2022 Santa Fe Desert Chorale Winter Festival Program

A CEREMONY OF CAROLS

PERFORMANCE VENUES & INFORMATION

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 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 6:00 pm or on Sundays.

Church of the Holy Faith

311 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM

Parking available in the private lot at the church.

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 pm.

Immanuel Presbyterian Church

114 Carlisle Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM

Immanuel Presbyterian has two dedicated lots accessible from Hermosa Drive: one adjacent to the church, the other across the street at the corner of Silver Avenue.

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 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.

Recycle and Reuse

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.

Photo: Zina Jundi

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.

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Santa Fe Desert Chorale receives generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Arts (a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs), New Mexico Bank & Trust, New Mexico Humanities Council, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe Selection, and other individuals, corporations, and foundations.

For a full list of donors, please see pages 29 through 32.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Venue Information 2

Welcome from the Executive Director 4

Board of Directors, 7 Staff, and Artistic Services

About the Desert Chorale and 8 Historic Milestones

A Ceremony of Carols 10 Program Notes 13 Texts & Translations 14 Encore Society 21

Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director 23

2022 Winter Festival Guest Artist 23 2022 Winter Festival Artists 24 2023 Season Announcement 26

Pop-up Carols 27 Donor Honor Roll 29 In Memoriam 32

Santa Fe Sings! 33 Commissioning Club 34 Fund-A-Need 34 Special Thanks 35

SFDC Ambassadors 35 Advertiser Index 35

The 2022 Winter Festival Program Book is sponsored by a generous anonymous donor. The complete digital program book may be found at desertchorale.org

SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE

311 East Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 988-2282 desertchorale.org

Cover photo: Sakkmesterke

Joshua Habermann | Artistic Director

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

Season’s greetings, and welcome to our 2022 Winter Festival, A Ceremony of Carols. As you anxiously await the start of the concert, I wanted to share the impact of your support on the Desert Chorale, and give you a preview of our forthcoming 2023 Summer and Winter Festival programs.

Forty years ago, Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield realized his groundbreaking vision when he founded one of the first fully professional choirs in the nation right here in New Mexico: your Santa Fe Desert Chorale. It is thanks to your continued love and dedication that we have been able to continue carrying forward Larry’s legacy of transcendent choral music in the Land of Enchantment for these past four decades.

This year alone, your support enabled us to:

Enhance Your Patron Experience

You may have noticed that we launched our new website (desertchorale.org) on June 30th. However, this is not our only recent improvement. Our organization has invested in significant technological upgrades to enhance your ticketbuying and gift-making experiences while enabling our staff to focus more on our artistic and community engagement programming. Additionally, we have added new employees to our team in recent months which has further increased our ability to reach and expand our organizational goals.

Expand Our Community Initiatives

Our Insights & Sounds program returned in a new musical symposium format on July 26th at the historic Acequia Madre House, featuring experts and organizations from Santa Fe and beyond. We also shared our Pre-Concert Lecture Series for free online, along with newly included Q&A sessions with each of our expert lecturers. This December, we are thrilled to share for the first time a special winter season talk given by Dr. Maxine Thévenot, which will be available through our website from December 10th-January 15th. Visit desertchorale.org/tickets to learn more and register today.

Welcome!

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Emma Marzen

Returning this winter are the free and wonderfully popular Outdoor Pop-up Carols series across Santa Fe on December 13th and 17th, along with a new Choral Workshop at the New Mexico School for the Arts on December 14th, sponsored in-part by New Mexico Bank & Trust. We are grateful to engage deeply with our community during this holiday season.

Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that our beloved choral workshop Santa Fe Sings! will return in the spring of 2023. Further information will be available soon; be the first to know by signing up for our email list

Celebrate Our Ruby Anniversary

For the first time in recent history, and in celebration of our 40th Anniversary, the full 24-voice Chorale presented an exclusive, intimate concert for our most dedicated supporters during our Ruby Celebration Gala at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado. No fundraising requests were made at this event—we simply enjoyed wonderful food, wine, cocktails, and a fabulous performance by the entire Desert Chorale. We were also thrilled to honor our 2022 Angel Award recipients, Stephen and Jane Hochberg (see photo next page), and Civic Leadership Award recipient, Patricia Salazar Ives of Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP for their many contributions to the Chorale.

Be sure to save the date: next year’s event will take place on Thursday, July 20, 2023. We hope you will join us!

Support Our Future

To ensure the Chorale’s next 40 years, we have launched the Encore Society, a new planned giving recognition program. Our recently-created Endowment Fund, accepting both current and planned gifts, will help guarantee the health and stability of the music you love for years to come. We hope you will consider including the Chorale in your plans and join the Encore Society today (desertchorale.org/planned-giving).

Forge Ahead

As we produced this year’s programming, we continued to prepare for the future. The Board of Directors and Executive Leadership finalized a new strategic plan on May 26, 2022, expanding the Chorale’s planning horizon to 2027. The plan centers on Artistic Excellence, Sustainability, Diversity, and Collegiality to not only continue and further the work of the past 40 years, but also to ensure our future vitality. We are delighted to enact our goals with a stronger foundation than ever before, and we look forward to expanding upon the artistic vision Larry Bandfield set into motion.

2023 Concert Programming

Our upcoming summer festival will consist of three unique concert programs: The Tudors and the Medici, highlighting the artistic impact of these two dynastic families; The American Immigrant Experience, exploring how their contributions have influenced and defined our nation’s music (including our 2023 commissioned work by Grammy-nominated composer Kile Smith); and The Ecstasies Above, featuring a double string quartet and organ performing two virtuosic works by George Frideric Handel and Tarik O’Regan. A Glimpse of Snow and Evergreen, our winter festival, will honor the beauty of New Mexico’s mountain winter landscape and the traditions we keep at that special time of the year.

Tickets for our 2023 season go on sale December 15, 2022 at desertchorale.org/tickets or by calling (505) 988-2282, ext. 0. If you are interested in 2023 festival and artist sponsorships, please contact Nichole Carnevale by nichole@desertchorale.org.

A Community of Giving

These past 40 years have only been possible due to the generosity of an immense circle of supporters. We are here and thriving thanks to the multitude of artists, Board members, Ambassadors, employees, ticket buyers, community partners, donors, grantors, and all others who

have shared in the beauty and power of great choral music with us since 1982. We additionally offer thanks to those who have offered their homes to our artists, hosted events, and all who support us in-kind. We are deeply grateful to all of our incredible sponsors and Desert Chorale Circle members whom you will see listed throughout this book for their dedication to the Chorale. They empower us to create the music you love year after year.

As our 40th anniversary comes to a close, we are seeking your help to ensure the continued advancement of our efforts. Ticket sales alone are not enough to fund the work of the Desert Chorale. It is your continued, steadfast support and generosity which allows us to excite, engage, and inspire diverse audiences with the beauty and power of great choral music. To secure the vitality of your Santa Fe Desert Chorale, we kindly ask that you consider a donation to our annual fund today. A contribution envelope is included in the centerfold of this program for your convenience. Please visit our website at desertchorale.org/support to explore our donor benefits, ways to give, and learn more about additional ways you can support the work of the Chorale.

On behalf of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale Board of Directors, artists, and staff, thank you for supporting one of the nation’s finest chamber choirs in the Land of Enchantment throughout these forty years. We wish you peace and joy this winter season, and hope you enjoy the performance.

With gratitude and warmest wishes, Emma Marzen | Executive Director

P.S. To make a year-end gift online, please visit desertchorale.org/donate by December 31st. Thank you.

Photos: Tira Howard Photography

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF, AND ARTISTIC SERVICES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Barry Lyerly, President

Jeffrey C. Fort, J.D., Vice President

Catherine Gronquist, Treasurer

Greg Dove, Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Murray Bern, M.D.

