2021 Santa Fe Desert Chorale Winter Festival Program

2021 F E S T I VA L

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Performance VenueS & INFORMATION The Desert Chorale has had 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 of Assisi 131 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM Parking available in the Cathedral Parking Lot or on the street of Cathedral Place. City of Santa Fe parking meters do not run after 6 pm or on Sundays.

Cristo Rey Church 1120 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM Parking available in the private lot at the church. Limited street parking is available on Canyon Road. City of Santa Fe parking meters do not run after 6:00 p.m.

Immanuel Presbyterian Church 114 Carlisle Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM Parking available in the private lot at Immanuel Presbyterian. Additional parking is available in the lots across Carlisle Boulevard.

COVID-19 Precautions and Policies The Santa Fe Desert Chorale has made every effort to ensure the safety of our guests, artists, and staff. In addition to testing and vaccine requirements, all patrons, staff, and volunteers must wear masks before entering and at all times inside concert venues. Please visit our website for further details on our COVID-safe protocols.

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: (505) 988-2282.

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To minim­­ize printing costs and save paper, please recycle or reuse your program book, either by saving it for a future concert or by returning it to an usher at the end of the concert.

Joshua Habermann | Artistic Director

Table of Contents Performance Venues & Information

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Welcome from the Artistic Director and the Executive Director

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Board of Directors, Staff, and Artistic Services

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About the Desert Chorale

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Nochebuena Concert Program

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Program Notes

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Texts & Translations

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SFDC Merchandise and CDs

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Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director

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Nathan Salazar, Guest Artist

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2021 Winter Festival Artists

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Donor Honor Roll

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Encore Society

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2022 Summer Festival

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Ambassadors

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Community Engagement

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Thank You To Our Sponsors

Commissioning Club

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Santa Fe Desert Chorale receives generous support from AMC Music, the City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department and the 1% Lodgers Tax, National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Arts (a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs), New Mexico Bank & Trust, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe New Mexican, and other individuals, corporations, and foundations. For a full list of donors, please see pages 24 through 27.

Fund-A-Need

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Photo: Sean Johnson

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale is to excite, engage, and inspire diverse audiences with the beauty and power of great choral music.

Special Thanks

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE 311 East Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 988-2282 desertchorale.org The Santa Fe Desert Chorale will be filming the concert performance on December 16, 2021.

The complete digital program book including all artists’ biographies may be found at desertchorale.org

Front cover: Farolitos lining the outside of the 18th century Spanish Mission Church at Pecos National Historical Park.

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CARMEN Music: Georges Bizet Libretto: Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Falstaff

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Music: Gioachino Rossini Libretto: Cesare Sterbini

MUSIC Giuseppe Verdi

FALSTAFF Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Arrigo Boito

LIBRETTO Arrigo Boito

TRISTAN UND ISOLDE

8:30 pm July 16, 20, 29 8 pm August 4, 9, 16, 25

Music and Libretto: Richard Wagner WORLD PREMIERE

M. BUTTERFLY Music: Huang Ruo Libretto: David Henry Hwang

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Illustration by Benedetto Cristofani

WELCOME FRO M T H E A RT I ST I C D I RECTOR & EXECUTIV E DIRECTOR

The last two years have been a reminder that, in the words of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, “we are so lightly here.” So many of the things we took for granted we called into question, not least among them the simple human act of singing together with others. While technology has been a godsend, keeping us connected in ways that only a few years ago would have been beyond our imagining, no computer can take the place of the human connection that comes from voices raised together as one.

It is therefore with a deep sense of gratitude that we welcome you to our 2021 Winter Festival. We wish you all the joy of the season, and hope that the music that we share inspires and uplifts you, as only the human voice can.

With warmest wishes, Joshua Habermann

In keeping with our 2021 theme, Unlikely Partners, December presents a ritual juxtaposition: it brings us both the darkest days of the year and some of our most joyous periods of celebration. In this time, we often join with loved ones to reflect on the old year and to celebrate the promise of the new. The winter solstice itself—the darkest day of the year—signals the return of light. Our commissioned work from this summer’s East Meets West program, “The Tipping Point,” by Reena Esmail embodies this duality: Balanced on the razor’s edge between darkness and light.

Darkness exults in his hold on the world.

Yet we are arrived at the tipping point.

And Light stands proudly, poised for her return.

She presses inexorably forward In her journey to true north.

For light is life and Light always returns.

— Poetry by Amy Fogerson Even in the darkest of times, we take solace in the knowledge that light will always return. We hope that our winter program, Nochebuena (“the good night”), will bring you joy and peace this holiday season, as you anticipate the return of light. Thank you for supporting your Desert Chorale and for being with us on this “good night.”

Joshua Habermann Photo Gittings, Courtesy of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Emma Marzen Photo: Tira Howard Photography

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board of directors, STAFF, AND ARTISTIC SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS

DIRECTORS EMERITI

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Barry Lyerly, President Jeffrey C. Fort JD, Vice President Catherine Gronquist, Treasurer Greg Dove, Secretary

Mary G. Brennan Mark Edw. Childers Margie Edwards Kirk Ellis Allison Elston† 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 Emma Marzen, Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Murray Bern MD Greg Dove Jeffrey C. Fort JD Chris Frenk Diane Graves Cathy Gronquist Jessie Groothuis MD Joshua Habermann* Sheryl Kelsey PhD Barry Lyerly Emma Marzen* Fraser A. McAlpine William McArthur Carmen Paradis Chelsea Helm* Patricia Stanley Suzanne Timble Susie Wilson DMA Stan Yeatts

*ex-officio member † in memoriam

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ABOUT THE SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest-running professional music organizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished. In his 2020 review of the S ​ trength and Refuge: A Joyous Exploration of the Psalms​program at Highland Park United Methodist Church (Tower Arts Series), Scott Cantrell of the ​Dallas Morning News​remarked that, “The Santa Fe Desert Chorale [is] a top-notch, 24-voice group… comprising the crème de la crème of professional choral singers from coast to coast. The singing throughout was boldly projected, finely finished and expressed and, where necessary, quite nimble.”

Now in his fourteenth 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 2015 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, which was later broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio. In the 2017-2018 season, the Chorale presented three concerts in the Dallas area, and performed for regional ACDA conferences in Los Angeles and Chicago. In the 2018-2019 season, the Chorale toured to Dallas and presented regular winter and summer seasons in New Mexico, and in February 2020 the Chorale returned to Dallas as part of the Tower Arts Series of the Highland Park Methodist Church. Now in its 39th 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.

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. 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 28 works by 25 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 Desert Chorale’s Commissioning Club now assists in this endeavor by selecting and funding a new commission annually.

