Santa Fe Desert Chorale Presents Its 34Th Annual Summer Festival
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Santa Fe Desert Chorale Announces 2016 Summer Festival Season. BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Bueschel Festival Season Includes 17 Performances/ 5 Distinct Programs/ President 6 Venues. Sheryl Kelsey, Ph.D. Vice President Tickets Are On Sale At The Box Office Today: March 1, 2016. Laurie Meyer Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE William H. Lynn, C.P.A. Treasurer Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1, 2016: The Santa Fe Desert Chorale announced the programming and scheduling for the 2016 Summer Festival Allegra Derryberry Robert Gardner Season today. In making the announcement, Music Director Joshua Habermann Joshua Habermann, D. M. A. said, "with a festival ranging from new American music to Jewish folk traditions Nina Hinson to Russian masterworks, the 2016 season is a wonderful opportunity to show Roxanne Howe-Murphy, Ed.D. the depth and breadth of Desert Chorale's ability to sing in any style.” Christopher Ihlefeld Lynn Lee The 34th season opens with American Voices on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Barry Lyerly 8:00 p.m. at Christ Church Santa Fe (1213 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, NM Janice L. Mayer 87505). Featured is the world premiere of a work commissioned by the Santa Laurie Meyer Fe Desert Chorale from Composer-In-Residence Jake Runestad (b. 1986) with Andrew Ritch teXt drawn from the journals of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). The Rebecca Tobey program includes a second world premiere: Frank Ferko’s (b. 1950) Sarah Weiler Susie Wilson, D.M.A. composition Song of the Sky Loom, set to a native Tewa poem. This work was commissioned by Sally Roberts in celebration of the 75th birthday of Don ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Roberts in 2013. Joshua Habermann Music Director Additional works by composers David Montoya, Shawn Crouch, John Kelly, Janice L. Mayer Meredith Monk, Sydney Guillaume, Randall Thompson, and Charles Ives will be Executive Director performed. Arrangements by Joseph Jennings, Aaron Humble, and Moses Laura Pancoast Hogan round out the program. Music Director Joshua Habermann conducts. Development and Marketing Pianist Debra Ayers returns for her third appearance with the Chorale. Associate Subsequent performances will take place on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Emmalee Hinson at The Cathedral of St. John (18 Silver Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102), Artist and Community Liaison and Friday, July 29, 2016 and Thursday, August 4, 2016 both at 8:00 p.m. at Thomas Goodrich Christ Church Santa Fe. Ticket prices are $75, $65, $45, $35 and $20 in Santa Concierge Fe; $55 and $40 in Albuquerque. Free pre-concert talks by Jake Runestad will Joyce Pohl occur on July 24 and July 29, 2016 (see attached schedule for time and Accounting Manager location). THE SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE While in residence, Jake Runestad and Frank Ferko will appear in a panel discussion about choosing and setting text, moderated by KHFM radio 311 East Palace Avenue personality and Santa Fe Desert Chorale vocalist Kathlene Ritch. The event will Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (505) 988-2282 DESERTCHORALE.ORG take place on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffee Shop (202 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501). Admission is free. Additionally, Mr. Runestad will make appearances at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, El Castillo, The Montecito Santa Fe, and will collaborate on a project with Creativity for Peace. The opening night concert on July 19, 2016 will be preceded by a cocktail reception with American standards played by pianist Bert Dalton and a dinner with concert introductory remarks by composers Jake Runestad and Frank Ferko. The pre-concert event begins at 5:00 p.m. and will take place at Quail Run (3101 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505). The cost per person is $100 and advance reservations are required. The second program of the season, Sephardic Legacy, will be presented in conjunction with the New MeXico History Museum’s eXhibit Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities. Vanessa Paloma, Santa Fe native and Sephardic music expert, will be the guest vocalist. Fattah Abbou joins the program performing the oud and percussion instruments. Performances will take place at the New Mexico History Museum (113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501) on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 3:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. The program will be led by Joshua Habermann. Tickets for the performances are $65 and $45 each. Steven Ovistky, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and frequent lecturer on Sephardic music, will give free public talks prior to each concert. The talks, as well as a brunch