Tom Conner

Chris Frenk

Diane Graves

Jessie Groothuis, M.D.

Joshua Habermann*

Chelsea Helm, Singer Representative*

Stephen Hochberg

Hon. Barbara J. Houser (Ret.)

Sheryl Kelsey, Ph.D.

Emma Marzen*

Fraser A. McAlpine

Carmen Paradis

Cathy Sickles

Patricia Stanley Suzanne Timble

Susie Wilson, D.M.A.

Stan Yeatts

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Mary G. Brennan

David A. Bueschel

Mark Edw. Childers

Margie Edwards

Kirk Ellis

Allison Elston†

John Greenspan†

Kathleen Davison Lebeck, J.D.

Lynn F. Lee

William H. Lynn

Dorothy Massey

Ian McKee†

Haydock Miller†

Margaret K. Norton

Jane Clayton Oakes

Mary Lou Padilla, Ph.D.

Nina Hinson Rasmussen†

Don Roberts†

Brooke Bandfield Taylor

Jane Thomson

Frances White†

Brahna Lauger Wilczynski

Mac Wright†

*ex-officio member † in memoriam

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director

Emma Marzen, Executive Director

Joanna Armstrong, Marketing & Communications Manager

Robin Brinegar, Audience & Community Engagement Coordinator

Nichole Carnevale, Development & Accounting Manager

Lydia Milá Garmaier, Administrative Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator

Tina Gibson, C.P.A., Accounting Consultant

Enrico Lagasca, Digital Content Manager

Courtney Lawson, Company Manager

Isabelle Lindsey, Assistant Company Manager

Michael Lysinger, Artist Liaison

Amanda Sidebottom, Operations Director

ARTISTIC SERVICES

Zina Jundi, Adverti-Zing!

Sean Johnson, Mesa Creative Solutions

Matthew “Kabby” Kabakoff, Kabakoff Sound Studios

Jennifer Kuyper, Jentech Marketing

Clarissa Lovato, Elevate Media

Gabriella Marks Photography

Tira Howard Photography

West 40th Media

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

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 Strength 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 topnotch, 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.”

Artistic Director Joshua Habermann, now in his fourteenth season, leads the Desert 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. Now in its 40th year, the

HISTORIC MILESTONES

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 Desert 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. In addition to their annual winter and summer seasons in New Mexico, the Chorale has presented several concert programs in Dallas and performed in regional ACDA conferences in Los Angeles and Chicago. Another highlight was an invitational appearance at the 2015 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, which was later broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio. In 2021, the Chorale began offering full video recordings through their streaming service, Desert Chorale TV, sharing the beauty and power of choral music to a wider audience across the country and around the world.

Photo: Zina Jundi

1982 Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield founded the first professional vocal ensemble in New Mexico

First winter concert series

Dennis Shrock named Artistic Director

Linda Mack named Artistic Director

Inaugural season of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, at Santuario de Guadalupe

First world premiere—Robert Beckhard’s The Fountain of Bliss

Joshua Habermann named Artistic Director

Awarded Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts

Throughout its history, the Desert 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 29 works by 26 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 selects and funds 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 the Center for Contemporary Arts, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival, Museum of International Folk Art, Acequia Madre House, International Folk Art Market, The Santa Fe Watershed Association, Tomorrow’s Women and galleries throughout Santa Fe, among others. Several of these organizations and other community partners came together in the summer of 2022 for the Chorale’s inaugural Insights & Sounds Symposium, an event filled with interdisciplinary dialogue through the lens of choral music.

Through its community engagement programming, the Desert Chorale partners with other musical, artistic, social service, and educational organizations in Santa Fe and beyond. This December the Desert Chorale hosted its first choral workshop for students at the New Mexico School for the Arts, and will continue to expand this work in the future.

Hearts

Founding

Video recordings of entire concerts available to stream on Desert Chorale TV at watch.desertchorale.org

First Santa Fe Sings! community singing event

Keep Our Voices Singing Campaign raises over $400,000

Invitation to perform in the ACDA National Conference

The Road Home album launched at No. 3 on the Billboard Classical Chart

July 20th declared “Santa Fe Desert Chorale Day” by former Governor Susana Martinez

in Harmony program begins at the Interfaith Community Shelter

of the Commissioning Club (see p. 34)

Photos from left clockwise: Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield conducting the early Desert Chorale; Linda Mack leading the Chorale; Conductor Linda Mack (2004-2007); Conductor Dennis Schrock (1999-2003); Conductor Lawrence Bandfield (1983-1998).

Photos: Santa Fe Desert Chorale archives.

A CEREMONY OF CAROLS

Ringing in the season with Benjamin Britten’s choral masterpiece alongside holiday favorites

Pre-concert Lecturer: Maxine Thévenot, D.M.A. Pre-concert talks are now virtual and free to the public. Register online at desertchorale.org/tickets.

Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 1 pm

Cristo Rey Catholic Church

Sunday, December 11, 2022 | 4 pm Immanuel Presbyterian Church - Albuquerque

Thursday, December 15, 2022 | 5:30 pm Carols & Cocktails—Special Event

Church of the Holy Faith and La Posada de Santa Fe

Friday, December 16, 2022 | 7:30 pm

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Sponsored by Sue Noel

Saturday, December 17, 2022 | 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Sunday, December 18, 2022 | 4 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Sponsored by Phyllis Lehmberg

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Thursday, December 22, 2022 | 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

GENERAL WINTER SPONSORS

Rick Andrew and Diane Buchanan Anne and Tom Conner Gregory Dove

enjamin Britten’s iconic work, A Ceremony of Carols, is the crowning jewel of this year’s Winter Festival. Harpist Emily Levin of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra joins the Chorale, unifying yuletide Middle English and Latin texts with intricate harp accompaniment. While originally written for treble voices, all 24 professional Desert Chorale artists will bring this cherished work to life. Beloved seasonal choral treasures round out this program and joyfully conclude the Desert Chorale’s 40th Anniversary. Pre-concert lecture sponsored by Steven Kerchoff

Emily Levin, Harp, sponsored by Diane and Bill Graves Winter Festival Video Recording for Desert Chorale TV: sponsored by Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro

2022 WINTER FESTIVAL sponsored by Catherine and Guy Gronquist

CONCERT PROGRAM

Joshua Habermann, conductor

Andrew Crane, assistant conductor

Emily Levin, harp

A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Procession

Wolcum Yole!

There is No Rose That Yongë Child Balulalow

As Dew in Aprille

This Little Babe

In Freezing Winter Night Spring Carol Deo Gracias

Ecce Vicit Leo Peter Phillips (1561-1628)

little tree Steve Heitzeg (b. 1959)

Alleluia, Dies Sanctificatus William Hawley (b. 1950)

O Magnum Mysterium Wayne Oquin (b. 1977)

From Carols and Lullabies, Christmas in the Southwest: Conrad Susa (1935-2013)

Oh Mi Belén

El Desembre Congelat Alegría

Away in a Manger arr. Ola Gjeilo

A Spotless Rose Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

O Holy Night arr. Ryan Nowlin

Angels We Have Heard on High arr. Donald McCullough

Photo left page: Twilight view of Sankt Sebastian pilgrimage church Bavaria, Germany by Minnystock; photos top right: Light; Lucian Milasan; Eyemark

In the spring of 1942, Benjamin Britten, together with his partner Peter Pears, booked passage to return from the United States to England. The journey was difficult and dangerous due to the presence of German U-Boats patrolling the Atlantic. The ship made a stop in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Britten purchased a copy of The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems, which seems to have been the source of the inspiration to set a group of Christmas poems to music during the ocean crossing. Britten wrote to a friend with characteristic humor: “one had to alleviate the boredom!” The resulting collection of seven carols was later expanded to a ten-movement work, including an interlude for solo harp.

