy dawn rises in the sky Pheobus tinges grass and flowers As he rises, golden, from the sea. Dear husband! Where are you? Perhaps the chase has called, Tempting your brave spirit! Oh, come, my love And find a sweeter prey for your snares. Ariadne’s loving heart, constant and adoring, Binds with ever tighter bonds And our radiant flame burns brightly with our love. I cannot be separated from you for a single moment Ah! I am seized, my love, with the desire to see you My heart sighs for you. Come, my beloved idol!
Dove sei, mio bel tesoro, chi t’invola a questo cor? Se non vieni, io già mi moro, né resisto al mio dolor.
Where are you my sweet treasure? Who tore you from my breast? If you do not come, I shall die, I cannot bear such grief.
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Se pietade avete, oh Dei, secondate i voti miei, a me torni il caro ben. Dove sei? Teseo! Dove sei?
If you are merciful, oh gods, hear my prayer, And send my beloved back to me. Where are you? Theseus! Where are you?
Ma, a chi parlo? Gli accenti Eco ripete sol. Teseo non m’ode, Teseo non mi risponde, e portano le voci e l’aure e l’onde. Poco da me lontano esser egli dovria. Salgasi quello che più d’ogni altro s’alza alpestre scoglio; ivi lo scoprirò. Che miro? Oh stelle, misera me, quest’ è l’argivo legno! Greci son quelli! Teseo! Ei sulla prora! Ah m’ingannassi almen ... no, no, non m’inganno. Ei fugge, ei qui mi lascia in abbandono. Più speranza non v’è, tradita io sono.
But, to whom do I speak? Echo alone repeats my words. Theseus neither hears nor responds Winds and waves silence my voice. He cannot be far away from me. If I climb that cliff that rises above the rest, I shall see him from there. What is this? Alas! Woe is me! That is the Argive ship! Those men are Greeks! Theseus! He is at the prow! Oh, I may be mistaken... No! There is no mistake. He flees, and leaves me behind, abandoned. All hope is gone, I am betrayed.
Teseo, Teseo, m’ascolta, Teseo! Ma oimè! vaneggio! I flutti e il vento lo involano per sempre agli occhi miei. Ah siete ingiusti, o Dei, se l’empio non punite! Ingrato! Perchè ti trassi dalla morte dunque tu dovevi tradirmi! E le promesse, e i giuramenti tuoi? Spergiuro, infido! hai cor di lasciarmi. A chi mi volgo, da chi pietà sperar? Già più non reggo, il piè vacilla, e in così amaro istante sento mancarmi in sen l’alma tremante.
Theseus! Hear me! But alas, I shall go mad! He is swallowed by wave and wind Forever before my very eyes. Oh! Gods, you are unjust If you do not punish the traitor! Ungrateful man! Why ever did I bother to save your life? For you to betray me? And your promises? Your vows? Faithless one! Deceiver! Have you the heart to leave me? To whom shall I turn? From whom seek compassion? cannot stand, my knees tremble And the bitterness of this wretched moment Makes my heart quiver in my breast.
A che morir vorrei in sì fatal momento, ma al mio crudel tormento mi serba ingiusto il ciel. Misera abbandonata non ho chi mi consola. Chi tanto amai s’invola barbaro ed infedel.
Oh! Would that death might come in this dreadful hour But heaven cruelly decrees My continued suffering. Poor abandoned one, with no one to console her, My beloved has fled, cruel and disloyal.
-Unknown Author
Tenor Patrick Muehleise, Bass James Bass, and Singer Representative and Tenor Erik Gustafson pose for the camera. Photo: Zina Jundi 38 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Dover Beach The sea is calm tonight. The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits; on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand, Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay. Come to the window, sweet is the night-air! Only, from the long line of spray Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land, Listen! you hear the grating roar Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling, At their return, up the high strand, Begin, and cease, and then again begin, With tremulous cadence slow, and bring The eternal note of sadness in. Sophocles long ago Heard it on the Ægean, and it brought Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow Of human misery; we Find also in the sound a thought, Hearing it by this distant northern sea.
Stabat Mater Cujus animam gementem Cuius ánimam geméntem, contristátam et doléntem pertransívit gládius. O quam tristis et afflícta fuit illa benedícta, mater Unigéniti! Vidit suum dulcem natum Vidit suum dulcem Natum moriéndo desolátum, dum emísit spíritum. Quando corpus morietur Quando corpus moriétur, fac, ut ánimæ donétur paradísi glória. Amen.
The Sea of Faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear And naked shingles of the world. Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.
-Mathew Arnold (1822-1888)
Stabat Mater Through her heart, His sorrow sharing Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, all His bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword has passed. O how sad and sore distressed was that Mother, highly blest, of the sole-begotten One. She beheld her tender Child She beheld her tender Child, Saw Him hang in desolation, Till His spirit forth He sent. While my body here decays While my body here decays, may my soul Thy goodness praise, Safe in Paradise with Thee. Amen.
– Jacopone de Todi (ca. 1230-1306) Translation by Edward Caswall, Lyra Catholica (1849)
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RECITAL Friday, August 9, 2019 at 2 pm • St. Bede’s Episcopal Church Program sponsored by Allegra and Jim Derryberry Sarah Moyer, Soprano; Kate Maroney, Mezzo-soprano Paul John Rudoi, Tenor; Enrico Lagasca, Bass-Baritone Nathan Salazar, Piano
Chantez! Jules Massenet from Chansons des bois d’Amaranthe (1842-1912) Miss Moyer, Miss Maroney, Mr. Rudoi, and Mr. Lacasca
Les Illuminations, Op 18 Selections Mr. Rudoi 1. Fanfare 3. Phrase and Antique 4. Royauté 5. Marine 8. Parade
Benjamin Britten
Down by the Sally Gardens Benjamin Britten Miss Maroney (1913-1976) Three Songs, Op. 10 Samuel Barber Miss Maroney (1910-1981) I. Rain Has Fallen I. Sleep Now, O Sleep Now II. I Hear An Army Mein Herz is stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Richard Strauss Mr. Lagasca (1864-1949) There came whisperings in the wings Joseph Rubinstein Mr. Lagasca (b. 1986) Elizabeth Barcelona Mr. Lagasca Arr. Eudenice Palaruan (b. 1968) Photo: J. David Levy
Sino Ang Baliw?
Prokhodit Vsyo Sergei Rachmaninoff Mr. Lagasca (1873-1943) A Song for Saint Cecilia’s Day Adam Jacob Simon Miss Moyer (b. 1987) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 41
TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Chantez!
Sing!
Chantez tout à votre loisir Petits oiseaux aux voix legères Chantez les splendeurs printanières Chantez l’amour et le plaisir !
Sing everything as you like, Little birds with light voices, Sing of springtime splendors, Sing of love and of pleasure!
Lorsque vous chanteriez encore Des milliers de soirs et d’aurores Vous n’auriez pas assez chanté L’œuvre divine et sa beauté.
When you will have sung again For thousands of evenings and dawns, You still would never have sung enough Of the divine work and its beauty.
1. Fanfare
1. Fanfare
J’ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage.
I alone hold the key to this wild parade.
3a. Phrase
3a. Phrase
J’ai tendu des cordes de clocher à clocher; des guirlandes de fenêtre à fenêtre; des chaînes d’or d’étoile à étoile, et je danse.
I hung strings from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; gold chains from star to star, and I dance.
3b. Antique
3b. Antique
Gracieux fils de Pan! Autour de ton front couronné de fleurettes et de baies, tes yeux, des boules précieuses, remuent. Tachées de lies brunes, tes joues se creusent. Tes crocs luisent. Ta poitrine ressemble à une cithare, des tintements circulent dans tes bras blonds. Ton cœur bat dans ce ventre où dort le double sexe. Promène-toi, la nuit, en mouvant doucement cette cuisse, cette seconde cuisse et cette jambe de gauche.
Gracious child of Pan! Around your brow, crowned by tiny flowers and berries, your eyes - precious globes - stir. Stained by brown dregs, your cheeks are hollowed. Your fangs glisten. Your bosom resembles a zither, its chiming spreading about in your fair arms. Your heart beats in that belly where the double sex sleeps. Walk in the night, moving gently this thigh, that other thigh, and that left leg.
4. Royauté
4. Royalty
Un beau matin, chez un peuple fort doux, un homme et une femme superbes criaient sur la place publique: “Mes amis, je veux qu’elle soit reine!” “Je veux être reine!” Elle riait et tremblait. Il parlait aux amis de révélation, d’épreuve terminée. Ils se pâmaient l’un contre l’autre. En effet ils furent rois toute une matinée où les tentures carminées se relevèrent sur les maisons, et toute l’après-midi, où ils s’avancèrent du côté des jardinsde palmes.
A beautiful morning, among a most gentle people, a superb man and woman, cry out in a public square: “My friends, I wish to make her your queen!” “I wish to be your queen!,” she cries, and trembles. He speaks to his friends of revelation, of finished ordeals. They swoon, one against the other. Indeed, they were kings all that morning while the crimson hangings went up on the houses, and all that afternoon, when they advanced toward the coast through gardens of palms.
5. Marine
5. Marine
Les chars d’argent et de cuivre— Les proues d’acier et d’argent— Battent l’écume,—
Chariots of silver and copper Prows of steel and silver Stir up the foam (continued on next page)
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Soulèvent les souches des ronces. Les courants de la lande, Et les ornières immenses du reflux, Filent circulairement vers l’est, Vers les piliers de la forêt, Vers les fûts de la jetée, Dont l’angle est heurté par des tourbillons de lumière.
Lift up the roots of bramble, The currents of the land, And the immense tracks of the ebb, Running out in a circle towards the east, Toward the pillars of the forest, Toward the piles of the jetty, Whose corner is struck by whirlpools of light.
8. Parade
8. Parade
Des drôles très solides. Plusieurs ont exploité vos mondes. Sans besoins, et peu pressés de mettre en œuvre leurs brillantes facultés et leur expérience de vos consciences. Quels hommes mûrs! Des yeux hébétés à la façon de la nuit d’été, rouges et noirs, tricolorés, d’acier piqué d’étoiles d’or; des facies déformés, plombés, blêmis, incendiés; des enrouements folâtres! La démarche cruelle des oripeaux! Il y a quelques jeunes…
What sturdy odd fellows. Several have exploited your worlds. Without needs, and little concerned with putting their brilliant minds and their experience of your consciences to work. What mature men! Dazed eyes like a summer night, red and black, tri-colored, steel dotted with golden stars; deformed features, leaden, made pale, made to burn; their foolish cries! The cruel walk of rags! There are some young ones. . . .
O le plus violent Paradis de la grimace enragée!… Chinois, Hottentots, bohémiens, niais, hyènes, Molochs, vieilles démences, démons sinistres, ils mêlent les tours populaires, maternels, avec les poses et les tendresses bestiales. Ils interpréteraient des pièces nouvelles et des chansons “bonnes filles.” Maîtres jongleurs, ils transforment le lieu et les personnes et usent de la comédie magnétique…
O the most violent Paradise of the fanatical grimace! . . . Chinese, Hottentots, Bohemians, deniers, hyenas, Molochs, old demented ones, sinister demons, they mix popular and maternal tricks with bestial poses and tenderness. They interpreted new plays and - nice girl - songs. Master jugglers, they transform the place and the people and use magnetic comedy. . . .
J’ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage.
I alone hold the key to this wild parade. -Jean Nicholas Arthur Rinbaud (1854- 1891)
Down By The Sally Gardens
Sleep Now, O Sleep Now
Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs; But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
Sleep now, O sleep now, O you unquiet heart! A voice crying “Sleep now” Is heard in my heart.
-William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
Rain Has Fallen All the Day Rain has fallen all the day. O come among the laden trees: The leaves lie thick upon the way Of mem’ries.
The voice of the winter Is heard at the door. O sleep, for the winter Is crying “Sleep no more.” My kiss will give peace now And quiet to your heart – Sleep on in peace now, O you unquiet heart! -James Joyce
Staying a little by the way Of mem’ries shall we depart.Come, my beloved, where I may Speak to your heart. -James Joyce (1882-1941) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 43
I Hear An Army I hear an army charging upon the land, And the thunder of horses plunging, foam about their knees: Arrogant, in black armour, behind them stand, Disdaining the reins, with flutt’ring whips, the charioteers They cry unto the night their battlename: I moan in sleep when I hear afar their whirling laughter. They cleave the gloom of dreams, a blinding flame, Clanging, clanging upon the heart as upon an anvil. They come shaking in triumph their long, green hair: They come out of the sea and run shouting by the shore. My heart, have you no wisdom thus to despair? My love, my love, why have you left me alone? -James Joyce
Congenial colleagues: Artistic Administrator Kyle Nielsen pictured with Soprano Sarah Moyer. Photo: Zina Jundi
Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19, no. 6
My Heart is silent, Op. 19, no. 6
Mein Herz ist stumm, Mein Herz ist kalt, Erstarrt in des Winters Eise; Bisweilen in seiner Tiefe nur wallt Ung zittert und regt sich’s leise, leise. Dann ist’s, als ob ein mildes Tau’n Die Decke des Frostes breche; Durch grünende Wälder, bluhende Au’n Murmeln von neuem die Bäche. Ung Hörnerklang, von Blatt zu Blatt Vom Frühlingswinde getragen, Dringt aus den Schluchten Ann’s Ohr mir matt, Wie ein Ruf aus seligen Tagen. Doch das alternde Herz wird jung nicht mehr, Das Echo, sterbenden Schalls Tönt ferner, immer ferner her, Und wieder erstarrt liegt alles, Mein Herz ist stumm, Mein Herz ist kalt.
My heart is silent, my heart is cold, Numbed by their winter’s ice; At times, in its depths, it stirs And trembles and moves softly, softly Then it seems as if a mid thaw Breaks through the layer of ice; Through the green forests, the blossoming meadows, The brooks murmur once again. And the sound of the horn, from leaf to leaf Carried by the spring wind, Up from the valley, faintly touches my ear, Like a call from the blissful past. Yet the aging heart will never be more young; The echo of the dying sound Grows fainter and fainter, And again all is benumbed, My heart is silent, my heart is cold.
-Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815-1894)
There came whisperings in the wings There came whisperings in the winds: “Goodbye! Goodbye!” Little voices called in the darkness: “Goodbye! Goodbye!” Then I stretched forth my arms. “No, no!” -Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
Enrico Lagasca performing during The Road Home CD Launch Concert at Cristo Rey Church. Photo: Steven Ovitsky 44 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Sino Ang Baliw?
Sino Ang Baliw?
Ang natutuwang baliw yaman ay pinagyabang Dahil ari niya raw ang araw pati ang buwan May isang sa yaman ay salapi ang hinihigan Ngunit ang gintong baul panay kasalanan ang laman Sinasambit ng baliw awit na walang laman Ulo mo’y maiiling tatawagin mong hangal May isang hindi baliw, iba ang awit na alam Buong araw kung magdasal, sinungaling rin naman
The mad man boasts of his riches thinking he owns the sun and moon He is one too wealthy so as to lay on his riches though his golden chest is but full of sin The mad man sings out loud, a meaningless song it’ll make you shake your head and call him crazy There’s a wise man who sings of another song Prays the whole day, and yet lies to no end
Sinong dakila? Sino ang tunay na baliw? Sinong mapalad? Sinong tumatawag ng habag? Yaon bang sinilang na ang pag-iisip ay ‘di lubos O husto ang isip ngunit sa pag-ibig ay kapos
Who is noble? Who is truly crazy? Who is fortunate? Who needs mercy? Those born poor and inadequate or those blessed with wisdom - yet lacking love.
Ngunit kung tayo ay hahatulan ng sabay Sa mata ng Maykapal; Siya ay tunay na banal -Kuh Ledesma (b. 1955)
But If we’ll be judged together, in the eyes of the Lord; only He is the true Holy one
Prokhodit Vsyo, Op. 26, no. 15
All Things Depart, Op. 26, no. 15
Prokhodit vsyo, i net k nemu vozvrata. Zhizn’ mchitsja vdal’, mgnovenija bystrej. Gde zvuki slov, zvuchavshikh nam kogda-to? Gde svet zari nas ozarjavshikh dnej? Rascvel cvetok, a zavtra on uvjanet. Gorit ogon’, chtob vskore otgoret’. Idet volna, nad nej drugaja vstanet. Ja ne mogu veselykh pesen’ pet’!
All things depart, nothing will ever return. Life hurries on, like passing moments Words uttered once find echo in oblivion. Who can call back yesterday’s dawn? A flower grows, and tomorrow is withered. A flame springs up, only to die in ashes The water flows fast, never still for a moment There cannot be any joy in my song!
-Aleksy Stepanovich Khomyakov (1804-1860)
A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day ALL SING GRAND CHORUS: As from the pow’r of sacred lays The spheres began to move, Ans sund the great Creator’s praise To all the bless’d above; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the living die, And music shall untune the sky. From harmony, from Heav’nly harmony This universal frame began. When Nature underneath a heap
Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise ye more than dead. Then cold, and hot, and moist, and dry, In order to their stations leap, And music’s pow’r obey. From harmony, from Heav’nly harmony This universal frame began: From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man. –ALL SING GRAND CHORUS– (continued on next page) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 45
What passion cannot music raise and quell! When Jubal struck the corded shell, His list’ning brethren stood around And wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound: Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell. That spoke so sweetly and so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell!
Sharp violins proclaim Their jealous pangs, and desperations, Fury, frantic indignation, Depth of pains and height of passion, For the fair, disdainful dame. But oh! What art can teach What human voice can reach The sacred organ’s praise? Notes inspiring holy love, Notes that wing their Heav’nly ways To mend the choirs above.
The trumpets loud clangor Excites us to arms With shrill notes or anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thund’ring drum Cries, hark the foes come; Charge, charge, ‘tis too late to retreat.
Orpheus could lead the savage race; And tress unrooted left their place; Sequacious of the lyre: But bright Cecilia rais’d the wonder high’r; When to her organ, vocal breath was given An angel heard, and straight appear’d Mistaking earth for Heav’n.
The soft complaining flute In dying notes discovers The woes of hopeless lovers, Whose dirge is whisper’d by the warbling lute.
Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller’s Parlour Game
–ALL SING GRAND CHORUS–
-John Dryden (1631-1700)
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Miss Helm’s and Miss Radakovich’s appearances are sponsored by Laurie and Dick Meyer.
July 25 Chelsea Helm, Soprano, made her debut with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in the Spring of 2018 with The Road Home CD launch concert here in Santa Fe and on tour to Chicago and Pasadena, CA. A superb musician, her classical engagements take her from the Bach Society of Houston (Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244) to the Grand Rapids Symphony (Orff’s Carmina Burana). An alumna of the vocal jazz ensemble Gold Photo: Brent Hetherington
Company from Western Michigan University, she recorded a Downbeat award-winning album with vocal jazz quartet Four Corners.
July 27
Kathryn Radakovich, Soprano, made her debut with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in the 2017 Winter Festival. A versatile artist, Kathryn has been heard in wide-ranging repertoire: from appearing as the soloist in a Bernstein on Stage and Screen concert with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic to Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, SV 318 with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. Kathryn was the featured artist in a Nina Simone
Photo: Kelly Maxwell
Tribute Residency at the Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club in Denver (CO).
July 25 and 27
Pianist and Arranger Bert Dalton is a recipient of the 2013 Santa Fe Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Bert has performed with leading jazz artists such as Chris Calloway, Regina Carter, Herbie Mann and has opened for Tito Puente, Pete Escovedo, Grover Washington Jr., Pancho Sanchez, and the Count Basie Orchestra. His latest disc, Café Columbo: A celebration of the amazing music of Manfredo Fest, is part of the Brazil Project. He is joined by members of the Bert Dalton Trio: Rob “Milo”
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Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director, is in his eleventh season with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Since joining the Chorale he has raised the ensemble’s artistic profile and broadened its programming to include choral-orchestral masterworks as well as cutting-edge a cappella programs. Having joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2011, Joshua Habermann has held the Jean D. Wilson Chorus Director Chair since 2015. As Director, he prepares the 200-voice chorus for classical and pops series concerts. Highlights with the DSO include performances of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion BWV 244, Verdi’s Requiem, Berlioz’ Te Deum Op. 22, and Britten’s War Requiem Op. 66, which was performed for the national meeting of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in 2013. In demand for honors choirs, choral festivals, choral institutes, and workshops worldwide, recently Joshua Habermann traveled to Thailand for an eight-day residency under the auspices of ACDA Abroad, which is an initiative through which choral leaders lead workshops and training courses in the developing world. Hosted by the Thai Ministry of Education, this was his first return to Thailand where he was an English teacher (1990-1991). From 2008 to 2011 Joshua Habermann was Director of Choral Studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he led the graduate program in conducting and directed the Frost Chorale. Notable projects in Miami included an appearance at the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association convention, and collaborations with the New World Symphony and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in music of Ives, Schubert, and Beethoven. During this same period, Joshua Habermann led the Master Chorale of South Florida in performances of masterworks such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Op. 70, Haydn’s Creation Hob. XX1: 2, and Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626.
From 1996-2008 he was Assistant Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and Professor of Music at San Francisco State University, where under his direction the SFSU Chamber Singers undertook international engagements in Havana, Cuba, and concert tours in Germany, the Czech Republic, and China. In 2006 he led a collaboration between the SFSU Chamber Singers and the Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée in music of Poulenc and the Requiem Op. 9 of Maurice Duruflé in concerts throughout France. National invitations include the Waging Peace Festival in Eugene (OR), multiple appearances at the California Music Educators Convention, and appearances at several American Choral Directors Association regional conventions. As a singer (tenor) he has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (Eugene, OR) and Conspirare (Austin, TX). Recording credits include three projects with Conspirare: Through the Green Fuse; Requiem, Op. 9, a GRAMMY® Nominee for “Best Choral Recording” in 2006; and Threshold of Night, a GRAMMY® Nominee for “Best Choral Recording” and “Best Classical Album” in 2009. Joshua Habermann conducted the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s recording, The Road Home, released in 2018 at No. 3 on the Billboard Classical Chart. A native of California, Joshua Habermann is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed doctoral studies in conducting with Craig Hella Johnson. He lives in Dallas with his wife Joanna, daughter Kira, and son Kai.
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BIOGRAPHIES SOPRANOS Chelsea Helm (2nd Season) Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI Current Residence: New York, NY Awards & Distinctions: “Finding a beautiful apartment in Harlem with a washer and dryer in the unit, and loads of natural light.” Photo: Brent Hetherington Upcoming Engagements: Concert and recording projects with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare (TX), Seraphic Fire (FL), and True Concord Voice & Orchestra (AZ). Past Career Highlights: One-on-a-part performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 with the Bach Society of Houston; Conspirare 2018 program of Johann Sebastian Bach motets and selections by Ted Hearne; Studio recording of a full-length album of original arrangements with the jazz quartet Four Corners. Educational Background: Master of Music (Vocal Performance), The Shephard School of Music, Rice University (TX); Bachelor of Music (Voice Performance and Music Education), Western Michigan University. Passion Outside of Singing: “Yoga and indoor rock climbing.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Singing Phil Mattson’s arrangement of “I’ll Be Seeing You” in my first rehearsal with the Desert Chorale – a special timeline stamp on a piece with which I have a cherished history.”
Sarah Moyer
(4th Season)
Hometown: Bixby, OK Current Residence: Boston, MA Awards & Distinctions: Recipient of the 2015 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award; Finalist in the 2019 Handel Aria Competition. Photo: Kate Lemmon Photography Upcoming Engagements: Soloist on the upcoming Skylark album Once Upon a Time; a recital “Celestial Sprites” with Nate Salazar in Naples (FL) featuring music by Paul Rudoi, among other living composers; engagements with Seraphic Fire (FL), Conspirare (TX), True Concord Chorus & Orchestra (AZ), and Cape Symphony Orchestra (MA). Past Career Highlights: George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, HWV 56 with Bourbon Baroque (KY); Recital program “Celestial Sprites” with Nathan Salazar, Piano, on the Skylark Spotlight Series (MA); World Premiere of Christopher Theofanidis’ Four Levertov Settings with Seraphic Fire; world premiere of Jake Runestad’s The Hope of Loving and 50 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
James Kallembach’s Easter Oratorio with Seraphic Fire; American premieres of Nørgård’s Seadrift and Nova Genitura with Lost Dog New Music Ensemble (NY). Educational Background: Master of Music, New England Conservatory (MA); Bachelor of Music, Oklahoma State University. Passion Outside of Singing: “Training for my first triathlon, spending time outdoors, and expanding on my refrigerator magnet collection.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Singing with the Hearts in Harmony choral program at the Interfaith Community Shelter under the direction of Sarah Nickerson.”
