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Alan Gilbert (Chamber Music Festival), Chamber Music Festival, Festival of Dance, Gayle Lemmon, Stepology, Patricia Racette, Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, Siegfried (The Met: Live in HD), Sheila Jordan

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Hong Kong Ballet

Taj Majal

T H E 7 T H A N N U A L

N E W M E X I C O J A Z Z F E S T I V A L

A collaborative project of The Outpost Performance Space, The Lensic and the Santa Fe Jazz Foundation

July 13–29, 2012Albuquerque and Santa Fe

F E AT U R E D P E R F O R M A N C E S

JULY 13: Stephane Wrembel OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE

JULY 19: Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread THE LENSIC

JULY 22: Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Allen Toussaint

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JULY 25–26: Ravi Coltrane OUTPOST PERFORMANCE SPACE

JULY 27: Dianne Reeves and NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan

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JULY 28: Kurt Elling and NEA Jazz Master Jon Hendricks

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Dee Dee Bridgewater at the 2011 New Mexico Jazz Festival

David Byrne at The Lensic June 17, 2009

MAY WED The Lensic & The Santa Fe Opera 2 The Met: Live in HD – Wagner’s Dream

The new feature documentary on the making of the Ring. 7 pm $15 / $90 for Ring encores plus Wagner’s Dream / Student Nights tickets

THU Santa Fe Fiesta Council 3 Fiesta Court Selections

The selection of this year’s Don Diego de Vargas and La Reina de Las Fiestas. 7 pm $7 / $5 seniors

FRI Heath Concerts 4 Songs & Stories IV

An intimate evening of Songs & Stories with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin. 7:30 pm $38–$74

SAT The Lensic & The Santa Fe Opera 5 The Met: Live in HD – Das Rheingold Encore

Conceived by Wagner as a prologue to the Ring, Das Rheingold sets forth the dramatic issues that play out in the three subsequent operas. 11 am $22 / $90 for Ring encores plus Wagner’s Dream / Student Nights tickets

SUN The Lensic & The Santa Fe Opera 6 The Met: Live in HD – Die Walküre Encore

The Ring’s most interesting characters at decisive moments of their lives. 11 am $22 / $90 for Ring encores plus Wagner’s Dream / Student Nights tickets

TUE Special Ring Cycle Lecture 8 Former Metropolitan Opera photographer Winnie Klotz gives a presentation on the Ring. 11 am Free THU New Mexico School for the Arts 10 All School Performance

An evening of dance, music, theater and visual arts presented by NMSA’s talented students. 7 pm $15 / $10 students & seniors

FRI New Mexico School For The Arts 11 ArtSpring 2012: Gala Reception

Join us for a celebratory evening of dance, music, theater, visual arts and sweet treats, Champagne and a quick live auction. 5 pm $100 / $50 / $15

SAT The Lensic & The Santa Fe Opera 12 The Met: Live in HD – Siegfried

Part three of the Ring follows the journey of Siegfried from naïve fearless boy to hero. 11 am $22 / $90 for Ring encores plus Wagner’s Dream / Student Nights tickets

SUN The Lensic & The Santa Fe Opera 13 The Met: Live in HD – Götterdämmerung

The Ring cycle concludes with a cataclysmic climax of betrayal and loss. 11 am $22 / $90 for Ring encores plus Wagner’s Dream / Student Nights tickets

WED Lannan Foundation 16 Readings & Conversations: Lydia Davis with Ben Marcus

Lydia Davis is “one of the quiet giants of American fiction” (LA Times Book Review). 7 pm $6 / $3 seniors & students

FRI Lensic Presents – World Music Series 18 Los Pinguos $

From Buenos Aires, Argentina, the band combines a mixture of Latin rhythms performed with Spanish guitars, a Cuban tres, Peruvian cajón (box-drum), bass and harmonizing vocals. 7:30 pm $15–$35

SAT Santa Fe Reporter & Mission Control 19 3 Minute Film Festival

Bringing films from around the world and from down the block together for one night only. 7 pm $12 / $8 students

SUN Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus 20 Grande Finale

Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, Copeland’s Billy the Kid and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. 4 pm $20–$70

WED Heath Concerts 23 Taj Majal Trio

One of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. 7:30 pm $41–$68

SAT Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 26 School Recital

Over 150 dance students, ages 3-18, will participate in this year’s program. 2 pm & 7 pm $20–$25

JUNE FRI Big Screen Classics 1 Raiders of the Lost Ark

Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis find it first. 7 pm $5

MON Square Peg Productions 4 Gillian Welch

The American singer songwriter brings to life the sound and atmosphere of traditional folk. 7:30 pm $29.50

THU Heath Concerts 7 Songs & Stories V

Featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. 7:30 pm $27–$42

FRI Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus and 8 Santa Fe Marimba Festival Double Image

The critically acclaimed mallet percussionists Dave Samuels and David Friedman in a vibe-marimba duel performance. 8 pm $20–$50

SAT Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus and 9 Santa Fe Marimba Festival A Night of Premieres

The U.S. premiere of Takashi Yoshimatsu’s “Bird Rhythmics” Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 109. 6 pm $20–$50

JUNE18–JULY5The Lensic will be closed

for theater maintenance.

JULY FRI rms2productions 6 Hal Sparks & John Fugelsang’s PSR Tour – Politics, Sex and Religion

From the producer of the smash “Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour.” 8 pm $20–$75

WED Folk Art Market 11 An Evening with Gayle Lemmon

An inspirational evening with the journalist and b est-selling author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana. 7 pm $15–$125

FRI-SAT Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 13-14 Mixed Repertory

A world premiere of work by Alejandro Cerrudo of Hubbard Street Dance, Norbert De La Cruz’s Square None and Cayetano Soto’s Kiss Me Goodnight. 8 pm $25–$72

THU The New Mexico Jazz Festival 19 Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread

The violinist is a highly original soloist with sophisticated technique and a rich, lush tone. 7:30 pm $15–$45 / $5 member and student discount

SUN The New Mexico Jazz Festival 22 Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Allen Toussaint

The New Orleans group has revitalized the brass band tradition of funeral marches and parades. 7:30 pm $15–$45 / $5 member and student discount

WED-THU The Santa Fe Concert Association & The Lensic 25-26 Festival of Dance

A performance featuring soloists and principals from the New York City Ballet in two different programs on successive evenings. 7:30 pm $20–$72

FRI The New Mexico Jazz Festival 27 Dianne Reeves & Sheila Jordan

Reeves is a preeminent jazz vocalist. Jordan’s unmistakable voice does a sonic exploration of melody, rhythm and time. 7:30 pm $25–$60 / $5 member and student discount

SAT The New Mexico Jazz Festival 28 John Hendricks & Kurt Elling

The legendary jazz vocalist, scat singer and an originator of “vocalese” with the celebrated, versatile jazz singer, Kurt Elling. 7:30 pm $25–$60 / $5 member and student discount

TUE Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 31 Hong Kong Ballet

The internationally recognized company performs a repertoire melding classical technique and contemporary styling. 8 pm $25–$72

AUGUST SAT Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 4 Bach Plus

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052; No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055; No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056; No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058. 5 pm $30–$38

SUN Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 5 Mozart / Schoenberg / Mendelssohn

Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493; Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 9; Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20. 6 pm $12–$75

THU Santa Fe Desert Chorale 9 30th Anniversary Gala Benefit

An evening of cabaret with Patricia Racette. 8 pm $25–$50

SUN Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 12 Bach / David Del Tredici / Strauss

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051; David Del Tredici String Quartet No. 2; Strauss Sonatina No. 1 for 16 Wind Instruments in F Major, Op. 135. 6 pm $12–$70

MON Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 13 Aaron Jay Kernis / Prokofiev / Amy Beach

Aaron Jay Kernis Perpetual Chaconne; Prokofiev Sonata for Flute & Piano in D Major, Op. 94; Amy Beach Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67. 6 pm $12–$70

THU Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 16 Beethoven / Haydn / Neikrug

Beethoven Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3; Haydn String Quartet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4; Neikrug Death Row Memoirs of an Extraterrestrial. 6 pm $12–$66

FRI Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 17 World Music, Tiempo Libre

The Grammy nominated Cuban music group plays timba—an intense, sophisticated mix of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms. 8 pm $12–$42

SAT Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 18 Bach Plus

Vivaldi Concerto for Cello, Strings & Continuo in E Minor; Bach Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1053; J.C. Bach Sinfonia Concertante. 6 pm $30 / $38

SUN Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 19 Zdenek Fibich / Elgar

Zdenek Fibich Quintet for Violin, Clarinet, Horn, Cello & Piano; Elgar Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84. 6 pm $12–$7o

MON Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 20 Schubert

Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898; Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956. 6 pm $12–$70

FRI The Lensic & Stepology 24 TAP into the NOW!

With special guest Bert Dalton and D’Jeune D’Jeune African Dance Ensemble. 7 pm $15–$35

SAT Wings of Hope 25 Toys for Tots Fundraiser

7 pm Tickets TBA

TUE Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 28 Annie Leibovitz on her new book, Pilgrimage

A lecture by the renowned photographer featuring stunning photographs at O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu house. 6 pm Tickets TBA

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Lensic Presents events are made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.