The resulting work, A Ceremony of Carols, is one of the most iconic and beloved pieces in the choral canon. The piece is deceptively challenging, requiring not only flexible and sensitive singers, but also a virtuoso harpist capable of bringing out the full potential of the instrument. The Desert Chorale is fortunate to be joined in these performances by Emily Levin, harpist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Ceremony was written originally for treble voices, and then later adapted by Julius Harrison for mixed choirs. These performances feature a hybrid of the original high-voice version with those movements where Harrison’s adaptation works especially well for the inclusion of tenors and basses.

After the Britten, we hear another British composer, Peter Phillips, whose double choir setting of Ecce Vicit Leo is a perfect showpiece for the agility and power of the Desert Chorale. From there we hear two contemporary American pieces for harp and choir: Steven Heitzeg’s tender setting of e.e. Cummings poem little tree, and the mellifluous Alleluia, Dies Sanctificatus by William Hawley.

The inclusion of an O Magnum Mysterium setting is a long-standing Desert Chorale tradition. This year we hear American composer Wayne Oquin, a Juilliard School faculty member whose music has been performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Oquin’s setting is notable for its tender opening and delightful changes of harmony, reflecting the mystery and wonder of the Christmas story.

A CEREMONY OF CAROLS PROGRAM NOTES

Spain boasts a rich repertoire of carols, many of which made their way to the Americas via the Spanish empire. Next we hear three settings from Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, sung in both Spanish and Catalan, the language spoken in the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula.

Our program closes with three traditional carols and a newly composed carol-anthem by the British composer Herbert Howells, who, as a contemporary of Benjamin Britten, brings us back to where we began. Each of these well-loved melodies has a rich history and strong association with the traditions associated with these longest nights of the year. May they bring you comfort and joy in this holiday season.

— Joshua Habermann

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

Procession (sung in Latin)

Hodie Christus natus est: Today Christ is born; Hodie Salvator apparuit: Today a Savior has appeared; Hodie in terra canunt angeli: Today angels are singing on earth; Laetantur archangeli: Archangels are playing; Hodie exsultant justi dicentes: Today the righteous exult, saying: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Alleluia! Glory to God in the highest, Alleluia!

Wolcum Yole!*

Wolcum, Wolcum Wolcum be thou hevenè king Wolcum Yole!

Wolcum, born in one morning Wolcum for whom we sall sing!

Wolcum be ye Stevene and Jon Wolcum Innocentes every one Wolcum, Thomas marter one Wolcum, be ye, Good Newe Yere Wolcum Twelfth Day both in fere* Wolcum, seintes lefe and dere* Wolcum Yole!

Candelmesse, Quene of bliss Wolcum bothe to more and lesse Wolcum be ye that are here Wolcum Yole!

Wolcum alle and make good cheer Wolcum alle another yere Wolcum Yole! Wolcum!

translations:

*Wolcum Yole=Welcome Yule; in fere=altogether; lefe and dere=loved and dear

There is No Rose

There is no rose of such virtue as is the rose that bare Jesu. Alleluia, alleluia.

For in this rose conteinèd was heaven and earth in little space, Res miranda, res miranda (wondrous miracle)

By that rose we may well see there be one God in persons three, Pares forma, pares forma (sharing one form)

The angels sungen the shepherds to: Gloria in excelsis, gloria in excelsis Deo (glory to God in the highest)

Gaudeamus, gaudeamus (let us rejoice) Leave we all this worldly mirth, and follow we this joyful birth. Transeamus, transeamus, transeamus (let us cross over)

Photos: Tira Howard Photography

That Yongë Childe

That Yongë Child when it gan weep with song she lulled him asleep: That was so sweet a melody it passèd alle minstrelsy*.

The nightingale sang also: her song is hoarse and nought thereto: Whoso attendeth to her song and leaveth the first then doth he wrong. *passèd alle minstrelsy=surpasses all musical telling

Balulalow

O my dear heart, young Jesu sweet, prepare thy cradle in my sp’rit, And I shall rock thee to my heart, and never more from thee depart. But I shall praise thee evermore with songes sweet unto thy gloir; The knees of my heart shall I bow, And sing that right Balulalow.

— James, John and Robert Wedderburn (16th-century)

As Dew in Aprille

I sing of a maiden That is makèles*: King of all kings To her son she ches*.

He came al so stille There his moder was, As dew in Aprille That falleth on the grass.

He came al so stille to his moder’s bour As dew in Aprille that falleth on the flour.

This Little Babe

He came al so stille There his moder lay, As dew in Aprille That falleth on the spray.

Moder and mayden was never none but she; Well may such a lady Goddes moder be. *makèles=matchless; ches=chose

This little Babe so few days old, is come to rifle Satan’s fold; All hell doth at his presence quake, though he himself for cold do shake; For in this weak unarmed wise the gates of hell he will surprise.

With tears he fights and wins the field, His naked breast stands for a shield; His battering shot are babish cries, His arrows looks of weeping eyes, His martial ensigns Cold and Need, and feeble Flesh his warrior’s steed.

His camp is pitched in a stall, His bulwark but a broken wall; The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes; of shepherds he his muster makes; And thus, as sure his foe to wound, the angels’ trumps alarum sound.

My soul, with Christ join thou in fight; stick to the tents that he hath pight. Within his crib is surest ward; this little Babe will be thy guard. If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy, then flit not from this heavenly Boy.

— Robert Southwell (1561-1595)

In Freezing Winter Night

Behold, a silly tender babe, in freezing winter night, In homely manger trembling lies. Alas, a piteous sight!

The inns are full; no man will yield this little pilgrim bed But forced he is with silly beasts in crib to shroud his head.

This stable is a Prince’s court, this crib his chair of State; The beasts are parcel of his pomp, the wooden dish his plate. The persons in that poor attire His royal liveries wear; The Prince himself is come from heaven; this pomp is prized there. With joy approach, O Christian wight, do homage to thy King, And highly praise his humble pomp, which he from Heaven doth bring.

— Robert Southwell (1561-1595)

Spring Carol

Pleasure it is to hear iwis*, the birdès sing, The deer in the dale, the sheep in the vale, the corn springing. God’s purveyance for sustenance, it is for man. Then we always to give him praise, and thank him then.

*iwis=certainly

— William Cornish (1465-1523)

Deo Gracias

Deo gracias! Deo gracias! (Thanks be to God) Adam lay ybounden*, bounden in a bond; Four thousand winter thought he not too long. Deo gracias!

And all was for an apple, an apple that he took, As clerkès finden* written in their book. Deo gracias!

Ne had the apple taken been*, the apple taken been, Ne had never our lady a been heavenly queen. Blessed be the time that apple taken was. Therefore we moun singen (let us sing) Deo gracias!

*bounden=captive; as clerkès finden=as scholars find; ne had the apple taken been=had the apple not been taken

Ecce Vicit Leo (sung in Latin)

Ecce vicit Leo de tribu Juda radix David aperire librum et solvere septem signacula eius. Alleluia.

Dignus est Agnus que occisus est, accipere virtutem, et divinitatem, et sapientiam, et fortitudinem, et honorem et gloriam, et benedictionem. Alleluia.

Behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah

The root of David has prevailed to open the book and loose the seven seals thereof. Alleluia.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power, and godliness, and wisdom, and strength, and honor and glory, and blessing. Alleluia.

