Spring Orchestra Concert

Lensic Performing Arts Center 
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 AT 7 PM 
SUNDAY, MARCH 12 AT 3 PM 
 
PRO MUSICA ORCHESTRA 
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor 
Xavier Foley, double bass 
 
JENNIFER HIGDON Selections from Dance Card 
XAVIER FOLEY Concerto for Double Bass (world premiere) 
OSVALDO GOLIJOV Last Round 
DVOŘÁK Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op. 22 
 
Conductor Mei-Ann Chen returns to Santa Fe for this concert of orchestral music by Jennifer Higdon, Osvaldo Golijov, and Dvořák, and a new concerto written by and starring double bass player Xavier Foley. 
 
Stefan M. Dettlinger of Mannheimer Morgen describes Mei-Ann Chen: “Her conducting has magical effects on the elasticity and flexibility of the overall sound, which springs, breathes and expresses itself.” 
 
“The double-bass world could use Xavier Foley. At 21, he’s a standout player …. But he’s also a right spark of a composer, and, to judge from the premiere of his ‘Zalistar’ Trio, a musician who hears borders between styles as limitation best ignored.”— Peter Dobrin, The Philadelphia Inquirer 
 
Meet the Music | Join us one hour before each concert to explore the music with KHFM’s Brent Stevens and our guest artists. Included with ticket purchase.