The ensemble performs at historical sites in Santa Fe such as the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and Cristo Rey Catholic Church, as well as other venues throughout the Southwest and across the nation. The Desert Chorale prides itself on its strong relationships within the community of northern New Mexico and enjoys collaborations with institutions such as the Center for Contemporary Arts, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, The Jewish Film Festival, Museum of International Folk Art, and galleries throughout Santa Fe. Through its community engagement programming, the Chorale partners with other musical, artistic, social service, and educational organizations in Santa Fe and beyond. The Hearts in Harmony partnership with the Interfaith Shelter, now in its fourth year, is an example of the Chorale’s commitment to strengthening our community through song.

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NOCHEBUENA Generously Underwritten by Barry and Margaret Lyerly In its 2021 Winter Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale builds on its long-standing commitment to music by Hispanic composers. The rich tapestry of our New Mexico heritage informs this seasonal celebration with new works as well as beloved carols from Spanish and Anglo traditions.

Broadcast (filmed December 16, 2021) partially underwritten by Jeffrey C. Fort and Diane Locandro. Streaming December 24, 2021.

Annual subscriptions to Desert Chorale TV and individual broadcast tickets available at desertchorale.org Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe

Concert sponsored by Anonymous Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 4 pm Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque

Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 7:30 pm

Concert sponsored by Sue Noel Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Friday, December 17, 2021 at 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 7:30 pm Cristo Rey Catholic Church, Santa Fe

Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 4 pm and 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Concert at 4 pm sponsored by Mary and Phil Delk in memory of Joel Brauer Concert at 7:30 pm sponsored by Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath in memory of Hazel Aker Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 7:30 pm Nochebuena, also known as the Poinsettia, is a flower of pre-hispanic heritage and a popular symbol of the holidays.

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

CONCERT PROGRAM Joshua Habermann, conductor Nathan Salazar, piano/harpsichord

QUEEN OF HEAVEN Chant: Ave Regina Caelorum

Traditional Gregorian Chant

Ave Regina Caelorum

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

NEW SPAIN Los Que Fueren de Buen Gusto

Francisco de Vidales (ca. 1630-1702)

Desvelado Dueño Mio

Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco (1644-1728)

A la Xácara Xacarilla

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (ca. 1590-1664)

HISPANIC CAROLS O Mi Belén

Traditional Basque, arr. Rose

De las Montañas Venimos

Traditional Puerto Rican, arr. Rose

Gabriel’s Message

Traditional Basque, arr. Clements

Ya Viene la Vieja

Traditional Spanish, arr. Shaw/Parker

THE GREAT MYSTERY O Magnum Mysterium

Kevin Memley (b. 1971)

CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE O Come All Ye Faithful

Traditional, arr. Willcocks

The First Noel

Traditional English, arr. Duncan

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Traditional English, arr. Treseder

CHRISTMAS IN THE UNITED STATES White Christmas

Irving Berlin, arr. Warnick

One Sweet Little Baby

Wes Kennison/Glenn McClure, arr. Kirchner

We Are Christmas

Sarah Benibo/Kevin Johnson

Glory Hallelujah to the Newborn King

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In many Hispanic cultures, Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) is one of the biggest celebrations of the winter. Loved ones gather together during the season to participate in holiday traditions, such as making tamales, pozole, or biscochitos.

In New Mexico, farolitos and luminarias are typical seasonal decorations, and many communities observe the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas, a reenactment of the Christmas story during the nine days leading up to Nochebuena, in which people playing the parts of Mary and Joseph go house to house and are serenaded with traditional carols.

That singing is an integral part of this seasonal observance is no surprise to anyone familiar with the cultural landscape of New Mexico, as both Hispanic and Anglo cultures keep strong musical traditions during these longest nights of the year. Today’s program features music drawn from those traditions, starting with the ancient Gregorian chant, Ave Regina Caelorum, followed by the polyphonic setting for eight voices by the great Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria. Victoria’s music was performed widely in the Americas, especially in the Cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City, where manuscripts of his music are still found today, and his compositions are rightly considered treasures of the Spanish Golden Age.

PROGRAM NOTES

harnessing the full power of the choir, returning ultimately to the calm and wonder of the opening.

This is music that is perfectly suited to showcase the glorious voices of the Desert Chorale.

For the final sections of the program we look to Europe and the United States where well-loved carols such as The First Noel and O Come All Ye Faithful stand beside new arrangements by the Welsh composer Gareth Treseder (Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day) and American Shawn Kirchner (One Sweet Little Baby). Our program closes with two pieces from the African American tradition: first We are Christmas, a moving new piece written for the Spelman College Glee Club, and then Mark Butler’s arrangement of the Christmas spiritual Glory Hallelujah to the Newborn King, whose driving rhythms bring the concert to an appropriately celebratory ending.

— Joshua Habermann

From Old Spain, we travel to New Spain, and hear music of composers who put their own stamp on the villancico, or Christmas carol. Since its founding under Larry Bandfield, the Desert Chorale has been a leading interpreter of this repertoire, which often features energetic and complex rhythms, and demonstrates the ingenuity of Latin American composers at a time when music in North America was still in its very early, rudimentary stages.

The Spanish-speaking world boasts a rich repertoire of carols, each representing the musical traditions of its own region. From the stately Basque tunes of Spain heard here (O Mi Belén and Gabriel’s Message), to the dance rhythms of the Caribbean (De las Montañas Venimos), to the charm of Ya Viene la Vieja, these tunes offer endless variety, and are favorites of Spanish-speaking communities both in Latin America and the American Southwest.

The inclusion of an O Magnum Mysterium setting is a long-standing Desert Chorale tradition, and this year we hear American composer Kevin Memley, whose music has been hailed as “fresh, with stunning sonorities.” Beginning with low chords, the music steadily builds to an alleluia

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TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Ave Regina Caelorum (sung in Latin)

Hail Queen of Heaven

Ave Regina caelorum Ave Domina angelorum Salve radix, salve sancta Ex qua mundo lux est orta

Hail, O Queen of Heaven Hail, O Lady of Angels Hail, thou root, hail thou gate From whom a light has come unto the world

Gaude gloriosa Super omnes speciosa Vale, o valde decora Et pro nobis semper Christum exora.

Rejoice, glorious Virgin Beautiful above all others Farewell, most lovely maiden And pray to Christ for us.

Los Que Fueren de Buen Gusto

(sung in Spanish)

All Those of Good Taste

Los que fueren de buen gusto, óiganme una xacarilla nueva que he de cantar en Belén. ¡Siempre el garbo y la voz! Yo la cantaré también. ¿Cómo qué, cómo qué?

A que só me toca a mí, y el porque yo me lo sé. ¿Cómo qué, cómo qué?

Pues quitémonos de ruidos y cantemos a las tres.

Tres a tres y una a una, ¡vaya, vaya de xácara, pues!

All those of good taste, listen to the nice new xácara I’m going to sing in Bethlehem.

