Summer Festival Sponsor
Sallie Bingham
Program Sponsor
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Endowment Fund
Conductor
Joshua Habermann
Artistic Director
Sponsored by Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath
July 13–29, 2025
If you loved last year’s Songs of the Americas program, you won’t want to miss this treasure trove of songs from North and South America. Continue to journey through this diverse and dynamic musical landscape with sixteen professional Desert Chorale artists. Experience the vibrant rhythms and soulful melodies of modern-day Latin America as you’re transported across Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela. Enjoy the world premiere of Dos Salmos para el Alma (Two Psalms for the Soul) by Cuban-American composer Ernesto Herrera. Then, celebrate familiar folk tunes featuring New Mexican and Chihene Nde artist Nacha Mendez.
Planned Repertoire (subject to change):
Cántico de Celebración – Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
Soneto de Amor – Henrique de Curitiba (1934-2008)
Oblivion – Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)/arr. Oscar Escalada
Muerte del Ángel – Piazzolla/arr. Nestor Zadoff
De Profundis – Cristian Grases (b. 1973)
Dos Salmos para el Alma (World Premiere Commission) – Ernesto Herrera (b. 1988)
- No Me Apartes de Ti
- Psalmo 150
Juramento – Miguel Matamoros (1894-1971)/arr. Electo Silva
Guantanamera – Joseíto Fernández (1908-1979)/arr. Electo Silva
El Guayaboso – Guido López-Gavilán (b. 1944)
Featuring Guitarist Nacha Mendez:
Malagueña – Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963)
La Llorona – Traditional Mexican/arr. Joshua Habermann
Canción Mixteca – José López Alavez (1889–1974)/arr. Joshua Habermann
Performances
Guest Artists
Nacha Mendez
Guitar
Alexis Corbin
Percussion
Hovey Corbin
Percussion
Guest Artist Sponsor
Sara J. McKenzie
Alexis Corbin
Hovey Corbin
Jose Piedra de la Portilla and Ernesto Roederer
Nacha Mendez
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Singers
Chelsea Helm
Soprano
Sarah Moyer
Soprano
Savannah Porter
Soprano
Addy Sterrett
Soprano
Sarah Brauer
Alto
Kerry Ginger
Alto
Dianna Grabowski
Alto
Kate Maroney
Alto
Brad Diamond
Tenor
Michael Jones
Tenor
Erik Gustafson
Tenor
Bradley Naylor
Tenor
James K. Bass
Bass
Harrison Hintzsche
Bass
Enrico Lagasca
Bass
Marques Jerrell Ruff
Bass
Singer Sponsors
Sallie Bingham
Kate Maroney
Bill and Susan Cammock
Brad Diamond
Tom and Anne Conner
Addy Sterrett
Allegra and Jim Derryberry
Sarah Moyer
Gregory Dove
Erik Gustafson
Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro
Harrison Hintzsche
Marques Jerrell Ruff
Rick Gustafson
Kerry Ginger
Diane and Bill Graves
Sarah Brauer
Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan
Dianna Grabowski
Michael Jones
Laurie Meyer
Savannah Porter
James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy
Enrico Lagasca
Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath
Bradley Naylor
Marianne Reuter
Chelsea Helm
Dr. Donald Shina and J. Kevin Waidmann
James K. Bass
