2025 Concerts

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

This season at Music From Angel Fire is titled “One Truth, Many Variations” – so let’s explore those concepts in more depth! Come join the conversation and leave a more educated and discerning listener!

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