Save the date for our annual gala celebration!
Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 6pm
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado
2026 Angel Award: Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan
Join your friends and favorite Desert Chorale artists as we celebrate the inspiring grandeur of the American landscape and the music that unites us.
Enjoy drinks and small bites in the Terra Courtyard, delight in an exquisite three-course dinner, and take in a joyful performance by your Santa Fe Desert Chorale.
No silent auctions, raffles, or requests for donations will interrupt our signature gala event.
Tickets will go on sale April 8th. Keep an eye on this page for updates. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Photo Credit: Tira Howard Photography
Relive the Magic of Our 2025 Gala
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Special Thanks to Our 2025 Gala Attendees:
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)
Catherine 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)
Kelly Purcell and Kevin Sadler (2)
Tobi Watson
Mambo Donors ($1,250)
Anne and Thomas Conner (2)
Peter Siegel and Jon Patrick (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 & Sirous Partovi (2)
Jose Piedra de la Portilla and Ernesto Roederer (2)
Dr. and Mrs. Leon Podles (5)
Patricia and Bradley Thompson (2)
Merengue Donors ($700)
Eric Butler and Chris Andersen (2)
Nancy and Murray Bern (2)
Lisa Romanoff Botos and Stephen Botos (2)
Mary Costello
Allegra and Jim Derryberry (2)
Janet Desforges
Gregory Dove
George Duncan and Sheryl Kelsey (2)
Dr. John and Cookie Emerson (2)
Leslie Shaw and Peter Frank (2)
Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro (4)
Gwen and Ralph Fuller (2)
W. Peyton George (2)
Bill and Diane Graves (3)
John Gray and Ray A. Landy (2)
James O. Harris, Jr. (2)
Drs. Walter and Karin High (2)
Stephen and Jane Hochberg (2)
Rae Hoffacker and Peter Pappas (2)
Susana Margarita Howard and Vincent Charles Pigott (2)
Joe Bob Kinsel and Jane Kinsel (2)
Walt and Mary Kirchner (2)
David and Miranda Lind (2)
Christine and Pierre Lorillard (2)
Laurie Meyer
Fraser & Alice McAlpine (2)
Thomas McCaffrey
Laura C. McWilliams
Felicia and Dan Morrow (2)
Linda Osborne
Marianne Reuter
Kevin Waidmann and Donald Shina (2)
Alison Sowden
Silvia and Alexander Speyer III (4)
Patricia Stanley
Lore Thorpe
Jan Watson
Donations in Lieu of Tickets
Helen and Doug Brooks
Drs. Seth Vaccaro and Jean Dea
Ernest and Jane Godlove
Mindy Teolis
John Wilcynski and Jan Chavez-Wilcynski, in honor of Carmen Paradis
Linda Wolcott
