A sonic treasure trove spanning centuries and continents

Summer Festival Sponsor

Sallie Bingham

Program Sponsor

Suzanne M. Timble

Conductor

Joshua Habermann

Artistic Director
Sponsored by Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

Festival Consortium Sponsors

Catherine and John Alsip
May R. and Larry C. Ball
Bette Betts
Pamela Culwell and Charles Case
Joanne and Andrew Eggen
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Marian Haight
Lynn and Jacqueline Johnson
Edwin and Melanie Peters Thorne
John and Sue Shaffer

Embark on a musical expedition as sixteen professional Desert Chorale artists, accompanied by strings, guitar, organ and percussion, explore the rich heritage of 17th and 18th century music from North and South America. Experience the toe-tapping melodies and soul-stirring harmonies of works by Latin American Baroque composers. Then, return to the present with selections from the modern Mass of the Americas by Frank La Rocca, in which he melds together “tones of Western church music with those of traditional Mexican folk songs.” Debuted in 2018, this “cornerstone of modern liturgical composition” (Mark Nowakowski) incorporates texts in Spanish, Latin, and Nahuatl (the Indigenous language of the Aztecs).

View the repertoire for this program below.

Singer Sponsors

Murray and Nancy Bern

Brad Diamond

Sallie Bingham

Kate Maroney

Allegra and Jim Derryberry

Sarah Moyer

Gregory Dove

Erik Gustafson

Jeffrey Fort and Diane Locandro

Marques Jerrell Ruff

Rick Gustafson

Kerry Ginger

Diane and Bill Graves

Sarah Brauer

Roxanne Howe-Murphy and James Murphy

Enrico Lagasca

Sheryl Kelsey and George Duncan

Dianna Grabowski
Michael Jones

Stephen Marquart and Audrey La Fehr

Simon Barrad

Laurie Meyer

Savannah Porter

Carmen Paradis and Brian McGrath

Bradley Naylor

Dr. Donald Shina and J. Kevin Waidmann

James K. Bass

Patricia Stanley

Chelsea Helm

Bradley and Patricia Thompson

Alissa Ruth Suver