Music from Angel Fire 42st Season – “One Truth, Many Variations”
August 14 to August 28, 2025
Artistic Directors Tara Helen O’Connor and Daniel Phillips
Concert 1: 8/14
Open Rehearsal: 8/15
Concert 2: 8/16
Concert 3: 8/17
Music 101: 8/18
Concert 4: 8/20
Concert 5: 8/21
FIESTA 42!: 8/22
Concert 6: 8/23
Concert 7: 8/24
Music 102: 8/25
Inside the Score: 8/26
Concert 8: 8/27
Concert 9: 8/28
CONCERT 1: Echoes of Resilience – Thurs, Aug 14, 6pm
Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Taos Community Auditorium
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
J.S. Bach
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op.110
Shostakovich
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op.87
Brahms
OPEN REHEARSAL/Open to the public FREE
Friday, August 15, 2025 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire
CONCERT 2: “Passion and Elegance”
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Moreno Valley Preparatory
Kaddisch
Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73
Ravel
Sonata No. 23, Opus 57 in F Minor “Appassionate’
Beethoven
Symphony No, 94 in G Major, Hob.I:94, ‘Surprise’ (arr. J. P. Salomon)
Haydn
CONCERT 3: “Romance and Reel”
Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Shuler Theater, Raton, N.M.
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op.87
Brahams
College, a 1927 film by Buster Keaton, live film score by Stephen Prutsman
Keaton/Prutsman
MUSIC 101 with Jonathan Coopersmith FREE
Monday, August 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire
CONCERT 4: “Family Affair”
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
United Church of Angel Fire
Duet in G Major for Flute and Violin
Hoffmeister
Duo for Violin and Cello, H.157
Martinů
Flute Quartet in C Major, K.285b
Mozart
A Tale for Two Violins
Najarian
CONCERT 5: “Heart, Hijinks, and Harmony”
Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Taos Community Auditorium
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
Beach
String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18
Brahms
College, a 1927 film by Buster Keaton, live film score by Stephen Prutsman
Keaton/Prutsman
FIESTA 42!
Friday, August 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Eagle Nest Community Center
Works by Vivaldi, Foster and others.
CONCERT 6: “Twilight and Transformation”
Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Moreno Valley Preparatory
Nigun from “Baal Shem” Suite
Bloch
Overture on Hebrew Theme, Op.34
Prokofiev
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Debussy
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4
Schoenberg
CONCERT 7: “Salon Concert”
Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
Moreno Valley Preparatory
Hoedown from Rodeo (arr. T. Palmer)
Copland
Techno-Parade for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Connesson
Mother and Child, Gamin
Grant Still
Concert Polonaise for Cello and Piano
Popper
…and more!
Program subject to change
MUSIC 102 with Jonathan Coopersmith FREE
Monday, August 25, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire
CONCERT 8: “Crossroads of Time and Tradition”
Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Baptist Church of Angel Fire
Trio in A Minor, TWV 42 a4 ‘Gypsy’
Telemann
Subah Shaam (Morning and Night) 2025 World Premier
Esmail
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Mozart
Reena Esmail’s composition Subah Shaam (text by Mirabai) was commissioned by Backshore Artists’ Project, Inc. in memory of Lynne S. Mazza and underwritten through heartfelt donations from her family, many friends and colleagues, and with additional generous support provided by Music from Angel Fire.
CONCERT 9: “Air and Fire”
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Moreno Valley Preparatory
Strum
Montgomery
Selected arias for Soprano, Flute, Strings and Harpsicord
J.S. Bach
Andante e Variazione for Flute, Clarinet and Strings
Bottesini
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
J.S. Bach
Inside the Score / Rehearsal Revelations with MfAF Musicians
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 1:30 p.m. • Free
United Church of Angel Fire