A jaunty tune is always welcome, so I’ll sing it too.

What’s all this, what’s all this?

I’m the one to do it, because I know how.

What’s all this, what’s all this?

Come on, let’s stop shouting and let’s sing all three of us together.

Three by three and one by one, on to the xácara, then!

En el mesón de la luna junto a la puerta del sol Del cielo de una doncella en tierra un lucero dió.

A ser galán de las almas el verbo al hielo nació, Que lo tomó con fineza pero con poco calor.

At the moon inn next to the gate of the sun, A maiden brought down from heaven a star to us on earth.

To become the suitor of souls the Word of God was born to the freezing world, Which welcomed him with grace, but with little warmth.

Sin duda el Jayán divino, ya nace a morir de amor, Pues cuando se emboza el rostro me descubre el corazón.

Por ser de la Trinidad vino por la redempción, Metióse en Santa María, ya dado en San Salvador.

Tres a tres y una a una, ¡vaya, vaya de xácara, pues!

Surely the divine giant was born to die of love, For when he disguises himself in human form, he opens his heart to me.

Being of the Trinity he came down for our redemption.

He entered into Holy Mary and became our Holy Savior.

Three by three and one by one, on to the xácara, then!

Metióse en cuna de nieve, que no es nuevo en su afición Dexarse llevar del agua el espíritu de Dios.

Al soberano Cupido desde que nace le hirió La flecha, que en el desnudo hiero mas presto el harpon A matar vivino a la muerte, picado de que el amor Le dió una herida mortal, y fue porque le encarnó.

He settled into a snowy cradle, a sign of his eternal love, In the spirit of God, borne along by water.

The sovereign Cupid was wounded by the arrow from the moment of his birth, The dart wounding more readily unprotected flesh.

He came to slay death, spurred on by love’s mortal blow and this is why he was born.

Que no se caiga el portal es un milagro de Dios.

Bien puede el Jayán hacer cuenta que ha nacido hoy.

Tres a tres y una a una, ¡vaya, vaya de xácara, pues!

That Bethlehem’s gates did not fall down is one of God’s miracles.

Well may the giant say today that he has been born.

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Se anda perdonando vidas, muy preciado de león, Y le suele hacer llorar el más pobre pecador.

El nacer en la campaña es prueba de su valor, Y esperarle cuerpo a cuerpo es cosa de confesión.

El sangriento acero esgrime Herodes, que en su región Contener mala conciencia deseaba ver de Dios.

He goes about forgiving our lives, prized greatly as a lion, Yet the poorest sinner brings tears to his eyes.

His birth on the battlefield is proof of his valor, And to encounter him in the flesh is a matter for the confessional.

Like Herod he wields a bloody blade, seeking in God’s name To suppress evil thinking within his kingdom on earth.

¡Bien haya la xacarilla y el padre que la engendró, Y a las que también la cantan, buenas Pascuas les dé Dios!

Tres a tres y una a una, ¡vaya, vaya de xácara, pues!

Cheers for our little xácara and for the father who begot it, And as for those who sing it, may God grant them a happy Christmas!

Three by three and one by one, on to the xácara, then!

Desvelado Dueño Mio

Sleepless Lord

(Sung in Spanish)

Desvelado dueño mio, que a tantos rigores naces Duerme al arro, al arrullo que tiernas entonan las aves Duerme al arro, al arrullo instrumento de plata suave Cese mi niño desvelo tan grande Cese al arro, al arrullo instrumento de plata suave Cese al arro, al arrullo que tiernas entonan las aves

Sleepless Lord, born to suffer Hushabye, let the soft murmuring of birds lull you Hushabye, let the sweetness of silver calm you Let your crying stop and sleep now Quieted by sweet silver and tender birds

Duerme soberano Niño neto aljófar No derrames que de esos que lloras nectares Nácares son tus mejillas rosadas fragantes Al arro...

Sleep sovereign child, clear jewel Let no pearly tears fall on your rosy cheeks Hushabye…

A la Xácara, Xacarilla

Dancing the Xácara

A la xácara xacarilla de buen garbo y lindo porte Traigo por plato de corte siendo pasto de la villa A la xácara xacarilla, xacarilla de novedad de novedades Aunque a más de mil Navidades que alegra la Navidad Vaya, vaya de xacarilla, que el altísimo se humilla Vaya de xácara, vaya, que el amor pasa de raya. ¡Vaya vaya!

Dancing the xácara, with grace and elegance I bring as a dish for the court a humble village meal Dancing the newest xácara, like those that have brightened a thousand Christmases before Dance the xácara, for the highest one has come down Let the dance go on, for love abounds!

Agora que con la noche se suspenden nuestras penas Y a pagar culpas ajenas nace un bello benjamín Si el rey me escuchara a mí o que bien cantara yo Como ninguno cantó del niño más prodigioso

Now this night our sorrows are ended And to redeem others’ sins a sweet boy is born If the king were to listen to me how well I’d sing Like no other has sung for that glorious child

Con licencia de lo hermoso rayos desenvaina ardientes Escúchenme los valientes esta verdadera historia Que al fin se canta la gloria y a él la canta al nacer General se vio el placer que el cielo a la tierra envía

Beauty dares to reveal her burning rays Let all men hear my true story That will be sung at glory’s end, and to him at his birth The joy coming from heaven to earth is seen by all

Que en los ojos de María madrugaba un claro sol Con celestial arrebol mostró la aurora más pura Muchos siglos de hermosura en pocos años de edad Si no sol era deidad, y el sol es quien la ha vestido. ¡Vaya vaya!

For in Mary’s eyes a bright sun was rising With celestial glow it adorned the finest dawn Many years of beauty in such a short life If she were not sun, then she was a deity, dressed in heavenly splendor.

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¿Quién como ella le ha tenido, quién como ella le tendrá?

Virgen y madre será de él que es sin principio y fin Serrana y más serafín, qué serrana y qué mujer Porque Dios quiere nacer apercibe su jornada

Who like her has there ever been, and who will ever equal her?

Virgin and mother she will be, of him who has no beginning nor end Pure and angelic, she is flawless Her day is come so that God can be born

La bella bien marida da de las más bellas que vi Bien es que se diga aquí de su esposo lo galante El más verdadero amante y el más venturoso joven Sin que los cielos le estorben dentro de un Ave Maria

The beautiful one is well matched, and gives all good things Let her husband’s honor be acclaimed The truest lover and most courageous companion Let him, too, say Ave Maria

Muerta de amores venía la diosa de los amores Salúdanla ruiseñores y por madre de la vida La daban la bienvenida, perla a perla y flor a flor A un portal los llevó amor, y en la noche más helada

Stricken with love, the goddess of charity was Let nightingales proclaim her mother of life She was welcomed, pearl by pearl and flower by flower Love brought her to the stable on the coldest night

Vaya de xácara, vaya, que el amor pasa de raya. ¡Vaya vaya!

