2012 Season

WORLD CLASS CHAMBER MUSIC

Music from Angel Fire celebrates its 29th Season of presenting exquisite, world class chamber music in the beauty and seclusion of Northern New Mexico's spectacular mountain communities of Angel Fire, Taos, Raton and Las Vegas. Beginning August 17 and continuing through September 2, international artists including pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, violinist Ida Kavafian, and cellist Peter Wiley will perform 14 exciting concerts featuring the great works of the Classical, Romantic, Baroque and Contemporary masters.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Festival Artistic Director Ida Kavafian will host two special Musical Conversations at the United Church of Angel Fire on August 19 and August 30. Other program highlights will include the favorite Salon Concert on August 26 where artists strut their stuff in an informal setting with unique repertoire, followed by the annual Benefit Southwestern Art Auction. The annual all Baroque Concert will be presented at the Taos Center for the Arts.

In addition to brilliant performances of the world’s most beautiful music, the Festival will present the Closer Encounters Series on August 17 and August 22 at 1:00 PM. Offering a ‘behind the scenes’ look, this fascinating series will provide a fun opportunity to learn more about music and to interact with artists in an open rehearsal setting.

SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Special events will be presented to benefit the 2012 Season of Music from Angel Fire. An Evening with Ida Kavafian and Friends will take place in Robertson and Sons Violin Shop’s beautiful Recital Hall in Albuquerque on Friday, August 10. The 2012 Benefit Southwestern Art Auction will be held on Sunday August 26 at the Lodge at Angel Fire Resort. These events are crucial to the support of the Festival and will be perfect occasions to mingle with Festival artists in intimate settings.

Don't miss the chance to win big with the Music from Angel Choose Your Cruise Raffle! The drawing will be held at the final concert of the Season in Angel Fire on September 2.

COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

2012 Composer-in-Residence Steven Stucky will join the Festival this Season with a work commissioned by Music from Angel Fire through the Bruce E. Howden, Jr. American Composers Project, which will be premiered in Angel Fire .

COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION

Continuing its commitment to education, the Festival will once again present the Music from Angel Fire Young Artist Program. In its 14th year, this ever popular educational outreach program will feature performances by students from the famed Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. These gifted young artists will be a part of the Festival's Music in Our Schools rural residency program and will present over 30 hands-on classroom programs in the public schools of Northern New Mexico.

JOIN US

Join us in celebrating our 29th Season with one great concert after another. Ticket prices range from $20 to $35 with all Family/Youth concerts and the Raton Community Concert complimentary. The music will be dazzling and your experience exhilarating.

SPONSORS

The 2012 Season is presented in part by the Thaw Charitable Trust, the McCune Charitable Foundation, the Whited Foundation, the Albert I. Pierce Foundation, the Phillips Foundation, the Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation, the Angel Fire Resort, Questa Mine, International Bank, Bank of America, First National Bank of NM, Total Arts Gallery, Phil Long Toyota, Robertson & Sons Violin Shop, the Village of Angel Fire, City of Raton, City of Las Vegas and San Miguel County Lodgers' Tax, Town of Taos, New Mexico Tourism Dept., New Mexico Arts, a division of the Dept. of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.