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.

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!

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 Guest Conductor Bradley Ellingboe for a delightful holiday experience for the whole family.

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.