Let the dance go on, for love abounds!

O Mi Belén

Oh, My Bethlehem

(sung in Spanish)

¡Oh, mi Belén!

Llegó tu hora bien amada, ¡oh, mi Belén!

La luz que irradias sin cesar, Es como un faro que nos guía en nuestra ruta, noche y día.

Oh Bethlehem!

Your long-awaited hour is come, O Bethlehem!

The light from your city shines without stopping, Burning like a beacon guiding us on our way, night and day.

De las Montañas Venimos

From the Mountains We Come

(sung in Spanish)

De las montañas venimos para invitarlo a comer un lechoncito en su vara y un buen pitorro a beber. ¡Ay comae María! ¡Ay compae José! Ábrame la puerta que los quiero ver.

De las montañas venimos…

We come from the mountains to invite you to eat a pig on his spit, and good moonshine to drink.

Dear sister Mary! Dear brother Joseph!

Open the door so I can see you.

We come from the mountains….

Ábrame compae que ya son las tres y no he probao taza de café.

De las montañas venimos….

Open the door, brother, because it’s already three in the morning, and I haven’t had a sip of coffee.

We come from the mountains….

Sin arroz con dulce pastel de liro estas Navidades no las paso yo.

De las montañas venimos….

If I don’t get sweet rice and cake I won’t make it through the holidays.

We come from the mountains….

No me traigas na’ que no quiera yo; en las Navidades tráiganme un lechón.

De las montañas venimos…

Don’t bring me anything bad; for Christmas get me a roast pig We come from the mountains….

Eso yo lo sé, aquí te traemos bellísima flor de jardín isleño.

De las montañas venimos….

I know that, here we bring you a beautiful flower from an island garden.

We come from the mountains…

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Gabriel’s Message The angel Gabriel from heaven came, His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame.

“All hail,” said he, “Thou lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady. Gloria!

For known a blessed mother thou shalt be All generations laud and honor thee.

Thy son shall be Emmanuel by seers foretold Most highly favored lady. Gloria!

Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head.

“To me be as it pleaseth God,” she said.

“My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name.”

Most highly favored lady. Gloria!

Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn.

And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say: Most highly favored lady. Gloria!

Ya Viene la Vieja

(sung in Spanish)

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

The Old Woman is Coming

Ya viene la vieja con el aguinaldo.

Le parece mucho, le viene quitando.

Pampanitos verdes hojas de limón, La Virgen María, madre del Señor.

Here comes the old lady with a little gift.

It seems so much to her that she takes some away.

Little green leaves, lemon leaves.

The Virgin Mary, mother of the Lord.

Ya vienen los reyes por el arenal.

Y le traen la Niño un torre real.

Pampanitos verdes…

Here come the kings, through the desert, And they bring to the child a royal tower.

Little green leaves…

Ya vienen los reyes por aquel camino Y le traen al Niño sopitas en vino.

Pampanitos verdes…

Here come the kings along that road And they bring to the child sweet cakes in wine.

Little green leaves….

O Magnum Mysterium

O Great Mystery

(sung in Latin)

O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum Ut animalia viderent Dominum natum jacentem in praesepio.

O beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Jesum Christum.

Alleluia.

O great mystery and wonderful sacrament That animals should see the newborn Lord lying in a manger.

O blessed Virgin, who was worthy to bear Christ the Lord.

Alleluia.

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Photo by Enrico Lagasca, Bass Vocalist with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.

O Come All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, o come ye, to Bethlehem.

Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God, glory in the highest; O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

The First Noel The first noel, the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields as they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter’s night that was so deep Noel, noel, born is the King of Israel!

They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far And to the earth it made great light And so it continued both day and night Noel, noel, born is the King of Israel!

Then entered in the Wisemen three Full reverently upon their knee And offered there in his presence Their gold and myrrh and frankincense Noel, noel, born is the King of Israel!

Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord That hath made earth and heaven of naught And with his blood mankind has bought Noel, noel, born is the King of Israel!

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; I would my true love did so chance To see the legend of my play, To call my true love to my dance; Sing, oh my love!

This have I done for my true love.

Then was I born of a virgin pure, Of her I took fleshly substance Thus was I knit to man’s nature To call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh my love!

In a manger laid, and wrapped I was So very poor, this was my chance Between an ox and a silly poor ass To call my true love to my dance.

Sing, oh my love!

Then afterwards baptized I was; The Holy Ghost on me did glance, My Father’s voice heard from above, To call my true love to my dance.

White Christmas I’m dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white

One Sweet Little Baby Oh Mary shining glory, the Lord smiles on you!

What a blessing is this little baby that you brought to our world.

Oh all for the love of one sweet little baby, All for the love of one sweet baby child, All for the love of one sweet little baby, we have come so far.

Oh a good old man named Simeon said, “I’m never gonna rest till I see that Messiah child, and hold him to my breast.”

Oh all for the love of one sweet little baby…

Many gonna speak against you child, They’ll crucify all that’s true.

And your mother Mary she will bear a pain That will pierce her heart through.

Oh all for the love of one sweet little baby…

Oh Jerusalem your children are so tired of war; My Lord it’s time to walk with your children once more.

O all for the love of one sweet little baby…

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We are Christmas In the stable in Bethlehem; a baby was born Born of a virgin, God’s only son.

Angel Gabriel told them to have joy, have no fear For this baby, our savior; he could dry every tear.

Mary magnified the Lord, and she cried For this baby she would bear held all power and all might Born for all people to be free and redeemed, And he lives today within us though we don’t always see.

We are Christmas, we are God’s hands To care for one another in these war-torn lands, We are Christmas, the love that we share Will carry one another ‘til we understand We are Christmas.

So this Christmas please remember what the true meaning is.

Remember Gabriel and Mary and the Savior who lives.

Remember we are “Christ among us” and we live for his cause To fulfill his purpose daily as we bring joy to all.

We are comfort for the hurting, mending each broken heart, We are friends to the lonesome and unite those far apart,

We’re his hands who touch the sick and they’re instantly whole, We are water for the thirsty and bring peace to every soul.

He lives in me, He lives in you, We are Christmas, we are God’s hands To care for one another in these war torn lands.

We are Christmas, the love that we share Will carry one another ‘til we understand That we are Christmas.

Glory Hallelujah to the Newborn King Who do you call that wonderful counselor Oh, glory hallelujah to the newborn king.

Let me tell you he was born in a manger, He was born in Bethlehem, The son of the most high, and Jesus is his name.

Let me tell you he’s the king of all nations, Savior and Lord of Lords, And he reigns forever, and Jesus is his name.

