Events

Performance Santa Fe

Takács Quartet and Julien Labro

NM Museum of Art

The almost fifty-year legacy of the Takács Quartet is one of constant discovery and rediscovery. This season, Takács Quartet is joined by bandoneon player Julien Labro for two new commissions by Bryce Dessner and Clarice Assad for quintet. To bring us home, Takács closes the program with Ravel’s String Quartet, the composer’s first masterpiece.

Lensic Performing Arts Center

GRAMMY-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation. From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to stages around the globe, the young blues star has already headlined multiple U.S. and European tours, and amazed fans in Australia, New Zealand, and India.

Lensic Presents & Santa Fe Opera

The Met: Live in HD | La Rondine

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Puccini’s bittersweet love story stars soprano Angel Blue and tenor Jonathan Tetelman in Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera.

The Santa Fe Symphony

Oceana

Lensic Performing Arts Center

In Celebration of Earth Day and presented in partnership with WildEarth Guardians, Oceana presents Native American composer Jerod Tate’s Chokfi' (Rabbit)—Sarcasm for String Orchestra and Percussion, Handel’s Water Music, and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, introducing cellist Gabriel Martins, 2020 Sphinx Competition First Prize winner.

New Mexico School for the Arts - Art Institute

ArtSpring 2024

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Experience the artistic brilliance of New Mexico School for the Arts-Art Institute at ArtSpring 2024, our much-anticipated annual celebration of student creativity!

Santa Fe Pro Musica

The Mozart Requiem

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Santa Fe Pro Musica’s season ends with Mozart’s Requiem, a powerful masterpiece, paired with Anna Clyne’s poignant Within Her Arms, a tribute to her late mother.

School for Advanced Research

The Paradox of Economic Hardship

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Author of The Poverty Paradox noted sociologist Mark Rank will present a new way of understanding and addressing poverty and inequality in America. Rank will discuss a paradigm shift and a new foundation for a holistic and effective set of solutions to poverty and economic inequality.

Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association

30th Season Spectacular

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Join the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association for their 30th Season Spectacular! This concert will showcase the incredible talent of young musicians from the Santa Fe area and beyond, who have been honing their skills and passion for music through SFYSA's programs.

Lensic 360

City and Colour

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Fronted by Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, City and Colour blends folk, indie, and alternative rock. From intimate acoustic serenades to powerful anthems, their music delves into the depths of human emotion, captivating listeners with its poignant lyricism and mesmerizing instrumentation.

Santa Fe Institute

Animals in Translation

Lensic Performing Arts Center

The Santa Fe Institute recently hosted a workshop called "Animals in Translation," which aimed to imagine, discuss and co-create robust yet flexible criteria that would constitute evidence for the successful decoding of communication systems of another species. Diana Reiss and David Krakauer will discuss key insights which emerged from the workshop, along with never before seen interviews of participating researchers including Vint Cerf, Cat Hobatier, Neil Gershenfeld, David Gruber, and others.

José James—the forward-looking, genre-defying Jazz singer for the hip-hop generation—presents 1978, a brilliant new album combining his deep love of jazz and hip-hop with songwriting and production nods to R&B heroes Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, and Leon Ware.

Lensic Presents & Santa Fe Opera

The Met: Live in HD | Madama Butterfly

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy.