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26 Performances Showcasing the Diverse Possibilities of Artistic Expression
April 20, Santa Fe, New Mexico— Performance Santa Fe announces its 2022-2023 season, which runs from July 31, 2022 through May 5, 2023 and features 26 performances of music, dance, and theater at five venues across Santa Fe.
Performance Santa Fe’s offerings during its 2022-2023 season reflect Executive + Artistic Director Amy Iwano’s commitment to presenting exciting, diverse, and world-class performances. “There are so many artists who are doing incredibly high-quality creative work, and I’m looking forward to introducing them to Santa Fe,” says Iwano. “The season features an expansion of offerings – with world and early music and four jazz shows added to a robust line-up of dance and classical and contemporary music performances.”
The season will take place across five historic venues in Santa Fe: “With the city as our stage, Performance Santa Fe can match program to place,” says Iwano. “This season we will expand our offerings with two performances in the historic Cristo Rey Church, including a medieval Christmas program.” For the remainder of its season, Performance Santa Fe returns to the Lensic, Cathedral Basilica, St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art, and the Scottish Rite Temple.
Performance Santa Fe’s 2022-2023 season will also include educational offerings by artists featured on the season schedule. “Many of the artists will engage with our community beyond the concert stage by participating in PSF’s education programs, giving master classes or school matinee performances,” says Iwano. For more information about Performance Santa Fe’s education programs, visit www.PerformanceSantaFe.org/Education.
With more offerings than ever before, Performance Santa Fe’s 2022-2023 season is the organization’s largest and most ambitious yet.
Santa Fe and New Mexico Performance Debuts
This season welcomes new performers to the city of Santa Fe and the state of New Mexico. Making their Santa Fe and New Mexico performance debuts are pianist Hélène Grimaud, The Boston Camerata, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Ensemble Basiani, lutenist Thomas Dunford, Late Night with Leonard Bernstein, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble, The Tallis Scholars, and Jupiter Ensemble. Making their Santa Fe debuts are pianist Aaron Diehl, Music from Copland House Ensemble, and the Ragamala Dance Company.
Tickets
Subscriptions will be on sale May 1 – May 27. Annual Fund Member Appreciation Days (for single ticket purchases) are May 31 – June 3. Single tickets will go on sale to the general public starting June 6. To purchase subscriptions, call 505 984-8759 or email jane@performancesantafe.org.
To purchase single tickets, visit www.PerformanceSantaFe.org beginning on June 6.
Performance Santa Fe is offering season subscriptions at the following discounted rates:
Full Season Discount – 30% Discount
20+ Event Subscription – 25% Discount
15-19 Event Subscription – 20% Discount
10-14 Event Subscription – 15% Discount
5-9 Event Subscription – 10% Discount
Performances
Festival of Song: Tamara Wilson and Heidi Melton with Robert Tweten, piano
Sunday, July 31 | 4:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite Temple
463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$105, $85, $45
- Sopranos Tamara Wilson and Heidi Melton are both hailed for their interpretations of some of opera’s most dramatic roles. Performance Santa Fe’s Festival of Song brings these luminaries together for an electrifying afternoon recital. Wilson, the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Richard Tucker Award, will make her Santa Fe Opera debut this summer in the role of Isolde in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Already an established interpreter of powerful Wagnerian roles such as Brünnhilde, Heidi Melton possesses “a fluid voice without limitation” (The Scotsman). These two superstar sopranos take the stage for what will be an unforgettable recital. PSF’s Festival of Song presents rising and established stars of the opera world in intimate one-hour recitals at the Scottish Rite Temple. Each performance is followed by a reception in the Grand Ballroom where you are invited to meet the artists over drinks and desserts.
Festival of Song: Nicholas Brownlee and Elena Villalón with Robert Tweten, piano
Sunday, August 7 | 4:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite Temple
463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$105, $85, $45
- This season’s second Festival of Song recital welcomes two dazzling singers to the stage— Nicholas Brownlee, bass-baritone, and Elena Villalón, soprano. Brownlee has distinguished himself through his “commanding presence” and “rich tone” (Musical America). Brownlee returns to the Santa Fe Opera this year as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde. He is joined by soprano Elena Villalón, lauded for her artistic and expressive vocal technique– “a radiance in which one could simply bask contentedly” (Washington Classical Review). This summer, she makes her role and house debut at the Santa Fe Opera as Nanetta in Verdi’s Falstaff. PSF’s Festival of Song presents rising and established stars of the opera world in intimate one-hour recitals at the Scottish Rite Temple. Each performance is followed by a reception in the Grand Ballroom where you are invited to meet the artists over drinks and desserts.
Festival of Song: Emily Fons and Jack Swanson with Robert Tweten, piano
Sunday. August 14 | 4:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite Temple
463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$105, $85, $45
- “Dynamite” (Theater Jones) mezzo-soprano Emily Fons joins “captivating” (Le Salon Musical) tenor Jack Swanson. A powerful artistic voice, Emily Fons has been lauded for her portrayals of both “trouser roles” and dramatic leads— Cherubino and Susanna all in one! Called “the perfect male lead” (St. Louis Dispatch), Jack Swanson’s talent is evidenced by his appearances with the world’s foremost opera companies. This summer, Fons and Swanson will play star-crossed lovers Rosina and Count Almaviva in the Santa Fe Opera’s production of The Barber of Seville. Don’t miss your chance to see them in an intimate recital setting. PSF’s Festival of Song presents rising and established stars of the opera world in intimate one-hour recitals at the Scottish Rite Temple. Each performance is followed by a reception in the Grand Ballroom where you are invited to meet the artists over drinks and desserts.
Stars of American Ballet
10th Anniversary
Friday, August 5 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$125, $105, $85, $65, $40
- They’re back! After a two-year hiatus, Stars of American Ballet returns for their 10th anniversary with Performance Santa Fe. Stars of American Ballet brings together remarkable principals and soloists from the nation’s most renowned ballet companies. Led by acclaimed dancer and choreographer Daniel Ulbricht, the award-winning company presents two different programs of audience favorites (including Ulbricht originals!) to the Lensic. Unquestionably one of Santa Fe’s favorite events of the year, these performances are sure to sell out quickly. Get your tickets now for an exquisite night (or two!) with Stars of American Ballet.
Emerson Quartet
Monday, September 12 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Anton Webern Fünf Sätze, Op. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major, Op. 133
- The Emerson Quartet’s farewell tour comes to Santa Fe! With an artistic legacy spanning four decades, the Emerson Quartet is without a doubt one of the foremost chamber music ensembles in the world. Its repertory spanning hundreds of pieces, the Quartet has brought “audacity and freshness” (Boston Globe) to the world’s most distinguished concert halls. Don’t miss your last chance to see the historic ensemble perform some of their most beloved repertoire!
Eighth Blackbird: Phoenix
Wednesday, September 21 | 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $65, $35
Phoenix
Andy Akiho Erase
Jonathan Bailey Holland The Clarity of Cold Air
Thomas Albert Thirteen Ways: XIII. Serene
Julius Eastman Stay On It
Viet Cuong Electric Aroma
Tyson J. Davis Between Light and Shadow
Julia Wolfe Singing in the Dead of Night
- After more than two decades of moving music forward, Eighth Blackbird continues to define the cutting edge of contemporary classical music. “One of the smartest, most dynamic ensembles on the planet” (Chicago Tribune), Eighth Blackbird began in 1996 as a group of six entrepreneurial Oberlin Conservatory students and continues today under the leadership of founding members, pianist Lisa Kaplan and percussionist Matthew Duvall. Don’t miss Eighth Blackbird’s Phoenix, a celebration of some of contemporary classical music’s most exciting works.
Hélène Grimaud, piano
Sunday, October 2 | 4:00 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- Known for her poetic expression and peerless technical control, French pianist Hélène Grimaud is one of the most sought-after artists alive. A multi-faceted Renaissance woman with a deep dedication to her musical career, Hélène also nurtures passionate environmental, literary, and artistic interests. Grimaud’s program draws from her album Memory, which explores music’s ability to bring the past back to life. Selections of evanescent miniatures by Chopin, Debussy, Satie, and Valentin Silvestrov, in the pianist’s own words, “conjure atmospheres of fragile reflection, a mirage of what was – or what could have been.”