Oh, glory hallelujah to the newborn king!

DIVINE

2021/2022

SEASON

Women of the Court Music by, for, and about women in 17th-century Italy

January 16, 2022 | 2:00 PM

December 18, 2021

6th Annual Children’s Messiah A free event for children of all ages.

December 31, 2021

Symphony No. 9, Beethoven New Year’s Eve at the Lensic

March 31 & April 2, 2022

Awakenings: Music of Diversity Music for Upper Voices, featuring the world premiere performance of a piece

by Jenny Olivia Johnson.

April 30 & May 1, 2022

The Creation, F.J. Haydn PVNM joins Santa Fe Pro Musica

For more event details & tickets, please visit polyphonynm.com

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Join preëminent New York City-based early music ensemble TENET Vocal Artists for a program featuring music by 17th-century Italian masters from Venice and Rome.

FRIENDS OF CATHEDRAL MUSIC The Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, NM TICKETS at fcmabq.org/tenet

JOSHUA HABERMANN Artistic DIRECTOR

Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director, is in his fourteenth 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 Chorus 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, Verdi’s Requiem, Berlioz’s Te Deum, and Britten’s War Requiem, which was performed for the national meeting of the American Choral Directors Association in 2013.

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 collaborations with the New World Symphony and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in the 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, Haydn’s Creation, and Mozart’s Requiem.

From 1996-2008 Habermann 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 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 an appearance at the American Choral Directors Association regional convention in 2008.

Habermann has led honor choirs and choral festivals in North and Latin America, Europe, and Asia. As a singer he has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (OR) and Conspirare (TX). Recording credits include three projects with Conspirare: Through the Green Fuse; Requiem, 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.

Recordings as a conductor include The Road Home (2018) and Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (2020), both with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.

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 Honolulu with his wife Joanna, daughter Kira, and son Kai.

GUEST ARTIST Nathan Salazar, Piano (6th Season) Hometown: Santa Cruz, NM Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM Top photo: Gittings, Courtesy of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Bottom photo: Sean Johnson

Photo: Evangeline Hodge

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2021 WINTER FESTIVAL ARTISTS A complete list of the biographies of our 2021 Winter Festival Artists may be found on desertchorale.org

SOPRANOS Sophie Amelkin

Hayden Eberhart

Christina Kay

(5 Season)

(3 Season)

(1st Season)

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

Hometown: Dallas TX

Hometown: Harrisburg, PA

Current Residence: Washington, DC

Current Residence: Albuquerque, NM

Current Residence: New York, NY

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Photo: Shani Hadjian Photography

Photo: GB Photographers

Photo: Michael Kushner

Savannah Porter

Kathryn Radakovich

Kathlene Ritch

(1 Season)

(5 Season)

(12th Season)

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

Hometown: Lewiston, ID

Hometown: Kerrville, TX

Current Residence: Provo, UT

Current Residence: Philadelphia, PA

Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM

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Photo: Olivia Ockey

Photo: Summer Maulden

ALTOS Zerrin Agabigum Martin

Sarah Brauer

Mindy Ella Chu

(14th Season)

(2nd Season)

(5th Season)

Hometown: Portland, OR

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Current Residence: Eugene, OR

Current Residence: Santa Monica, CA

Hometown: Fenton, MI

Photo: Kate Elliott

Current Residence: Gainesville, FL

Photo: Blue Rose Photography

Photo: Adam Foley

Kerry Ginger

Heather McMurray

Sarah Nickerson

(5 Season)

(7 Season)

(13th Season)

Hometown: Portland, OR

Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA

Hometown: Fargo, ND

Current Residence: Chattanooga, TN

Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO

Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM

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Photo: Nancy Hall, Still ‘n Motion Picture Co.

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Photo: Josie Fish Photo

Photo: Kate Russell

Sarah Nickerson is sponsored by Jeffrey C. Fort and Diane Locandro

TENORS Michael Boswell

George Case

Erik Gustafson

(18th Season)

(9th Season)

(6th Season)

Hometown: Grifton, NC

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Hometown: Portland, OR

Current Residence: Terre Haute, IN

Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM

Current Residence: Sewanee, TN

Photo: Jonathan Cole

Photo: Wayne King

David Kurtenbach Rivera

Bradley Naylor

Gregório Taniguchi

(13th Season)

(7th Season)

(2 Season)

Hometown: Houston, TX

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Current Residence: Athens, OH

Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA

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Hometown: Lincoln, NE

Photo: Todd Rosenberg

Photo: Jon Simpson Photography

Current Residence: San Francisco, CA

Photo: Daniel King

Photo: Sean Fitzpatrick

BASSES Steven Berlanga

Edmund Connolly

(3rd Season)

(1st Season)

Hometown: Salinas, CA

Hometown: Oxford, UK

Current Residence: Salinas, CA

Current Residence: Albuquerque, NM

Photo: Wiley Jung

Photo: Barry McDaniel

(2nd Season) Hometown: East Hartford, CT Current Residence: Nashville, TN Photo: Blake Stoppel Photography

Photo: Jonathan Conklin

Tobin Sparfeld

Ross Tamaccio

(8 Season)

(2 Season)

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Current Residence: Baltimore, MD

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Marques Jerrell Ruff

Brent Wells

(13th Season) Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Current Residence: Orem, UT

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Photo: Claire Weber

Photo: Liz Rowley Photography

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DONOR HONOR ROLL

With gratitude, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale recognizes gifts from individuals, businesses, and government agencies received between November 22, 2020 and November 23, 2021.

FOUNDER Gifts of $25,000+

CHOIRMASTER Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

Barry and Margaret Lyerly Santa Fe County The 2010 Faith Charitable Lead Trust Suzanne M. Timble Susie and Jerry Wilson DMA

Anonymous (2) Dr. J. Randle Adair DO, PhD Judith and Bill Alger Loretta Armer Cris and Marilyn Barnes Robert and Sharon Barton, The Robert and Sharon Barton Charitable Fund Bette Betts Boeckman Family Foundation Gina Browning and Joe Illick Anne and Thomas Conner Susan and Conrad DeJong Natalie Dimitruck Mary Dudley and Greg Wortman Susan Eberlein Ann Griffith Ash Robert and Marian Haight Richard Henderson and Joyce Wolff Richard W. Hughes Ronald and Mary Lee Hull The Mickey Inbody Charitable Foundation, Inc. Bruce Jackson Paul and Sylvia Johnson Dorothy and Plato Karayanis Rev. Hampton Mabry and Cha Foxhall Emma Marzen and Sean Johnson Fraser A. McAlpine Charles MacKay and Cam McCluskey Laurie and Dick Meyer Mission and Outreach Committee of The Church of the Holy Faith James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy Marie Newsom Joan and Terry Oxford Dorothy Peacock and Douglas Brew Dr. John Petricciani Richard and Donna Lynn Rew Patricia Romer New Mexico Bank & Trust Daniel Rusthoi Peter and Sara Rutenberg Richard Schacht and Judith Rowan Judy and Bob Sherman Allen and Andrea Steele Caroline and Sid Swinson Edwin and Melanie Thorne Tobi Watson Bill and Kay Whitman Larry F. Widmer, D.C. and Daniel J. Bigelow Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski Kathleen Winslow

