SAMBA
DONORS ($3,750)
Patrick Carr, in honor of Pat Stanley
George Case and Nathan Salazar (2)
Susan Esco Chandler and Alfred D. Chandler (2)
Cathrine and Guy Gronquist (2)
TANGO DONORS ($2,750)
Halley Faust and Eve Cohen (2)
SALSA DONORS ($1,750)
Hank and Kathryn King Coleman (2)
Barry and Margaret Lyerly (3)
Kevin M. Sadler and Kelly L. Purcell (2)
Tobi Watson
MAMBO DONORS ($1,250)
Anne and Thomas Conner (2)
Peter H. Siegel and Jon P. Fuller (2)
Lynne Horning
James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy (2)
Dana and Jim Manning (2)
Andrea Meditch (2)
Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath (2)
Patti Wetzel and Sirous Partovi (2)
Dr. and Mrs. Leon Podles (5)
Jose Piedra de la Portilla and Ernesto Roederer (2)
Patricia and Bradley Thompson (2)
DONATIONS IN LIEU OF TICKETS
Helen and Doug Brooks
Drs. Seth Vaccaro and Jean Dea
Ernest and Jane Godlove, in honor of Pat Stanley
Carmen Salazar
Mindy Teolis
John Wilcynski and Jan Chavez-Wilcynski, in honor of Carmen Paradis
Linda Wolcott
MERENGUE DONORS
($700)
Eric Butler and Chris Andersen (2)
Murray and Nancy Bern (2)
Lisa and Steve Botos (2)
Camille Cates Barnett and Jesse Cates (2)
Mary Costello
Allegra and Jim Derryberry (2)
Janet Desforges
Gregory Dove
Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan (2)
Dr. John and Cookie Emerson (2)
Leslie Shaw and Peter Frank (2)
Gwen and Ralph Fuller (2)
W. Peyton George (2)
Bill and Diane Graves (3)
James Harris (2)
Drs. Walter and Karin High (2)
Stephen and Jane Hochberg (2)
Vincent Pigott and Susan Howard (2)
Jane Kinsel and Joe Bob Kinsel (2)
Mary Meredith-Kirchner and Walt Kirchner (2)
John Gray and Ray A. Landy (2)
David and Miranda Lind (2)
Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro (4)
Christine and Pierre Lorillard (2)
Laurie Meyer
Fraser and Alice McAlpine (2)
Tom McCaffrey
Sara McKenzie
Laura C. McWilliams
Felicia and Dan Morrow (2)
Linda Osborne
Rae Hoffacker and Peter Pappas (2)
Marianne C. Reuter
Kevin Waidmann and Donald Shina (2)
Alison Sowden
Silvia and Alexander Speyer III (4)
Patricia Stanley (2)
Lore Thorpe
Jan Watson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GALA COMMITTEE & STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
Catherine Gronquist, President
Diane Graves, Vice President
Felicia Morrow, Treasurer
Gregory Dove, Secretary
Barry Lyerly, Immediate Past President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Murray Bern, M.D.
Douglas Brooks
Kathryn King Coleman
Tom Conner
Mary Delk
Jeffrey C. Fort, J.D.
Joshua Habermann*
Chelsea Helm, Singer Representative*
Stephen Hochberg
Christine M. Lorillard
Emma Marzen*
Fraser A. McAlpine
Sara McKenzie
Carmen Paradis
Marianne Reuter
Patricia Stanley
Susie Wilson, D.M.A.
Honorary Director
*ex-officio member
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Mary G. Brennan
David A. Bueschel
Mark Edw. Childers
Allegra Derryberry
Jim Derryberry
Margie Edwards
Kirk Ellis
Allison Elstonâ€
John Greenspanâ€
Kathleen Davison Lebeck, J.D.
Sheryl Kelsey
Lynn F. Lee
William H. Lynn
Dorothy Massey
Ian McKeeâ€
Laurie Meyer
Haydock Millerâ€
Margaret K. Norton
Jane Clayton Oakes
Mary Lou Padilla, Ph.D.
Nina Hinson Rasmussenâ€
Don Robertsâ€
Brooke Bandfield Taylor
Jane Thomson
Frances Whiteâ€
Brahna Lauger Wilczynski
Mac Wrightâ€
†in memoriam
2025 GALA FIESTA CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
Patricia Stanley,
Development Committee Chair
Diane Graves
Gregory Dove
Christine Lorillard
Carmen Paradis
Joy LeCuyer
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director
Emma Marzen, Executive Director
Joanna Armstrong, Sales & Marketing Director
George Case, Artist Manager
Heather Eaves, Community Engagement Manager
Rachelle Elbert, Patron Services Associate
Anne Pearson, Development Manager
Amanda Sidebottom, Operations Director
Supported in part by Season Gala Fiesta Celebration Thursday, July 17, 2025 • 6 PM Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe
Mark Zero, Grants Manager
311 East Palace Avenue Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (505) 988-2282 desertchorale.org
ANGEL AWARD
Recognizing the extraordinary commitment by a patron in supporting the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s goals of artistic excellence, community engagement, and organizational stability and growth.
Patricia Stanley
WELCOME
Emma Marzen, Executive Director
PRESENTATION OF AWARD
Catherine Gronquist
2025 ANGEL AWARD
Patricia Stanley
THREE-COURSE DINNER
Created by Executive Chef Gregory Joseph and Banquet Chef Josh Kessel
Starter
Goat Cheese & Roasted Mushroom Salad, Baby Kale, Grilled Peppers, Fried Onion, Prickly Pear Vinaigrette
Entrées
Seared Halibut Pavé, with Cauliflower Risotto, Charred Corn, Tomato Concasse & Wild Rice
Green Chile Braised Short Ribs, with Herbed Manchego Polenta, Roasted Broccolini
Farro Grain “Risotto Style”, with Baby Beets, Carrots, Smoked Tomato Sauce, Corn, Soy Beans, Sweet Pea Purée
Dessert
Piñon Salted Mousse Cake, Caramel Piñon Brittle, Chocolate Leaf
PERFORMANCE
Pat moved to Santa Fe from New York in October 2016. Immediately, she became a member of Site Santa Fe’s Foundation Council and was soon afterwards recruited by her neighbor Roxanne Howe-Murphy to the Desert Chorale board in 2017. Pat does not claim any musical ability but credits her passion for the Chorale to spiritual guidance from her late husband who loved to sing. She spearheaded the Chorale’s community engagement project Hearts in Harmony at Pete’s Place until its closing by Covid-19. She served as President of the Board of Directors in 2020, and in subsequent years served as Chair of the Development Committee and on the Endowment, Legacy, and Community Engagement committees. She is one of the three witches responsible for flowers at Chorale events!
Pat’s other volunteer efforts include Punching out Parkinson’s, Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and the pet therapy program at Christus St. Vincent Medical Center. But nothing thrills her more than gathering with friends at a Desert Chorale concert, musing with the singers, and expanding her knowledge of the choral repertoire.
SUPPORT OUR NEW COMMERCIAL ALBUM
Your Desert Chorale artists will be recording a new album from August 3-5, to be released in 2026. We are truly grateful for those who have already contributed to bring this recording to life. We still have $43,000 left to raise to bring this project over the finish line. As you support this new recording, you invest in the future of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, the artists and composers who pour their hearts into this music, and the future of American choral music.
WAYS TO SUPPORT
Rivers - Shawn Kirchner (b.
Oblivion
Guantanamera
