Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Winter Festival 2011 - December 16-30
November 15, 2011
Santa Fe Desert Chorale   This holiday season don't miss the Southwest's finest choral ensemble performing seasonal favorites from across the centuries and around the world.

View our downloadable winter brochure with all of the Desert Chorale's programming and concert information!

 

Carols and Lullabies

Under the direction of Joshua Habermann, the Chorale's premier ensemble of 24 voices will brighten your December holidays with a program of old and new treasures. Program includes a group of villancicos (Spanish Christmas carols)and the music of Bob Chilcott, Arvo Part and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Also enjoy traditional carols, including I Saw Three Ships, The Wexford Carol, I Wonder as I Wander, and an always-popular group of Christmas spirituals.


Immanuel Presbyterian Church
114 Carlisle Blvd SE, Albuquerque
December 16, 7:30pm
$40, $30

Cristo Rey Church
1120 Canyon Road, SantaFe
December 18, 4:00pm
$45, $35, $20

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
213 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe
December 19, 20 and 22, 7:30pm
$55, $45, $35, $20

The Lighter Side of Christmas

Join members of the Desert chorale for a festive evening of champagne, hors d’oeuvres and some of your favorite popular holiday songs. chorale singer and theatrical director Kathlene Ritch leads a select group of our most stage-worthy performers in this special evening. Seating is limited so hurry to reserve yours!


LewAllen Galleries at the Railyard
1613 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe
December 21, 6pm
$75

A Holiday Gift

As the santa Fe Desert chorale approaches 2012 and its 30th anniversary, there is no better way to say thank you to the community that made it all possible than a free concert for all the wonderful people of Santa Fe, Albuquerque and the Northern New Mexico area. Join Desert chorale iI and Conductor Bradley Ellingboe for a delightful holiday experience for the whole family.


Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
213 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe
December 26, 7pm
Concert is free, but ticket required for admission.

A Toast to the New Year

We are proud to present the debut performances of Desert Chorale II for concerts during the week between Christmas and New Year's.

This post-holiday series is a Desert Chorale tradition that we are pleased to reinstate after a hiatus of many years. Desert Chorale II has been created as a professional mentoring-based educational, outreach and performance initiative, and is a new, year-round "ensemble in residence," comprised of current and former SFDC singers, plus some of the most talented voices from the choral music program at the University of New Mexico.

The Desert chorale welcomes Bradley Ellingboe as conductor of this series of concerts, highlighted by the joyous and melodic folk mass, Misa Criolla, by Santa Fe (Argentina) composer Ariel Ramirez.


Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
2000 Mountain Road NW Albuquerque
December 27, 7:30pm
$35

Loretto Chapel
207 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe
December 28, 29, 30, 6pm
$45, $40, $30

Buy Tickets
Holiday Tickets: $20 - $75
Seating Charts
Available through the Lensic Box Office
505-988-1234 or ticketssantafe.org

Click here to download ticket form.

Mail to
311 E. Palace Ave.,
Santa Fe, NM 87501

For assistance, call the office at (505) 988-2282
or send e-mail to andreas@desertchorale.org

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Concert Schedule
December 16, 2011 7:30 PM
Carols & Lullabies
Immanuel Presbyterian - Albuquerque
December 18, 2011 4:00 PM
Carols & Lullabies
Cristo Rey Church
December 19, 2011 7:30 PM
Carols & Lullabies
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
December 20, 2011 7:30 PM
Carols & Lullabies
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
December 21, 2011 6:00 PM
The Lighter Side of Christmas
LewAllen Galleries at the Railyard
December 22, 2011 7:30 PM
Carols & Lullabies
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
December 26, 2011 7:00 PM
A Holiday Gift to the Community
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
December 27, 2011 7:30 PM
A Toast to the New Year
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
December 28, 2011 6:00 PM
A Toast to the New Year
Loretto Chapel
December 29, 2011 6:00 PM
A Toast to the New Year
Loretto Chapel
December 30, 2011 6:00 PM
A Toast to the New Year
Loretto Chapel

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Winter Weather
December 19, 2011
The weather outside is frightful...

What better way to spend the evening than at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale?

Carols and Lullabies

Under the direction of Joshua Habermann, the Chorale's premier ensemble of 24 voices will brighten your December holidays with a program of old and new treasures. Program includes a group of villancicos (Spanish Christmas carols)and the music of Bob Chilcott, Arvo Part and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Also enjoy traditional carols, including I Saw Three Ships, The Wexford Carol, I Wonder as I Wander, and an always-popular group of Christmas spirituals.

 
Santa Fe Desert Chorale

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis
213 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe
December 19, 20 and 22, 7:30pm
$55, $45, $35, $20
Winter Festival 2011 - December 16-30
November 15, 2011
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
  This holiday season don't miss the Southwest's finest choral ensemble performing seasonal favorites from across the centuries and around the world.
2011 Year-End Challenge Campaign Now in Progress
November 2011
A generous group of patrons has offered the following challenge: if the Desert Chorale can raise $50,000 in contributions by December 31, 2011, the patrons will, jointly, provide an additional $50,000, for a total of $100,000.

As you consider making tax-deductible gifts before December 31, please help the Desert chorale maintain its current positive financial condition and, in return, we will continue to provide you with "glorious voices and timeless music." Your support as a ticket buyer is invaluable, but ticket revenue - even from sold-out performances - will never cover 100% of the cost of presenting concerts.

Please mail your gift today or call 505-988-2282 and use any major credit card. Thank you very much.
Audition Information for 2012-2013 seasons
September 23, 2011
We have posted information regarding auditions for the 2012-2013 seasons.
Sante Fe Desert Chorale Performances
September 8, 2011
A few of our recent performances from the 2011 Summer Season have been posted on YouTube.
Summer Season 2011
July 2011
The 2011 Summer Season
Santa Fe Desert chorale teams up with O'Keeffe Museum
July 2011
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale is offering lectures at the O'Keeffe Museum.
Joshua Habermann Interview
July 11, 2011
Music Director Joshua Habermann's interview with albARTS associate editor Peggy Herrington has been posted in anticipation of the two Albuquerque concerts (July 17 & August 7)
Meet our Summer 2011 Singers
June 23, 2011
Our talented ensemble for this summer is ready to sing!
SFDC Receives NEA Grant
June 6, 2011
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale is proud to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant for 2011! The NEA is "dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education." The Santa Fe Desert Chorale is thrilled to be able to further this mission statement!