FESTIVAL Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 Rick Andrew and Diane Buchanan Andrew Family Foundation TFO Phoenix, Inc. Sallie Bingham Dmitri Bovaird and Maggie Edmondson Johanna Cinader Jeffrey C. Fort and Diane Locandro Catherine and Guy Gronquist New Mexico Finance Authority Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

MAESTRO Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous James Babcock Nancy and Murray Bern Mary and Phil Delk Gregory “Greg” Dove Evelyn L. Petshek Arts Fund Halley Faust and Eve Cohen Richard and Chris Frenk Joanna and Joshua Habermann Lynne and Joseph Horning Lane and Phyllis Keller Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan Marian Lloyd Steven Lustig and Jessie R. Groothuis, MD William McArthur and Jennifer Martinez Elaine W. Meyerhoffer Felicia and Daniel Morrow, The Morrow Family Fund Santa Fe New Mexican Patricia B. Stanley Stan and Janette Yeatts

ARTIST Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 George Case and Nathan Salazar Cameron Duncan Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein Karen and Bill Gahr Bill and Diane Graves C. Terry Hendrix Stephen and Jane Hochberg Donald and Jean Lamm Lynn F. Lee Phyllis Lehmberg Ms. Sara J. McKenzie Nyla and Larry Rasmussen 24 SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE

PATRON Gifts of $500 to $999 Anonymous May R. and Larry C. Ball Dr. Camille Cates Barnett

Margaret and Barry Lyerly. Photo: Zina Jundi Anne E. Beckett Betsy and Dave Bueschel Mark Edw. Childers Nancy Colalillo Fran and Larry Collmann Jinx and Bruce Connell, Jinx and Bruce Connell Foundation Allegra and Jim Derryberry Margaret M. Detwiler John and Lucy Draper Sheila and Kirk Ellis Judith Ford Gwen and Ralph Fuller Prof. Patricia Henning Rae Hoffacker Dora and Clinton Horn Bill Keller Mary Anne and Bruce Larsen Alan and Kathleen Davison Lebeck Kathryn Lowerre and Robert Shay Pamela and Don Michaelis Marsha Montgomery Jane Clayton Oakes and Joa Dattilo John Pakula and Marishka Rosinski Versie Beth Pfaff and John Miller Gladys Richardson Stacy Sacco and Dorothy Stermer John and Susan Shaffer Trudy Swint Lore Thorpe Mary Beth Yates

BENEFACTOR Gifts of $250 to $499 Anonymous (2) Douglas R. Bailey Mikaela P. Barnes Constance and Douglas Beck Ronald Bowles

Craig Carnahan Colston Chandler John Chino Janet Coplin Judith Costlow Isabel and Raul Delgado Ann Dilworth and John Lathrop Barbara Doroba-Ogg and Michael Ogg Robert Evans Mary and Joe Ferguson Lynda and Louis Gavioli David Gay Norman and Suzanne George Douglas Gould Donna and Robert Helmholz Kim E. Hogan Samuel and Margaret Hubbard Thomas and Betsy Jones Canon Ted Karpf Susan and Thomas Kingston Bruce and Anne Legler Robert Lynn M.D. and Janet Braziel Richard Mack Carol and Richard Mellor Jeanette (Boo) Miller Mary Partlow Jacqueline Peterson Barry V. Qualls Don and Sally Roberts Charles Rountree and John Jones Kathleen and Wally Schulz James and Sue Sprague Helen Stacey Nadine Stafford Jane Seely Thomson and George Thomson The Honorable Alan Webber and Frances Diemoz

SUSTAINER Gifts of $100 to $249 Anonymous (7) Richard and Joanne Akeroyd Mary Andersen Edith Andrew Albert Antonson Rev. Talitha Arnold Janice J. Arrott Patricia Assimakis Celia Baldwin Julia Ball Walter Beckham John and Jean Berghoff Chris Biemesderfer and Rebecca Jensen Donna Brown and Mark Capizzi Stuart Brown Constance Burke Katie and Ross Burkstaller Martha Buse Michael L Bustamante and Cheryl Hall Georgia Calhoun Catherine Carlozzi Elizabeth Case Joseph and Nancy W. Cella Harriet Christian Dr. Paul De Stefano and Dr. Patricia Bacha Rhett M. Del Campo Josef Díaz and Malcolm Purdy Bill Dodge Nella Domenici Frances Ertel and David Ertel Rick Fortner Mr. Nick and Susan Franklin Charles R. Freuden Peggy Gilbert Gwen Gilligan James and JoAnn Gillula Gary Gordon and Terri Giron Becky Gould Paula Greer Dr. Coleen Grissom Gerald and Diane Gulseth Susan and Rick Gustafson Ellie and Trevor Hawkins Chris Haynes Patricia and Robert Hinton Susan and Karl Horn Barbara Horowitz Elizabeth Hurst-Waitz Pamela R. Jackson William Jacquot Kenneth and Jean Johnson Bobbi Kaye Jones Tom and Laurie Kaeser David and Stephanie Kauffman Paul and Lisa Kaufman Mary Kinney and Brandt Magic Mary Kircher and John Wagner Thomas and Sally D Kitch Brita Kohlfuerst-Millard Mary Lamy Shirley Laseter

Rita Leard Mary Lebeck Catherine and Bertrand LeBlanc Joy and Phil LeCuyer Ronnie Lesser Catherine and Henry Lewis Jose and Rhonda Lopez Christine and Pierre Lorillard Richard Macklin and Dianne Eret Yorgos D Marinakis Philip Martin Charles and Maryann Marzen Janice L. Mayer Judith McGregor Nathaniel Messimer Maria Meyer Miller Stratvert P.A. Timothy and Mary Mitchell Hal Myers Beth and Arthur Nelkin Jerome “Jerry” Nelson Margaret K. Norton Eleanor Ortiz Mary Lou and Alex Padilla Joyce and Thomas Pavlis Cynthia Piatt Robert and Mary Platt Drs. Michael Privitera and Marcia Kaplan Ann Rea Leslie Reambeault Reflective Jewelry Kay Riley Sally and Andy Ritch Barbara Russell Sara Sacra and Jeffrey Gruber Barbara Sanderson Joel Schafer and Perry Samuels Judith Seltzer Michael and Kathy Serk Karen Sine Pound Barbara and Glen Smerage Robin Smith Dr. Peter and Jody Spalding

