Great Cathedral Music: Endless Wonder

The Chorale’s summer program begins with Swiss composer Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir, world premieres by Kirke Mechem and Bradley Ellingboe, and music that spans the centuries, from Palestrina to Osvaldo Golijov.

• July 6, 10, 26; August 2, 8pm, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis; reserved seating $50/$40; general admission $15
  Pre-concert dinner on July 6 at Inn & Spa at Loretto;
  Price:  $75  Concert tickets not included

• July 8, 4pm, Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque; reserved seating $25/$15

• July 21, San Francisco de Asis, 7:30pm, Ranchos de Taos; general admission $20

Brothers, Sing On!

The men of the Chorale sing a wide-ranging program of traditional favorites, including German, Hungarian and British folk songs, Russian classics, a beautiful setting of Danny Boy, and a new work by Judith Cloud, Words from an Artist's Palette.

• July 13, 19, 29 and August 6, 8pm, Loretto Chapel; reserved seating $50/$40/$20

• Selections from the concert on July 20, noon at First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe; Free

There is Sweet Music

The women of the Chorale perform a selection of music ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to Celtic Mouth Music, Peasant Songs by Stravinsky, and Holst's Ave Maria. 

• July 17, 22, 24, 31, 8pm, Loretto Chapel; reserved seating $50/$40/$20

• Selections from the concert on August 6, noon at First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe; Free

Gregorian Mass

The Desert Chorale sings Gregorian chant at a Sunday mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis.  An annual tradition! 

• July 15, 10 AM, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis

Gala 25th Anniversary Concert
Deep in My Heart: Operetta Then and Now      DINNER SOLD OUT
                                                 Concert Tickets still available

The unforgettable songs of Offenbach, Strauss, Lehár, Herbert, Friml, Romberg and Kern; plus works by Broadway composers, such as Bernstein and Sondheim.

• August 5, 5pm, The Lensic - Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center; reserved seating $55/$45/$35/$25
  Post-concert dinner at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa;
  Price:  $150 (partially tax-deductible).  Concert ticket not included

Rachmaninoff Vespers

Alumni singers will join the Chorale to create an ensemble of 36 voices for Rachmaninoff’s Vespers,Op 37, universally considered the apex of Russian Orthodox music.

• August 10 and 11, 8pm, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis; reserved seating $50/$40; general admission $15