Anat Cohen Quartetinho
Thursday, October 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- Clarinetist Anat Cohen makes her return to Santa Fe! Not one to rest on her laurels, Cohen continues to reinvent her music even after three Grammy nominations and 15 consecutive Best Clarinetist Awards from the Jazz Journalists Association. The Anat Cohen Quartetinho features Vitor Gonçalves on piano, Tal Mashiach on bass, and James Shipp on percussion. All virtuosos, these musicians bring the perspectives and styles of Brazil, Israel, and the United States to create a genre-bending exploration of traditional and modern music.
Montrose Trio
Tuesday, November 1 | 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $65, $45
David Baker Roots II (1992) No 4. Boogie Woogie
Joan Tower Big Sky (2000)
Mieczysław Weinberg Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 24 (1945)
Johannes Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87
- The Montrose Trio is a collaboration stemming from a long and fruitful relationship between pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Martin Beaver, and cellist Clive Greensmith. Since their founding, the group has quickly established a reputation for performances of the highest distinction. Befitting the ensemble of three virtuosos, their program features Brahms’ masterpiece, his Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, written when the composer was at the height of his creative powers.
Ensemble Basiani
Monday, November 7 | 7:30 p.m.
Cristo Rey Church
1120 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $75, $55, $35
- The State Ensemble of Georgian folk singing, Ensemble Basiani is one of the most unique and magnificent vocal ensembles in the world. Performing by memory in traditional Georgian costumes, they have toured the U.S. four times in the last decade, with performances at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival, Cal Performances, and Princeton University. With their “Hauntingly beautiful” (NY Times) music and “Otherworldly, mesmerizing performance,” (New York Music Daily), they have thrilled audiences across the country including at the University of Texas, Austin, Stanford Live, and The Broad, Santa Monica.
Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio
Saturday, November 12 | 7:30pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- Six decades into his professional music career, saxophonist, flutist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd shows no signs of slowing down! Lloyd combines post-bop, free jazz, psychedelic rock, and traditional music in his original compositions to form “a strange and beautiful distillation of the American experience” (New York Times). Lloyd returns to the Lensic alongside his Ocean Trio with guitarist Anthony Wilson and pianist Gerald Clayton.
Thomas Dunford, archlute
Thursday, December 1 | 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $65, $35
- A relative of the modern day guitar, the lute conjures visions of wandering Renaissance minstrels strumming songs of love. Called the “Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine), Thomas Dunford has gained worldwide acclaim on the iconic instrument, giving recitals at major festivals and venues across the world and collaborating with leading Baroque ensembles. Dunford’s program features works for the lute’s cousin, the long-necked archlute, by Dowland, Kapsberger, and Dalza, as well as the Suite in G Major, BWV 1007 by J.S. Bach.
The Boston Camerata: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Sunday, December 18 | 4:00 p.m.
Cristo Rey Church
$95, $75, $55, $35
- This holiday season, The Boston Camerata bids us good tidings and peace on earth! The distinguished vocal ensemble performs “A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est” in the historic Cristo Rey Catholic Church. Under the artistic direction of Anne Azéma, the Boston Camerata creates distinctive programs combining original scholarship with performances by outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists. In Hodie Christus Natus Est, the Boston Camerata celebrates the spirit of medieval Christmas: a time when different cultures, tastes, manners, and languages could be heard together in polyphonic celebration.
Aaron Diehl Trio and Warren Wolf: The Modern Jazz Quartet
Thursday, January 19 | 7:30pm
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- The Aaron Diehl Trio partners with vibraphonist Warren Wolf for a fresh take on the music of one of the most historically significant ensembles of the 20th century— The Modern Jazz Quartet. A classically trained pianist, Diehl is lauded for his ability to fuse together traditional and fresh forms of music-making. He is joined by Aaron Kimmel on drums, Paul Sikivie on bass, and Warren Wolf on vibraphone, to reinvent the sound of one of jazz music’s most beloved groups.
