For our 2025 season, we’re thrilled to present a new Monday Noon series called BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music, a set of three presentations by leading neuroscientists who are actively engaged in researching the impact of music on the human brain.
In a statement about his motivation for creating and curating this new series, Festival Artistic Director Marc Neikrug said:
“I’m a firm believer that music communicates to us on a biological level and that the cutting-edge scientific research being done by these brilliant speakers will lead to a more thorough understanding of the immense power exerted by these beautifully organized sounds on our very being. I encourage everyone to attend these presentations to cultivate a better understanding of the cognitive and health benefits that music provides in addition to, or perhaps exactly because of, the pleasures.”
Each BAM!! presentation is held over the course of one hour at St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art.
The Presenters
MONDAY, JULY 14
HOW MUSIC CAPTIVATES: THE SCIENCE
Elizabeth H. Margulis, PhD, Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies in Musicology, Princeton University
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
MUSIC, MEMORY & THE AGING BRAIN
Concetta M. Tomaino, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
MONDAY, AUGUST 11
MUSIC & CHILD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Assal Habibi, PhD Associate Research Professor of Psychology and Neurology, USC Brain and Creativity Institute, and Director, USC Center for Music, Brain, and Society
Music and the Brain Returns! Marc Neikrug Explains.
See the 2012 Symposium Website
Talks from Music and the Brain Santa Fe 2012
2025 Festival Season
THE 2025 FESTIVAL GALA
THE 2025 FESTIVAL GALA
2025 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Gala! Mark your calendars for a whimsical night of music and magic at the stunning Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe.
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SCHUBERT, ENESCU, SHOSTAKOVICH, Performed by Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, Yura Lee, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Todd Levy, clarinet
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 3
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 3
BAM!! ONE How Music Captivates: The Science with ELIZABETH H. MARGULIS, PhD, Professor of Music; Director of Graduate Studies (Musicology), Princeton University
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK
SCHUBERT, ENESCU, SHOSTAKOVICH, Performed by Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Leila Josefowicz, Yura Lee, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Todd Levy, clarinet
RAVEL & SHEPHERD
RAVEL & SHEPHERD
SEAN SHEPHERD, RACHMANINOFF, RAVEL, Performed by Ran Dank, piano; Leila Josefowicz, violin; Paul Watkins, cello
REDPATH & FU RECITAL
REDPATH & FU RECITAL
WOLF, SCHUBERT, STRAUSS, GRIEG, DEBUSSY, Performed by Liv Redpath, soprano; George Fu, piano
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN, SCHUBERT, MENDELSSHOHN, Performed by Ran Dank, Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Yura Lee, violin; Mark Kosower, Paul Watkins, cello; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Gabriel Kovach, horn
GILLES VONSATTEL PIANO RECITAL
GILLES VONSATTEL PIANO RECITAL
BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATAS, Performed by Gilles Vonsattel
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT WORKS & KORNGOLD, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Huang, Ida Kavafian, violin; Yura Lee, violin/viola; Toby Appel, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Mark Kosower, cello
SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT ONE
SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT ONE
This summer, join conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant for fun and friendly explorations of engaging works by Franck and Schumann that feature Festival artists Paul Huang, Orion Weiss, and the Calidore String Quartet.
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT & KORNGOLD
SCHUBERT WORKS & KORNGOLD, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Huang, Ida Kavafian, violin; Yura Lee, violin/viola; Toby Appel, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Mark Kosower, cello
JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL
JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL
Piano Works by LINJAMA, LISZT, BEETHOVEN, MESSIAEN, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, piano
EMILY POGORELC & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
EMILY POGORELC & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
BRITTEN, MAHLER, KORNGOLD, Songs, Performed by Emily Pogorelc, soprano; Julius Drake, piano
DVOŘÁK DUMKY TRIO
DVOŘÁK DUMKY TRIO
PIATTI, BEETHOVEN, DVOŘÁK, Performed by Juho Pohjonen, Orion Weiss, piano; Paul Huang, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, Mark Kosower, cello
PAUL HUANG & ORION WEISS RECITAL
PAUL HUANG & ORION WEISS RECITAL
MOZART, ARVO PÄRT, PROKOFIEV, Performed by Paul Huang, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
ORION WEISS PLAYS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
ORION WEISS PLAYS THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
BACH Aria with 30 Variations (Goldberg Variations), BWV 988, Performed by Orion Weiss, piano
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART, SHOSTAKOVICH, SCHUMANN, Performed by Julius Drake, Orion Weiss, piano; Calidore String Quartet; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Gabriel Kovach, horn
SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT TWO
SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT TWO
The Festival’s Summer Young People’s Concerts are a great opportunity to get kids excited about music. This summer, join conductor and arts educator Oliver Prezant for fun and friendly explorations of engaging works by Franck and Schumann that feature Festival artis...
