DISCOVERY SERIES
Meet our artists, participate in lifelong learning, deepen your connections to music, and expand your classical music experiences through conversations and special events. Venues and prices vary. Some events are free.
Discovery Series Season Pass | $500
Includes admission to all paid events, a special 2023 year-end gathering with Colin Jacobsen, and reserved seating at free events. Excludes the 4/18/24 Renesan event. Available starting May 15th.
Discovery Series Season Passes are available starting Monday, May 15 at the Pro Musica Box Office. Call today at 505.988.4640
Discovery Series | Single Tickets
Reservations are required for paid events. Single tickets will be available starting Monday, June 19. Please call the Pro Musica Box Office at 505.988.4640 or note your choices on the ticket order form. No reservations are needed for free events.
TRACING THE ROOTS
Wednesday, November 1 at 5:30 PM
Location TBD
Historical convention informs classical music, but so does pop, jazz, and folk. Explore these dynamic influences and how they come together with composer, arranger, violinist, and Pro Musica’s Artistic Director, Colin Jacobsen.
Cocktails and appetizers are included.
$100
ICONIC THEMES
Sunday, November 19 at 5:30 PM
Location TBD
Enjoy a three-course dinner and wine with the internationally renowned Sweish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and members of Brooklyn Rider— violinists Colin Jacobsen and Johnny Gandelsman, violist Nicholas Cords, and cellist Michael Nicolas.
$200
BACH AND BEYOND FOR FAMILIES
Thursday, December 28 at 3 PM
St. Francis Auditorium | NM Museum of Art
We welcome you and your family for a fun and festive one-hour concert exploring Bach and his influence on generations of composers, with Colin Jacobsen and the Pro Musica Bach Ensemble.
FREE
WHY HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS
Sunday, January 14 at 10 AM
Location TBD
Join the Diderot Quartet in a show-and-tell of historical string instruments, and understand what differentiates them. Hear the soundscapes they create as you enjoy coffee and pastries.
$25
MOZART’S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Thursday, January 26 at 6 PM
Govenor’s Mansion
Join Marcello Cormio, conductor, and Anthony Trionfo, flute soloist, to celebrate Mozart on his 268th birthday, and explore the enduring value and inspiration of his music in the elegance of the Governor’s Mansion.
Cocktails and appetizers are included.
$100
LIGHT AND SHADOW
Sunday, February 11 at 10 AM
St. Francis Auditorium | New Mexico Museum of Art
The Brentano String Quartet illustrates the wide range of human experience and emotion described by Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Shostakovich in their program.
FREE
THE MECHANISMS OF MUSIC MAKING
Sunday, February 25 at 10 AM
St. Francis Auditorium | New Mexico Museum of Art
The Elias Quartet leads a masterclass for select student ensembles.
FREE
THE EXOTIC LIVES OF FRENCH BAROQUE WOMEN COMPOSERS
Sunday, March 24 at 10 AM
Nüart Gallery
A conversation with soprano Clara Rottsolk and harpsichordist David Solem.
Mimosas and quiche are included.
$25
MOZART’S Requiem WITH THOMAS O’CONNOR
Thursday, April 18 at 10 AM
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Renesan Institute for Lifelong Learning hosts Pro Musica Conductor Laureate Thomas O’Connor in a conversation about Mozart’s Requiem, a masterpiece shrouded in mystery. Not included with the Discovery Pass.
Registration and fee required through Renesan—https://renesan.org 505.982.9274.
$25