On October 20, 1937, SFCCA celebrated its first event with distinguished Colorado-born pianist Dalies Frantz (1908-1965). A home-grown talent as well as a pupil of Artur Schnabel and Vladimir Horowitz in Europe, Frantz made his New York Philharmonic debut in 1932. The Santa Fe New Mexican estimated the concert audience at 775, a number close to a full house today at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. When Frantz played the first concert, there was little opportunity in Santa Fe for regular exposure to top-flight work by great performers. Aside from national and a few…

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