Introducing the Discovery Series

Meet our artists, participate in lifelong learning, deepen your connections to music, and expand your classical music experiences through conversations and special events. Venues and prices vary. Some events are free.

Tracing The Roots

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 | 5:30 PM | Location TBD

Hear our Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen (and violinist, composer, and arranger!) in a conversation and performance exploring the pop, jazz, and folk music influences on classical music. Wine and appetizers are included.

$75

Iconic Themes

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 | 5:30 PM | Location TBD

Enjoy a three-course dinner and wine with internationally renowned Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Brooklyn Rider—violinists Colin Jacobsen and Johnny Gandelsman, violist Nicholas Cords, and cellist Michael Nicolas.

$150

BACH

And Beyond

FOR FAMILIES

THURSDAY DECEMBER 28 | 10 AM

St. Francis Auditorium | New Mexico Museum of Art

We welcome you and your family for a fun and festive onehour concert exploring Bach and his influence on generations of composers, with Colin Jacobsen and the Pro Musica Bach Ensemble. Free

WHY HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS?

SUNDAY JANUARY 14 | 10 AM | Location TBD

Join the Diderot Quartet in a show-and-tell of historical string instruments. Learn what differentiates these from modern instruments and how that influences the music. Coffee and pastries included. Free

MOZART’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

THURSDAY JANUARY 25 | 6 PM

Governor’s Mansion

Join conductor Marcello Cormio and flutist Anthony Trionfo at the New Mexico Governor’s Mansion in a celebration of Mozart’s language and legacy on his 268th birthday. Wine and appetizers included.

$100

LIGHT AND SHADOW

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11 | 10 AM

St. Francis Auditorium | New Mexico Museum of Art

Members of the Brentano String Quartet illustrate the wide range of human experience and emotion contained in the music of Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Shostakovich.

Free

THE MECHANISMS OF MUSIC-MAKING

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 | 10 AM

St. Francis Auditorium | New Mexico Museum of Art

In this casual but lively event, watch members of the Elias Quartet and select student ensembles dig into the details of making music. Free

The Exotic Lives Of French Baroque Women Composers

SUNDAY MARCH 24 | 10 AM | Nüart Gallery

Soprano Clara Rottsolk and harpsichordist David Solem explore the rarified music of women composers and performers from the 17 th century French court of Louis XIV. Coffee and pastries included. Free

MOZART’S REQUIEM WITH THOMAS O’CONNOR

THURSDAY APRIL 18 | 10 AM

Renesan Institute for Lifelong Learning hosts Pro Musica Conductor Laureate Thomas O’Connor in a conversation about Mozart’s Requiem, a masterpiece shrouded in mystery.

Registration and fee required through Renesan renesan.org | 505.982.9274

DISCOVERY SERIES TICKETS

Reservations are required for paid events. Single tickets will be available starting June 19. Please call our box office at 505.988.4640 or note your choices on the ticket order form.

Meet The Music At The Lensic

Want to expand your understanding of classical music? Arrive one hour early to each Pro Musica Orchestra concert at the Lensic for casual conversations and musical insights with KHFM’s Brent Stevens and this season’s guest artists. Included with your ticket purchase.

Santa Fe Pro Musica Youth and Education

Youth Concerts At The Lensic

Every year, the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra presents a Youth Concert Series at the Lensic, reaching thousands of local students and introducing them to the power of live classical music. These events are free to private, public, and homeschooled students.

Registration required. Contact banh@sfpromusica.org

Friday, November 3 at 10 AM —Source Code Exploration of folk and pop in classical music

Friday, April 26 at 10 AM —The Mozart Requiem

A look into Mozart’s final masterpiece

Apprentice Artist Program

This prestigious program provides talented, skillful, and mature student musicians with professional experience through participation in the Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra rehearsals and concerts.

Santa Fe Pro Musica Welcomes Students, Youth, and Families

Student Tickets

$10 tickets are available to students with a valid school ID.

Special Rate For Families

As part of Santa Fe Pro Musica’s outreach to youth and families, we provide a special rate for families—a limited number of tickets are $10 per person for youth (ages 18 and younger) and accompanying adult(s). This special rate provides accessibility and opportunity to experience live classical music.

Student Tickets and the Special Rate for Families are available exclusively through the Pro Musica Box Office at 505.988.4640.