Rebecca Myers
(4th Season)
Hometown: Cleveland, OH Current Residence: Philadelphia, PA Awards & Distinctions: Featured Soloist on GRAMMY® Award-nominated recording of Thomas Lloyd’s Bonhoeffer with The Crossing (PA); Chorus on GRAMMY® Photo: Elisa Sutherland Award-winning recording of Gavin Bryar’s The Fifth Century with The Crossing. Upcoming Engagements: Aniara: fragments of time and space, a choral-theater work over three years in the making with The Crossing, in collaboration with Klockriketeatern and composer Robert Maggio (Helsinki, Finland); Performances and recording of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum with Seraphic Fire (FL); An exciting season with my vocal sextet, Variant 6 (PA), including the ensemble’s first commercial recording; and collaborations with a ballet company and a Renaissance band. Past Highlights: Variant 6’s first concert-length commission, Wally Gunn’s Moonlite performed in collaboration with Mobius percussion; World Premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth with The Crossing and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden; Soprano Soloist in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor, BWV 232 with Apollo’s Fire (OH). Educational Background: Master of Music (Vocal Performance), Temple University (PA); Bachelor of Music (Music Education), Westminster Choir College (NJ). Passion outside of singing: “I have a deep love, passion, and interest in octopuses.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Singing a program of all Renaissance polyphony in the summer of 2017 with my fabulous colleagues.”
Alto Dianna Grabowski pictured with Soprano Chelsea Helm.
Photo: Zina Jundi
Emily Noël (8th Season) Hometown: Frederick, MD Current Residence: Granville, OH Upcoming Engagements: Music for Machiavelli, Florence Circa 1500 with the Folger Consort (Washington, D.C.). Past Career Highlights: 2018 Past Made Photo: Connie Paradise Present disc on the Albany label, Macbeth with the Folger Shakespeare Theatre (Washington, D.C.). Educational Background: Master of Music, Peabody Conservatory (MD); Bachelor of Music, University of Maryland. Passion Outside of Singing: “My husband (Harris Ipock) and I just bought a little house from the 1860s. So many projects ahead!” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Bradley Naylor reciting his epic poem Paul Rudoi’s Ride.”
Kathryn Radakovich (3rd Season) Hometown: Lewiston, ID Current Residence: Philadelphia, PA Upcoming Engagements: Soloist in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with SFDC Tenor Stephen Soph and Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado; Premiere of Photo: Kelly Maxwell composer Wally Gunn’s full-evening work Moonlite with Variant 6 (PA). Past Career Highlights: 2018 Berwick Chorus, Oregon Bach Festival; Soloist, Bernstein on Stage and Screen concert with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic; Featured Artist in Residence at Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club (CO). Educational Background: Master of Music (Vocal Performance), California State University, Fullerton (CA); Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance) and Bachelor of Arts (Music Theory/Music History), University of Idaho. Passion Outside of Singing: “Climbing 14ers (Colorado’s mountain peaks exceeding 14,000 feet), cooking, reading, teaching, travel.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “My first winter season with SFDC happened to coincide with learning that my father had officially gone into a state of remission for leukemia. I found out his status minutes before we sang a concert in Los Alamos and was quite moved. My SFDC family rallied around me with hugs and congratulations shortly before singing what became one of the most meaningful concerts of my life. It was a very special holiday, to say the least.”
Kathlene Ritch (11th Season) Kathlene Ritch’s appearance is sponsored by Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein, as part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Soundwaves program.
Hometown: Kerrville, TX Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM Photo: Summer Maulden Awards & Distinctions: 2017 New Mexico Broadcaster “Golden Mike” Award. Upcoming Engagements: Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard with Conspirare at Cincinnati Vocal Arts (OH) and at the Ravinia Festival (IL); Santa Fe Desert Chorale 2019 Summer Festival. Past Career Highlights: Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd with George Hearn and Patti Lupone, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (NY); Hermione in Richard Strauss’ Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75 with Deborah Voigt and the American Symphony Orchestra (NY); Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel with Audra McDonald and Hugh Jackman and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall (NY). Educational Background: Bachelor of Music Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Passion Outside of Singing: “My family and cooking.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Hearing/Seeing/FEELING the swell of the immediate standing ovation at our Chicago ACDA appearance. It was such a proud moment for us all.”
Alissa Ruth Suver (3rd Season) Alissa Ruth Suver’s appearance is sponsored by Bradley and Patricia Thompson, as part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Soundwaves program.
Hometown: Lexington, OH Current Residence: Nashville, TN Upcoming Engagements: Performances Photo: Kent Smith Photography with Santa Fe Desert Chorale; Performances with Skylark Ensemble (MA); John Mackey’s Places We Can No Longer Go with the Capital University Symphonic Winds (OH). Past Career Highlights: Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s recording The Road Home; Soprano Soloist, Scarlatti’s 7 Arie Con Tromba Sola; Performances with The Crossing (PA), True Concord Voices & Orchestra (AZ), Skylark Ensemble (MA), and Vocal Arts Ensemble (OH). Educational Background: Bachelor of Music (Education), Capital University (OH). Passion Outside of Singing: “Running, cooking, yoga, and reading.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “My very first rehearsal with the Desert Chorale is a memory that I will always treasure. Being in a room with such fabulous musicians never gets old, but experiencing the group for the first time was so much fun!”
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ALTOS
Dianna Grabowski Sarah Brauer
(12th Season)
Sarah Brauer’s appearance is sponsored by Mary and Phil Delk, as part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Soundwaves program.
Hometown: Portland, OR Current Residence: Eugene, OR Awards & Distinctions: GRAMMY® Award Photo: Blue Rose Photography with Conspirare (TX) for “Best Choral Performance” for The Sacred Spirit of Russia. Upcoming Engagements: Role of Valeriano in the American premiere of Colombani’s Il martirio di Santa Cecilia at the International Musicking Conference (OR); Soloist in the premiere of Cara Haxo’s Pretty Pretty Princess and the Underworld with the Composers of Oregon Chamber Orchestra (COCO); Role of Judy in Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard with Conspirare at the Ravinia Festival (IL); “Completing my dissertation.” Past Career Highlights: Soloist, Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Op.70 with the Oregon Bach Festival; Mezzo-soprano Soloist Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin, University of New Mexico; American premiere of Bononcini’s La Maddalena a’ Piedi di Cristo with University of Oregon Oratorio Orchestra; Creating the role of Zeelah in Daniel Daly’s opera The Banshee (OR); Soloist, Houston Bach Society (TX). Educational Background: Doctor of Music, University of Oregon (in progress); Master of Music, The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University (TX); Bachelor of Music, University of Southern California. Passion outside of singing: “My wonderful son, Luke.” Special Memory: “Singing with Josh and this ensemble is one of the greatest joys of both my personal and professional lives!”
Kerry Ginger
(4th Season)
Hometown: Portland, OR Current City: Sewanee, TN Awards & Distinctions: 2019 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Intern Program; 2018 College Music Society national presenter; 2019 Recipient of grant Photo: Nancy Hall for undergraduate research mentorship from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; NATS Artist Award. Upcoming Engagements: New appointment as Assistant Professor of Voice, University of the South (TN); Kinnara Ensemble (NJ); Mezzo-soprano soloist, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 with the Idaho Falls Symphony (ID). Past Career Highlights: Oregon Bach Festival (OR); True Concord Voices & Orchestra (AZ); Phoenix Chorale (AZ). Education: Doctorate of Music and Master of Music, Arizona State University; Bachelor of Arts, Whitman College (WA). Passion outside of singing: “Cats.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “I love how the Desert Chorale fosters so many opportunities for artists and supporters to get together and share fun and fellowship.” 52 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
(7th Season)
Hometown: Humble, TX Current Residence: Selinsgrove, PA Upcoming Engagements: Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s 2019 Summer Festival; Soloist in the Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 with Stuart Malina and Photo: Jared Rey Ya-Ting, Piano; Featured Soloist “Bach at Bucknell” festival (PA), including music of Johann Sebastian Bach and François Couperin, and David Lang’s little match girl passion; Baroque and Renaissance music of Spain, Portugal, and the New World with Mountainside Baroque (MD). Past Career Highlights: Concert and recording of Johann Schmelzer’s Le Memorie Dolorose with TENET (NY); Premiere of Jeremy Gill’s Six Pensées de Pascal with Variant 6 (PA) on tour to Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia; World Premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth with The Crossing (PA) and the New York Philharmonic; Touring and recording Udite, amanti and The Rebel Queen for the Centaur label with the Baroque ensemble Armonia Celeste (MD). Educational Background: Master of Music and Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance), University of North Texas. Passion Outside of Singing: “Gardening, cooking, and reading.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Bringing my family (husband Greg, two sons Ben and Sam) to Santa Fe with me for the 2017 and 2018 Summer Festivals!”
Kate Maroney
(3rd Season)
Kate Maroney’s appearance is sponsored by Roxanne Howe Murphy and Jim Murphy, as part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Soundwaves program.
Hometown: Toms River, NJ Current City: Brooklyn, NY Awards & Distinctions: Virgina Best Photo: Tatiana Daubek Adams Fellow, Carmel Bach Festival (CA); Oregon Bach Festival Fellowship; The William G. Blair Award, New York Oratorio Society Lyndon Woodside Soloist Competition (NY). Past Career Highlights: Mezzo-soprano soloist, Aaron Copland’s In The Beginning with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, 2018 Summer Festival (NM); Soloist on Clarion’s recording and performances of Maxamilian Steinberg’s Passion Week on tour to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and London; World Tour of Philip Glass’ Einstein on the Beach. Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts, Eastman School of Music (NY); Master of Music, Yale University (CT); Bachelor of Music, Purchase College, State University of New York. Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Two years running singing at Pete’s Place with the Santa Fe Interfaith Community Shelter Hearts in Harmony program – such a powerful musical moment to experience and to witness. Two Monsoon memories from 2018: getting stranded with my husband, Red, at Café Pasquale where we had walked for lunch, and the amazingly violent storm that occurred (and coincided with cadences!) during the first Latin American Baroque concert.”
Sarah Nickerson (11th Season) Sarah Nickerson’s appearance is sponsored by Kay Duke Ingalls, as part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Soundwaves program.
Hometown: Fargo, ND Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM Upcoming Engagements: “Gravity & Photo: Kate Russell Levity” program with Kinnara Ensemble (NJ); Recording with The Thirteen (Washington, D.C.); Co-Director of SFDC’s “Hearts in Harmony” choral program at the Interfaith Community Shelter in Santa Fe. Past Career Highlights: Being part of Kinnara Ensemble’s first commercial recording, Provenance; Alto Soloist for Igor Stravinsky’s Mass with the New Mexico Philharmonic. Educational Background: Master of Business Administration (Arts Administration), University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music (OH); Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Arts Management), Minnesota State University Moorhead (MN). Passion Outside of Singing: “Nia! I’m a first-degree BlackBelt Nia and teach five classes a week at StudioNia in Santa Fe. Nia is a holistic movement practice that brings joyful, sustainable fitness to everybody.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “I have so many, but a special moment for me was during the summer of 2018 when we performed selections from West Side Story. Watching the Desert Chorale men become the Jets and the Sharks wasn’t something I ever thought I would witness. On top of that, hearing the amazing voices of our men sing selections from one of my favorite musicals was a real high for me. I loved being a listener every night.”
