Journeys of compassion, protection, and hope

Program Sponsors

Catherine and Guy Gronquist

Conductor

Joshua Habermann

Artistic Director
Sponsored by Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

Connect to our deep relationships with nature and each other through the universal language of music. A chamber orchestra joins the twenty-four Desert Chorale vocal artists for two captivating works by brilliant American women composers. Known as “a hymn for the voiceless and the discounted,” Sarah Snider’s Mass for the Endangered is an evocative meditation on the fragility of the natural world and a plea to defend it. After including a single movement of Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands in our acclaimed 2023 program The American Immigrant Experience, we are now thrilled to perform this work in its entirety, exploring themes of welcome and belonging. Join us for an evening of musical storytelling that reminds us of our shared struggles and triumphs as members of the human family.

Singer Sponsors

Murray and Nancy Bern

John Buffett

Sallie Bingham

Kate Maroney

Thomas and Anne Conner

Kathlene Ritch

Allegra and Jim Derryberry

Sarah Moyer

Gregory Dove

Erik Gustafson

Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro

Harrison Hintzsche
Marques Jerrell Ruff

Richard and Chris Frenk

George Case

Diane and Bill Graves

Sarah Brauer

Rick Gustafson

Kerry Ginger

Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan

Dianna Grabowski
Michael Jones
Pamela Terry

Phyllis Lehmberg

Sarah Nickerson

Laurie Meyer

Savannah Porter

James Murphy and Roxanne Howe-Murphy

Enrico Lagasca

Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

Bradley Naylor

Marianne Reuter

Chelsea Helm

Peter and Sara Rutenberg

Steven Soph

Dr. Donald Shina and J. Kevin Waidmann

James K. Bass