MUSIC News:
The Sante Fe Symphony announces the lineup for their 2025-26 season.
The Santa Fe Symphony: Season Opener
Back by popular demand, violinist Alexi Kenney kicks off our 42nd season with Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, the piece that he performed in his debut with The Santa Fe Symphony in 2015—and considered one of the most difficult violin concertos ever written. You will be enamored by Kenney’s technical skill and the musical intensity of the piece! Our Season Opener concludes with Brahms’ First Symphony, a work full of rich harmonies and musical emotions.
- 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: From The New World
Under the direction of guest conductor Maximiano Valdés, The Santa Fe Symphony presents critically acclaimed percussionist Svet Stoyanov performing Emmanuel Séjourné’s jazz-inspired Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra. The program also features music of the Americas, including Sinfonía No. 7 from Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra and Dvorak’s seminal Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” an homage to life in the U.S. at the dawn of the 20th century.
- 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus: Choral Masterworks
Carmen Flórez-Mansi leads The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus in Choral Masterworks, featuring the voices of our children, youth, and adult choruses performing some of the most beloved choral music ever written.
Join us at the iconic Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in downtown Santa Fe. All ages are welcome at these “pay what you wish” concerts.
- Sunday, October 26, 2025, 3 PM
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Santa Fe Symphony: Handel’s Messiah
The Symphony’s annual Messiah performance at the Lensic is a Santa Fe tradition and a “can’t miss” event of the holiday season. This choral masterpiece is full of soaring arias, memorable choruses, and one of the most enduring messages of hope. Conducted by Music Director Guillermo Figueroa and featuring the full Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with choral direction by Carmen Flórez-Mansi, this year’s cast of soloists included four exceptional graduates of the Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Singers Program. Pre-concert talk one hour before performance. The runtime for this version of Messiah is 2.5 hours with one intermission.
- 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025
- 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: Sounds of the Season
Experience a brilliant program packed with winter and holiday favorites the entire family can enjoy. Led by Maestro Guillermo Figueroa, with special appearances by a pair of guest conductors, we are thrilled to once again share the stage with The Santa Fe Symphony Youth Orchestra, led by William Waag, as they join us for the first side-by-side performance of the season. You’ll also hear clarinetist Maya Mueller, the senior division winner of our 2025 Concerto Competition, and so much more. Join us and kick off your holiday season in style!
- 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus: Carols and Choruses
Carmen Flórez-Mansi and The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus celebrate the holiday season. Enjoy beautiful choral music at the iconic Cathedral-Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in downtown Santa Fe. Be inspired by our outstanding ensembles, including The Symphony Chorus, The Symphony Chamber Singers, The Symphony Choral Scholars, The Symphony Brass and Chamber Ensembles, and members of our recently formed Youth Choruses. All ages are welcome at these “pay what you wish” concerts.
- Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 7 PM
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Santa Fe Symphony with Nosotros
Nosotros, the most popular Latin dance band in the nation, joins forces with The Santa Fe Symphony for an exciting symphonic experience! The group seamlessly combines a myriad of Latin rhythms with elements of rock, salsa, jazz, and cumbia—creating an innovative and imaginative Latin sound that is unique. With special ticket pricing for this holiday concert, bring your family and friends. Just don’t forget to wear your dancing shoes!
- 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Tickets: $28 – $98
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: Operatic Favorites
Start the New Year with an exciting program featuring all your favorites from the world of opera, performed by members of The Santa Fe Symphony and Chorus. At this “night at the opera,” enjoy overtures and melodies from The Magic Flute, Carmen, The Barber of Seville, I Pagliacci, and other masterworks.
- 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: Romance & Rhapsody
Music Director Guillermo Figueroa conducts Romance & Rhapsody, featuring Cliburn Gold Medalist and GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Olga Kern performing Rachmaninoff’s beloved Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Haydn’s Harpsichord Concerto in D Major. With a vivid onstage presence, dazzling technique, and keen musicianship, Kern is widely recognized as one of the great artists of her generation. Dmitri Shostakovich’s groundbreaking first symphony completes the program. Lighter in tone than his later works, it includes flashes of the music he performed while working as a pianist in vaudeville shows and silent movie houses, and features solos for nearly every section of the orchestra.
- 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2026
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk at 3 p.m.
- Tickets: $28 – $150
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: Symphonic Dances
Your toes will be tapping when The Santa Fe Symphony presents Symphonic Dances from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, just one of the works featured on this high-spirited afternoon of symphonic music. The concert features a side-by-side performance with members of The Santa Fe Symphony Youth Orchestra performing Moncayo’s Huapango. Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances and Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 round out the program. Barber’s rich music provides the background to words by James Agee, sung by soprano Ann Toomey, that will transport the audience to Agee’s memories of the
- 4 p.m., Sunday, March 22, 2026
Lensic Performing Arts Center - American South. Pre-concert talk at 3 PM.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: Beethoven & Strauss
Music Director Guillermo Figueroa conducts The Santa Fe Symphony in two glorious works from the 19th century. The concert opens with Beethoven’s 1st Symphony, featuring elegant strings and rich winds. Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote: Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character, performed by GRAMMY® award-winning cellist David Finckel, concludes the program. The piece was inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ ageless novel. Strauss gave the cello the role of the knight, Don Quixote de la Mancha, providing musical lines that evoke nobility and a rueful grace as the knight travels through the battles and challenges that enrich his fantasy life.
- Sunday, April 12, 2026, 4 PM
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk at 3 PM.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony: Carmina Burana
With its shimmering orchestration and primal rhythms, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is a mainstay in the contemporary canon of music for choir and orchestra. Its lyrics are based on Medieval poems, addressing issues as familiar to us today as they were when they were first written—wealth, vices, love, and the nature of life. The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus joins forces with soprano Amy Owens, tenor Spencer Hamlin, and bass-baritone Ed Parks to make this season finale a tour de force. This outstanding program opens with Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s Overture in C Major, followed by Associate Concertmaster Ruxandra Marquardt performing Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto.
- 7 p.m., Sunday, May 9, 2026
- 4 p.m., Sunday, May 20, 2026
Lensic Performing Arts Center - Pre-concert talk one hour before performance.
- Tickets: $28 – $109
- 505.983.1414; santafesymphony.org
The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus: We Remember
Carmen Flórez-Mansi leads The Santa Fe Symphony Chorus in a community celebration of Memorial Day. Enjoy beautiful choral music at the iconic Cathedral-Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in downtown Santa Fe and be inspired by our outstanding ensembles, including The Symphony Chorus, The Symphony Chamber Singers, and The Symphony Chamber Ensemble. All ages are welcome at these “pay what you wish” concerts.
- 3 p.m., Sunday, May 17, 2026
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi