Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 5:30 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Santa Fe Sponsored by Judy Williams and Elliot Stern
PROGRAM
J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 39, “Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot”
ARTISTS
Franz Vote, Artistic Director and Conductor
Esther Moses Bergh, soprano
Kehar Koslowsky, alto
André García-Nuthmann, tenor
Tim Willson, bass
Natasha Stojanovska, piano
CHAPEL SERIES AT IMMACULATE HEART
ZARZUELA AT THE PLAZA BALLROOM
Postponed due to coronavirus. Watch here for updates. The Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, NM Special thanks for Allan Affeldt and Diane Kasha for the use of The Plaza Ballroom and artist hotel rooms.
ARTISTS
Jennifer Perez, soprano
Jacqueline Zander-Wall, mezzo soprano
André García-Nuthmann, tenor
Carlos Archuleta, baritone
Franz Vote, piano
Linda Marianiello, narrator
STEINWAY ARTIST JACQUELYN HELIN IN RECITAL
Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 7 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Santa Fe Co-sponsored by Joyce and Whitney Smith and Charlie and Leah Wilkins
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I)
Jacquelyn Helin will perform the first complete book of Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous work for keyboard. At this point in time, equal temperament was just beginning to come into use. The upside of equal temperament is that a work can be performed in any key and, in theory, sound reasonably well in tune. This is the system in use today in Western music, although many composers experiment with other tuning systems. Bach wrote The Well-Tempered Clavier in response to the very earliest experiments in equal temperament.
But the most important thing is that this series of Preludes and Fugues shows the depth and breadth of Bach’s imagination. Please plan to join NMPAS and Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin on Saturday evening, March 14, 2020 for a wonderful journey through the first half of Bach’s masterpiece!
SEASON FINALE OPERA CONCERTS
September 6, 2020 at 5:30 pm Presented via live stream or podcast on the NMPAS YouTube channel. Tickets and Registration required.
Sponsored by Terry Hendrix, David and Megan Van Winkle and Texas Instruments Foundation
PROGRAM: Opera, Operetta and More
Act One Finale from La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
“Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle” from Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
“Parmi veder le lagrime” / “Possente amor mi chiama” from Rigoletto G. Verdi
Act One Finale from La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
“Pur ti miro” from L’incoronazione di Poppea Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
“La roca fría del Calvario” from La Dolorosa José Serrano (1843-1941)
“Ella giammai m’amò” from Don Carlo Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
“Serenade” from The Student Prince Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951)
Act One, Scene 3 from Tosca Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
“Dido’s Lament” from Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
“Tacea la notte placida” from Il Trovatore G. Verdi
“Va pensiero” from Nabucco G. Verdi
Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: Full Ensemble
ARTISTS
Franz Vote, Artistic Director and Conductor
Esther Moses Bergh, soprano
Jennifer Perez, soprano
Kehar Koslowsky, mezzo soprano
André García-Nuthmann, tenor
John Tiranno, tenor
Tim Willson, bass baritone
Nate Salazar, piano
NEW MEXICO BACH SOCIETY
NMPAS WINTER SOLSTICE CONCERTS
Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 7 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Santa Fe Sunday, Dec 1, 2019 at 3 pm St. Michael & All Angels Church, Albuquerque Sponsored by Century Bank and Judith Auer and George Lawrence
PROGRAM
J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 62 “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”
Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria
J. S. Bach, Part III of Christmas Oratorio
ARTISTS
Franz Vote, Artistic Director and Conductor
Jennifer Perez and Camille Tierney, sopranos
Kehar Koslowsky and Jacqueline Zander-Wall, mezzo sopranos
André García-Nuthmann and Tjett Gerdom, tenors
Paul Bower and Tim Willson, bass-baritones
Elizabeth Young, violin
Gail Robertson, viola
Sally Guenther, cello
Linda Marianiello, flute
Robert Ingliss, oboe
Natasha Stojanovska, continuo
NMPAS CANTATA SERIES I
Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 5:30 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Santa Fe Sponsored by George and Marcia deGarmo
PROGRAM
J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 30, “Freue dich, erlöste Schar”
Franz Vote, Artistic Director and Conductor
Camille Tierney, soprano
Jacqueline Zander-Wall, alto
Tjett Gerdom, tenor
Paul Bower, baritone
Linda Marianiello, flute
Kevin Vigneau, oboe
Natasha Stojanovska, continuo
CHAPEL SERIES AT IMMACULATE HEART
JOY COMES TO DEADHORSE
THE JOHN DONALD ROBB MUSICAL AND PRECURSOR TO THE FANTASTIKS
Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 7 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque Special Thanks to El Rancho de Las Golondrinas and Executive Director Dan Goodman for artist accommodations!
ARTISTS
Franz Vote, Artistic Director and Conductor
Esther Moses Bergh, soprano
Tjett Gerdom, tenor
Paul Bower, baritone
Nicolle Maniaci, violin
Linda Marianiello, flute
Michael Gruetzner, clarinet
Will Strieder, trumpet
Toby Vigneau, string bass
John Truitt, acoustic guitar
Ken Dean, percussion
Natasha Stojanovska, piano
NEW MEXICO BACH SOCIETY
Annual Winter Solstice Concerts
The Winter Solstice concerts on Thanksgiving weekend feature traditional carols, motets, and cantatas for the holiday season. Music of J. S. Bach, Richard Strauß and others.
Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 7 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road in Santa Fe Members of the New Mexico Bach Chorale with Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3 pm St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal, 601 Montaño Road in Albuquerque Members of the New Mexico Bach Chorale with Pianist Deborah Wagner
NMPAS 2019 Vocal Masterclasses
Week of February 9, 2019 in Albuquerque, Las Vegas and Santa Fe
Masterclass Voice Specialists:
Cynthia Lawrence, Endowed Chair, Voice & Opera, University of Kentucky
Mark Calkins, Associate Professor of Music/Voice, Berea College
Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 1-4 pm
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
601 Montaño Rd NW, Albuquerque Partially sponsored by St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 6-8:30 pm
New Mexico Highlands University Campus
Las Vegas, NM
Friday, February 15, 2019 from 3-5 pm
New Mexico School for the Arts
275 East Alameda, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Saturday, February 16, 2019 from 1-4 pm
Location tba, Santa Fe, NM
Class pianists: Natasha Stojanovska, Deborah Wagner and Franz Vote
Annual New Mexico Bach Society Concerts
The April 7, 2019 New Mexico Bach Society Concert at 6 pm in Santa Fe features Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin, violinist David Felberg and flutist Linda Marianiello in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Please note that the Albuquerque performance does not include orchestra. Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin will open the April 6th program with two Preludes and Fugues from Book 1 of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.
Both programs feature selections from the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, the Mass in B Minor, and a complete performance of Cantata BWV 78. This year’s New Mexico Bach Society concerts emphasize the excellent vocal artistry of the New Mexico Bach Chorale. Metropolitan Opera Conductor Emeritus and NMPAS Artistic Director Franz Vote leads the soloists, vocalists, and orchestra.
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 7 pm (Doors open 30 minutes before start time)
NM Bach Chorale with pianists Jacquelyn Helin and Deborah Wagner St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal, 601 Montaño Road in Albuquerque
Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 6:00 pm (Doors open 30 minutes before start time)
New Mexico Bach Chorale and Chamber Orchestra Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road in Santa Fe
SANTA FE FLUTE IMMERSION
SANTA FE FLUTE IMMERSION
May 27 to June 3, 2019 Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center Santa Fe, NM
Please use this link to visit the 2019 Santa Fe Flute Immersion website, where you can also download an application form: https://tracykanedoyle.wixsite.com/santafeflute
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Annual Winter Blues Concert
NMPAS and the Santa Fe Women’s Ensemble present a beautiful program of music for women’s voices and chamber ensemble. Program includes works by Johannes Brahms, the world premiere of a choral setting of Psalm 115 by Aaron Alter, The Stork by Gerald Near for women’s voices and harp, as well as chamber music for flute and harp. The ensemble also includes French horns and string bass. Artistic directors Linda Raney and Franz Vote share the podium.
Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 5:30 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel
50 Mount Carmel Road in Santa Fe
Music of the Spheres
This very special program takes place on the same weekend as the (Santa Fe Institute’s “Interplanetary Festival”) and is an exciting event that incorporates several art forms and astrophysics. Patricia Henning, a UNM astrophysicist and member of the New Mexico Bach Chorale, explores our place in the universe through a slide show that includes galaxies which she and her students have recently discovered. Artist Tina Mion exhibits some of her latest work, including an image of the blood moon. NMPAS Artistic Director Franz Vote leads a vocal quartet and an ensemble of 9 instruments and keyboard in music from Bach’s Art of the Fugue and a series of arias about the moon, astronomers, the evening star, and a total eclipse. Readings from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice by the President of The Shakespeare Guild, Santa Fe’s own John Andrews, round out the program, which closes with Josef Strauss’s amazing waltz, Sphären-Klänge [Music of the Spheres]. The Department of Physics and Astronomy at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque will host a Star Party at the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center following the 7 pm performance, weather permitting.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 3 and 7 pm Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center
50 Mount Carmel Road in Santa Fe
Please watch this page for updates. Performance and dinner tickets now available on the TICKETS page.