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Tuesday, January 31 | 7:30 PM
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $65, $45
- One of the leading cellists of her generation, Alisa Weilerstein makes her long-awaited Santa Fe recital debut with a performance of three of Bach’s solo cello suites. A MacArthur Fellow, recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Prize, and universally beloved performer, Weilerstein is especially known for her passionate interpretations of these solo cello masterworks. Her 2020 recording of all six Bach cello suites was lauded for its “sunlit clarity” (The Guardian) and “expressive but authoritative style” (The Classic Review). Lovers of Bach won’t want to miss what will be a lyrical, moving performance from one of classical music’s biggest stars.
Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
Tuesday, February 7 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$125, $105, $85, $65, $40
- The Beatles meets modern dance meets a riotous explosion of color and sound in Pepperland! Created as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pepperland is a masterpiece by Mark Morris, “the most successful and influential choreographer alive” (New York Times). Dancers performing Morris’ joyful choreography are accompanied live by an unprecedented chamber ensemble. Don’t miss your chance to see Pepperland, a psychedelic dance homage to the revolutionary music of The Beatles!
Susan Graham, mezzo soprano, and the Music from Copland House Ensemble
Thursday, February 16 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
Pierre Jalbert Crossings
John Harbison Songs America Loves to Sing
Richard Danielpour A Standing Witness
- A Standing Witness is a monumental collaboration between composer Richard Danielpour and author Rita Dove, created especially for the incomparable Susan Graham and the celebrated Music from Copland House Ensemble. The soaring music and probing poetry of this epic cycle is a retrospective tracing enormous upheavals in the U.S. since the watershed year of 1968. Rapturously received in premiere performances at the Kennedy Center and elsewhere around the U.S., there is no more timely or provocative work for this pivotal moment in American history.
Richard Goode, piano
Tuesday, February 21 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C Major, Book 2
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, Book 2
Haydn Sonata in D major, XVI 42
Bach Prelude and Fugue in F Major, Book 2
Haydn Variations in F minor, XVI 6
Beethoven 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, op. 120
- The depth, sensitivity, and virtuosity of Richard Goode’s playing has been lauded for decades, making him one of today’s premier interpreters of Classical and Romantic piano repertoire. A former co-artistic director of the Marlboro Music Festival, exclusive Nonesuch recording artist, and worldwide touring musician, Goode’s career has brought him to the world’s best orchestras, brightest stages, and most coveted recital halls.
Late Night with Leonard Bernstein
Tuesday, March 7 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- A well-known insomniac for whom night was a time for creativity, introspection, and revelry, Leonard Bernstein worked incessantly, entertaining friends and guests late into the night. Late Night with Leonard Bernstein, hosted by his daughter Jamie and featuring soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin, gives modern audiences a window into Bernstein’s inner artistic life. The program weaves together a warm-hearted, revealing script, a video slideshow of rare photographs, and Bernstein’s most intimate (and favorite) music. Don’t miss this affectionate, personal portrait of an icon of American culture.
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas: Soul of Spanish Guitar
Saturday, March 18 | 7:30 PM
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
Enrique Granados
- Danza Española n. 10 (Dnaza Melancólica) Op. 37
- Danza Española n. 5 (Andaluza) Op. 37
Joaquín Rodrigo Invocación y Danza – Homage to Maneul de Falla
Fransisco Tárrega
- Capricho Arabe
- Lágrima
- Adelita
- Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Isaac Albéniz
- Torre Bermeja –Piezas Características Op. 92
- Mallorca (Baracarola) Op. 202
- Asturias (Leyenda) – Suite Española Op. 4
- Pablo Sáinz-Villegas returns to Santa Fe! The “global ambassador of Spanish guitar” (Billboard) takes us on a musical journey of iconic pieces from his homeland. An inexhaustible talent, Sáinz-Villegas has made a name for himself through his extensive international touring and collaborations with prestigious directors, orchestras, festivals, and composers. Following his sold-out performance in March 2020, PSF is thrilled to welcome Sáinz-Villegas back to the Lensic for his highly anticipated return.
