Events

We're excited to present a very special Songs & Stories evening featuring two full sets: an acoustic “guitar pull” song swap followed by James and his band joined by Dave Alvin and Jimmy Dale!

The gala is the largest fundraiser for the Lensic’s robust education programs, which reach over 13,000 students annually. Step right up for an extraordinary evening on the Lensic stage!

Virtuosic quintet Punch Brothers push the boundaries of acoustic music, garnering critical acclaim. Most Recently, Punch Brothers have been focused on their new musical variety show, “The Energy Curfew Music Hour,” with season one available on Audible and all podcasting platforms.

Harper is an historian whose work integrates the natural sciences into the study of the human past. He works on the global history of humans as agents of ecological change and asks how we can approach questions about biodiversity, health, and environmental sustainability from a historical perspective.

Get ready for a glittering night of music, pride, and powerhouse vocals as the New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus presents "We’re Still Standing". Join us for an unforgettable concert celebrating the legendary hits of Elton John

Join us Friday, July 11th for Cirque des Sons, a spectacular summer celebration under a timeless tent of wonders where anything is possible! 

Our season-opening program begins with Schubert’s exquisite The Shepherd on the Rock, performed by four-time Grammy Award–winning clarinetist Todd Levy, soprano Liv Redpath, and pianist George Fu.

Back by popular demand, Complexions Contemporary Ballet awakens audiences to a new, exciting genre with its full-throttle style and groundbreaking approach to contemporary ballet.

In her presentation Music & Child Brain Development, Assal Habibi, PhD, discusses insights from a series of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies that explore the impact of musical training on the development of auditory, cognitive, and executive skills during childhood.

Rhiannon Giddens has made a singular, iconic career out of stretching her brand of folk music, with its miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, into just about every field imaginable.

SEAN SHEPHERD Latticework for Violin and Cello (Festival Co-Commission, New Mexico Premiere) 

RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36  

RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73 

WOLF “An eine Äolsharfe” from Mörike-Lieder 

SCHUBERT “Ganymed,” D. 544 

STRAUSS “Malven” 

GRIEG “Die verschwiegene Nachtigall,” Op. 48, No. 4  

SCHUBERT “Suleika I,” D. 720 

GRIEG “Ein Traum,” Op. 48, No. 6  

STRAUSS Three Lieder of Ophelia, Op. 67  

DEBUSSY “La Fille aux cheveux de lin”  

DEBUSSY “Jane” 

DEBUSSY “Regret: Devant le ciel”  

DEBUSSY “Clair de lune”  

DEBUSSY “Les Papillons”  

DEBUSSY “La Romance d’Ariel” 

DEBUSSY “Romance: Silence ineffable de l’heure”