Edwin Barker, Ann Barker, Barry Lyerly, Jeffrey Fort, and Diane Locandro. Photo: Enrico Lagasca Sandra Sparks Ann Stanley Ruth Steele Thomas and Carol Stephens John and Cynthia Stetson Pamela Stewart Lee and David Takagi Rebecca Tobey Stephen and Michelle Treichler Howard and Cynthia Turner Denise Vanneman Elizabeth and Mark Varhaug Robert and Patricia Weiler David and Heather K. Weir Joann and Gerald Weiss Joan and Truel West Kathleen Wichman Heather Wier Dan Winske Jim and Karla Wintle Dr. Margaret Wolak and Angelo Tomedi Mary and Michael Woolever Walter Wright Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky

FRIEND Gifts up to $99 Anonymous (6) Ann Aceves Mehmet and Oya Agabigum Amazon Smile Inc. Christopher Arrott James and Susan Avery Sue Baum Elizabeth S. Bayne Theresa Beery Norma Bekowies Kimberly Berge C Carvel and Betty Bevans Jr Laurie Blackwood B’nai Shalom Havurah Kathryn Braziel and Elizabeth Doak Mary-Ellin Brooks Jason D. Burnett and Brandon Baker Joyce Carlson-Leavitt Lowell Mark Carver Christine Cassel Melissa Colgin-Abeln (continued on next page)

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Susan Collins Margaret Comba Andrew Crane Deirdre and Owen Densmore Mary Dye Walter and Marianne Elden Judy Elder Gayle Ewing Vicki Ferguson Jo Fisher Kim Fowler Janette Frigo and Kevin McCabe Jean-Ellen Giblin and Jerome Gordon Mary Alice Gillette Eileen Gorman and Thomas O’Brien Allen and Mary Gulledge Carole Hammond Frances Hatfield Susan Hepola Leslie Herman Constance R. Holderer Brenda and Michael Jerome Marianne Kah Dr. Patricia Kennedy Bo Keppel Kenneth Krasity and Margaret Cumming Jan Lanterman Helen Larsen Gabrielle Lawrence PhD Pamela Levin Virginia Lee and Maurice Lierz S. Rae Lunden Professor Gina MacDonald Handal Ms. Ann MacVicar David and Jane McGuire Karen and J. Richard McMichael David and Ann Millican Emily Moore Lisa Moore Kirsten Moy Brian Mummert Lou Murphy James and Sarah Nickerson Joyce Nickols Yvonne and Patrick O’Brien Regina Ockelmann

Gloria Olsen Sonny and Cheryl Payne Susan Perry Nancy Pierce Ekaterina Pietsch Lorraine Pratt Paul and Ruth Rath Carol Reed Jones Lesley Rigg Elizabeth Roghair Nancy Rowland Janet S. Sanders PhD Kathleen Schmidt Kathryn Schneider Marilyn Schupbach Nicholas and Carol Seeds Jack and Marguerite Seigel Patricia Shulman Barbara Sinha Carolyn Sinor and David Sieger Edward Soph Susan Spaven Sharon Starkey Patricia Tamaccio Kenneth Timmerman and Joan Parman Linda Trageser Karin Urban Lindsay Uribe Hubert and Deborah van Hecke Jane Viste Kenneth Ward Denise Wilcox Clara Winter David Winton

HONORARIA In Honor Of David and Lee Takagi Peggy Gilbert In Honor Of David Farwig Dr. Peter and Jody Spalding In Honor Of Dr. Nancy Ratliff and Dr. Dan Ratliff Vicki Ferguson

Roxanne Howe-Murphy, Chelsea Helm, and James Murphy. Photo: Enrico Lagasca In Honor Of Dr. Sandra L. Ragan Dr. Coleen Grissom

In Memory Of Elaine Marie Hull Ronald and Mary Lee Hull

In Honor Of George Case and Nathan Salazar Gwen Gilligan

In Memory Of Eric Platz Jacqueline Peterson

In Honor Of Joan Bowden Dr. Margaret M Wolak In Honor Of Joshua Habermann Jan Lanterman Bruce Jackson Joyce Pavlis

In Honor Of MB and Tim Krueger Kathleen Schmidt

In Memory Of John Taylor Deborah Trissel

In Honor Of Murray Bern Kenneth and Jean Johnson

In Memory Of Lawrence Bandfield Pamela R. Jackson Judith Seltzer

In Honor Of Patricia Stanley Ann Stanley Barbara Horowitz

In Memory Of Mickey Inbody Michael Inbody

In Honor Of Vance George Maria Meyer

IN MEMORIAM In Memory Of Craig A. Smith Jo Fisher In Memory Of Dianne Brehmer Bailey Douglas R. Bailey In Memory Of Dr. Jim Barnett Dr. Camille Cates Barnett

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In Memory Of Joe Jordan-Berenis Janice L. Mayer In Memory Of Joel Brauer Mary and Phil Delk

In Honor Of Tiia and George McLaughlin Karen and J. Richard McMichael

Stephen Hochberg and Pat Stanley. Photo: Zina Jundi

In Memory Of James Jaeschke Rhett M. Del Campo

In Honor Of Martha Evans Richardson Joan and Terry Oxford

In Honor Of The Partners of Rothstein Donatelli LLP Richard W. Hughes

In Memory Of Francis White Lynn F. Lee

In Memory Of Mike Armer Loretta Armer In Memory Of Nina and Scott Rasmussen Lowell Mark Carver In Memory Of Nina Hinson Rasmussen Norman and Suzanne George In Memory Of Sharon Cooper Phyllis Lehmberg Ms. Ann MacVicar In Memory Of The Rev. Paul E. Strid Karen Sine Pound Janice L. Mayer In Memory Of Thomas R. Kasdorf Kim E. Hogan

ENCORE SOCIETY

ESTATE GIFTS

We salute the foresight and generosity of the following individuals who have chosen to indicate support for the Desert Chorale in their estate plans.

The Desert Chorale has been the grateful recipient of the following estate gifts from these generous patrons.

Rev. Talitha Arnold Dorothy B. Davis Margaret Edwards Halley Faust Douglas Gould Dorothy Harroun Lynn F. Lee Nancy and Raymond Lutz Charles MacKay and Cam McCluskey Janice L. Mayer Thomas F. McGuire† Jerome B. Nelson Susan Noel Margaret K. Norton Don and Sally Roberts Nadine Stafford Brooke Bandfield Taylor Bradley and Patricia Thompson Brahna and Janusz Wilczynski Margaret Wright † in memoriam

Margaret Arrott Lawrence Bandfield John de Beer Martin Dieter James Elston Robert Fisher Arnold and Evelyn Kupec Ian McKee Dorothea Morgan Nina Hinson Rasmussen and Dr. Scott Rasmussen Paul Resnick Joseph P. Schitter Ann Marie Shaw Robert C. Smith Frances and Hywel White

Encore

SOCIETY

Watercolor painting: Aija Jundi

Encore! is French for “Again!”;

While we endeavor to appropriately recognize all of our donors in the program book, please inform us if we have inadvertently omitted your name or listed it incorrectly by emailing development@ desertchorale.org.

a request for repetition or reappearance made by an audience; a second achievement that surpasses the first.