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Angela Young Smucker (2nd Season) Hometown: Ellis Grove, IL Current Residence: Chicago, IL and DeLand, FL Awards & Distinctions: 2015 NATS Intern Program Alumna; Virginia Best Adams Fellow, Carmel Bach Festival (CA); Photo: Wendy Benner Executive Director and Co-founder of Third Coast Baroque (IL). Upcoming Engagements: Staunton Music Festival (VA); Grant Park Music Festival (IL). Past Career Highlights: George Frideric Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a with Third Coast Baroque (IL); Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 conducted by Hermann Max; Recording of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti. Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts (in progress), Northwestern University (IL); Master of Music, University of Minnesota; Bachelor of Music Education, Valparaiso University (IN). Passion Outside of Singing: “Roller-skating, boxing, and attending baseball games.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “SFDC was one of my first professional engagements as a singer. I’m looking forward to returning to the ensemble to make new friends.”
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TENORS
Patrick Muehleise George Case (7th Season)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA Current Residence: Boston, MA Upcoming Engagements: Concerts with the Boston Conservatory Choirs (MA); Concerts with the Newburyport Choral Society (MA); Concert with Skylark Vocal Photo: Jonathan Cole Ensemble (MA). Past Career Highlights: Member of Skylark Vocal Ensemble residency at St. John’s Smith Square (London, UK); Director of Choral Programs, Cobb County Center for Excellence in Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School (GA); Guest Conductor, Kile Smith’s Canticle, The Boston Cecilia (MA). Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting), University of Michigan; Master of Music and Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance), Boston University (MA). Passion Outside of Singing: “Tennis and my dog Pepper.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Too many to name! Tennis with Josh, hiking with many members of the Chorale, the annual George Olympiad, dinner in Chimayó, time with Board Members, recording and concerts in Dallas, ACDA performances, and most of all, the musical camaraderie always present at the Desert Chorale.”
Erik Gustafson
(5th Season)
Hometown: Portland, OR Current Residence: Durango, CO Upcoming Engagements: Voice Instructor, Fort Lewis College (CO); Appearances with Bach Collegium San Diego (CA). Past Career Highlights: Evangelist, Photo: Jon Simpson Photography Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. John Passion, BWV 245, True Concord Voices and Orchestra (AZ); Evangelist, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Arizona Bach Festival; Evangelist and Tenor Soloist, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Oregon Bach Festival. Educational Background: Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance), Arizona State University. Passion Outside of Singing: “Whistling in close harmony with my wife purely for the elation of our cat Sweet Pea. Still music, I suppose, but not technically singing.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “The raucous crowd at our ACDA performance in Chicago. Choral musicians don’t often have the opportunity to feel like rock stars, but we were riding high on the energy of a special performance in front of an audience that was incredibly generous and giving with their thanks and good vibrations.”
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(8th Season)
Hometown: Schoolcraft, MI Current Residence: Chicago, IL Awards & Distinctions: Artist-Faculty at Aspen Music Festival (CO), 2016 GRAMMY® Nomination for Best Choral Performance. Photo: Todd Rosenberg Upcoming Engagements: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B minor, BWV 232 with the Back Bay Chorale of Boston conducted by Scott Allen Jarrett; Bach Cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV 106 with the Aspen Festival Orchestra (CO) conducted by Robert Spano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626 with the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Choral Union. Past Career Highlights: Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626 with the Aspen Chamber Orchestra (CO) conducted by Xian Zhang; Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with Music of the Baroque (IL) conducted by Jane Glover; Bach Highlights with Seraphic Fire and The Cleveland Orchestra (FL). Educational Background: Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance), Western Michigan University (MI). Passion Outside of Singing: “Sports and home renovation.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Golf, Ultimate Frisbee, and pong gatherings.”
Bradley Naylor (10th Season) Bradley Naylor’s appearance is sponsored by Barry and Margaret Lyerly, as part of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Soundwaves program.
Hometown: Houston, TX Current Residence: Athens, OH Photo: Matthew Fried Awards & Distinctions: Ohio Choral Directors Association Student Activities Chair. Upcoming Engagements: Ohio University Choirs shared performance with Cantus Vocal Ensemble (MN); Singing Men of Ohio shared performance with Harvard Glee Club. Past Career Highlights: Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s recording The Road Home, and performances on tour to Oklahoma City (OK), Dallas and Fort Worth (TX), and at American Choral Directors conferences in Chicago (IL) and Pasadena (CA); Conductor of The Singing Men of Ohio for the ensemble’s 30th Anniversary Tour to Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada. Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting), Yale University School of Music (CT); Master of Music (Choral Conducting), Indiana University Jacob School of Music; Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude, Brown University (RI). Passion outside of singing: “Following my Houston Astros with my dad and brother.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Driving my car with my children singing along to Shawn Kirchner’s “I’ll be on my way” from The Road Home disc. They’ll get to hear the Chorale live for the first time this summer.”
Paul John Rudoi (2nd Season) Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Current Residence: Eugene, OR Awards & Distinctions: As a composer, recipient of Second Place in The American Prize celebrating American excellence in the arts; numerous grants from the Jerome Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, among others. Upcoming Engagements: Tenor and Composer-in-Residence, 2019 Santa Fe Desert Chorale Summer Festival; Composerin-Residence, Boston Conservatory’s 2019 “Living Voices/ Living Songs” program; World Premiere of composition “Our Transcendental Passion,” Boston Cecilia Society (2020) conducted by George Case. Past Career Highlights: Tenor vocalist with Cantus (MN) from 2008-2016; Composer-in-Residence for Magnum Chorum (MN), culminating in the premiere of the sacred concert drama, Sermon on the Mount; Incorporation of a consortium-building website, Consortio, with the goal of making commissioning easier and more available to all. Educational Background: Master of Music (Choral Conducting), The University of Oregon; Bachelor of Music, The Hartt School, University of Hartford (CT). Passion Outside of Singing: “Finding new perspectives through music, movies, and the Netflix original series Chef’s Table.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “My first contract with the Desert Chorale included excerpts from Morten Lauridsen’s Mid-Winter Songs, one of my favorite choral cycles of all time and one that I had not yet had the opportunity to perform. To sing and experience those “Songs” with artists of the Desert Chorale’s caliber, with Jeff Lankov at the piano, and in front of several regional American Choral Directors Association audiences, is something I’ll never forget.”
Stephen Soph
(6th Season)
Hometown: Denton, TX Current Residence: Philadelphia, PA Awards & Distinctions: 2016 Oregon Bach Festival Young Artist; Vocals on Maná’s 2015 Latin GRAMMY® Awardwinning Album Cama Incendiada; Photo: Amanda Webber 2014 Virginia Best Adams Fellow, Carmel Bach Festival (CA). Upcoming Engagements: Tenor Soloist, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah HWV 56 with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (NC); Soloist, J.S. Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 with Apollo’s Fire (OH); Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op 31 with Philip Munds, Principal Horn, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (MD). Past Career Highlights: Soloist, Igor Stravinsky’s Threni with The Cleveland Orchestra (OH), Severance Hall Orchestra premiere, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst; Soloist, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626 with The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Patrick Dupré Quigley; Soloist, Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283, The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Ton Koopman; Evangelists in J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 and St. John Passion, BWV 245, Utrecht Seizoen de Oude Muziek with Cut Circle, The Netherlands. Educational Background: Master of Music, Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music (CT); Bachelor of Arts, University of North Texas, Texas Boys Choir School. Passion outside of singing: “Travel, design, literature, art, food and drink.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “The George Olympiad.”
BASSES James Bass
(5th Season)
Hometown: Tampa, FL Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA Awards & Distinctions: Three-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee; Artistic Director of the Long Beach (CA) Camerata Singers; Associate Conductor of Seraphic Photo: Kerry Travilla Fire (FL); Full Professor and Director of Choral Studies at UCLA (CA); Co-Program Director of the Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival (CO). Upcoming Engagements: Soloist and choral preparer on the Naxos recording of Richard Danielpour’s oratorio Passion of Yeshua for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (NY) and Music Director JoAnn Falletta; Conducting Francis Poulenc’s Gloria with the New England Philharmonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall (NY); Conducting a performance series, Peace, with Seraphic Fire (FL) featuring the Poulenc Mass in G, FP89. Past Career Highlights: Soloist on the Conspirare recording Pablo Neruda: The Poet Sings; Soloist in Igor Stravinsky’s Threni: id est Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae with The Cleveland Orchestra (OH) conducted by Music Director Franz Welser-Most; Conductor of the 2018 Florida All-State Men’s Choir; Chorus Master for the 2012 GRAMMY® Award nominated recording of Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45 with Seraphic Fire (FL) and the Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival (CO). Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Miami (FL); Interlochen Arts Academy (MI). Passion Outside of Singing: “The Tampa Bay Lightning!, Epcot Food and Wine Festival – well, food and wine, in general!” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Playing Ultimate Frisbee with my SFDC colleagues at high altitude and almost dying!”
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John Buffett (6th Season) Hometown: Hudson, OH Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA Upcoming Engagements: Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 with Bach Akademie Charlotte (NC); Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem Photo: Lucia Gill Photography with La Jolla Symphony (CA); Seraphic Fire’s Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival (CO). Past Career Highlights: Recording John Williams’ score Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45 with Long Beach Camerata (CA); George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, HWV 56 with Winston-Salem Symphony (NC). Educational Background: Master of Music and Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music (NY). Passion Outside of Singing: “Sports.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Finally getting Josh out on the golf course!”
David Farwig (22nd Season) Hometown: Denver, CO Current Residence: Denver, CO Awards & Distinctions: Austin Critics Table Award, “Best Singer 2011 & 2012; Performing with Conspirare (TX) and True Concord Voices and Orchestra (AZ), Photo: Audrey Michelle can be heard on four GRAMMY® Award nominated and two GRAMMY® Awardwinning recordings; Soloist on Conspirare’s (TX) 2006 Edison Award-winning Requiem recording. Upcoming Engagements: True Concord Voices and Orchestra (AZ) winter and spring seasons; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 with the Aurora Symphony and Alpine Chorale (CO); Conductor of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 Alpine Chorale (CO). Past Career Highlights: 2003 Virginia Best Adams Fellow, Carmel Bach Festival (CA); Jesus in J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 with True Concord Voices and Orchestra (AZ); Solo opportunities with the Santa Fe Pro Musica, Santa Fe Symphony, and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale including Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs with Guest Conductor Jonathan Wilcox. Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting), University of Missouri Kansas City; Master of Music (Conducting), University of Denver Lamont School of Music (CO); Bachelor of Arts (Vocal Performance), Adams State University (CO). Passion Outside of Singing: “Skiing, eating, traveling, and our dog Booda.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Being the first Desert Chorale singer recognized for singing TWENTY seasons. Wow, what a great ride it’s been!”
Harris Ipock (7th Season) Hometown: Chesapeake, VA Current Residence: Columbus, OH Awards & Distinctions: Former Resident Conductor, Harvard Glee Club (MA); Former Interim Director of Undergraduate Choirs, Boston University (MA). Photo: Stefanie Moore Upcoming Engagements: Director of Choral Activities, Denison University (OH). Past Career Highlights: Led Harvard Glee Club’s Tour to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea; Chorus Master, Richard Wagner’s Rienzi, Odyssey Opera (MA); Recorded GRAMMY® Award-winning disc The Sacred Spirit of Russia with Conspirare (TX); Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard tours with Conspirare (TX). Educational Background: Doctor of Musical Arts (Choral Conducting), Eastman School of Music (NY); Master of Music (Choral Conducting and Voice), East Carolina University (NC); Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts (Music and Economics), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Passion Outside of Singing: “Golf, travel, and family.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Hiking Wheeler Peak and camping at Williams Lake with several Desert Chorale singers.”
Enrico Lagasca (4th Season) Hometown: Manila, Philippines Current Residence: New York, NY Awards & Distinctions: Finalist in the Das Lied International Song Competition headed by acclaimed baritone Thomas Quastoff in Berlin, Germany, and in the Photo: Enrico Lagasca 24th International Vocal Competition Le Centre Lyrique in Clermont-Ferrand, France; Inaugural year of the Renee Fleming SongStudio at Carnegie Hall (NY). Upcoming Engagements: Appearances as a soloist and chorister in New York City with the New York Philharmonic, American Classical Orchestra, Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, and TENET Vocal Artists. Choral seasons with Seraphic Fire (FL), Conspirare (TX), Skylark Vocal Ensemble (MA), The Thirteen (Washington, D.C.), Bach Collegium San Diego (CA), and Ensemble VIII (TX); Release of Julian Wachner’s Epistle Mass and Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street (NY); Recital tour in the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Past Career Highlights: Privileged to sing as a Soloist in some of my favorite choral works such as J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor BWV 232, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, J. S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Arvo Pärt’s Passio, Joseph Haydn’s The Creation Hob. XXI:2, Gioachino Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D minor, K. 626, to name a few; Performances with notable orchestras such as the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (NY), New York Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, American Classical Orchestra (NY), (continued on next page)
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and American Symphony Orchestra (NY); World concert tours and competitions with the Philippine Madrigal Singers; The role of Daedulus in the U.S. Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Monster in the Maze with the Baltimore Choral Arts and Orchestra; Chorus in the World Premiere of David Lang’s Prisoner of the State. Educational Background: Bachelor of Music, Mannes College the New School of Music (NY); Diploma in Performing Arts, University of the Philippines. Passion outside of singing: “Cooking and traveling.” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “A lot! First summer performances of Rachmaninov “Vespers,” Community Engagement at the Interfaith Community Shelter, The André Thomas experience, Kate Maroney singing Aaron Copland’s In The Beginning, Kathlene Ritch singing Chilcott’s arrangement of Randy Newman’s Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father, David Farwig singing Shawn Kirchner’s I’ll Be On My Way, all of the Bernstein program, NIA classes led by Sarah Nickerson, all the hiking and green chili, The Road Home recording in Dallas, and the Chicago ACDA tours!”
Fernando Muñoz (3rd Season)
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Hometown: Bakersfield, CA Current Residence: Riverside, CA Awards & Distinctions: 2016 First Place winner of the “Choir of the World” Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales; 2017 First Photo: Abigail Aguilar Place winner of the Internationaler Chorwettbewerb Spittal an der Drau, Austria; Full Scholarship to Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, California State University, Long Beach (CA). Upcoming Engagements: Soloist, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, HWV 56 with Meistersingers at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Newport Beach (CA); Concert with Cogitatio Chorale at Good Shepherd Church, Downey (CA). Concert with the Arlington High School Choirs at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Riverside (CA). Past Career Highlights: 2018 to present Director of Choral Activities, Arlington High School, Riverside (CA); Assistant Director, Cogitatio Chorale, Orange County (CA); and Staff Singer, Meistersingers, Orange County (CA); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626, (Bass Soloist), Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach (CA); 2016-17 Director of Choral Activities, Compton Jr. High & Sequoia Middle School, Bakersfield (CA); Member of the Bob Cole Chamber Choir, California State University, Long Beach (CA). Educational Background: Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance and Music Education), California State University, Long Beach, CA. Passion Outside of Singing: “I love cooking and gardening at home with my beautiful wife and our two miniature schnauzers!” Special Desert Chorale Memory: “Singing with the Chorale for two different ACDA regional conventions in 2018 was very special to me! I got to share the stage with stellar musicians and show my colleagues in the audience what we do!” 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 57
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ARTISTS Michael J. Adee PhD, Panelist Michael J. Adee is a human rights advocate. He has been working in the LGBT and HIV-AIDS communities since 1988. Religion and human rights are his areas of specialization. Michael has been a university teacher, hospice Photo: Christine Benkert chaplain, campus minister, tennis coach and a humanitarian relief worker in Zimbabwe. He currently directs the Global Faith and Justice Project of the Horizons Foundation, San Francisco. He has been involved in both LGBT political and faith-work organizing. He served as the Executive Director of Stonewall Cincinnati and then as the Executive Director of More Light Presbyterians. With More Light Presbyterians, he directed the successful ordination policy change campaign for LGBT ministers in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Dr. Adee served as the chair of the founding board of the Institute for Welcoming Resources, the faith work project of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. He serves on a global working group associated with the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), creating the Global Interfaith Network. A resident of Santa Fe, he earned his PhD in Communication at Louisiana State University.
Ed Barker PhD, Panelist Ed Barker is a Santa Fe Desert Chorale Board Member who has served as Discipline Scientist for the Planetary Astronomy Program at NASA’s headquarters, and as Observatory Staff at the McDonald Observatory at Photo: Ann Barker the University of Austin. He recently retired from the Orbital Debris Program at the Johnson Space Center. The native New Mexican holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Texas.
Julio Blanco PhD, Panelist Julio Blanco is the Emeritus Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State University of Northridge where he oversaw the Donald E. Biachi Planetarium. Dr. Blanco is also the Photo: David Manno Emeritus Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering at California State University, Bakersfield, and the Retired Provost and Senior Vice President of California State University, Monterey Bay. The resident of Santa Fe holds a PhD in Physics from Penn State University. A native of Cuba, Dr. Blanco currently resides in Santa Fe with his husband, Dr. David Manno.
Nicola Bowie, Choreographer
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Nicola Bowie danced professionally with the English National Ballet before joining English National Opera as Head of Movement and Dance (1980 – 1998) In this capacity she choreographed more than 40 productions.
Since 1998 she has pursued a freelance career as Director and Choreographer working at the New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera (NY), Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dallas Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Virginia Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera (WA), Portland Opera (OR), Eugene Opera (OR), Arizona Opera, San Diego Opera, Graz Oper, Oper Bonn, Semper Oper Dresden, Bavarian State Opera Munich, Grand Opera Geneve, Scottish Opera, Korean National Opera, National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Teatro Real Madrid, Sao Carlos Opera Lisbon, and Opera Zuid Maastrict. In addition she has directed and given master classes at several Young Artist programs including the New York’s Metropolitan Opera Lindemann program, San Francisco Opera’s Adler and Merola programs, Atelier Lyrique L’Opera Montreal, and Opera McGill Montreal. In Fall 2016 she launched a Period Etiquette master class series at UCLA titled “Dance, Dress and Decorum 1550 – 1910.” She has since taught this curriculum and given classes at the Royal College of Music (U.K.), University of Southern California’s University College in London, California State University at Long Beach, and Chapman University (CA). A native of Great Britain, she currently calls Los Angeles her home.
George Case, Pre-concert Lecturer George Case is an Associate Professor of choral studies at Boston Conservatory, where he directs the chorale ensembles, teaches choral literature, and directs the graduate choral conducting program. Dr. Case is also the music director of the Photo: Jonathan Cole Newburyport Choral Society (MA), an 80-year-old choral society, and as a tenor he performs with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and the Skylark Ensemble (MA), among other professional choruses. The native of Atlanta (GA) holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting) from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance) from Boston University (MA). 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 59
Lorenzo Colitto, Violinist Lorenzo Colitto is a leading Baroque violinist in Europe and the founder of Archipelago. Mr. Colitto’s performances have taken him from Slovenia to Japan and from Australia to the Americas. He has acted as a guest leader in Europa Galante, European Union Baroque Orchestra, Accademia Bizantina, Al Ayre Español, Divino Sospiro, Elyma and New York Baroque Incorporated, a dynamic period-instrument ensemble based in New York City where he also acted as guest director. Mr. Colitto can be heard on numerous recordings by Harmonia Mundi, Virgin EMI, Opus 111, Tactus, Ambroisie, K617, Brilliant, and Alpha. As an educator, Mr. Colitto is on faculty in the Early Music Department at Cosenza and Frosinone Conservatories in Italy. He frequently leads master-classes in Spain, Portugal, Hong Kong, Australia, and France. Born in Rome, Mr. Colitto studied violin at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia. In 1993, he discovered his passion and interest for the historical performance practice, and furthered his studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland with Thomas Hengelbrock and Chiara Banchini. He is also dedicated to one of the national dishes of his country, and holds a degree in professional pizza making at the Associazione Pizzerie Italiane.
Bert Dalton, Pianist and Arranger Bert Dalton is the Co-Artistic Director of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s Cool Yule event. A recipient of the 2013 Santa Fe Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, Bert has performed with leading jazz artists such as Chris Calloway, Photo: Roger Baker Regina Carter, and Herbie Mann and has opened for Tito Puente, Pete Escovedo, Grover Washington Jr., Pancho Sanchez, and the Count Basie Orchestra. His latest disc, Café Columbo: A celebration of the amazing music of Manfredo Fest, is part of the Brazil Project. Tonight he is joined by members of the Bert Dalton Trio: Rob “Milo” Jaramillo, a resident of the Isleta Indian Reservation, on bass, and Albuquerque-based drummer John Bartlit.
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David Felberg, Violinist David Felberg performs throughout the southwest as concert soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and conductor. He is Artistic Director, Co-Founder, Violinist and Conductor of Chatter (Albuquerque and Santa Fe), Concertmaster of the Photo: K. Mari Photography Santa Fe Symphony, and Associate Concertmaster of the New Mexico Philharmonic. He recently conducted the Santa Fe Opera’s community production of Unshakeable, and is a frequent guest conductor for both the New Mexico Philharmonic and Santa Fe Symphony. Mr. Felberg received his Bachelor of Arts (History) at the University of Arizona and a Master of Music (Conducting) at the University of New Mexico. The Albuquerque native plays an 1829 Vuillaume violin.
Kimberly Fredenburgh, Violist Kimberly Fredenburgh has been featured as a soloist across the United States, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Italy. She is Principal Violist of Photo: Wes Naman The Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, and is Acting Principal of the New Mexico Philharmonic. She performs with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Abiquiu Chamber Music Festival. Ms. Fredenburgh is Professor of Viola and Head of the String Area at the University of New Mexico. She is a founder and co-director of the UNM Summer Music Institute chamber music festival and also teaches on the faculty at the Montecito International Music Festival (CA). She previously served on the faculty at Arizona State University while also performing as Associate Principal of the Phoenix Symphony for seven years. She was a Principal Violist in the New World Symphony (FL) under Michael Tilson Thomas. She holds a Master of Music from Arizona University, and has delivered papers and performed at national string conferences and viola congresses. Her interest in contemporary music has resulted in a large number of premieres of new works for her instrument.
Angela Gabriel, Pianist and Percussionist Angela Gabriel, Co-Director of “Hearts in Harmony” at the Interfaith Community Shelter in Santa Fe, is a career pianist and percussionist who has performed and recorded throughout Photo: Anne Staveley the US with musicians as varied as Zimbabwean legends Stella Chiweshe & Musikewa Chingodza, Tony Bennett, Trish Hinojosa, Kansas, Bobby McFerrin, Hidden Whale and The Gluey Brothers. She is currently a singer and percussionist for the popular Santa Fe band The Sticky Live Funk Collective and often performs locally with the Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Opera, The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and others. Angela’s greatest inspiration, however, comes not as a performer but as a social artist, engaging others in musical and creative experiences. From her work with Lifesongs, composing with hospice patients and facilitating creative experiences with groups of elders, volunteers, and children, to her experience as an elementary music teacher and a university percussion instructor, she has made music with people ages 3-103. She has directed the Santa Fe ParkinSing program, working with patients afflicted with Parkinson’s disease, and currently co-owns the local business The Joy Crew LLC, which has as its mission: healing ourselves, our relationships, and our world through singing. Using oral tradition singing and vocal improvisation, The Joy Crew facilitates creative musical experiences for groups of all kinds. Their powerful and unique use of voice and musical arts quickly dissolves social barriers, creating a space for joy that reveals untapped interpersonal affinities, deep engagement, and lasting human relationships.
Gregory Grabowski, Pre-concert Lecturer Gregory Grabowski is completing a five year term as Orchestra Director and Assistant Professor at Susquehanna University (PA), where he has conducted the Susquehanna University Photo: Gregory Grabowski Orchestra, as well as opera and musicals. He begins the position of Director of Orchestral Studies at Stephen F. Austin University (TX) in September. Dr. Grabowski holds a DMA from the University of North Texas, a Master of Music from Southern Methodist University, and a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) from the University of North Texas. Hailing from New Jersey, he is married to Santa Fe Desert Chorale Mezzosoprano Dianna Grabowski, and they have two sons, Ben and Sam.
