Events

Stephen Redfield leads the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble in a celebration of French Baroque women composers at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe.

ABT Studio Company is the junior company of American Ballet Theatre comprised of rising stars who will become the iconic dancers of tomorrow (alumni include Misty Copeland, David Hallberg, and Isabella Boylston). ABTSC’s program includes masterworks of classical and neoclassical ballet.

Neko Case is an inventive and fearless singer-songwriter whose career spans 21 years of solo albums that explore the wonder and malice of the world.

Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography, and innovative visuals, the performers of Drum Tao deliver an edge-of-your-seat, tour-de-force evening of strength and driving rhythms.

Revered innovators of two generations of jazz music join forces for a very special performance: pianist Kenny Barron and violinist Regina Carter. Both Barron and Carter have the distinguished honor of being named NEA Jazz Masters, Barron in 2010 and Carter in 2023. They appear in celebration of Barron’s 80th birthday.

Chris Botti returns to the Lensic once again for a stunning night of music! The Grammy-winning trumpeter has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades.

John Edgar Wideman chronicles contemporary life while considering the historical and existential questions that underlie it. A novelist, short story writer, essayist and critic, he has contributed to a new humanist perspective in American literature, distilling personality and history, crime and mysticism, art and the exigencies of material life into his work.

The Northern Lights—musical conversations from 18^th century Prussia, 19^th century Norway, and 20^th century Russia.

Be transported to a world of emotion and beauty by the true maestro of the early music movement! For more than 50 years, Jordi Savall, one of the most versatile musical personalities of his generation, has rescued musical gems from obscurity and given them back for all to enjoy. Now, he and his ensemble Hespèrion XXI bring music of the Baroque revolution in Europe (1560-1660) to Santa Fe.

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.

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.

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.