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale cordially invites you to join the Encore Society. Formerly known as the Legacy Circle, the Encore Society recognizes and honors all those who support us through planned giving and/or estate gifts.

Planned giving, or legacy giving, refers to the tools and techniques by which you make a charitable gift during or after your lifetime to take full advantage of current tax laws and make a substantial donation to the Desert Chorale.

There are many ways you can make a planned gift to the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Whether you give during your lifetime or from your estate, you will receive our deep appreciation and this simple word of praise again and again:

Encore!

Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer, Janette Yeatts, and Stan Yeatts. Photo: Enrico Lagasca

To learn more and join the Encore Society please contact us by mail, telephone, or e-mail: 311 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM • 505-988-2282 info@desertchorale.org • desertchorale.org

EST.

1919

Family Owned

Photo: S. K. Yeatts

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE

ALL-NIGHT VIGIL OP. 37

JULY 17 - AUGUST 4

2022 SUMMER FESTIVAL

Conducted by JOSHUA HABERMANN

Mediterranea:

Three Faiths, One Music

Mystics & Mavericks A Celebration of Womens’ Works Program sponsored by Sallie Bingham

The Sounding Sea

Transcendental Reflections on Water

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SPECIAL THANKS Michelle Bonito, Arizona Lithographers Ann Meier Baker and Anya Nykyforiak, Art Works, National Endowment for the Arts Rev. Timothy A. Martinez, Carmen Flórez-Mansi, and Tom Mansi, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi The Honorable Alan Webber, Mayor, and Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Director of Arts and Culture Department, City of Santa Fe Stan Ford, fotos by ford Sue Carr and Beverly Kellam, Interfaith Community Shelter Kathlene Ritch, KHFM Felicia and Daniel Morrow Kenneth E. Romero, Linda Bencomo, and Shauna Shannon, New Mexico Bank & Trust Sarah and James Nickerson Marc Choyt, Reflective Jewelry

Tracy Mobley-Martinez, Editor, Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo The Reverend Canon Robin D. Dodge, Fr. Jim Gordon, Canon Mark Edw. Childers, and Donna Lukacs, The Church of the Holy Faith S. K. Yeatts, Sky Studios Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego, Senator Peter Wirth, Representative Brian Egolf, and Michelle Laflamme-Childs, The State of New Mexico Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. Representative from the State of New Mexico Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Senator from the State of New Mexico Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator from the State of New Mexico

SFDC 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. 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. If you would like to join the Ambassadors, please contact Nadine Philips by emailing nadine@desertchorale.org. Thank you.

Kenneth Alan Collins Shirley Anderson Diana Baker Hugh Balaam Terry Beery Ken Beier Sue Benedict Christine Bishop Sheryl Brewer Susan Breyer Nan Burke Elaine Cheesman Susie Cheney Mireya Cirici Jane & Brad Clements Christine Cloyd Donna Clark Judith Costlow Charlene Cox-Clifton Rebecca Dempsey Kathryn Doko Patricia Emerson Doug and Laura Escue Gwen and Ralph Fuller KC Garrett Pam Gilchrist Eileen Gorman Janet Harris Shari Hirst Victoria Hudimac Rose Ann James Diane Johnston Anna Katherine Bo Keppel Donna Ketcheson

Barbara Kuzminska Joan Lamarque Ann LeMay Dolores Lopez Hampton Mabry Ann MacVicar Cristine Marchand Arin McKenna Birgittie McLaughlin Karen Meador Barbara Michael Estelle Miller Linda Miller Kathy Moore-Gregory Ellen Morris Bond Marie Newsom Barbara Nicholson Lib O’Brien Thomas O’Brien Tina Ossorgin Carole Owens Mary Partlow Linda Pasternacki Jonathan Patton Cindy Piatt Susan Pippin Ross Pope Madeline Pryor Chantal Quincy Nyla and Larry Rasmussen Donna Rigano Laurie Romero Pat Roach Barbara Roush Karren Sahler

Elizabeth & John Schwitz Diana Segara Helen Senesac Sandy Sparks Lynn Spray Linda Stanford Allen and Andrea Steele Erin Taylor Alice Tinkle Jolanta Tuzel Isolina Viloria Sue Watts Ginny White Gwen, Roger and Isaac Wiens Linda Wieseman MarySue Williams John and Jean Withers Judy Costlow, Ambassador. Photo: Kathryn Schwaar

Rev. Hampton Mabry, Ambassador. Photo: Chelsea Call

Diana Baker, Ambassador. Photo: Zina Jundi

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

6TH ANNUAL

Photo: Zina Jundi

SANTA FE

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UNDERWRITTEN BY STEPHEN AND JANE HOCHBERG

SPRING 2022

A choral workshop open to singers of all backgrounds led by Artistic Director Joshua Habermann.

(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.

Angela Gabriel

Sarah Nickerson

Co-Director, Hearts in Harmony Program

Co-Director, Hearts in Harmony Program Photo: Kate Russell

Hearts in Harmony Co-Directors Angela Gabriel and Sarah Nickerson lead the weekly choral program at the Interfaith Community Shelter. Now celebrating its 4th year, guests, staff, and volunteers join together to create a sense of community through song.

We are grateful for the generous support of the Mission and Outreach Committee of The Church of the Holy Faith, the Santa Fe Community Foundation, The Candyman Strings & Things, and an anonymous donor whose recent $9,000 matching gift encouraged 26 additional donors to support the program.

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commissioning CLUB JOIN THE DESERT CHORALE’S COMMISSIONING CLUB AND IMPACT CONCERT PROGRAMMING. Support the composers of our time by joining SFDC’s Commissioning Club today! commissioned

The Commissioning Club works to identify and advance emerging composers, to expand the choral canon for choruses around the world, and to ensure the legacy of the Desert Chorale as one of the country’s leading chamber choirs.

The Club builds on the Desert Chorale’s rich tradition: in its 39 years, SFDC has commissioned 28 works by 25 composers. A composer for the 2024 programming season will be chosen after reviewing scores and listening to selections suggested by Artistic Director = Joshua Habermann.

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Photo: Zina Jundi

If you would like your donation to be attributed to a specific need, please contact Emma Marzen, Executive Director by calling (505) 988-2282 or by e-mailing emma@desertchorale.org.

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