Jim Greenhouse, Moderator Jim Greenhouse is Director of Space Science of the Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Previously he served as the Planetarium Manager at the Culture and Heritage Museum in York County, South Carolina, and the Science/Exhibition curator at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona (FL). Jim Greenhouse holds degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington and Amarillo College (TX).
Elodie Holmes, Artist and Workshop Leader Elodie Homes is the owner and head artist at Liquid Light Glass. In Santa Fe, she has been a leader in arts education and an advocate for studio spaces for artists. In 2016 she received the New Mexico Governor’s Award of Excellence in the Arts in recognition of her achievements. Her work has appeared in galleries, permanent collections, museums, and private collections around the world.
Robert Kyr, Pre-concert Lecturer Robert Kyr is a Professor of Composition and Theory at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, and chair of the composition department, where he has developed new models for teaching composition. His student, Photo: Tom Forgas Paul John Rudoi, is the Chorale’s 2019 Composer-in-Residence. He has composed twelve symphonies, three chamber symphonies, three violin concerti, and numerous works for vocal ensemble of all types, both unaccompanied and accompanied, including many large-scale works for which he wrote or co-wrote the text. In 1974, Robert Kyr graduated summa cum laude from Yale University (Bachelor of Arts with exceptional distinction in Scholar of the House) and continued his education at the Royal College of Music (London), and at Dartington Summer School for the Arts (U.K.), where he studied with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Dr. Kyr completed his Master of Arts at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978, studying with George Rochberg and George Crumb. In 1989, he received his PhD from Harvard University, where he studied with Donald Martino and Earl Kim. He has held teaching positions in composition and theory at Yale University, UCLA, Hartt School of Music (CT), and Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Aspen Music School, and the Longy School of Music (MA). 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 61
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Kyle Nielsen, Artistic Administrator and Percussion Kyle Nielsen coordinates all artistic contracting and operations in addition to supervising the artistic aspects of the Desert Chorale’s community outreach initiative. Alongside his work Photo: Alan Kaid with the Desert Chorale, Kyle Nielsen collaborates in a variety of capacities with some of the Desert Chorale’s most highly-esteemed peer organizations. During the 2016-2017 season, he completed a tenure as Conducting Fellow with GRAMMY®-nominated Seraphic Fire (FL). Recent and upcoming professional appearances as an ensemble singer include Johann Sebastian Bach’s B minor Mass, BWV 232 with the Schola Cantorum at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (VA), the Piedmont Singers (VA), Brevitas (UT), Musica Judaica (FL), and as a soloist with the Southern Virginia University Orchestra (VA), and the Second Avenue Jewish Chorale (FL). In addition to his work conducting, managing, and singing with choirs, Kyle Nielsen also has years of performing experience in trumpet and percussion. During the academic year, Dr. Nielsen is the Director of Choral Studies at Southern Virginia University, where he conducts the Chamber Singers, Concert Chorale, Choral Union, and teaches applied voice as well as a vocal methods course. In March 2019, he led his choirs on a successful tour to New York City, where they performed at Carnegie Hall under his direction. He also oversees the K-12 vocal music education licensure program and leads the undergraduate choral conducting internship. He holds a DMA from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music (FL), a Master of Music from East Carolina University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Virginia University.
Bruce Noll, Poet
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Bruce Noll teaches in the Department of Educational Leadership and Organizational Learning in the College of Education at the University of New Mexico. His academic interest lies in the communication process and the orality of literature.
His expertise in the study of Walt Whitman’s life and poetry led to a program titled “Walt Whitman’s America,” offered through the New Mexico Humanities Council. His poetry has been heard at Chatter in Santa Fe, and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, The HMS Beagle, Christian Century, Manzanita Quarterly, South Dakota Magazine, Nebraska Life, English Journal and others.
Dr. Noll holds a Doctor of Education (Adult and Higher Education) from the University of South Dakota, a Master of Arts (Communication) from The University of Hawaii, and a Bachelor of Science (Mass Communications) from the University of Idaho.
Erin Northern, Panelist Erin Northern lives in Albuquerque (NM) and is an educator and poet. She is the co-founder and organizer of OUTSpoken Queer & Trans Poetry created in 2010 to provide performance and workshop Photo: Charlene Johnson space to local LGBTQ community. She was a member of the 2011 ABQ Slam Poetry Team and her city’s representative competing in the 2009 Women of the World National Poetry Slam. Her poems have been anthologized in The Malpais Review, Adobe Walls, The Mas Tequila Review, and This Assignment Is So Gay: LGBTQI Poets on the Art of Teaching.
Stephen Redfield, Violinist Stephen Redfield was recently awarded “Best Instrumentalist” of 2018-2019 by the Austin Critic’s Circle. He serves as Leader and violinist in the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble, and Concertmaster of Santa Fe Pro Musica, the Arizona Bach Festival and the Conspirare Company of Voices (TX). He just returned from his 28th season as concertmaster of the Victoria Bach Festival (Canada). He is concertmaster of La Follia Baroque Austin (TX), is a member of the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (GA), and led the Albuquerque Baroque Players and Nashville’s Music City Baroque (TN). He performs and tours extensively as a member of the Sebastian Ensemble, with Santa Fe harpsichordist Kathleen McIntosh. The violinist is a prizewinner in the Coleman and Monterey chamber music competitions and was awarded Quartet Fellowships at the Aspen (CO) and Chautauqua (NY) music festivals. In his 40 years with the Oregon Bach Festival, he has participated in numerous recordings, earning three GRAMMY® Nominations, including a 2001 GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Choral Performance” for his participation in the world-premiere disc of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Credo. Stephen Redfield is currently Professor of Violin at the University of Southern Mississippi. His teachers were Dorothy DeLay at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (OH), Donald Weilerstein at The Eastman School of Music (NY), and Leonard Posner at the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts. (continued on next page) 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 63
He has studied Baroque violin with Lucy van Dael and Elizabeth Blumenstock. He plays a Kloz violin (which was Mozart’s violin maker), and a Baroque violin from the Hopf family of luthiers.
Katie Rietman, Cellist Katie Rietman has performed on more than 50 CD recordings and numerous concerts and radio broadcasts with notable Baroque, Classical, and Romantic period instrument ensembles worldwide. Her performing career has taken her throughout North America and South America, to 21 countries in Europe, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. She is a prizewinner in the Premio Bonporti, International Baroque Violin Competition (Rovereto, Italy) and a semi-finalist in the biennial International Van Wassenaer Competition (Den Haag, Netherlands). Katie studied Baroque cello at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam and subsequently lived in Cologne for ten years, performing with numerous conductors, including Reinhard Goebel, Enrico Onofri, and Laurence Cummings. Currently living in Santa Fe, Katie Rietman has been the principal cellist of many New York period instrument ensembles, including the GRAMMY®-nominated Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, where she was continuo cellist for the complete cycle of the Bach Cantatas; the Clarion Society; and the St. Thomas Boys’ Choir. She is also principal cellist of Aradia (Toronto) with director Kevin Mallon. Upcoming performances include appearances with Arion (Montreal), La Follia (TX), Spire (MO), Tempesta di Mare (PA) and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (GA). The cellist is particularly known for her continuo playing and collaboration with singers in baroque opera, oratorio, and cantatas.
Paul John Rudoi, Panelist and Composer in Residence Paul John Rudoi is the chorale’s 2019 Composer-in-Residence and a Panelist. His award-winning compositions have been commissioned and performed by various ensembles and artists throughout North America and Europe, including Orphei Dränger, the Vancouver Chamber Singers (Canada), the British Trombone Society, Cantus (MN), and the National Lutheran Choir (MN). His work has garnered numerous grants from the Jerome Foundation, the ACF, MRAC, MSAB, the NEA, ASCAP and the American Prize. His music is published through PJR Music alongside Graphite, Santa Barbara, Walton, Morningstar, and ECS music publishers. As a professional tenor vocalist, Paul has 64 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
performed and recorded a wide range of music as a member of the full-time vocal ensemble Cantus (MN), and in 2018 made his debut with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. He holds a degree in vocal performance from the Hartt School (CT), and is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in choral conducting and composition at the University of Oregon. His teachers have included Robert Kyr, Libby Larsen, and Sharon Paul, among others.
Nathan Salazar, Pianist Nathan Salazar has performed in England, Scotland, Italy, Russia, and in major performance venues throughout the United States. He performed in the International Festival of Spanish and Latin American Music with renowned Photo: Evangeline Hodge mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza and has been featured at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Boston’s Symphony Hall, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. Nathan Salazar has worked with composers Jake Heggie, John Musto, Libby Larsen, and William Bolcom. In 2014, he was invited to be part of Marilyn Horne’s 80th birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall, where he worked with Ms. Horne, Martin Katz, and the legendary Christa Ludwig. The pianist has collaborated with such singers and teachers as Julia Faulkner, Maria Zifchak, Stephen King, Susanne Mentzer, Wolfgang Brendel, Joyce Castle, Neil Shicoff, Stanford Olsen, George Shirley, Angela Meade, Jennifer Johnson Cano, and Susan Graham. He has performed with Serenata of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the Santa Fe Opera, and the Boston Lyric Opera, where he most recently worked on the company’s monumental 2019 production of Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale. Currently based in Boston, Salazar serves as a voice faculty member at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and is a busy singer and pianist in the city. The native of Santa Cruz (NM) holds a Master of Music (collaborative piano) from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Martin Katz. He received his vocal and piano performance degrees from the University of Kansas, where he studied with Julia Broxholm and Jack Winerock. He received a fellowship to Songfest in Los Angeles where he studied with pianists Margo Garrett and Graham Johnson.
David Solem, Organist David Solem is currently Assistant Organist for First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe) and principal keyboard player for Santa Fe Pro Musica where he is also a member of the Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble. An active performer in northern New Mexico with 40 years of experience in liturgical music, this is David’s first season with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. David Solem is also a diplomate Jungian Psychoanalyst in private practice here in Santa Fe. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., David Solem has Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Peabody Conservatory of Music (MD) where he studied organ, harpsichord, and piano.
Dana Winograd, Cellist Dana Winograd maintained an active freelance career in New York City, including performances at Carnegie Hall with the American Composer’s Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra, as well as Broadway Photo: Rondee appearances (both in the pit and on stage) with Phantom of The Opera, Cats, Beauty and the Beast, and Once Upon a Mattress. She also played backup for Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Lyle Lovett, Manhattan Transfer, and Harry Connick Jr. Dana Winograd has been a member of the New Mexico Symphony (now New Mexico Philharmonic), and is Principal Cellist of the Santa Fe Symphony. She has appeared as soloist with the Santa Fe Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, the Plainfield Symphony (NJ) and the Julius Grossman Orchestra (NY). As a chamber musician the cellist plays with the Taos Chamber Music Group, Serenata of Santa Fe, and Chatter. She is the orchestra director at St. Michael’s High School and teaches at New Mexico School for the Arts, as well as with the Dream Big program for Santa Fe Public Schools. Originally from Los Angeles, Dana Winograd received her Bachelors and Master of Music degrees in performance from The Juilliard School in New York where she studied with Harvey Shapiro and Channing Robbins. She also coached chamber music with members of the Juilliard String Quartet. A resident of Santa Fe since 1989, Dana and her husband Gil live happily in the City Different with three great dogs, Poco, Loco, and Lily.
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& SOUNDS Liquid Light Glass 926 Baca Street, Suite 3, Santa Fe
Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm Subsidized by the Stephen and Jane Hochberg Youth and Family Programming Initiative
“Song of Myself” Counter Culture Café 930 Baca Street, Suite 1, Santa Fe
Friday, July 26, 2019 at 4 pm Sponsored by Janet S. Sanders PhD
A recipient of the 2016 New Mexico Governor’s Award of Excellence in the Arts, internationally acclaimed artist Elodie Holmes offers a glass blowing demonstration and class at her company Liquid Light Glass. Participants will create their own New Mexican glass chilies to take home with them. Appropriate for children and adults 12 years and older. Each session is 2.5 hours.
