July 10 – July 27, 2026
Concert News keeps you updated on the upcoming classical music performances in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Taos, and more! Hear Concert News each and every weekday at 9am on air! Submit your event information here.
First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe Presents:
TGIF Concert Series – Flutissimo! Flute Choir
André García-Nuthmann, tenor
Michelle Schumann, piano
Featured works:
Manuel de Falla (arranger), Siete Canciones Populares Españolas & Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
Alberto Ginastera, Villanescas, El Callejón, La Mariquita, Damunt de Tu Només les Flors, Palomita, Cielo Azul, & Cinco Canciones Populares Argentinas
On Friday, July 10th, 5:30pm at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave in Santa Fe. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm.
Flutes of Anarchy Quartet
The performers include Veronica Mascaro, Kaylee Knafelz, Heather Lindstrom, and Cheryl Stewart.
On Friday, July 17th, 5:30pm at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave in Santa Fe. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm. Information at fpcsantafe.org.
Santa Fe Opera Presents:
The Magic Flute
Imagine a magic flute that can tame the wildest of beasts. Can Prince Tamino and Papageno use it to save the princess Pamina? They embark on a fantastical quest – and along the way, they encounter enchanting characters and face daring trials.
On Friday, July 10th & Wednesday, July 15th, 8:30pm at the Santa Fe Opera. Join KHFM tailgating before each of these operas with wine from Vivac winery! We would love to see you there. A special late-night Rail Runner train will run after Friday and Saturday night performances providing opera-goers from Albuquerque and all communities in between with a late-night return option by rail.
Madama Butterfly
A Japanese girl sacrifices her heritage for the American dream when a naval officer chooses her for his bride. Her dream is crushed by betrayal when he traps her in the very cage she wishes to escape. She seizes her destiny, and the devastating outcome lingers long after the final note.
On Saturday, July 11th & Fridays, July 17th & 24th, 8:30pm at the Santa Fe Opera.
Eugene Onegin
With unbridled passion, devastating heartbreak and unspoken regret, Tatyana’s love is rejected by Onegin, who, a little too late, realizes his mistake. Don’t miss this unforgettable journey through longing, desire and the haunting question: What if?
On Saturday, July 18th & Wednesday, July 22nd, 8:30pm at the Santa Fe Opera. Look for the KHFM tent and truck in the parking lot on Saturday for tailgating before the performance with wine from Vivác Winery! Tickets and information at santafeopera.org.
Chatter Presents:
Chatter North & Chatter Sunday: Music by Eric Walters & More
Eric Walters, Blue Bosque & Meditations on Three Lenten Hymns
Johannes Brahms, Intermezzo in E-flat major, Op. 117, No. 1
Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No. 5
Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze (arr. Steve Rifkin)
David Felberg & Nicolle Maniaci, violins
Laura Chang, viola
Lisa Donald, cello
Luke Gullickson, piano
Nathan Brown, spoken word
On Saturday, July 11th, 10:30am at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. And Sunday, July 12th, 10:30am at 912 3rd St NW in Albuquerque. Information and tickets at chatterabq.org.
UNM Department of Music Presents:
Quartets & Choirs
On Saturday, July 11th, 1:30pm.
New Mexico Double Bass Workshop Final Concert
On Saturday, July 11th, 5pm. All concerts in Keller Hall on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Information at music.unm.edu.
Taos School of Music Presents:
Young Artist Concert
These young artists exhibit brilliance, intensity, and sheer musical energy. Selected from around the world, these gifted early-career musicians represent the next generation of classical music’s great performers.
On Saturdays, July 11th & 25th, 5pm at Rio Hondo Learning Center in Taos Ski Valley. Also on Sundays, July 12th & 26th, 5pm at Taos Center for the Arts.
Faculty Seminar: Cooperstown String Quartet
Part of the 63rd annual Taos Chamber Music Festival also featuring masterclasses, lecture series, faculty seminars, and rehearsals.
TSoM faculty lead audiences through a work of music, with musical examples, stories, and insights from years of study and performance. Franz Schubert’s Rosamunde.
On Thursday, July 16th, 5pm at Rio Hondo Learning Center in Taos Ski Valley.
Young Artist Open Rehearsal
On Friday, July 17th, 3pm in the lobby of the Blake in Taos Ski Valley.
Faculty Masterclass: Cooperstown String Quartet
Faculty coaching and concert preparation session.
On Saturday, July 18th, 4pm at Rio Hondo Learning Center in Taos Ski Valley.
Cooperstown String Quartet Concert
Featured works:
Franz Schubert, String Quartet in A Minor, D. 804
Béla Bartók, Selected Duos for Two Violins
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
On Sunday, July 19th, 5pm at Rio Hondo Learning Center in Taos Ski Valley.