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

little tree

little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see i will comfort you because you smell so sweetly i will kiss your cool bark and hug you safe and tight just as your mother would, only don’t be afraid look the spangles that sleep all the year in a dark box dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine, the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads, put up your little arms and I’ll give them all to you to hold every finger shall have its ring and there won’t be a single place dark or unhappy then when you’re quite dressed you’ll stand in the window for everyone to see and how they’ll stare! oh, but you’ll be very proud and my little sister and i will take hands and looking up at our beautiful tree we’ll dance and sing “Noel Noel!”

— e.e. cummings (1894-1962)

Alleluia, Dies Sanctificatus (sung in Latin)

Alleluia, alleluia, dies sanctificatus illuxit nobis. Venite gentes et adorate Dominum: Quia hodie descendit lux magna super terram. Alleluia.

O Magnum Mysterium (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 Mi Belén (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.

Alleluia, alleluia, a holy day has dawned for us. Come people, and worship the Lord: For today a great light has descended to Earth. 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.

O 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, in darkness and daylight.

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

El Desembre Congelat (sung in Catalan)

El desembre congelat, confús es retira. Abril de flors coronat, tot el món admira, Quan en un jardí d’amor neix una divina flor D’una rosa bella fecunda y poncella.

El primer Pare causá la nit tenevrosa Que a tot el món ofusca la vista penosa. Mes en una mitja nit brilla el sol que n’es eixit D’una bella aurora que el cel enamora.

El més de maig ha florit sense ser encara Un lliri blanc y polit, de fragancia rara. Que per tot el món se sent de Llevant fins a Ponent, Tota sa dulçura, i olor amb ventura.

Alegría (sung in Spanish)

Hacia Belén se encaminan María con su amante esposo, Llevando en su compañía un todo Dios poderoso. En cuanto a Belén llegaron, posada el punto pidieron, Nadie les quiso hospedar, porque tan pobres les vieron.

Los pajarillos del bosque al ver pasar los esposos, Les cantaban melodías con sus trinos harmoniosos.

¡Alegría, alegría, alegría, alegría, alegría y placer!

Que la Virgen va de paso con su esposo hacia Belén.

Away in a Manger

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes. I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky And stay by my side until morning is nigh.

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me I pray. Bless all the dear children in thy tender care And fit us for heaven to live with thee there.

Frozen December retreats, confounded. April wears a flower crown, all the world admiring, From a garden filled with love springs a divine flower From a beautiful, fertile rose.

God the Father made the dim night Darkening all the world, a heavy and fearful sight. But at darkest midnight shines the sun Of a beautiful dawn, enchanting the skies.

The month of May has flowered, not yet fully A tidy and white lily of rare fragrance That is felt throughout the world, from the rising to the setting sun In sweet aroma and good fortune.

Walking towards Bethlehem, Mary, with her loving husband; Accompanied by an all-powerful God. When they arrived in Bethlehem they were searching for a haven No one would house them, for they were so poor. The songbirds of the forest, seeing the couple pass, Serenaded them with their melodies, with their harmonious chirping. Happiness, happiness, happiness, happiness, happiness and joy!

For the Virgin is making her way with her husband toward Bethlehem.

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

A Spotless Rose

A spotless Rose is blowing Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers’ foreshowing, Of Jesse’s promised fruit; Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter And in the dark midnight.

The Rose which I am singing, Whereof Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springing In Mary, purest Maid; For through our God’s great love and might The blessed babe she bare us In a cold, cold winter’s night.

O Holy Night

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees! O hear the angel voices! O night divine, o night when Christ was born; O night divine, o holy night, o night divine.

Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother, And in His name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name. Christ is the Lord, o praise His name forever, His power and glory evermore proclaim!

— Placide Cappeau (1808-1877) trans. John S. Dwight

Angels We Have Heard on High

Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply echo back their joyous strains.

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds why this jubilee? Why your joyous songs prolong? Say what may the tidings be which inspire your heavenly song. Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Come to Bethlehem and see him whose birth the angels sing Come adore on bended on knee Christ the Lord the newborn King.

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Encore SOCIETY

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:

We look forward to your joining our Encore Society. To learn more or to inform us of your plans, please call (505) 988-2282 or visit desertchorale.org/planned-giving

Watercolor painting: Aija Jundi

Encore is French for “ Again”; a request for repetition or reappearance made by an audience; a second achievement that surpasses the first.

Joshua Habermann is in his fourteenth season as Artistic Director of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Since joining the ensemble he has broadened its repertoire to include not only a cappella literature but also choral-orchestral masterworks and unique concert experiences that combine music, images, poetry and the spoken word. In 2015 the Desert Chorale was a featured performer at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in Dancing the Mystery, a program featuring the poetry of Sufi masters Rumi and Hafiz.

Habermann has led honor choirs and choral festivals in North and Latin America, Europe and Asia. As a singer (tenor) he has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (Eugene, Oregon), and Conspirare (Austin, Texas). 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.

From 2011-2022, Joshua Habermann served as director of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where he prepared the 200-voice chorus for classical 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 ACDA national convention in 2013. Recent international collaborations include performances of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and Duruflé’s Requiem with the Swedish Radio Orchestra, as well as tour performances in Spain, France, Sweden, Estonia and Finland.

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 received international

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Joshua Habermann

engagements in Havana, Cuba, and undertook concert tours in Germany, the Czech Republic, and China. National invitations include the Waging Peace Festival in Eugene, Oregon, multiple appearances at the California Music Educators Convention, and an appearance at the American Choral Directors Association regional convention in 2008.

From 2008-2011 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 ACDA convention and collaborations with the New World Symphony and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in music of Ives, Schubert and Beethoven. During this same period Habermann led the Masterchorale of South Florida in performances of masterworks such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn’s Creation, and Mozart’s Requiem.

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.

2022 WINTER FESTIVAL GUEST ARTIST

Emily Levin

Harpist

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

A complete biography of Emily Levin may be found at desertchorale.org/our-people

Joshua Habermann Photo: Tira Howard Photography

Photo: Dario Acosta

2022 WINTER FESTIVAL ARTISTS

A complete list of the biographies of our 2022 Winter Festival Artists may be found on desertchorale.org/our-people.

SOPRANOS

Hayden Eberhart (4th Season)

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Current Residence: Albuquerque, NM

MaryRuth Miller (1st Season)

Hometown: West Columbia, SC

Current Residence: San Diego, CA

Savannah Porter (2nd Season)

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

Current Residence: Provo, UT

Kathryn Radakovich (6th Season)

Hometown: Lewiston, ID

Current Residence: Philadelphia, PA

Kathlene Ritch (14th Season)

Hometown: Kerrville, TX

Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM

Kathlene

ALTOS

Sarah Brauer (15th Season)

Hometown: Portland, OR

Current Residence: Eugene, OR

Mindy Ella Chu (3rd Season)

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Alissa Ruth Suver (5th Season)

Hometown: Lexington, OH

Current Residence: Fort Worth, TX

Jenna Hernandez McLean (1st Season)

Hometown: Coppell, TX

Current Residence: Dallas, TX

Heather McMurray (8th Season)

Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA

Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO

Kerry Ginger (7th Season)

Hometown: Portland, OR

Current Residence: Chattanooga, TN

Sarah

Nickerson (14th Season)

Hometown: Fargo, ND

Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM

Photo: Summer Maulden

Photo: Ethan DePuy

Photo: Adrian Kirtley

Photo: Lindsey J. Hiles Photography

Photo: Josie Fish Photo

Photo: Blue Rose Photography

Photo: Kristian Punturere

Photo: GB Photographers

Savannah Porter is sponsored by Laurie Meyer

Jenna Hernandez McLean is sponsored by Sara J. McKenzie

Photo: Olivia Ockey

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

Photo: Kate Russell

Photo: Kelly Maxwell

Alissa Ruth Suver is sponsored by Roxanne Howe-Murphy and James Murphy

Hayden Eberhart is sponsored by Jane and Ernest Godlove

Ritch is sponsored by Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan

Sarah Nickerson is sponsored by Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro

George Case (10th Season)

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Current Residence: Santa Fe, NM

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David Kurtenbach Rivera (3rd Season)

Hometown: Lincoln, NE

Current Residence: San Francisco, CA

Aaron Cates (1st Season)

Hometown: Charleston, SC

Current Residence: Washington DC

Steven Berlanga (4th Season)

Hometown: Salinas, CA

Current Residence: Salinas, CA

Bradley Naylor (14th Season)

Hometown: Houston, TX

Current Residence: Athens, OH

TENORS

Erik Gustafson (7th Season)

Hometown: Portland, OR

Current Residence: Chattanooga, TN

Fernando Muñoz (2nd Season)

Hometown: Bakersfield, CA

Current Residence: Riverside, CA

Edmund Connolly (2nd Season)

Hometown: Oxford, UK

Current Residence: Albuquerque, NM

Gregório Taniguchi (8th Season)

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Current Residence: New York, NY

BASSES

Harrison Hintzsche (1st Season)

Hometown: DeKalb, IL

Current Residence: New Haven, CT

Devon Russo (1st Season)

Hometown: North Kingstown, RI

Current Residence: Providence, RI

Ross Tamaccio (3rd Season)

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Current Residence: Baltimore, MD

Photo: Sean Fitzpatrick

Photo: Jonathan Cole

Photo: Matthew Fried Photography

Photo: Wiley Jung

Photo: Think Harris Photography

Photo: Abigail Aguilar

Photo: Jesse Dufault

Photo: Britt Olsen-Ecker

Photo: Marc Cadiente

Photo: Jon Simpson Photography

Photo: Daniel King

George Case is sponsored

Richard and Chris Frenk

Steven Berlanga is sponsored by Stan and Janette Yeatts

Harrison Hintzsche is sponsored by Gregory Dove

Photo: Sue Cates Aaron Cates is sponsored by Cathy and Todd Sickles

Fernando Muñoz is sponsored by Paul and Sylvia Johnson

Pop-Up Carols

The community is invited to enjoy quartets of professional Desert Chorale artists singing outdoors during our second annual Pop-up Carols event.

Join us at various locations across the city on December 13th and 17th for these festive performances, free of charge.

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

10-10:30am: Genoveva Chavez Center

11:30am-12pm: Museum Hill at the plaza

2-2:30pm: Santa Fe Public Library Southside Branch

Saturday, December 17, 2022

11-11:30am: Railyard Water Tower • Santa Fe Farmers’ Market

1:30-2pm: Santa Fe Plaza

Happy Holidays!

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Photo by William Helms

DONOR HONOR

FOUNDER

Gifts from $25,000+

Mary and Phil Delk

Catherine and Guy Gronquist

Lynne and Joseph Horning

Barry and Margaret Lyerly

Suzanne M. Timble

Susie and Jerry Wilson

The 2010 Faith Charitable Lead Trust

FESTIVAL

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Sallie Bingham

Johanna Cinader

Anne and Thomas Conner

Gregory Dove

Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan

Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro

Bill and Diane Graves

Habermann Koehn Foundation

Stephen and Jane Hochberg

Susan Noel

Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

Patricia Stanley

MAESTRO

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Nancy and Murray Bern

Dmitri Bovaird and Maggie Edmondson

Halley Faust and Eve Cohen

Allegra and Jim Derryberry

Richard and Chris Frenk

Justin and Sandra Greene, Dashing Delivery

Phyllis Lehmberg

Marian “Mimi” Lloyd

Stephen Marquart and Audrey La Fehr

Fraser and Alice McAlpine

Ms. Sara J. McKenzie

Felicia and Daniel Morrow

James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy

Patricia “Tish” Romer

Santa Fe Selection

Cathy and Todd Sickles

Lee and David Takagi

Brooke Bandfield Taylor

Bradley and Patricia Thompson

Stan and Janette Yeatts

ARTIST

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Anonymous (1)

Dr. J. Randle Adair

James Babcock

Lynn Bickley and Randy Schiffer

George Case and Nathan Salazar

Margie Edwards and Ellie Edelstein

Frances and David Ertel

John Gray and Ray Landy

Barbara Houser and Sarah Nolan

Lane and Phyllis Keller

Donald and Jean Lamm

Mary Lattimore

Steven Lustig and Jessie R. Groothuis, MD

Dick and Laurie Meyer

Elaine W. Meyerhoffer

Nyla and Larry Rasmussen

Tobi Watson

CHOIRMASTER

Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

Anonymous (1)

Richard and Joanne Akeroyd

Lexey Alcorn

Catherine and John Alsip

Rick Andrew and Diane Buchanan

Andrew Family Foundation

Loretta Armer

Cris and Marilyn Barnes

Dr. Camille Cates Barnett

Robert and Sharon Barton Boeckman Family Foundation

Curtiss T. and Mary G. Brennan

John Campbell

Pamela Culwell and Charles Case

Susan and Conrad De Jong

Mary Dudley and Greg Wortman

Cameron Duncan Susan Eberlein

James Hutson-Wiley and Olga Echevarria

Gwen and Ralph Fuller

Maria Gale

Jane and Ernest Godlove

Mission and Outreach Committee of The Church of the Holy Faith

Peter and Francine Gray

Richard Henderson and Joyce Wolff

Nicole Hixon

Richard W. Hughes Hutton Broadcasting

Bruce Jackson

New Mexico Humanities Council

Lynn and Jacqueline Johnson Sylvia and Paul Johnson

Dorothy and Plato Karayanis†

Steven Kerchoff

Mary Anne and Bruce Larsen

Joy and Phil LeCuyer

Rev. Hampton Mabry and Cha Foxhall

Charles MacKay and Cameron McClusky

Ginnie Maes

Emma Marzen and Sean Johnson

Michael McCafferty

Andrea Meditch

Pamela and Don Michaelis

New Mexico Bank & Trust

Mary Lou and Alex Padilla

Dorothy Peacock and Douglas Brew

Dr. John Petricciani

Van Essen Family Foundation

Richard and Donna Lynn Rew

Helena Ribe

Sally Roberts

Neva and Don Rountree

Richard Schacht and Judith Rowan

Judith Sjoberg

Stacy Sacco and Dorothy Stermer

Edwin and Melanie Thorne

Kathleen Winslow

PATRON

Gifts of $500 to $999 May R. and Larry C. Ball Walter Beckham

Pamela Bertin

Martha Blomstrom and Hugh Balaam† Colston Chandler

Jinx and Bruce Connell

George deGarmo

Isabel and Raul Delgado

Margaret M. Detwiler

Natalie Dimitruck

Joanne and Andrew Eggen

Sheila and Kirk Ellis

David Frank and Kazukuni Sugiyama W. Peyton George

Paula Greer

Ann Griffith Ash

Joanna and Joshua Habermann

David Hartley

Patricia Henning

Rae Hoffacker

Bill Keller and Robert Holleyman

Alan and Kathleen Davison Lebeck

Lynn F. Lee

Bruce and Anne Legler

Ann LeMay

Kathryn Lowerre and Robert Shay

Scott and Karen Malouf, Malouf on the Plaza

Janet McCroskey

David and Jane McGuire

James and Sarah Nickerson

Grace Perez

Versie Beth Pfaff and John Miller

David Rubenstein and Martha Braniff

Peter and Sara Rutenberg

John and Susan Shaffer

Judy and Bob Sherman

Patricia Shulman

James and Anne Shute

Allen and Andrea Steele

Michael Stevens

Marke Talley

Lore Thorpe

Total Wine & More

Joan Vernick

John Watson

Bill and Janislee Wiese

Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski Mary and Michael Woolever

BENEFACTOR

Gifts of up to $499

Anonymous (2)

Janet Abrams

Harro and Nancy Ackermann

Gabrielle Adams

Mehmet and Oya Agabigum

Mary Albani

Joseph Alcorn

Ann Alexander

Page Allen

Amazon Smile Foundation

Rev. Talitha Arnold

Janice J. Arrott

Patricia Assimakis

Debra Ayers and Greg DePrince

Patricia Baer

Julia Ball

Ann and Ed Barker

Charlene Bartolo

ROLL With gratitude, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale recognizes gifts from individuals, businesses, and government agencies received between November 7, 2021 and November 17, 2022.

