Program Sponsor
Suzanne Timble
Conductors
Joshua Habermann
Artistic Director
James K. Bass
Assistant Conductor
July 29 – August 3, 2022
We reflect on our relationship with this most essential element of life through this program, in collaboration with pianist Nathan Salazar. An exciting new generation of American composers is featured: Jake Runestad (Waves), Mason Bates (Sirens), and Matthew Lyon Hazzard (The Prow, When We are Gone). Also featured is Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae (Song of Maritime Disaster) by Jaako Mäntyjärvi, inspired by the 1994 sinking of the MS Estonia in which 852 lives were lost. As one of the leading American chamber choirs, the Desert Chorale embraces its role in preserving our country’s folk music heritage. This program closes with a combination of American sacred harp, spiritual, and folk arrangements.
Performances
Guest Artists
Nathan Salazar
Piano
Guest Artist Sponsors
Diane and Bill Graves
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Singers
Chelsea Helm
Soprano
Sarah Moyer
Soprano
Emily Nöel
Soprano
Savannah Porter
Soprano
Kathlene Ritch
Soprano
Alissa Ruth Suver
Soprano
Sarah Brauer
Alto
Kerry Ginger
Alto
Dianna Grabowski
Alto
Kate Maroney
Alto
Sarah Nickerson
Alto
Angela Young Smucker
Alto
George Case
Tenor
Erik Gustafson
Tenor
Michael Jones
Tenor
Brad Diamond
Tenor
Bradley Naylor
Tenor
Steven Soph
Tenor
Simon Barrad
Bass
James K. Bass
Bass
John Buffett
Bass
Harris Ipock
Bass
Enrico Lagasca
Bass
Marques Jerrell Ruff
Bass
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
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Santa Fe Desert Chorale is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by the County of Santa Fe Lodgers’ Tax, and the City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department and the 1% Lodgers’ Tax.
