Pianist Debra Ayers returns for her third appearance with the Chorale. Music Director Joshua Habermann conducts. Arrangements by Joseph Jennings, Aaron Humble, and Moses Hogan round out the program. This work was commissioned by Sally Roberts in celebration of the 75th birthday of Don Roberts in 2013.Īdditional works by composers David Montoya, Shawn Crouch, John Kelly, Meredith Monk, Sydney Guillaume, Randall Thompson, and Charles Ives will be performed. 1950) composition Song of the Sky Loom, set to a native Tewa poem. The program includes a second world premiere: Frank Ferko’s (b. 1986) with text drawn from the journals of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). Featured is the world premiere of a work commissioned by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale from Composer-In-Residence Jake Runestad (b. at Christ Church Santa Fe (1213 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505).

The 34th season opens with American Voices on Tuesday, JatĨ:00 p.m. In making the announcement, Music Director Joshua Habermann said, 'with a festival ranging from new American music to Jewish folk traditions to Russian masterworks, the 2016 season is a wonderful opportunity to show the depth and breadth of Desert Chorale's ability to sing in any style.” Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1, 2016: The Santa Fe Desert Chorale announced the programming and scheduling for the 2016 Summer Festival Season today.

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