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Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents
SEASON FINALE ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Appalachian Spring

Lensic Performing Arts Center
SUNDAY, MAY 4
Meet-the-Music at 2 PM (included with ticket purchase)
Concert at 3 PM (ticket)

Santa Fe Pro Musica Orchestra
Colin Jacobsen, violin and leader
Thomas O’Conner, conductor laureate

JACOBSEN Bethesda Bliss
GABRIELLA ORTIZ La Calaca
JACOBSEN New Work for Violin and Orchestra
COPLAND Appalachian Spring

Tickets $96, $72, $48, $24

A master of American folk music, Irish music, Scottish music—it doesn’t matter. A fine songwriter and one of my favorite singers.—Mark Knopfler.

In duet with his wife Jan Fabricius on mandolin and vocals, you can expect rootsy acoustic instrumentation and sweet harmony singing, interspersed with O’Brien’s self deprecating humor. Born in West Virginia in 1954, Grammy winning singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist O’Brien grew up singing in church and school. Gaining attention in the 1980s with Colorado’s Hot Rize, O’Brien scored a country hit with Kathy Mattea’s cover of his song “Walk The Way The Wind Blows” in 1986. Soon artists like Nickel Creek and Garth Brooks also covered his songs. Collaborators include his sister Mollie O’Brien, old time musician Dirk Powell and songwriter Darrell Scott, as well as Steve Earle, Bill Frisell, Mark Knopfler and Sturgill Simpson. O’Brien formed his own record label, Howdy Skies Records, in 1999, and launched the digital download label Short Order Sessions (SOS) with then-partner Jan Fabricius in 2015.

Notable O’Brien recordings include bluegrass Dylan covers on Red On Blonde, the Celtic-Appalachian fusion of The Crossing, and Grammy winning Fiddler’s Green (2005) and The Earls of Leicester (2014). 2017’s Where the River Meets the Road paid tribute to the music of his native West Virginia. The upcoming release Cup of Sugar features original songs cowritten by Tim and Jan.

Doors @ 7:00 / show at 7:30 / no opener.

Tim & Jan will also play a Corrales show on 5/15. Info at SouthwestRootsMusic.org

Santa Fe's Own Traditional Irish Music Band

Join the SFCO for an afternoon of two powerful orchestral works exploring transcendent themes amid glorious waves of sound.

Featuring

Christopher Theofanidis - Rainbow Body

Jean Sibelius - Symphony no 1 in E Minor, Op. 39

William Reese Waag - Conductor

Rainbow Body by Christopher Theofanidis is an orchestral reflection on a medieval chant by Hildegard von Bingen, weaving a shimmering tapestry of harmonic color. Inspired by the Tibetan Buddhist idea of spiritual transcendence, this vibrant piece unfolds in waves of radiant sound, culminating in a triumphant conclusion.

Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 in E Minor combines the influence of late-Romantic tradition with a strong sense of Finnish identity, evident in its sweeping themes and poignant lyricism. From the hushed, solitary clarinet opening to the stormy, triumphant finale, the work takes listeners on a stirring journey of Nordic grandeur and emotional depth.

The concert is free of charge and tickets are not required. Further information can be found at sfco.org.

The Scottish Rite Temple is located at 463 Paseo De Peralta in Santa Fe. Free parking is available behind the venue.

The Santa Fe Community Orchestra provides the opportunity for exceptional New Mexican musicians to perform free concerts for a broad range of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico audiences, promotes the composition and performance of works by New Mexico composers, and supports the musical and cultural life of Santa Fe

High Desert Winds Santa Fe presents our season finale - “Spark!”. Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2 pm.
St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 Palace Ave.
Under guest conductor David Jennison, the performance will celebrate our mentors with the music of Shostakovich, Persichetti, trumpet soloist Michael Cano performing Alan Hovhaness’ “Prayer of St. Gregory”, and the premiere of “Alpine Postlude” by Jack Wilds!
Special thanks to Dr. Jan Gaynor for sponsoring our performance.
Admission is FREE with donations gratefully accepted. For more information visit www.HighDesertWinds.org

Concordia Santa Fe's Wind Orchestra presents a concert on Sunday, June 1, at 2:00 pm, in St. Francis Auditorium, Santa Fe. Led by guest conductor Dr. Richard Mayne, the program will include works by Anderson, Curnow, David, Day, Giroux, Saint-Säens, Sousa, and Walczyk.

​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 — from the soaring ballads to the high-energy anthems that defined a generation. This will be more than just a concert — it’s a celebration of love, identity, and the timeless music that unites us all. Come experience Elton like only NMGMC can do.

“The Carter Family for the millennial generation” is how the Boston Globe describes Damn Tall Buildings, a bluegrass trio dipping its musical toes into swing, ragtime, jazz, and country. The influences are old as the hills, but the infectious dance energy is decidedly young. In their early days, Damn Tall Buildings didn’t rehearse – they busked. Now, whether live or on record, the trio still radiates the energy of a crew of best friends playing bluegrass on the street. Anchoring that energy is their instrumental chops and rock solid songwriting. Whether sharing lead vocals and instrumental solos or blending their voices into high-spirited harmony, Damn Tall Buildings is a tight unit equal parts competence and joy. Their choruses are the kind you sing along to with a glass raised into the air.

In 2013, then students at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, the band took their instruments to nearby street corners and jammed for hours on old bluegrass and blues songs, traditional fiddle tunes, and eventually their own original music. Busking, a continuous test of one’s ability to command an audience’s attention, cemented their closeness and fostered their infectious performance style. Since then, Damn Tall Buildings have recorded four albums, toured widely, and appeared at top roots festivals like Freshgrass, Walnut Valley Festival and Merlefest. We’re jazzed to welcome Damn Tall Buildings to their first-ever performance in Santa Fe.

7PM doors / 7:30 show / no opener