Robert McDonald, piano
Part of the 63rd annual Taos Chamber Music Festival also featuring masterclasses, lecture series, faculty seminars, and rehearsals.
Featured works:
Claude Debussy, Suite Bergamasque
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata No. 30, Op. 109
Bela Bartók, Sonata for Piano, Sz. 80
Isaac Albéniz, Cordoba from Chants d’Espagne
Gabriel Fauré, Valse-Caprice No. 3 in G-flat Major
On Tuesday, July 21st, 7:30pm at Taos Center for the Arts, 133 Paseo del Pueblo. Information and tickets at taosschoolofmusic.com.
Santa Fe Desert Chorale Presents:
Renaissance Splendor
The first concert of the 44th Annual Summer Festival. A trip back in time to the heart of Spain and Italy, where Renaissance and Early Baroque music awaits. Twenty Desert Chorale artists–joined by theorbo, organ, and the early music ensemble Incantare perform.
On Sunday, July 12th, 4pm at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Pl in Santa Fe. A pre-concert video lecture, tickets and information at desertchorale.org.
American Landscapes
Celebrate the inspiring grandeur of the American landscape and the music inspired by it. Drinks and small bites in the Terra Courtyard, and a three-course dinner. Additionally a performance by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale
On Thursday, July 16th, 6pm at Four Seasons Rancho Encantado, 198 NM-592 in Santa Fe.
Homecoming
A few featured works:
Alex Berko, Sacred Place
Taja Astar, Cranes Coming (premiere!)
This program celebrates the rich yet familiar sounds of American roots choral music.
On Sunday, July 19th, 4pm at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Pl in Santa Fe. A pre-concert video lecture, tickets and information at desertchorale.org.
Peter Pesic Presents:
Music & Time
Peter Pesic, piano
Featured works:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonatina to “Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit”, BWV 106, Chorale prelude on “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland”, BWV 659, Crab canon from Musical Offering, BWV 1079, Contrapunctus I, VII, XIV from the Art of Fugue, & Chorale prelude on “Vor deinen Thron tret’ich hiermit”, BWV 668
On Monday, July 13th, 4:15 pm in the Great Hall at St. John’s College, 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca in Santa Fe.
Peter Pesic, piano
Consuelo Sanudo, mezzo-soprano
Songs by Ravel and Varèse: Un grand sommeil noir, Sainte, Cinq mélodies populaires greques: Histoires naturelles; Trois poèmes de Stephane Mallarmé.
On Monday, July 20th, 4:15 pm in the Great Hall at St. John’s College, 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca in Santa Fe. Information at peterpesic.com.
Quintessence: a community of singers Presents:
Beer Choir
A community singing event where all are welcome to come spend an evening singing with friends over a pint.
On Tuesday, July 14th, 7pm at Dripline Brewery, 1320 2nd St NW in Albuquerque. Information at quintessence-abq.com.
14th Annual Summer Choral Festival Concert
The 175-voice Festival Chorus will present the U.S. premiere of Requiem by Taylor Scott Davis, accompanied by a professional orchestra and conducted by Matthew Greer. Opening the concert, the Choral Scholars will perform works of contemporary composers, including the premiere of a new piece by Davis.
On Sunday, July 19th, 3pm at V. Sue Cleveland High School, 4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE in Rio Rancho. Information and tickets at quintessence-abq.com.
Albuquerque Concert Band Presents:
Classic Pops! Concert
Andrew Vaughn, conductors
Featuring music from some of cartoon favorites !
On Wednesday, July 15th, 7pm at the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr NE. A food truck will be available on site. Information at abqband.org.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Presents:
Gala Recital for the 53rd Season of the SF Chamber Music Festival
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Enrico Pace, piano
Featured works:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in a minor for violin & piano, Op. 23
Igor Stravinsky, Divertimento for violin and piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in e minor for violin & piano, K. 304
César Franck, Sonata in A Major for violin and piano
On Thursday, July 16th, 6pm in St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Summer Gala: Elysian Nights
Inspired by the night skies of the Mediterranean. A fundraising gala featuring cocktails, appetizers, as well as three-course meal.
On Friday, July 17th, 5:30pm at Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at santafechambermusic.org.
Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Edgar Meyer, bass
Daniel Phillips & Danbi Um, violin
Carter Brey, cello
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
George Li, piano
Featured works:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
Edgar Meyer, String Trio No. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in a minor, Op. 50
On Sunday, July 19th & Monday, July 20th, 6pm in St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave in Santa Fe. Tickets and information at santafechambermusic.org.
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 4: From Melodies to Memories
Professor of Psychology, Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis
On Monday, July 20th, 12pm.
