Discovering the Musical Treasures of This Diverse Land

Program Sponsors

Lynne and Joe Horning

Conductors

Joshua Habermann

Artistic Director

James K. Bass

Assistant Conductor

We explore the cross-pollination of cultures that call the Mediterranean Basin home, catching a glimpse of Spanish, North African, Jewish, and Arab peoples through their sacred and secular music. Fifteenth-century songs from the Spanish Cancionero de Palacio stand beside Moroccan folk melodies, Middle Eastern hymns, Levantine chants, and Sephardic love songs in a joyful celebration of this musically rich region. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Fattah Abbou, hailed as a “North African music master,” percussionist Polly Tapia Ferber, and Nathan Salazar on the harpsichord and organ join sixteen Desert Chorale singers for a program that unites these Mediterranean cultures through song.

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Singer Sponsors

Elaine Wang Meyerhoffer

Sarah Brauer

Richard and Chris Frenk

George Case

Murray and Nancy Bern

Enrico Lagasca

Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan

Kate Maroney

Peter and Francine Gray

Sarah Moyer

Gregory “Greg” Dove

Bradley Naylor

Anne and Thomas Conner

Kathlene Ritch
Marques Jerrell Ruff

Dr. J. Randle Adair DO, PhD

Simon Barrad

Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro

Sarah Nickerson