From left: Guy Gronquist, Chelsea Helm, and Cathy Gronquist. Photo: Tira Howard Photography

Sue Baum

Constance and Douglas Beck

Anne E. Beckett

Norma Bekowies

Sue Benedict

C Carvel and Betty Bevans

Chris Biemesderfer and Rebecca Jensen

Lynne Bixler

Katherine Blagden

Donald G. and Jocelyn Blair

Kathleen Blake and Bob Ballance

Craig Blessing

Ted and Jamison Borek

Alexa Bradford

Iain Bray

Kathryn Braziel and Elizabeth Doak

Daniel Breheny and Karen Kraemer

Barbara Brooks

Betsy and Dave Bueschel

Constance Burke

John Burks

Jason Burnett and Brandon Baker

Michael L Bustamante and Cheryl Hall

Anna Cain

Maria Calderisi

James and Anita Caldwell

Julie Ann Canepa

Catherine Carlozzi

Sheryl Carmack

Virginia Carmichael

Craig Carnahan

Nansy and Steve Carson

Lowell Mark Carver

Peggy Catron

Joseph and Nancy Cella

Ruth Chapin

Katherin and David Chase

Bruce Chemel

Harriet Christian

Michael Clancy

Kathleen Clawson

Laura Clyburn and Brad McWiliiams

Susan Collins

Laurel Colvin and Helio Fred Garcia

Marcia Congdon

Moira Connolly Marzen and Jeff Marzen

Nancy Cooper and Curtis Porter

Mary Costello

Diane Crane

Alice Cushman and Richard Berg

Leslie Dala

Philip Dale

Abby Dan

Julia Davidson

Yvette De La O

Barbara Dedmon

Rhett M. Del Campo

Winnie Devore

Ann Dilworth and John Lathrop

Nella Domenici

John and Lucy Draper

Dona Durham

Louise Eagle

Doug and Mary Earle

David Easterbrook

Michelle Epstein

Suzanne Epstein

Ralph Escue

Robert Evans

Gayle Farris

William and Margaret Feldman

Andrea Fellows Fineberg

Mary and Joe Ferguson

Betty Ferrell

James C. and Martha S. Fifield

Gail and Douglas Fine

Jo Fisher

James and Margaia Forcier Call

Judith Ford

Tim Fort

Charles “Rick” Fortner

Nick and Susan Franklin

Charles R. Freuden

Yan Fu

Jamie Gagan Lissett Garcia

David Gay

Madeleine Gehrig Lister

Monika Ghattas

Michelle Giguere

Peggy Gilbert

Gregory Gillette

James and JoAnn Gillula

Rochelle and Frederic Glantz

Judith Goldfeder

Cynthia Gonzales

Garry Gordon and Terri Giron

Wesley and Karin Granberg-Michaelson

Sara Sacra and Jeffrey Gruber Gerald and Diane Gulseth

Robie Gunn

Robert and Marian Haight

Virginia Hamilton Chris Haynes

Elizabeth Hebert

Jacquelyn Helin and Robert Glick

Leslie Herman

Kay and Michael Hilliard

Jeffrey Hoffman Kim Hogan

David and Mary Louise Hopson

Emily Hotovec

Rebecca and Steve Howard

Deirdre Howley and Ira Eisenstadt

Lynne Hudson

Carol and Daniel Hughes

Linda Hummingbird

Elizabeth Hurst-Waitz

Pamela Jackson

April Jaglo

Brenda and Michael Jerome

Eli Jimenez

Kenneth and Jean Johnson

Kristi Johnson

Reverdy and Jenny Johnson

Deborah Jones

Judy Jones

Pamela A. Jones and Rupert Ortiz

Thomas and Betsy Jones

Sara and Chris Julsrud

Belinda and Brad Karp

Canon Ted Karpf

Paul Katz

David and Stephanie Kauffman

Charles and Yvonne Keller

Patricia Kennedy Susan and Thomas Kingston

Thomas and Sally Kitch

Robin Kline and William Summers

Brita Kohlfuerst-Millard

Kenneth Krasity and Margaret Cumming

Robert Kyr

Joanne Lang

Shirley Laseter

Gabrielle Lawrence

Rita Leard

Richard C. Leavitt

Mary E. Lebeck

Nathan Leblang

David and Julia Leifeste

Tracy Lewis

Virginia Lee and Maurice Lierz Norman and Mary Anne Litell

Thomas Lopez

Christine and Pierre Lorillard

Linda Loving

Chris Lucero

Donna Lukacs

Robert Lynn and Janel Braziel

Michael Lysinger

Richard Macklin and Dianne Eret

Ann MacVicar

Barbara Maier Gustern

Cristine Marchand

Mercedes Marchand

Yorgos Marinakis

Susan and Philip Marineau

Janice and Richard Martin

Charles and Maryann Marzen

Charles and Jeanette Marzen

Donald Matte

Marilyn Matthews

Janice L. Mayer

William McArthur and Jennifer Martinez

Frances McCain

Michael McGinnis

Arin Mckenna

Karen and J. Richard McMichael

Karen Meador

Michael and Frances Meier

Carol and Richard Mellor

Kathleen Meyer

Maria Meyer

Chris and Paula Miller

Sally and Rob Miller

David and Ann Millican

Timothy and Mary Mitchell

Brandon Moore

Diane H Morain

Donna Morgan

Clifford Mumm

Hal Myers

Bette Myerson, B’nai Shalom Havurah Emily and Richard Neff

Christian Negre

Jerome “Jerry” Nelson

Network for Good Alexis Nguyen

Margaret K. Norton

David Nygren

Yvonne and Patrick O’Brien

Regina and Gregory Ockelmann

Michael and Barbara Ogg

Katie Olivant

Marjorie O’Reilly

Eleanor Ortiz

Melinne Owen and Paul Giquere

K. Elise Packard

Mary Partlow

Barry and Deborah Paull

Joyce and Thomas Pavlis

Sullivan Peraino

Jacqueline Peterson

Cynthia Piatt

Elizabeth Pinson

Robert and Mary Platt

Barry Qualls

James and Deborah Quirk Judy Rainger

Paul and Ruth Rath

From left: Sarah Brauer, Mary Delk, and Savannah Porter. Photo: Tira Howard Photography