“Music of the Spheres” is partially sponsored by First National 1870 (A division of Sunflower Bank, N. A.). Additional underwriting from the Santa Fe Institute’s InterPlanetary Festival.
Patricia Henning, Astrophysicist and Alto, New Mexico Bach Chorale
New Mexico Bach Society Debut, May 2012 photo Chris Jones
Annual New Mexico Bach Society Concerts
Sponsored in part by Los Alamos National Bank
Cantata BWV 8, excerpts from the St. Matthew and St.
John Passions and French Suite No. 1 in D minor BWV
812 with Steinway Artist Jacquelyn Helin
Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 7 pm,
Immaculate United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road, Los Alamos
Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 5:30 pm,
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe
Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 3:00 pm,
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, 601 Montaño Rd NW, Albuquerque
Annual Winter Solstice Concerts
Music of J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi
and Carols of the Season
Members of the New Mexico Bach Society
Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 5:30 pm,
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe
Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 3 pm,
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 601 Montaño Rd NW, Albuquerque
Our wonderful videographer, John Sadd, made this brief video from the 2016 Mozartfest at New Mexico Highlands University as a sample of more footage to come. Enjoy!
SANTA FE FLUTE IMMERSION
Find more information on the Flute Immersion website and check out our Baroque Flute & 18th-Century Interpretation for the Modern Flutist summer 2018 event and Workshops:
Closing Concert of Santa Fe Flute ImmersionSeason
Free and open to the public
Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 5:30 pm,
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe
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Season Finale Opera Concert
Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 5:30 pm
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe
Music of Donizetti, Gounod, Richard Strauss and Verdi
Light Classics for Flutes and Piano
Music of J. S. Bach, W. F. Bach, Rafaello Galli and Franz Doppler
Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 3 pm
United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road, Los Alamos
Jacquelyn Helin, piano
Jennifer Lau and Linda Marianiello, flutes
First Annual “Winter Blues” Concert
Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 1:30 pm
FRANZ VOTE, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
New Mexico Bach Society Winds and String Basses
Jacquelyn Helin piano
Linda Marianiello flute
Tim Willson baritone
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 846-893
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp Minor, Book 1
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor
Book 1 Prelude and Fugue in D Major, Book 2
Jacquelyn Helin piano
Sonata in E major for Flute and Continuo BWV 1035
Adagio ma non tanto
Allegro
Siciliano
Allegro assai
Linda Marianiello, flute, Franz Vote, piano, Jean-Luc Matton, string bass
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827):
Romance in F major, Op. 50
Arranged for flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, string basses and keyboard
Franz Vote, conductor and piano
Linda Marianiello, flute
Bob Ingliss and Kevin Vigneau, oboes
Denise Turner and Melissa Lux, bassoons
Michael Walker and Julia Erdmann Hyams, horns
Jean-Luc Matton and Mark Tatum, string basses
– Intermission –
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Selections from Die Winterreise
1 Gute Nacht (Good Night)
2 Die Wetterfahne (The Weather-vane)
3 Irrlicht (ignis fatuus, Will o’ the Wisp)
4 Die Post (The Post)
5 Der greise Kopf (An old-man’s head)
6 Die Krähe (The Crow)
7 Der stürmische Morgen (The Stormy Morning)
8 Der Leiermann (The Organ Grinder)
Tim Willson, baritone, Franz Vote, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:
Octet in E-flat major, Op. 103
Allegro
Andante
Menuetto
Presto
