Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents
Virtuosic Victory!
SPRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Lensic Performing Arts Center
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 AT 7 PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 12 AT 3 PM
SANTA FE PRO MUSICA ORCHESTRA
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Xavier Foley, double bass
JENNIFER HIGDON Selections from Dance Card
XAVIER FOLEY "Victory" 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 bassist
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 for pre-concert talks with KHFM's Brent Stevens our guest artists Mei-Ann Chen and Xavier Foley one hour before the performance, included with ticket purchase.
Tickets $22–$92