One of the Festival’s most distinctive features is its long, celebrated history of bringing new music to life through its championing of living composers—from the most important and influential to the most intriguing up-and-comers.
Since 1980, when the Festival presented its first commissioned work—Pulitzer Prize winner Ned Rorem’s The Santa Fe Songs, scored for baritone, violin, viola, cello, and piano and featuring settings of 12 poems by Santa Fe poet Witter Bynner—the Festival has presented at least one commissioned work almost every year.
By the end of its 50th season in 2023, the Festival will have presented the world, US, or New Mexico premieres of 115 commissioned works.
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