Bob Ingliss and Kevin Vigneau, oboes
Keith Lemmons and Michael Gruetzner, clarinets
Denise Turner and Melissa Lux, bassoons
Michael Walker and Julia Erdmann Hyams, horns
NEW MEXICO BACH SOCIETY
Mozartfest at New Mexico Highlands University
Mozartfest 2016, Sunday, April 3, 2016, 2:00-5:30 pm
Ilfeld Auditorium, 900 University Avenue, Las Vegas, NM
SANTA FE FLUTE IMMERSION
Santa Fe Flute Immersion 2017
May 29 – June 5, 2017
Making the Grade: Seasoned Professionals Share their Insights
Tracy Doyle, Linda Marianiello and Valerie Potter
With psychologist Elizabeth Auer,
Bill Epstein and Nate Salazar, pianists
CHAPEL SERIES AT IMMACULATE HEART
Back by Popular Demand! Season Finale Opera Concert
Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 5:30 pm
Immaculate Heart Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe Partially sponsored by Raymond and Nancy Lutz
NMPAS 2017 Opera Program
Franz Vote, Music Director and Conductor
Nate Salazar, Piano
Esther Moses Bergh, soprano
Kelli Dahlke-Fuentes, soprano
Christina Martos, lyric soprano
Jennifer Perez, soprano
Camille Tierney, soprano
Jacqueline Zander-Wall, mezzo soprano
André García-Nuthmann, tenor
Seth Hartwell, tenor
Carlos Archuleta, baritone
Paul Bower, baritone
Tim Willson, bass-baritone
Aïda, Giuseppe Verdi
Act One, Scene One
Aïda, Esther Moses Bergh, soprano
Amneris, Jacqueline Zander-Wall, mezzo soprano
Radamés, André García-Nuthmann, tenor
Tosca, Giacomo Puccini
Act Two, Part Two
Floria Tosca, Christina Martos, soprano
Baron Scarpia, Carlos Archuleta, baritone
Die Walküre, Richard Wagner
Act Three, Finale
Brünnhilde, Jacqueline Zander-Wall, soprano
Wotan, Tim Willson, bass
INTERMISSION
The Ballad of Baby Doe, Douglas Moore
Act One, Scene One (outside the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, 1880)
Act One, Scene Two (outside the Clarendon Hotel, later that evening)
Act One, Scene Four (the lobby of the Charendon Hotel, several months later)
Act Two, Scene Five (the stage of the Tabor Grand Theatre, April, 1899, then 30 years later at the mouth of the Matchless Mine)
Baby Doe, Camille Tierney, soprano
Horace Tabor, Paul Bower, baritone
Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), Johann Strauss II
Graf Peter Homonay, Governor of Temesvar Province
Sándor Barinkay, a young exile
Kálmán Zsupán, a wealthy pig farmer
Arsena, his daughter
Mirabella, their housekeeper
Czipra, a Gypsy woman
Saffi, a Gypsy girl
#1 Als flotter Geist, Barinkay, André García-Nuthmann, Chorus
#2 Ja das Schreiben und das Lesen, Zsupan, Tim Willson
#3 Ein Freier meldet sich, Arsena, Kelli Dahlke-Fuentes, Chorus
#4 Ah, sieh da, ein herrlich Frauenbild, Barinkay, Seth Hartwell, Arsena, Kelli Dahlke-Fuentes, Chorus
#5 Zigeunerlied, Saffi, Jennifer Perez
#6 In dieser Nacht, Saffi, Jennifer Perez, Barinkay, Seth Hartwell
#7 O habet acht! Chorus
#8 Schatzwalzer Trio (Treasure Waltz), Barinkay, André García-Nuthmann, Saffi, Jennifer Perez, Czipra, Esther Moses Bergh
#9 Werberlied (Recruiting Song), Graf Homonay, Paul Bower, Chorus
#10 Wer uns getraut? Barinkay, André García-Nuthmann, Saffi, Camille Tierney, Chorus
#11 Finale André García-Nuthmann, Seth Hartwell, Jennifer Perez, Kelli Dahlke Fuentes, Camille Tierney, Tim Willson, Chorus
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Coro De Camara Chamber Choir presents “Rhapsody” Friday, May 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Chorus, piano, and guest string quartet perform the music of Brahms, Dvorak, Hindemith, and Fauré. Special treat: the thrilling 1st movement from Dvorak’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 in three performances.
Annual Valentine’s Concerts “La Catrina Quartet” with flutist Linda Marianiello
Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 5:30 pm
Immaculate Heart Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe Music of Alberto Ginastera and other Latin American composers paired with traditional string quartet repertoire Second Performance in Los Alamos:
Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Los Alamos Little Theater, 1670 Nector Street
The Annual Valentine’s Concerts are partially sponsored by Century Bank.