Greg Reed

Sally and Andy Ritch

Ian Ritchie

Michele Ritter

Carol Roberts and Mike Hiscocks

Martha Rochelle

Linda R Rodgers

Charles Rountree and John Jones

Constance Roy

Lois and Steven Rudnick

Barbara Russell

Donna Zahara and Larry Sachs

Sara Sacra and Jeffrey Gruber

Carmen Salazar

Marvin Schneider and Lon Shapiro

Kathleen and Wally Schulz

Judith Seltzer

Michael and Kathy Serk

Pamela Shelly and Bill Proudman

Frank Shelton

Robert and Marianna Simpson

Karen Sine Pound

Barbara and Glen Smerage

Robin Smith

Dr. Peter and Jody Spalding

Richard and Kathryn Sparks

Helen Stacey

Nadine Stafford

Shelby Stange

Ann Stanley

Stephen and Joan Stelting

John and Cynthia Stetson

Mark and Maria Stevens

Enrico Lagasca and Jonathan Stewart

Claudia Stravato

Andrew Stuehrk

Evangeline Swift

Donna Swindell

Gail Takagi

Stephen Tanner

Suzanne Tesh

Rebecca Tobey

Deborah Trissel

Howard and Cynthia Turner

Hubert and Deborah van Hecke

Philip VanderWolk

Denise Vanneman

Elizabeth and Mark Varhaug

Benita and Paul Vassallo

Paul and Christine Vogel

Eric von Stark

Kenneth and Sue Ward

Robin and Jerry Ward

Adam Wasserman

Mayor Alan Webber and Frances Diemoz

Robert and Patricia Weiler

Joann and Gerald Weiss

Joan and Truel West

Patti Wetzel

Bill and Kay Whitman

Karen Wiley

Jan and San Williams

Elena Williamson

Shelagh Wilmott

Clara Winter

James and Lori Winter

John Ed and Jean Withers

Dr. Margaret Wolak and Angelo Tomedi Linda Wolcott

Lyle York and Matthew Wilson Donna Zahara and Larry Sachs Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky

HONORARIA

In Honor of David Abrams Janet Y. Abrams

In Honor of Buddy and George Adair Ruth Chapin

In Honor of Dave and Betsy Bueschel Janice L. Mayer

In Honor of George Case Abby Dan

In Honor of Mark Childress Julia Wilson Ball

In Honor of David Farwig Peter and Jody Spalding

In Honor of Jeff Fort and Diane Locandro Tim Fort

In Honor of Vance George Maria Meyer

In Honor of Joshua Habermann Bruce Jackson Joyce and Thomas Pavlis Helena Ribe Robert and Marianna Simpson Gail Takagi Lee and David Takagi

In Honor of Stephen and Jane Hochberg Ann and Ed Barker

George Duncan and Sheryl Kelsey William and Margaret Feldman Lynn F. Lee

Janice L. Mayer James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy Judy and Bob Sherman Pat and Bradley Thompson

In Honor of Barry and Margaret Lyerly Norman and Mary Anne Litell

In Honor of Zerrin Martin Janice and Richard Martin

In Honor of Emma Marzen Sullivan Peraino Betsy and Dave Bueschel Bruce Chemel

In Honor of Janice Mayer Margaret K. Norton

In Honor of Alice and Fraser McAlpine Emily and Richard Neff

In Honor of Tiia and George McLaughlin Karen and Rick McMichael In Honor of Sarah Moyer Bruce Jackson

In Honor of Jerry Nelson David and Jane McGuire

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

In Honor of Kathlene Ritch Julia Wilson Ball James and Anita Caldwell Andy and Sally Ritch

In Honor of Dr. Dennis Schrock Dr. Patricia Kennedy

In Honor of Steven Soph Regina and Gregory Ockelmann

In Honor of Patricia Stanley Mary Partlow Ann Stanley

In Honor of Dave and Lee Takagi Peggy Gilbert

In Honor of Sally Whitely Patricia Assimakis

In Honor of Jerry and Susie Wilson Jan and San Williams

In Honor of Paul and Gudrun Wright M. Wolak and A. Tomedi

IN MEMORIAM

In Memory of Buddy and George Adair Ruth Chapin

In Memory of Mike Armer Loretta Armer

In Memory of Richard K. Avery Cynthia Piatt

In Memory of Hugh Balaam Martha Blomstrom Laurel Colvin Ian Ritchie

Philip VanderWolk

In Memory of Larry Bandfield Brooke Bandfield Taylor Cynthia Gonzales Pamela Jackson Judith Seltzer

In Memory of Dr. Jim Barnett Dr. Camille Cates Barnett

In Memory of Joan Berner

Patricia “Tish” Romer

In Memory of Joseph W. Blagden

Katherine Blagden

In Memory of Joel Brauer Mary and Phil Delk

In Memory of Charles Edward Cole Mary Dudley and Greg Wortman

In Memory of Sharon Cooper Phyllis Lehmberg Ann MacVicar

In Memory of David Ellwanger

Janice L. Mayer

Mary Lou and Alex Padilla

In Memory of Susan Elaine Canty Gustafson

Michelle Giguere

Sally and Rob Miller

Pamela Shelly and Bill Proudman

In Memory of Edward T. Habermann, MD Susan Koehn, Habermann Koehn Foundation

In Memory of Frances Contreras Hartley and Mary Graham Hartley David B. Hartley

In Memory of Terry Hendrix Margaret K. Norton Nadine Stafford

In Memory of Gloria Hocking Allegra and Jim Derryberry

In Memory of James Jaeschke Rhett M. Del Campo

In Memory of Joe Jordan-Berenis Janice L. Mayer

In Memory of Thomas R. Kasdorf Kim E. Hogan

In Memory of Bill LeMay Ann LeMay

In Memory of David Russell Mayer Dorothy and Plato Karayanis Mary Lou and Alex Padilla

From left: David Frank, John Gray, and Kazukuni Sugiyama. Photo: Tira Howard Photography

In Memory of Russell T. Mayer

Janice L. Mayer

In Memory of Dick Meyer

Janice L. Mayer

Mary Lou and Alex Padilla Rebecca Tobey

In Memory of Bruce Noel Susan Noel Michael and Barbara Ogg

In Memory of Eric Platz Jacqueline Peterson

In Memory of Nina Hinson

Rasmussen and Dr. Scott Rasmussen

Dmitri Bovaird and Maggie Edmondson

Lowell Mark Carver

In Memory of Joyce Dix Remke Katherine Blagden

In Memory of Don Roberts

Maria Calderisi

Sheryl Carmack

David L. Easterbrook

Shelley and Frederic Glantz

Elizabeth Hebert

Carol Roberts and Mike Hiscocks

Belinda and Brad Karp

Barry and Margaret Lyerly

James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy

Marjorie O’Reilly

Mary Lou and Alex Padilla

Andy and Sally Ritch

Tanner FedEx Team Mary and Michael Woolever

In Memory of Craig A. Smith Josephine Fisher

In Memory of Dante Stirpe Joyce Wolff

In Memory of The Rev. Paul E. Strid Janice L. Mayer Karen Sine Pound

In Memory of Charlie Stringfellow Judy and Bob Sherman

In Memory of Kikue Takagi Gail Takagi

In Memory of John Taylor Deborah Trissel

In Memory of Steve Taylor

Brooke Bandfield Taylor

In Memory of Tarla and Tom Thiel

Brooke Bandfield Taylor

Brahna and Janusz Wilczynski

In Memory of Joan Toepler Norma Bekowies

In Memory of Alexandra Ward Allegra and Jim Derryberry

In Memory of Francis White

Lynn F. Lee

In Memory of Mary Wright James C. and Martha S. Fifield

Tracy Lewis

Diane H. Morain

Margaret K. Norton

William A. Summers and Robin L. KiIne

ENCORE SOCIETY

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

Rev. Talitha Arnold

Dorothy B. Davis

Margaret Edwards Halley Faust

Douglas Gould

Catherine and Guy Gronquist

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 Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

Don† and Sally Roberts Nadine Stafford

Patricia Stanley Brooke Bandfield Taylor

Bradley and Patricia Thompson

Janusz and Brahna Lauger Wilczynski

Margaret Wright

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

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

† in memoriam

While we endeavor to appropriately recognize all of our donors, please inform us if we have inadvertently omitted your name or have listed it incorrectly.

