Celebrate the hope and magic of the holiday season

Winter Festival Sponsors

Mary and Phil Delk in memory of Joel Brauer

Conductor

Joshua Habermann

Artistic Director
Sponsored by Martha Rochelle

December 13-22, 2024

Experience the warmth, light, and beauty of the holiday season during the Desert Chorale’s 2024 Winter Festival. This year’s program, A Rose in Winter, reflects on the hope and wonder we experience this time of year, as miraculous as a flower blooming during the cold of December. Joined by Elizabeth Young on violin and Nathan Salazar on piano, our twenty-four professional vocal artists will return to the Land of Enchantment from all across the nation for these concerts. Celebrate this festive time of year with familiar carols you know and love alongside new musical treasures to add to your collection of favorite seasonal tunes.

Planned Repertoire (subject to change):
Northern Light
Snilla Patea by Bjørn Kåre Odde
Eit Barn er Født I Bethlehem, arranged by Ørjan Matre
Gjendines Bådnlåt, arranged by Gunnar Eriksson
Gropen, arranged by Gjermund Larsen

A Winter Rose
Rose in the Middle of Winter by Bob Chilcott
Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming, arranged by Shawn Kirchner

The Great Mystery
Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium) by Ola Gjeilo

Beloved Carols
Sussex Carol, arranged by David Willcocks
What Child is This? arranged by Dale Warland
O Holy Night, arranged by Michael Garrepy
One Sweet Little Baby by Glenn McClure; arr. Shawn Kirchner
Rise Up Shepherd, arranged by Robert Scandrett
Brightest and Best, arranged by Shawn Kirchner

Santa Fe Traditions
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Elizabeth Poston
Silent Night, arranged by Shawn Kirchner