on July 31, 2016 at 1:30 p.m., are sponsored by The Honorable Stephen and Jane Hochberg. The brunch buffet features strictly Kosher catering under the supervision of Chabad Center for Jewish Life and is $50 per person (advanced registration is required). Program three has been created by Guest Conductor Dr. Richard Sparks. “Sounds and Sweet Airs” commemorates the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Musical selections programmed are based on Shakespearian teXts and will include works by composers Sven-Eric Johanson (1919-1997); Frank Martin (1890-1974); Robert Applebaum (b. 1941); Ralph Vaughan Williams (1877-1909); and Sir George Shearing, OBE (1919-2011). Pianist Nathan Salazar, a native of Los Alamos, will make his Santa Fe Desert Chorale debut with this program. Actor Anna Farkas, Associate Artistic Director of Santa Fe’s International Shakespeare Center, will perform spoken word selections between musical works. Performances are scheduled Thursday, July 28, 2016; Saturday, July 30, 2016; and Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. There will also be a Sunday matinee, August 7, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. All performances will be at Church of the Holy Faith (311 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501). Tickets are $65 and $40 per person. Free pre-concert lectures will be given an hour and a half before each performance by popular RENESAN instructor, Stephen Bellon. Harry Bicket, Chief Conductor of The Santa Fe Opera and Artistic Director of The English Consort, will lead a program of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s (1710-1736) Stabat Mater, Henry Purcell’s (1659-1695) “Evening Hymn,” and John Blow’s (1649-1708) Paratum cor meum. Maestro Bicket appears courtesy of The Santa Fe Opera. Santa Fe Desert Chorale vocalists, soprano Meredith Ruduski and mezzo-soprano Helen Karloski are soloists in this program. David Felberg, Concertmaster of the Santa Fe Symphony will be joined in the performances by colleagues: Ruxandra Marquardt (violin II), Shanti Randall (viola), Sally Guenther (cello), and Jean-Luc Matton (bass). Performances will be held at the historic Loretto Chapel on Monday, August 1, 2016; Sunday, August 7, 2016; and Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $65, $45 and $20. Joshua Habermann, Santa Fe Desert Chorale Music Director, will lead pre-concert talks an hour and a half before each performance in the Tesuque Room at the Inn and Spa at Loretto (211 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New MeXico 87501). Sergei Rachmaninov’s (1873-1943) All-Night Vigil is the final program of the 2016 Summer Festival Season. Joshua Habermann leads the enlarged 32-voice ensemble, in a reprise of the ‘Vespers’ which was last performed by the Desert Chorale in 2012. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis (131 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501) is the venue for the monumental work for a cappella chorus on Thursday August 11, 2016 and Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. The Albuquerque performance of the ‘Vespers’ on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. is the final performance of the 2016 Summer Festival Season. Santa Fe ticket prices are: $75, $65, $55, $45, $35, and $20; Albuquerque prices are $55 and $40 per person. Assistant Music Director, Dr. Matthew Tresler, will give free pre- concert talks an hour and a half prior to each concert, in the performance venues. www.desertchorale.org 2 Schedule at a glance: Date Time Event Venue Tuesday, July 19, 2016 5:00 p.m. Opening Night Dinner Club House, Quail Run Tuesday, July 19, 2016 8:00 p.m. American Voices Christ Church Santa Fe Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk Kaseman Hall, Cathedral of St. John, ABQ Sunday, July 24, 2016 4:00 p.m. American Voices Cathedral of St. John, ABQ Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk Lobby, New Mexico History Museum (SF) Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:00 p.m. Sephardic Legacy Auditorium, New MeXico History Museum (SF) Thursday, July 28, 2016 6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk Palen Hall, Church of the Holy Faith (SF) Thursday, July 28, 2016 8:00 p.m. “Sounds and Sweet Airs” Church of the Holy Faith (SF) Friday, July 29, 2016 6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk Sagrado Theater, Christ Church Santa Fe Friday, July 29, 2016 8:00 p.m. American Voices Christ Church Santa Fe Saturday, July 30, 2016 6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk Palen Hall, Church of the Holy Faith (SF) Saturday, July 30, 2016 8:00 p.m. “Sounds and Sweet Airs” Church of the Holy Faith (SF) Sunday, July 31, 2016 1:00 p.m. Pre-concert Brunch Palace of the Governors Courtyard, New MeXico History Museum (SF) Sunday, July 31, 2016 3:30 p.m. Sephardic Legacy Auditorium, New MeXico History Museum (SF) Monday, August 1, 2016 6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk Tesuque Room, Inn and Spa at Loretto (SF) Monday, August 1, 2016 8:00 p.m.