In Memory of Don L. Roberts August 13, 1938 - March 30, 2022

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale mourns the passing of our dear friend and Director Emeriti Don L. Roberts. Don, alongside his beloved wife Sally, was a champion for the Chorale, introducing new friends to the choral music he loved every year—many of whom have since become donors and Board members themselves. Don attended every rehearsal each season, enjoying the process for all of our programs from start to finish.

In 2011, Sally commissioned their friend and composer Frank Ferko to create a new choral work in celebration of the 75th birthday of Don Roberts, resulting in the July 19, 2016 Santa Fe Desert Chorale world premiere of the Tewa-text based Song of the Sky Loom. Don’s love of choral music and the music of the American Southwest Pueblo peoples had a significant impact on the Desert Chorale and the choral canon at-large. His generosity and friendship will always be remembered.

In Loving Memory, The Artists, Staff, and Board of Directors of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale

We also remember and will always have in our hearts our dear friends: Hugh Balaam, Ambassador and supporter Joe Jordan Berenis, Interfaith Community Shelter Executive Director

Jody Blagden, Past Board President Marcia de Garmo, Supporter

Javier Gonzales, Former Mayor of the City of Santa Fe Mary Dale Gordon, Supporter

David K. Ingalls, Supporter

Plato Karayanis, Community Member of the Board

Richard “Dick” Meyer, Supporter

Dr. Lance Mikkelsen, Supporter

Ann Rubenstein, Supporter

Mary Smaltz Wright, Supporter

Photo: The Photography Studio

Photo: Zina Jundi

COMMISSIONING CLUB

Support the composers of our time by joining SFDC’s Commissioning Club today!

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 40 years, the Chorale has commissioned 29 works by 26 composers. A composer for the 2025 programming season will be chosen after reviewing scores and listening to selections suggested by Artistic Director Joshua Habermann.

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Sing CHOIR 1 parts first and third time only

A $1,000 contribution per person toward the composer’s commissioning fee is all that is required to join. The result is an enduring addition to the repertoire. Commissioning Club members are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of the new work, enjoy a private evening with the composer, and take home an archival recording of the commissioned work – for your ears only.

For more information and to join the Commissioning Club, please email commissioningclub@desertchorale.org.

Sing CHOIR 2 parts second and third time only

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FUND-A-NEED YOUR DONATIONS SUPPORT THE CHORALE AND INVEST IN GREAT MUSIC FOR YEARS TO COME.

Subsidize a student ticket

Sponsor a singer’s travel expenses

Sponsor a pre-concert lecture

Sponsor an instrumentalist

Sponsor a singer’s housing for a season

Sponsor a singer for a season

Sponsor the Insights & Sounds Symposium

Sponsor a concert

Sponsor a video recording for Desert Chorale TV

Sponsor a composer commission

Sponsor Artistic Director

Joshua Habermann (Seasonal)

Sponsor a full concert program

Sponsor the Winter Festival season

Sponsor the Summer Festival season

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SPONSORED BY THE COMMISSIONING CLUB:

Jocelyn Hagen — 2022 Kile Smith — 2023 Daniel Knaggs — 2024

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If you would like your donation to be attributed to a specific need, please contact Nichole Carnevale, Development Manager, by calling (505) 988-2282, ext. 2 or by emailing nichole@desertchorale.org.

Jocelyn Hagen

a partner song for SATB double choir

by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale

by Antonio Machado & Julia Klatt Singer

Photo: Tira Howard Photography

Michelle Bonito, Arizona Lithographers Ann Meier Baker and Anya Nykyforiak, Art Works, National Endowment for the Arts

Archbishop John C. Wester, Rev. John Cannon, Yvette Lujan, Carmen Flórez-Mansi, and Tom Mansi, Archdiocese of Santa Fe George Case and Nathan Salazar

The Reverend Canon Robin D. Dodge, Fr. Jim Gordon, Canon Mark Edw. Childers, and Donna Lukacs, The Church of the Holy Faith

The Honorable Alan Webber, Mayor, Randy Randall, and Celeste Valentine, City of Santa Fe Karen and Bill Gahr

Jeremy Perea, Genoveva Chavez Center Catherine and Guy Gronquist

Rev. Drew M. Henry and Hannah Palmer, Immanuel Presbyterian Church

Bill Keller and Robert Holleyman

Kathlene Ritch, KHFM

Mark Krumback and Amanda Jones, La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa

Laurie Meyer

Jacqueline Goerig, The Montecito Santa Fe Felicia and Dan Morrow

Linda Bencomo, Trevor Lewis, and Shauna Shannon, New Mexico Bank & Trust

Abby Boling and K. Michelle Quisenberry, New Mexico Humanities Council

Angela Crespin, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

Patricia Sigala, Museum of International Folk Art

Fred Graham, New Mexico School for the Arts

Roger Farwell, Queen Bee Music Association

Marc Choyt, Reflective Jewelry

Tracy Mobley-Martinez, Editor, Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo

Kristen Sandoval, Santa Fe Public Library Southside Branch

Sandra Brice and Brooke Czoski, Santa Fe Railyard Karl Sommer

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego, Senator Peter Wirth, Representative Brian Egolf, and Michelle Laflamme-Childs, The State of New Mexico Dr. Maxine Thévenot

Teresa Leger Fernandez, U.S. Representative from the State of New Mexico

Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Senators from the State of New Mexico

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 Lydia Milá Garmaier by emailing lydia@desertchorale.org. Thank you.

Ann Alexander

Barbara Anderson Acosta

Diana Baker

Kenneth Beier

Sue Benedict

Susan Breyer

John Burke

Elaine Cheesman

Donna Clark

Brad Clements

Jane Clements

Kenneth Alan Collins

Doug Conwell

Judy Costlow

Diana Dallas

Colleen Davidson

Rebecca Dempsey

Lisa El-Kerdi

Doug Escue

Laura Escue

Gwen Fuller

Ralph Fuller

K.C. Garrett

Pam Gilchrest

Michaela Granito-Tibbetts

Janet Harris

Shari Hirst

Rose Ann James

Martha Kallejian Bo Keppel

Barbara Kuzminska

Beata Lewis*

Dolores Lopez Hampton Mabry

Ann MacVicar

Cristy Marchand Carole Mathison

Arin McKenna Karen Meador

Estelle Miller

Linda Miller

Kathy Moore-Gregory Marie Newsom

Tina Ossorgin

Linda Pasternacki

Grace Philips

Cindy Piatt

Susan Pippin

Ross (Allen) Pope Madeline S. Pryor

Larry Rasmussen Nyla Rasmussen

Santa Fe Opera 6

Santa Fe Pro Musica 12

Performance Santa Fe 16

The Santa Fe Symphony 18

Walter Burke Catering 22

Lensic Performing Arts Center 22

Donna Rigano

Pat Roach

Laurie Romero Barbara Roush

Nickola Rubow

Karren Sahler

Anne Salzmann

Elizabeth Schwitz

John Schwitz

Diana Segara Mahony

Helen Senesac

Sandy Sparks

Lynn Spray

Linda F. Stanford Allen Steele Erin Taylor

Mark Tibbetts Alice Tinkle

Jolanta Tuzel

Joe Watt

Laura Watt

Linda Wieseman

Jean Withers

John Ed Withers

*Lead Ambassador

Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico 27 Pie Projects 27

Susan’s Christmas Shop 28 Ghost Ranch 28 Coronado Paint and Decorating 28 Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe 36

Diana Baker, Ambassador. Photo: Zina Jundi