Jupiter Ensemble with Lea Desandre: All Vivaldi
Tuesday, March 21 | 7:30 PM
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
Vivaldi
“Vedro con mio diletto” from Il Giustino, RV. 717
“Armatae face et anguibus” from Juditha triumphans, RV. 644
Lute concerto in C Major, RV. 82
“Cum dederit” from Nisi Dominus, RV. 608
“Veni, veni me sequere fida” from Juditha triumphans, RV. 644
Lute concerto in D Major, RV. 93
“Gelido in ogni vena” from Il Farnace, RV. 711
“Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia” from Ottone in Villa, RV. 729
Cello concerto in G Minor, RV. 416
“Onde Chiare che sussurate ” from Ercole su’l Termondonte RV. 710
“Scenderò, volerò, griderò” from Ercole su’l Termondonte RV. 710
- All Vivaldi! The Jupiter Ensemble performs a series of songs and concertos from the emblematic Baroque composer. Comprising rising stars of early music, the Jupiter Ensemble celebrates the composer’s exuberance, charm, and virtuosity. From the vibrant charisma of “utterly persuasive” (Gramophone) mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, to sparkling concertos for lute and cello performed by Thomas Dunford and Bruno Philippe respectively, the Jupiter Ensemble’s Santa Fe debut will be a night to remember!
Ragamala Dance Company: Sacred Earth
Sunday, April 2 | 4:00 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- Outstanding practitioners of the South Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, the Ragamala Dance Company fuses timeless myths of the Indian subcontinent with contemporary themes of Indian diasporic experience. Performed with live accompaniment from an Indian music ensemble, Sacred Earth is a breathtaking original work exploring the interconnectedness between human emotions and the environment that shapes them. The Ragamala Dance Company offers us “some of the most transcendent experiences that dance has to offer” (New York Times). Don’t miss it!
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble with Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Thursday, April 13 | 7:30 p.m.
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
107 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $65, $45
Tom Blomfield, oboe · James Burke, clarinet
Julie Price, bassoon · Stephen Stirling, horn
with guest Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
Schulhoff Divertissement for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
Mozart Quintet for winds and piano in E-flat Major, K. 452
- The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is known for its outstanding mastery of the most beloved chamber works. The Academy’s wind ensemble, joined by pianist Simon Crawford-Philllips, is no different. The evening’s performance — which includes Mozart’s delightful quintet for piano and wind instruments — will explore the different shades and timbres of wind instruments alongside the richness and versatility of the piano, all mediated by the group’s “impeccable sense of balance” (Seen and Heard International).
The Tallis Scholars
Monday, April 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
131 Cathedral Pl, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$95, $75, $65, $55, $25, $35
- The Tallis Scholars, one of the world’s premier vocal ensembles, celebrates its 50th anniversary under the leadership of founding director Peter Phillips who formed the group from members of the Oxford and Cambridge chapel choirs. Resonating in the glory of the Cathedral Basilica, their program will feature Renaissance masterpieces of sacred music from England and Europe, including works by Tallis, Palestrina, Lassus, and Josquin des Prez, among others.
Joshua Redman: 3×3
Friday, May 5 | 7:30 p.m.
Lensic Performing Arts Center
211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$115, $95, $75, $55, $35
- “Among the most accomplished living practitioners of the jazz tenor saxophone” (NPR Music), Joshua Redman presents a celebration of the power of three! Saxophone, bass, and drums make up a classic trio format playing compositions from three of Redman’s favorite musicians—Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Wayne Shorter. Following the music wherever it leads, Redman and his bandmates breathe new improvisational life into works Redman considers “not just relevant but foundational.” Discover your favorites anew with 3×3!
For more information, visit www.PerformanceSantaFe.org or call 505 984 8759.
Performance Santa Fe is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to present world-class music, dance, and theater, and to provide excellent performing arts education for our community. Founded in 1937, Performance Santa Fe has presented and produced more than 1,000 events, making it a cornerstone of Santa Fe’s arts community. Performance Santa Fe’s 86th season opens July 31, 2022, with the Festival of Song recitals. For tickets and additional information about Performance Santa Fe, please call 505 984 8759 or visit www.PerformanceSantaFe.org.
Press inquiries: Helen Pinch | hpinch@performancesantafe.org | (505) 984 8759
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