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART, SHOSTAKOVICH, SCHUMANN, Performed by Julius Drake, Orion Weiss, piano; Calidore String Quartet; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Gabriel Kovach, horn
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET
HAYDN, CAROLINE SHAW, KORNGOLD, Performed by The Calidore String Quartet
ERIKA BAIKOFF & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
ERIKA BAIKOFF & JULIUS DRAKE RECITAL
SCHUBERT, LISZT, TCHAIKOVSKY, Songs Performed by Erika Baikoff, soprano; Julius Drake, piano
BRIDGE & MENDELSSOHN
BRIDGE & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN, BRIDGE, MENDELSSOHN, Performed by Orion Weiss, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, Ida Kavafian, Benny Kim, violin; Toby Appel, Scott Lee, viola; Felix Fan, Keith Robinson, cello; Robert Ingliss, Kevin Vigneau, oboe; Julia DeRosa, English horn
MIAMI STRING QUARTET
MIAMI STRING QUARTET
HAYDN, SCHULHOFF, Performed by the Miami String Quartet
NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
WORLD PREMIERE WORKS, Performed by the JACK String Quartet
RENAISSANCE MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
RENAISSANCE MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
CHRISTOPHER OTTO, RODERICUS, SOLAGE, NATHANIEL GILES, Performed by the JACK Quartet
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK, BRAHMS, Performed by Shai Wosner, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Miami String Quartet (Benny Kim, Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello); David Shifrin, clarinet
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 2 of 3
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 2 of 3
BAM!! TWO Music, Memory, & the Aging Brain with DR. CONCETTA M. TOMAINO, DA, LCAT, MT-BC Executive Director/Co-Founder, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK, BRAHMS, Performed by Shai Wosner, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Miami String Quartet (Benny Kim, Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello); David Shifrin, clarinet
SHAI WOSNER PIANO RECITAL
SHAI WOSNER PIANO RECITAL
BACH, BEETHOVEN, GEORGE BENJAMIN, HAYDN, Performed by Shai Wosner, piano
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
MENDELSSOHN, JULIAN ANDERSON, DVOŘÁK, Performed by the Escher String Quartet
MOZART & DOHNÁNYI
MOZART & DOHNÁNYI
MOZART, SCHUMANN, DOHNÁNYI, Performed by Soyeon Kate Lee, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, Daniel Phillips, violin; Toby Appel, Ida Kavafian, viola; Eric Kim, cello; David Shifrin, clarinet; Stefan Dohr, horn
COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION RECITAL
COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION RECITAL
PERCUSSION WORKS: VOLANS, HOWARD, AKIHO, HOSOKAWA, WALLIN, Performed by Colin Currie, percussion
BACH & BIBER
BACH & BIBER
PLATTI, BACH, TELEMANN, BIBER, Performed by Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Daniel Phillips, violin; Felix Fan, cello; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute, Frank Rosenwein, oboe
LIGETI & ENESCU
LIGETI & ENESCU
BARTÓK, LIGETI, ENESCU, Performed by Kirill Gerstein, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano; William Hagen, Chad Hoopes, Ida Kavafian, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Brendan Speltz, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola;...
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 3 of 3
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 3 of 3
BAM!! THREE Music & Child Brain Development - ASSAL HABIBI, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor of Psychology, Brain and Creativity Institute, USC
BRAHMS HORN TRIO
BRAHMS HORN TRIO
REICH, DOHNÁNYI, WALEY-COHEN, BRAHMS, Performed by Kirill Gerstein, piano; Martin Beaver, William Hagen, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello; Stefan Dohr, horn; Colin Currie, Daniel Druckman, Doug Perkins, Gregory Zuber, percussion
CHAD HOOPES & KATIA SKANAVI RECITAL
CHAD HOOPES & KATIA SKANAVI RECITAL
BRAHMS, BEETHOVEN SONATAS, Performed by Chad Hoopes, violin; Katia Skanavi, piano
KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL
KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL
SCHUMANN, GYÖRGY KURTÁG, RACHMANINOFF, GRAINGER, FRANCISCO COLL, RAVEL Performed by Kirill Gerstein, piano
MARC NEIKRUG’S THROUGH ROSES
MARC NEIKRUG’S THROUGH ROSES
MARC NEIKRUG’S THROUGH ROSES Performed by John Rubinstein, actor/director; Marc Neikrug, conductor; Martin Beaver, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Felix Fan, cello; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Frank Rosenwein, oboe; Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Colin Currie, percussio...
DOVER QUARTET
DOVER QUARTET
SCHUMANN, DVOŘÁK QUARTETS performed by the Dover Quartet
INDIAN MARKET CONCERT
INDIAN MARKET CONCERT
Roberto Capocchi was born in Brazil, where he studied classical guitar with Henrique Pinto and Brazilian jazz with Conrado Paulino.
BACH DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO
BACH DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO
BOCCHERINI, BACH, Performed by Chad Hoopes, Bryan Lee, Joel Link (violin), Camden Shaw (cello), soloists; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord; Daniel Jordan, Carla Ecker, Kathleen Brauer, Ashley Vandiver, Marlena Chow Morgan, Philip Payton, violin; Margaret Dyer Harris, viola;...