“Song of Myself” is an exploration of identity in poetry of Walt Whitman and Francisco X. Alarcón with Composerin-Residence Paul John Rudoi and Michael J. Adee, PhD, a human rights advocate who directs the Global Faith & Justice Project of the Horizons Foundation, San Francisco. Dr. Adee has been working in the LGBT and HIV-AIDS communities since 1988. A contemporary poet will also join the program.
Registration is limited to 12 participants per session. Registration is $20 per person.
Free to the public; space is limited, seating on a first come basis.
Photo: Elodie Homes, courtesy of Liquid Light Glass
Paul John Rudoi, Composer and Tenor, Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Skycapes of New Mexico Community Gallery 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 6 pm In conjunction with the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission’s Community Gallery 2019 summer exhibit Happy Little Clouds: Skyscapes of New Mexico, an octet of vocalists from Santa Fe Desert Chorale will preview works from its 2019 Summer Festival, Illumination. Select artists represented in the exhibit will introduce their works on display. Free to the public; space is limited and reservations are required at desertchorale.org. 66 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Photo: Courtesy of the City of Santa Fe Community Gallery
& SOUNDS Walt Whitman’s America Santa Fe Public Library Southside Branch 6599 Jaguar Drive, Santa Fe
Earth, Moon, and Sun The Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 3 pm
1801 Mountain Road, NW, Albuquerque
Sponsored by The New Mexico Humanities Council and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 3 pm
Dr. Bruce Noll, a nationally-recognized expert on the poetry of Walt Whitman, currently teaches in the Department of Educational Leadership and Organizational Learning in the College of Education at the University of New Mexico. With appearances throughout North America to his credit, Dr. Noll will recite Walt Whitman poetry in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the poet’s birth. An octet of singers from the Santa Fe Desert Chorale will perform selections from the concert program “The long enduring pensive moons”: A Bicentenary Celebration of Walt Whitman and Other Esteemed American Poets. Free to the public.
Walt Whitman Photo: Everett Historical
Subsidized by the Stephen and Jane Hochberg Youth and Family Programming Initiative Nathan’s Salazar’s appearance is sponsored by Veronique Firkusny
It’s free family day at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science! Join us for the Planetarium show Earth, Moon, and Sun, followed by a panel discussion on light pollution by Ed Barker, Santa Fe Desert Chorale Board Member and PhD in Astrophysics, and Julio Blanco, Desert Chorale Circle Member and PhD in Physics. Moderated by Jim Greenhouse, Director of Space Planetarium. A performance of select repertoire from the Chorale’s 2019 Summer Festival, Illumination, follows. Free to the public; capacity is limited to 100, seats available on a first come basis.
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Winter Festival
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JOIN SOUNDWAVES Sponsor a Singer at Any of the Three Levels! Level 1 - $1500 contribution: Select the singer that you would enjoy having sing Happy Birthday to you on your special day, and have your photo taken with the same artist during the summer season. Level 2 - $2000 contribution Level 1, plus one of the following: either lunch with the singer during the summer season or a shared music playlist from the singer with background information on why the particular music resonates for him/her.
Level 3 - $5000 contribution Levels 1 and 2, plus invite your chosen singer into your home, at a mutually-agreeable time during the summer season, to give a private musical performance for family and friends.
Mezzo-soprano Kate Maroney pictured at a recent Desert Chorale Circle Salon in the home of Eva and Lenz Neuhauser. Photo: George Duncan
Each participating singer will have only one dedicated patron. Please contact Janice L. Mayer, Executive Director by phone (505) 988-2282 ext. 5 or by e-mail Janice@desertchorale.org
Fund-a-Need
In addition to the Soundwaves: Singer Sponsorship Program described above, you can have a direct impact by funding one of these program areas:
$50 Subsidize a student ticket $150 Sponsor a session of SFDC’s “Hearts in Harmony” weekly choral program $250 Sponsor a pre-concert lecture $500 Sponsor a singer’s travel expenses $1,000 Sponsor an instrumentalist $1,600 Sponsor a singer’s housing for a season $3,500 Sponsor a concert $5,000 Sponsor a season program book $7,500 Sponsor a composer commission $10,000 Sponsor a full concert program $12,000 Sponsor instrumentalists for a season $25,000 Sponsor the Winter Festival season $50,000 Sponsor the Summer Festival season
If you would like your donation to be attributed to a specific need, please contact Janice L. Mayer, Executive Director by calling (505) 988-2282 or by e-mailing janice@desertchorale.org.
Thank You for your support! Sopranos Emily Noël and Sophie Amelkin share a moment.
Photo: Kyle Nielsen
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HONOR ROLL With gratitude, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale recognizes gifts received from individuals, businesses,and government agencies received between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. VIRTUOSO Gifts of $50,000
ARTIST $2,500-4,999
Susie and Jerry Wilson
Anonymous Richard Bentley Dr. Julio R. Blanco and Dr. David J. Manno Christopher and Maureen Carusona Curtiss T. and Mary G. Brennan Foundation Dallas Cowboys Football Club Evelyn L. Petshek Arts Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation Joanna and Joshua Habermann Valerie and Bud Hamilton Thomas Illgen and Rick Otto Phil Martin William McArthur and Jennifer Martinez Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer Missions and Outreach Committee of The Church of the Holy Faith Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath Janet S. Sanders PhD
FOUNDER Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999 Stephen and Jane Hochberg Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan Judy and Bob Sherman
FESTIVAL $10,000-24,999 Ann and Ed Barker Johanna Cinader Dave and Betsy Bueschel Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Guy and Catherine Gronquist Habermann Koehn Foundation David K. and Kay Duke Ingalls Barry and Margaret Lyerly Laurie and Dick Meyer James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy National Endowment for the Arts Susan Noel Dr. Scott Rasmussen Patricia Stanley Bradley and Patricia Thompson Suzanne M. Timble Rebecca Tobey The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission
MAESTRO $5,000-9,999 Ann Aceves CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center Carol Franc Buck Foundation Russell Davis Allegra and Jim Derryberry Elevate Media Halley Faust Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro Gruet Winery, Santa Fe Tasting Room C. Terry Hendrix Frank and Cynthia Herr Lynne and Joseph Horning Patricia Salazar Ives, Esq., and Peter N. Ives, District 2 Councilor Lynn F. Lee Erin Mathews Janice L. Mayer NM Arts New Mexico Humanities Council Santa Fe Community Foundation Santa Fe New Mexican Brooke Bandfield Taylor Jean Ann Titus The Frenk Family Charitable Fund Van Essen Family Foundation
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CHOIRMASTER $1,000-2,499 Catherine and John Alsip Bette Betts Boeckman Family Foundation Peggy Bonner Capitol Lincoln Roberto Ceriani Elizabeth Crittenden Douglas P. Clark MD and Scott J. Allocco Dorothy B. Davis George and Marcia DeGarmo Susan and Conrad De Jong Mary and Phil Delk Diane Doniger Dr. and Mrs. Cameron Haight Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein Paula Edwards eLJay Foundation David Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama Gwen and Ralph Fuller John Gray Dora and Clinton Horn Lane and Phyllis Keller Steven Kerchoff Lackner Family Endowment Fund Donald and Jean Lamm J. David and Lucy Levy Jeff Littrell Kathryn Lowerre Steven Lustig and Jessie R. Groothuis, MD William H. Lynn and Russell M. Coffield Andrea Meditch Charles and Susan Mize Lenz and Eva Neuhauser Richard Rew Don and Sally Roberts Patricia Romer Santa Fe Dry Goods and Workshop Richard Schacht and Judith Rowan Richard and Enika Schulze
Jane and Stephen Hochberg pictured at the 2018 Summer Gala. Photo: The Photography Studio
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Jane and Ernest Godlove Henrietta and Terence Hall Jake Heggie Robin and John Hendricksen Prof. Patricia Henning Hogan Jewelry and Leather Samuel and Margaret Hubbard Richard W. Hughes Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Joyce Idema Dorothy and Plato Karayanis Ted Karpf Terry and Renée Kershner Robert Kyr David LaPlantz Darren LaPorte and James Tarr Rita Leard Alan and Kathleen Davison Lebeck Catherine and Bertrand LeBlanc Phyllis Lehmberg Lexus of Santa Fe Madeleine Gehrig Lister Rev. Hampton Mabry and Cha Foxhall Steven Marquart and Audrey La Fehr Marie-Noelle Meyer Chris and Paula Miller Jane Gray Morrison and Michael Tobias Max E. and Linda Myers Margaret K. Norton Jane Clayton Oakes and Joa Dattilo Sandra & Russell Osterman Steven and Camille Ovitsky Dr. John Petricciani Pam and Bob Pierce Sylvia Porzansky Barry Qualls Nyla and Larry Rasmussen Julia Rhymes and Sally Whiteley Sally and Andy Ritch David Rubenstein and Marty Braniff Daniel Rusthoi San Francisco Opera Seahollow Family Gift Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation
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Past President of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale Board Dave Bueschel pictured with daughter, Cynthia Svigals of New York, and his wife, Rev. Betsy Bueschel at the 2018 Summer Gala. Photo: The Photography Studio
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The Honorable Alan Webber, Mayor of The City of Santa Fe and Frances Diemoz Marilyn and Doug Whitehurst Paul and Carol Widick Bill and Janislee Wiese Denise Wilder Jonathan Winkle Mary Beth Yates
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Barry and Margaret Lyerly pictured at the 2018 Summer Gala. Photo: The Photography Studio
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Patricia Stanley, Board President, pictured at the 2019 Santa Fe Sings! Photo: Cut Print Video Production
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COMMISSIONING CLUB* Brian Johnson, Chair Douglas P. Clark, MD Halley Faust Stephen Hochberg Steven Kerchoff Kathryn Lowerre William McArthur Joshua Habermann, ex officio Janice L. Mayer, ex officio Yavar Moradi, Staff Liaison *Members as of June 30, 2019
HONORARIA In Honor of Richard Bentley Pat and Stuart Barton In Honor of Alexandra Colaizzi Wallis Peterson In Honor of Dr. Douglas Clark Russell Toal and Beth McGown In Honor of Joshua Habermann Robert and Marianna Simpson In Honor of Valerie Hamilton’s 75th birthday Douglas P. Clark MD and Scott J. Allocco In Honor of Stephen Hochberg’s 75th Birthday Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro Guy and Catherine Gronquist Susan and Howard Berman Roxanne Howe-Murphy and Jim Murphy Sherry Kelsey and George Duncan Lynn F. Lee Janice L. Mayer Laurie and Dick Meyer Sabra Minkus Judy and Bob Sherman In Honor of Sherry Kelsey Jane Carson In Honor of Janice L. Mayer Elizabeth Crittenden Margaret K. Norton In Honor of Laurie Meyer James T. and Mary B. Coffman In Honor of Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer Pat and Stuart Barton 2019 SUMMER FESTIVAL 73
In Honor of Jerry Nelson David and Jane McGuire In Honor of Patricia Stanley Jill Heppenheimer In Honor of Brooke Bandfield Taylor Suzanne Masson In Honor of Suzanne Timble Brian and Heidi Hendrick In Honor of Susie Wilson’s 75th Birthday Carolyn Lankford In Honor of Jean Withers Patti Etzkin
IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Charles Edward Cole Mary Dudley and Greg Wortman In Memory of Frances Contreras Hartley and Mary Graham Hartley David and Mary Hartley In Memory of Gloria Hocking Allegra and Jim Derryberry In Memory of Mickey Inbody The Mickey Inbody Charitable Foundation, Inc., Treasurer Michael Inbody In Memory of David Russell Mayer Mary Lou and Alex Padilla Dorothy and Plato Karaynis In Memory of Russell F. Mayer and David Russell Mayer Janice L. Mayer Marty Noss Wilder In Memory of Craig A Smith Jo Fisher In Memory of Tarla and Tom Thiel Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski Brooke Bandfield Taylor In Memory of Alexandra Ward Allegra and Jim Derryberry In Memory of Frances and Hywel White Richard White
THE LEGACY CIRCLE We salute the foresight and generosity of the following individuals who have chosen to indicate support for the Desert Chorale in their estate plans. Anonymous Rev. Talitha J. Arnold Dorothy B. Davis Margaret Edwards Dorothy Harroun Arnold and Evelyn Kupec Lynn F. Lee Nancy and Raymond Lutz Janice L. Mayer Thomas F. McGuire Jerome B. Nelson Susan Noel Margaret K. Norton Dr. Scott Rasmussen Don and Sally Roberts Nadine Stafford Brooke Bandfield Taylor 74 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE
Bradley and Patricia Thompson Margaret Wright Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski
NINA HINSON RASMUSSEN FUND FOR SINGERS Debra Ayers and Greg DePrince Marilyn and Cris Barnes Linda and Jim Beck Nancy and Murray Bern Dr. Julio R. Blanco and Dr. David J. Manno Jennifer Bodenweber Dave and Betsy Bueschel Constance Burke Patricia Carlton Jane Carson and Karen Kleeman Mark Childers James T. and Mary B. Coffman Richard Cox Allegra and Jim Derryberry Margaret M. Detwiler Winnie Devore Suzanne Dunaway Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein Mary and Joe Ferguson Guy and Catherine Gronquist Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro David Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama Norman and Suzanne George Jane and Ernest Godlove Fr. Jim Gordon and Andi Shapiro Joanna and Joshua Habermann Susan and CT Herman Winston Himsworth Stephen and Jane Hochberg Dora and Clinton Horn Lynne and Joseph Horning Samuel and Margaret Hubbard Tom Johnson Sherry Kelsey and George Duncan Terry and Renée Kershner Robert Kyr Lynn Lee Barry and Margaret Lyerly Janice L. Mayer William McArthur and Jennifer Martinez Laurie and Dick Meyer James and Sarah Nickerson Margaret K. Norton Sandra & Russell Osterman Mary Lou and Alex Padilla Laura Pancoast Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath Dr. Scott Rasmussen Richard Renaldo Kathlene Ritch and Scott Noakes Don and Sally Roberts Patricia Romer David Rubenstein and Marty Braniff Janet S. Sanders PhD Edward and Kathy Schulz Judy and Bob Sherman Andrea Slade Bradley and Patricia Thompson Suzanne M. Timble Rebecca Tobey James and Barbara Vail Vincent Verga
Patron Roxanne Howe-Murphy and Executive Director Janice L. Mayer. Photo: Rebecca Tobey
ESTATE GIFTS The Desert Chorale has been the grateful recipient of the following estate gifts from these generous patrons. Margaret Arrott Lawrence Bandfield John de Beer Martin Dieter James Elston Robert Fisher Ian McKee
Dorothea Morgan Paul Resnick Joseph P. Schitter Ann Marie Shaw Robert C. Smith Frances White
Church of the Holy Faith
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Welcomes all people into an ever-deepening relationship with Jesus Christ At Holy Faith, we honor our Anglican heritage and praise God with solemn liturgy, traditional Prayer Book worship, and music to exalt the spirit. (Home to the Desert Chorale offices, the church also benefits from regular Chorale bolstering of its already fine choir.) We worship together in peace, to praise and thank God, to transcend division, and to celebrate the mystery of faith. B
Services Sunday: 7:30, 8:30 and 11 B Tuesday, 6 p.m. (Taizé Eucharist with prayers for healing) B Wednesdsay and Thursday, 12:10 p.m. 505-982-4447 B holyfaithchurchsf.org
THANKS Rod Lambert, The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission Community Gallery Freda Anderson, A Touch of Class Travel Rev. Talitha Arnold, Lin Raymond, and David La Plantz, United Church of Santa Fe Lynn F. Lee Jason Aufrichtig, Counter Culture Café J. David Levy Ed Barker PhD Clarissa Lovato and Mona Medina, Elevate Media Richard Bentley U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján Julio Blanco, PhD Govenor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Senator Peter Wirth, Representative Andrea Romero, Michele Bonito, Arizona Lithographers Debra Garcia y Griego, and Jenice Gharib The State of New Mexico Margaret Bost, Santa Fe Floral Barry and Margaret Lyerly Marc Brandt, Jr., and Mamie Donnell, Capitol Lincoln Ann MacVicar Betsy and Dave Bueschel Reverend Timothy A. Martinez, Carlos Martinez, Thomas Mansi, and Reschonda Chevalier Taylor, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Carmen Mansi-Flores, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Jay Clack Laurie and Dick Meyer Cassie Cohn, PSAV Stephan Miller, Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, Santa Fe Cindy and Rand Cook, The Candyman Strings & Things Tracy Mobley-Martinez, Santa Fe New Mexican Bert Dalton Jim Murphy, Good Cause Benefit Auction Co. Sue-Ellen deBeer Max Myers, Jody Soper, and Joel G. Baca, New Mexico Bank & Trust Allegra and Jim Derryberry Eva and Lenz Neuhauser The Reverend Canon Robin D. Dodge, Father Jim Gordon, Mark Edw. Childers, Steven Ovitsky and CeCe Deringer, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival The Reverent Pamela Graham, Donna Lukacs, The Church of the Holy Faith Danny Pacheco, Publication Printers Corp. Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein Michele Padberg E.S., ViVac Winery Mary and Joe Ferguson Jean and George Palmer Anna Garduno, Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel Justin Pichardo, Gruet Winery Amanda Gesten, La Posada de Santa Fe, a Tribute Portfolio Resort & Spa Kathlene Ritch, KHFM, Classical Public Radio, Albuquerque/Santa Fe Justin and Sandra Greene Katie Rountree, Performance Santa Fe Jim Greenhouse, The Planetarium, New Mexico Museum of Natural Daniel Rusthoi History and Science Judy and Bob Sherman Guy and Catherine Gronquist Patricia Stanley Bud and Valerie Hamilton Quinn Stephenson and Elisa Garcia, Coyote Café Judi Haines Paul Strid Honey Harris, Hutton Broadcasting Bradley and Patricia Thompson Chris Haynes Rebecca Tobey Senator Martin Heinrich Amie Tullius, Nüart Gallery Elodie Holmes and Marcy Albin, Liquid Light Glass Senator Tom Udall and Jill Cooper Udall Chef David Huertas, El Mesón The Rev. M. Catherine Volland, Jerry Nelson, and Jenny Langston, Marsha Hunter and Brian Johnson St. Bede’s Episcopal Church Patricia Salazar Ives, Esq., Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP The Honorable Alan Webber, Mayor, Councilor Peter Ives, and Brian “Chip” Chippeaux, Joseph Jordan-Berenis, and Sue Carr, Interfaith Community Shelter The City of Santa Fe Zina Jundi, Adverti-Zing! Plato Karayanis Sherry Kelsey and George Duncan
AMBASSADORS
Ambassadors are individuals who have an appreciation of the beauty and power of great choral music. They promote and support the mission of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and foster a sense of community by introducing friends and neighbors to the Chorale. They are positive spokespeople in the community. Ambassadors share their excitement and reflect a culture of kindness and respect. Santa Fe Desert Chorale programming would not be possible without the support of many individuals in the community who give generously of their time and talent. Thank you. Helene Aarons Hugh Balaam Diana Baker Ken Beier Sue Benedict Susan Breyer Dr. Elaine Cheesman Mireya Cirici Donna Clark Ken Collins Judy Costlow Doug Escue Laura Escue Maureen Freyne Gwen Fuller
Ralph Fuller Pamela Gilchrist Eileen Gorman Diane Johnston Chris Johnson Bo Keppel Barbara Kuzminska Joan Lamarque Hampton Mabry, Jr. Ann L. MacVicar Arin McKenna Karen Meador Estelle Miller Kathy Moore-Gregory Lib O’Brien
Thomas O’Brien Cynthia Piatt Larry Rasmussen Nyla Rasmussen Barbara Grace Roush Karren Sahler Eric Schwaar Sandy Sparks Erin Taylor Jolanta Tuzel Ginny White Gwen Wiens Roger Wiens Jean Withers John Withers
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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Sings! UNDERWRITTEN BY STEPHEN AND JANE HOCHBERG The chorus will be open to singers of all backgrounds. The choral workshop, focused on repertoire reflecting the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s upcoming 2020 Program, will be led by Artistic Director Joshua Habermann. Jacquelyn Helin will be the collaborative pianist.
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SATURDAY, maY 16, 2020 Choral Workshop 8:30 am – 1:15 pm Free showcase at 12:45 pm for friends and family United Church of Santa Fe
Registration will close May 1, 2020 and will be on a first-come basis. Capacity is limited. Call (505) 988-2282, ext. 3 or visit desertchorale.org. For more information about Community Engagement, please visit our website at desertchorale.org and click on the “Community” tab.
Please join us in this effort; we welcome your interest and encourage you to volunteer to help us better serve our greater community.
“Hearts in Harmony” continues as a weekly choral program at the Interfaith Shelter. Now celebrating it 75th weekly choral sing, guests, staff, and volunteers join together to create a sense of community through song. We are grateful for the generous support of CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, the Mission and Outreach Committee of The Church of the Holy Faith, the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and The Candyman Strings & Things.
A quartet of Chorale vocalists performed carols for second graders at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center and then joined the children ice skating. Photo: Andy Ritch
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Board Members, staff, artists and Pete’s Place guests during the joyful culminating showcase. Photo: Courtesy Santa Fe New Mexican.
A quartet of Santa Fe Desert Chorale vocalists illustrates a talk about artistic inspiration by Composer Jake Runestad at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Photo: Emma Marzen
Photos left page from top: Joshua Habermann leads the fourth annual joyful Santa Fe Sings!, bottom photos (L-R): Santa Fe Sings! Sponsor Stephen Hochberg greets Tenor Roger Wiens who attended with his wife, Alto Gwen Wiens, and son Isaac Wiens, a Bass. The Wiens made the event a family affair!; Joshua Habermann with Santa Fe High School Choral Director Maryiln Barnes and her students; Patricia Emerson promotes the Santa Fe Symphony Chorus; Collaborite pianist Jacquelyn Helin at the keyboard; Santa Fe Sings! vocalists reflect on their musical selection; Participants share their enjoyment of choral music. Photos: Cut Print Video Production
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Legacy Circle Watercolor painting: Aija Jundi
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale
honors the rich choral tradition extending over five centuries in its concert performances and expands the choral canon by commissioning new works by leading composers of today. In the same spirit, by including the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in their estate planning, members of the Legacy Circle honor the history and accomplishments of the Chorale over the past four decades by providing a secure mesa from which the Chorale will continue to ascend to new heights in the future.
Ways to Give to the Legacy Circle
Many donors make a Legacy Gift by naming the Santa Fe Desert Chorale as a beneficiary on their life insurance policies, retirement plans, or other forms of gifts. Legacy Giving may be included in your will or trusts and be specified as revocable or irrevocable. Many donors have expressed interest in using Charitable Gift Annuities. This type of annuity involves an irrevocable transfer of cash or other assets, and provides an income stream to the designated annuitants during their lifetime. At death, the Chorale receives the remainder of the gift. 2018 WINTER CHORALE FESTIVAL 78 78 SANTA FE DESERT
WhyJoin the Legacy Circle?
Legacy Giving supports the mission of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, one of the nation’s premier professional vocal ensembles, which is to excite, engage, and inspire diverse audiences with the beauty and power of great choral music. Legacy Giving demonstrates your personal interest and commitment to the Chorale. It evidences those values and priorities to your family and to your community. Legacy Giving can benefit your spouse or partner, children, grandchildren or others for whom you care, as well as the Chorale. Legacy Giving comes from donors of different interests and income levels. For many, there are income and estate tax benefits which result from these gifts. Legacy Giving supports the Chorale as do gifts during your lifetime, potentially at an even higher level and well into the future. Members of The Legacy Circle are recognized in our season program books, on our website, and included in other donor listings. Members retain control of assets during their lifetime. Most Legacy Gifts can be modified at any time. Most important, you will have your own reasons for joining the Legacy Circle and gain satisfaction in doing so. There are many ways to make your Legacy Gift. We are ready to talk with you about your charitable goals and the planned giving vehicles which might best fulfill those goals. We also recommend you consult with your estate planning and investment advisors. We are delighted to respond to your letter, email, or phone call. Please contact Janice L. Mayer, Executive Director. 311 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM janice@desertchorale.org • 505-988-2282 • desertchorale.org
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