George Li Piano Recital
Featured works:
Claude Debussy, Images, Book I
Modeste Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
On Tuesday, July 21st, 12pm.
Berwald Septet
Toby Appel, viola
Daniel Phillips & Danbi Um, violin
Nicholas Cannellakis, cello
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Julian Bliss, clarinet
Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Jennifer Montone, horn
Featured works:
Igor Stravinsky, Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
Erwin Schulhoff, Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass
Franz Berwald, Septet in B-flat Major
On Tuesday, July 21st, 12pm.
Dvořák & Bernstein
Ran Dank & George Li, pianos
Cho-Liang Lin & Danbi Um, violins
Ida Kavafian, viola & violin
Peter Wiley, cello
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Alexis Corbin & Gregory Zuber, percussion
Featured works:
Leonard Bernstein, Halil for Flute, Piano, and Percussion
Zoltán Kodály, Serenade, Op. 12
Antonín Leopold Dvořák, Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65
On Wednesday, July 22nd, 6pm..
Ran Dank Piano Recital
Maurice Ravel, Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn & La Valse
Franz Joseph Haydn, Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34
Johann Sebastian Bach/Ferruccio Busoni, “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639
Sofia Gubaidulina, Sonata
Franz Liszt, La lugubre Gondola I, S. 200
On Thursday, July 23rd, 12pm.
Vivaldi Concertos
Toby Appel, viola
Featured works:
Concerto in D Major for Flute, RV 428, Il gardellino
Concerto in D Minor for Violin, RV 242
Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, RV 522
Concerto in F Major for Three Violins, RV 551
Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins, RV 580
On Saturday, July 25th, 5pm.
Beethoven & Mendelssohn
Ran Dank & Anna Polonsky, piano
Harvey de Souza, violin
Alan Gilbert, Jennifer Gilbert & Noemi Gilbert, violins
Toby Appel & Steven Tenenbom, violas
Paul Watkins & Peter Wiley, cellos
Robert Ingliss, oboe
Julian Bliss, clarinet
Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Jennifer Montone, horn
Featured works:
Igor Stravinsky, Suite Italienne from Pulcinella
Ludwig van Beethoven, Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16
Felix Mendelssohn, Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
On Sunday, July 26th & Monday, July 27th, 6pm. All performances in the St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 W Palace Ave in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at santafechambermusic.org.
Chatter & the Santa Fe Opera Present:
Chatter North & Chatter Sunday: Centering Lili Elbe
Hyeyung Sol Yoon & Benjamin Kreith, violins
Charlton Lee, viola
Kathryn Bates, cello
Judith Gordon, piano/melodica
Iris Magnusson, spoken word
Featured works:
initi figgis-vizueta mayu (the great river)
Tobias Picker, Suite for Cello & Piano & String Quartet No. 1 “New Memories”
Aeryn Santillan, & (for Violin and Melodica) & 2756 S St Louis Avenue
Andromeda Wen, New Work
On Saturday, July 18th, 10:30am at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe. And Sunday, July 19th, 10:30am at 912 3rd St NW in Albuquerque. Information and tickets at chatterabq.org.
Severall Friends Presents:
The voices of Henry Purcell & Franz Biber
Michael Hix, bass-baritone
Carla Moore, violin
Lisa Grodin, violin & viola
Mary Springfels, viola da gamba
Eric Taeyang Mun, cello & viola da gamba
Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
Music by Henry Purcell, Heinrich Biber, Jean-Philippe Rameau and others.
On Saturday, July 18th, 12pm in Thaw Gallery at the New Mexico School for the Arts, 500 Montezuma in Santa Fe. Information at severallfriends.org.
Friends of the Public Library Present:
Albuquerque Worldwide Quartet
From rumbas, ragtime, boleros, and the blues, this woodwind quintet performs multi-cultural music that is fun for the whole family!
On Saturday, July 18th, 3pm in Botts Hall at the Special Collections Library on Central in Albuquerque. Information at abqlibrary.org/concerts.
San Miguel Chapel Presents:
Elizabeth Young, violin
John Tiranno, tenor
Performing music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugène Ysaÿe, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, Leonard Cohen, Queen, Nico Muhly, and a world premiere by local composer Luke Gullickson.
On Saturday, July 18th, 3pm at the Cathedral of San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe..
American Sound
Duo Zuber
Pat Zuber, flute
Greg Zuber, marimba
Featuring works by American composers and the world premiere of a new authorized arrangement of Pulitzer Prize-winning Gabriela Lena Frank’s Suenos de Chambi.
On Sunday, July 19th, 3pm at San Miguel Chapel, 401 Old Santa Fe Trl in Santa Fe. Information and tickets at chambermusicsatsanmiguel.com.