PROGRAM
Beethoven Trio for Flute, Violin and Viola, op. 25
M.M. Ponce, Gavotta
Julián Plaza, Payadora
Paquito D’ Rivera, Wapango
Astor Piazzolla, I Fuga y Misterio, II Milonga de la Anunciación
– Intermission –
Alberto Ginastera, Impresiones de la Puna
Eduardo Gamboa, Cañambú
Astor Piazzolla, Suite del Angel
I Milonga del Angel
II Muerte del Angel
III Resurrección del Angel
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New Mexico Performing Arts Society Presents A Guest Concert with the Henschel Quartett from Germany
Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 7 pm
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel
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The Art of Transcription Renesan Lecture, April 14, 2016 at 3:15 pm Renesan Institute for Lifelong Learning
St. John’s United Methodist Church, Santa Fe
Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Immaculate Heart Chapel, Santa Fe
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May Finale Opera Program Renesan Lecture, April 11, 2016 at 3:15 pm Renesan Institute for Lifelong Learning
Robert Glick, former opera education consultant and professor of literature; Franz Vote, Metropolitan Opera conductor (ret.) and Music Director, New Mexico Bach Society Scenes from Verdi’s “Falstaff,” Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger” and “Die Walküre,” and Dvorak’s “Rusalka”
Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Immaculate Heart Chapel, Santa Fe
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GUEST PERFORMANCES IN THE CHAPEL
The following concerts by Coro de Camara chamber choir will be presented in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $20 per guest.
Coro de Camara presents “Gloria!” Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Featuring the exciting opening chorus from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Dominick Argento’s “Gloria,” Franz Biebl’s “Ave Maria,” intriguing carol arrangements for four-hands piano and chorus, and holiday music from around the world in two performances.
Annual Winter Solstice Concerts
New Mexico Bach Chorale and Players
Franz Vote, Music Director and Conductor
Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 5 pm
First United Methodist Church, Albuquerque,
and Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 5:45 pm
Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Santa Fe
Concert Review: “Winter Solstice concerts sparkles for New Mexico Performing Arts Society” by D. S. Crafts, for the Albuquerque Journal, 12/7/15: “The New Mexico Performing Arts Society may be a new organization to Albuquerque audiences, but one well worth getting to know….” __________________________________________
The Chapel Series at Immaculate Heart May Finale
Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder and Liebeslieder Waltzer Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 5:30 pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel New Mexico Bach Society Music Director Franz Vote conducts a quartet of vocal soloists in these beloved works by Johannes Brahms. Also featuring pianists Debra Ayers and Jacquelyn Helin at Santa Fe’s Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel.
“Brush Up Your Shakespeare” Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 3:00 pm The Chapel Series at Immaculate Heart presents a Benefit Concert for the New Mexico Performing Arts Society with Christina Martos, soprano; Carlos Archuleta, baritone; Debra Ayers, piano.
Annual Valentine’s Concerts Friday and Sunday, February 13 & 15, 2015 NMPAS and Chatter Albuquerque in two performances of J. S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts (No. 3).
Santa Fe concert in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on Friday evening.
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Annual Valentine’s Concert Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 7 pm Music of Arias y Luna, Amy Beach, Brahms, Mozart, and Ponce. La Catrina Quartet: Daniel Vega-Albela, 1st violin; Roberta Arruda, 2nd violin; Jorge Martinez, viola; Javier Arias, cello; with Linda Marianiello, flute and Debra Ayers, piano. Concert followed by a Meet the Artist Reception with Bubbly at Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel and Retreat Center.
Enchantment Chamber Music Mardi Gras-Carnival Concert January 18, 2014 at 4:00 pm Enchantment Chamber Music, with violinist Ellen Chavez de Leitner, and guitarists Lynn McGrath and Genevieve Leitner, present a concert of music meant for light-hearted enjoyment, as traditionally celebrated in Europe with social balls and parties before the customary forty days of Lenten fasting and penance observed by the Church. Included in the concert are traditional New Mexican folk dances, Venezuelan waltzes by Antonio Lauro, Austrian landlers by Anton Diabelli, Brazilian modhinas, music by Haydn, Pernambuco, and Gonzales, and excerpts from L’Histoire du Tango by Piazzola.
First Performance of the Newly Orchestrated Requiem by New Mexico Composer John Donald Robb and Charles Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm in the St. Francis Auditorium Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra; Franz Vote, Music Director and Conductor; Members of the New Mexico Bach Chorale. The first performance of John Donald Robb’s Requiem in the newly orchestrated version is a joint project of the New Mexico Performing Arts Society and the UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust in Albuquerque. Robb was the Dean of the College of Fine Arts at UNM, as well as a composer, early collector of folk music, and preservationist. Dean Robb also studied with prominent musicians of his time, including Nadia Boulanger, Horatio Parker, Darius Milhaud, Roy Harris, and Paul Hindemith.