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12.15.23 PASATIEMPO Sweet suites for a mellow cello

Click below to read about Tanya Tomkins upcoming performances of The Complete Bach Cello Suites on December 20 and 21.

“More than 50 versions of the suites are available now on CD, but the chance to hear them all live is much rarer. We’ll have one soon thanks to Santa Fe Pro Musica and its Holiday Bach Festival, with three of the suites performed on Wednesday, December 20, and the remaining three on Thursday, December 21.”—Mark Tiarks, Santa Fe New Mexican

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12.14.23 Cellist Tanya Tomkins on the Richard Eeds Show

Click below to hear baroque cellist Tanya Tomkins and Richard Eeds discuss her upcoming performances of the Complete Bach Cello Suites with Santa Fe Pro Musica on December 20 and 21.

“It’s like you’re sorta riffing with Bach. He gives you all the rhythm, harmony, and amazing melodies and you’re just interfacing with that … it’s just beautiful music.”—Tanya Tomkins

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11.16.23 This Sunday—Brooklyn Rider with Anne Sofie von Otter

Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen’s game-changing string quartet Brooklyn Rider is joined by legendary Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter in their innovative program Songs of Love and Death. Join us as they explore the intimate intersection of the human voice and the string quartet through the unexpected pairing of two great songwriters—Franz Schubert and Rufus Wainwright.

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11.9.23 OPERAWIRE Santa Fe Pro Musica Announces 2023 Holiday Bach Festival

“On December 22 and 23, 2023  the organization will present ‘A Baroque Christmas,’ which features Händel’s ‘Gloria’ and traditional Christmas Carols. The program also includes music by Bach, Corelli, and Geminiani. In addition to that concert, the company will feature performances of Bach’s Complete Cello Suites as well as “Bach and Beyond,” a program featuring music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Pärt, and Philip Glass.”—David Salazar, Operawire

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11.8.23 Join us for Brooklyn Rider with Anne Sofie von Otter

Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen’s game-changing string quartet Brooklyn Rider is joined by legendary Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter in their innovative program Songs of Love and Death. Join us as they explore the intimate intersection of the human voice and the string quartet through the unexpected pairing of two great songwriters—Franz Schubert and Rufus Wainwright.

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