Santa Fe Pro Musica
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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“Colin Jacobsen is a very curious fellow. Oh, he seems normal enough—quite a nice guy, in fact—but while many classical musicians explore their tradition with a deep albeit narrow focus, Santa Fe Pro Musica’s new artistic director has a much broader field of vision.” Mark Tiarks, Pasatiempo
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Join us this weekend for two different explorations into the source of classical music. Both programs feature Artistic Director and violin soloist Colin Jacobsen and the Pro Musica Orchestra, and include a casual one-hour conversation-performance on Saturday, followed by the complete program on Sunday. Remember daylight savings time ends this weekend. Plan ahead so you don’t miss these unique concerts!
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Regarding his innovative programming in Pro Musica’s Season Opening Orchestra Concert “Source Code,” Colin Jacobsen remarks, “When you look at the classical tradition, you see that it’s just full of inspiration coming from the music of the people and the music of the streets.”
Click here to listen to the 10-minute interview and read below for more information about Jacobsen’s upcoming concerts with Pro Musica—The DNA of Music on November 4, and the Season Opening Orchestra Concert “Source Code” on November 5.
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Regarding his innovative programming in Pro Musica’s Season Opening Orchestra Concert Source Code, Colin Jacobsen remarks “When you look at the classical tradition, you see that it’s just full of inspiration coming from music of the people, music of the streets.”
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In anticipation of our exciting Season Opening Orchestra Concert we present “The DNA of Music.” In this hour-long exploration, Colin Jacobsen and the Pro Musica Orchestra explore the diverse cultural heritages that influenced Pro Musica’s program “Source Code” to be performed the next day. Join us for this special conversation and performance!
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Join us in November for several exciting concerts and special events featuring Pro Musica’s Artistic Director, violinist, composer, and arranger Colin Jacobsen.
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Pro Musica is proud to bring together outstanding musicians to inspire and educate audiences through the performance of great music. To ensure you don’t miss a note, join us as a subscriber to our exciting 2023–24 Season!
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Join us at our Discovery Series events on November 1 and 4 that are designed to enhance your experience of our Season Opening Orchestra Concert “Source Code” on November 5.
Enjoy a three-course dinner on November 19 following Brooklyn Rider’s innovative program for string quartet and voice “Songs of Love and Death.”
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Join us on Sunday, November 5 at 3 PM at the Lensic Performing Arts Center for our Season Opening Orchestra Concert. Titled “Source Code,” this concert explores the life-giving well of folk music and how it has informed and colored classical music. Click here to read about some of the orchestral music to be performed at this concert under the leadership of Colin Jacobsen.
For those of you who heard Pro Musica’s Artistic Director and violinist Colin Jacobsen’s special performances last week at El Castillo, La Secoya, Quail Run, Chatter North, Chatter Sunday, and at the Subscriber and Volunteer Appreciation Party (La Fonda), you know Pro Musica’s artistic vision is in the hands of a master! These performances were exciting sneak peeks into our Season Opening Orchestra Concert to be performed on Sunday, November 5 at 3pm at the Lensic. Titled “Source Code,” this concert explores the life-giving well of folk music and how it has informed and colored classical music. Buy tickets here.
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Read Pasatiempo’s fall round-up that includes Pro Musica’s season-opening concert “Source Code” on November 5 and other fall offerings.
“New artistic director Colin Jacobsen is very much in the forefront of Pro Musica’s fall offerings. The acclaimed violinist and composer leads the orchestra in Source Code on November 5. It’s an exploration of classical music’s roots in folk and spiritual antecedents, with works by Bela Bartók, Heinrich Biber, Edvard Grieg, and Jessie Montgomery, plus an arrangement of world folk music by Jacobsen.”—Mark Tiaras, Pasatiempo
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This November, we open our 2023–24 season with four specially curated events culminating in Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen’s innovative concert with the Pro Musica Orchestra—“Source Code.” In this celebration of our 42nd season and our bright future with Jacobsen, we’ll dive into classical music’s deep roots and wide connections to pop, jazz, and folk music.
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Each year Pro Musica’s Youth Concert Series introduces thousands of local students to the power of live classical music. Our Youth Concerts are free to public, private, and homeschooled students. If you would like to make a contribution to support this program, click here.
Source Code
Friday, November 3 at 10 AM | Lensic Performing Arts Center
Exploration of folk and pop in classical music.
The Mozart Requiem
Friday, April 26 at 10 AM | Lensic Performing Arts Center
A look into Mozart’s final masterpiece.
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