The Season Opening Orchestra Concert titled “I Hear America Singing” features the Mexican singer–songwriter Magos Herrera in a program that connects music from across the American continent and across centuries. The program opens with Vivaldi’s La Folia, a dance form that has shadowy roots dating back to 15th-century Central America. The Peruvian-American composer Gabriela Lena Frank is featured in…

“Santa Fe Pro Musica is also set to receive $20,000 from the NEA. According to Sam McClung, Santa Fe Pro Musica marketing manager, the funds will be used to support its season opening orchestra concert — “I Hear America Singing” — on Sept. 29.”—Adrian Gomez, Albuquerque Journal Click HERE to read the full article.

“Santa Fe Pro Musica has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). The grant will support the company’s opening concert “I Hear America Singing” on Sept. 29, 2024 at 3 p.m. at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.”—David Salazar, OperaWire Click HERE to read the full article.

“Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ is a choral masterpiece … [Thomas] O’Connor will lead the Santa Fe Pro Musica orchestra, Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico and four soloists through the composer’s final triumph on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center”—Kathaleen Roberts, Albuquerque Journal Buy tickets HERE. Read the full…

Click HERE to learn more about Mozart’s Requiem through interviews in today’s Pasatiempo with conductor laureate Thomas O’Connor, and principal basset horn player Jeffrey Brooks. “Even though he didn’t finish it, the Requiem is the peak of Mozart’s sacred writing. He takes very small fragments of melodies, and he manipulates them, and turns them upside down…

Click HERE to listen to Thomas O’Connor’s appearance on the Richard Eed’s Show. They discuss the Pro Musica Orchestra’s upcoming performances of Anna Clyne’s Within Her Arms and Mozart’s Requiem on April 27 and 28 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. “Anna Clyne’s piece is called Within Her Arms and it is a remeberance of…

“Haydn said ‘if Mozart had written nothing else but his string quartets and his Requiem, this alone would have made him immortal.’ That’s what contemporary people thought of the Requiem. They recognized that it was an incredible work of genius.”—Thomas O’Connor, conductor laureate Click HERE to buy tickets to the Pro Musica Orchestra’s performances of…

“Amplified: Film + Music continues April 23 with the documentary The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble. The ensemble is a collective of musicians from a wide variety of Eurasian cultures who often create new work in collaboration with each other and with performers from the Western classical tradition. [Two of the…

“Those who missed David Solem’s performance to start Santa Fe Pro Musica’s four-part Organ Recital Series have another chance.”—Pasatiempo Read the full article HERE.

“artistic director Colin Jacobsen has also announced the group’s orchestra concerts. The orchestra series will include five featured artists as both soloists and composers — Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, Mexican singer Magos Herrera, violinist Colin Jacobsen, Wu Man (pipa) and shakuhachi player Kojiru Umezaki.”—Kathaleen Roberts, Albuquerque Journal Reserved seat subscriptions available Tuesday, April 30. Single…

“’We’re thrilled to present Santa Fe Pro Musica’s 43rd season, which is illuminated by the creativity of musical torchbearers—artists with wide cultural perspectives who are both deeply engaged with tradition while pushing the musical artform forward,’ noted Colin Jacobsen, Artistic Director, in an official press release.”—David Salazar, OperaWire Read the full article HERE. Click HERE…

“Artistic Director Colin Jacobsen presents a fresh and innovative twist on Pro Musica’s acclaimed orchestra concerts. The Orchestra Series invites five featured artists as both soloists and composers—Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, Mexican singer Magos Hererra, violinist Colin Jacobsen, Wu Man, pipa, and shakuhachi player Kojiru Umezakii.”—Carol A. Clark, Los Alamos Daily Post Read full article…

Click HERE to read about Pro Musica’s Baroque Holy Week concerts in New Mexico Magazine’s “5 Things to Do This Weekend.” “This is an unusual concert in that it features French Baroque music, which is not often performed,” Redfield says. “It requires antique instruments because its musical expression doesn’t translate well to modern instruments. The…

Click HERE to read about Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Baroque Holy Week concerts in the Pasatiempo. “The Springtime equivalent of Santa Fe Pro Musica’s long-running Baroque Christmas concert series is a pair of Holy Week performances … The 2024 iteration has a fascinating focus—music by four female composers”—Mark Tiarks, Pasatiempo Click HERE to buy tickets.

Click HERE to read OperaWire article about Pro Musica’s upcoming performances of Mozart’s Requiem. “Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico, featuring soprano Sherezade Panthaki, alto Meg Bragle, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass-baritone Douglas Williams, will accompany the Pro Musica Orchestra in presenting the Austrian master’s final work. The 75-minute program opens with a rendition of Anna…