Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest-running professional music organizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished American professional chamber choirs. “The Santa Fe Desert Chorale [is] a top-notch, 24-voice group… comprising the crème de la crème of professional choral singers from coast to coast” (Dallas Morning News). Performing in historical venues such as the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, the Chorale’s Summer Festival has become a centerpiece of the cultural life of Santa Fe and is among the nation’s most significant choral events.
Artistic Director Joshua Habermann leads the Chorale in repertoire spanning seven centuries, from early polyphony to contemporary works. Habermann’s versatile programming sets the ensemble apart as “a rara avis in the choral music world” (Santa Fe New Mexican).
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Waves by Jake Runestad
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Brightest and Best, American Hymn, arr. Shawn Kirchner
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Wa Habibi, Maronite Hymn arr. Elie Kallab, edited by Shireen Abu-Khader
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: A este sol peregrino by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, traditional carol, arr. Shawn Kirchner
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Ständchen (Zögernd leise), D 920, by Franz Schubert
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Beatus Vir by Domenico Zipoli from Vespers of Saint Ignatius
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Dixit Dominus by George Frideric Handel
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Te lucis ante terminum by Thomas Tallis
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Dominus Vobiscum by Sydney Guillaume
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Shema by Alex Berko featuring Chelsea Helm and Nathan Salazar
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: City Called Heaven, arranged by Josephine Poelinitz
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam arr. Ryan Nowlin
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Deo Gracias by Benjamin Britten from A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: little tree by Steve Heitzeg
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: North by Ryan O'Neal (Sleeping At Last), arr. by George Chung
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Ne irascaris, Domine by William Byrd
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Song from the Road by Craig Hella Johnson
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Hands by Jocelyn Hagen
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: New Mexico Rain by Michael Hearne & Shake Russell, arr. by Alec Schumacker
Santa Fe Desert Chorale feat. Nathan Salazar: Sweet Rivers by John Granade, arr. by Shawn Kirchner
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Lamento della Ninfa by Claudio Monteverdi
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Stand in That River by Moira Smiley
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Chiome d'oro by Claudio Monteverdi
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Ya Lel by Shireen Abu-Khader and Majd Maary
Meet the Desert Chorale!
Santa Fe Desert Chorale: The Wind's True Song by Paul John Rudoi
Home for the Holidays
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (selections)