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The Santa Fe Desert Chorale鈥檚 latest album, 鈥淩oots and Rivers,鈥� released June 12, consists entirely of commissioned works, including 鈥淪weet Rivers鈥� by composer Shawn Kirchner. Kirchner鈥檚 song, 鈥淭he Great Refuge,鈥� will also be featured in the chorale鈥檚 鈥淗omecoming鈥� concert as part of their summer festival this month. 

鈥淎ll of the pieces (on 鈥楻oots and Rivers鈥�) were written for us, and they鈥檙e all by American composers who we feel are really excellent 鈥� sort of next-generation composers,鈥� Joshua Habermann, artistic director, said. 鈥溾�� They鈥檙e the prime generation of American composers who are writing great choral music, and we just loved doing it. It was a blast.鈥�

At its most basic, sacred choral music is about love and connection, according to Kirchner.

Kirchner was raised in the Church of the Brethren, one of the three historic peace churches, alongside Mennonites and Quakers. The Church of the Brethren, like many Protestant denominations, favors aesthetic simplicity over religious iconography in their houses of worship.

鈥淚t was a reaction to what, at the time, they considered the excesses of Catholicism, including all the stuff in the churches 鈥� so much decoration, so much art, so many depictions. If you think about American frontier churches 鈥� they鈥檙e just plain walls, painted white, and wooden floors,鈥� Kirchner said. 鈥溾�� But the little 鈥榓-ha鈥� moment I had was (realizing) that even if Protestantism doesn鈥檛 have visual iconography, per se, it does have aural iconography in the form of hymns.鈥�

The hymns Kirchner grew up singing, and which continue to touch him emotionally and spiritually, are full of vivid imagery, including descriptions of Jesus welcoming his followers into his 鈥渓oving arms.鈥� Such lyrics, he said, speak to a universal need to be loved and held.

鈥淪o often, it seems like what humans want is a hug,鈥� he said.

Other species have this need, too, Kirchner said, including the baby patas monkey, Yuji, at the Guadalajara Zoo, who clung to a stuffed toy after being rejected by his mother in April.

鈥淥ne of the reasons that little monkey captured the world鈥檚 heart is because he just wants a hug. He just wants warmth and comfort,鈥� Kirchner said. 鈥淚 think there鈥檚 something so universal in his deep yearning to be safe and held. And even though we grow up and become adults, I think a lot of the human experience is very challenging, and we still need a little comfort.鈥�

Kirchner鈥檚 composition, 鈥淪weet Rivers,鈥� is based on a 19th century shape note song of the same name.

鈥淪hape note is a really cool American tradition,鈥� Kirchner said. 鈥淚t started up in New England, even though it is known for surviving in the South. There鈥檚 an unbroken tradition in the American South, especially in Georgia and Alabama, of these old country churches, where people have been singing shape notes for generations.鈥�

Created as a form of musical notation for people who did not know how to read music, the shape note tradition is known for its simplified melodies. And even though Kirchner was classically trained and can appreciate the complex arpeggios and patterns of composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, he said he has grown to appreciate simple, heartfelt melodies even more.

鈥淚鈥檓 thinking of Mary and Martha, characters in the New Testament, where Martha is busy with many things, but Jesus says Mary chose the better part, because basically, she chose connection and heart,鈥� Kirchner said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 other music that might have (more complexity) 鈥� but maybe all that鈥檚 really needed is the simplicity that folk music has.鈥�

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale鈥檚 summer season begins with the concert, 鈥淩enaissance Splendor,鈥� which opens on Sunday, July 12.

鈥淭hat (program) is all music written for cathedrals, which is why we love performing in the Cathedral Basilica (of St. Francis of Assisi) in Santa Fe,鈥� Habermann said. 鈥溾�� We鈥檙e going to be joined by a group called Incantare, a professional ensemble who use historical instruments.鈥�

One of the instruments Incantare will play is the sackbut, a Renaissance-era trombone.

鈥淭hey make a really mellow, gentle sound, unlike modern trombones, so they sound like voices 鈥� which is why they blend really well with choirs,鈥� Habermann said.

During the concert, a soprano soloist will sing from the balcony.

鈥淚t makes her sound like an angel,鈥� Habermann said. 鈥淭hey sound like angels anyway, but you can imagine you鈥檙e sitting in the cathedral and the sound鈥檚 echoing around you, and then this high voice is floating way above, and you can鈥檛 see her. She鈥檚 behind and above. So, it鈥檚 a really cool effect.鈥�

The chorale鈥檚 second concert, 鈥淗omecoming,鈥� opens on Sunday, July 19. It focuses on American sacred music.

鈥淲e are really dedicated to the idea that, since we鈥檙e one of the great American chamber choirs, we鈥檙e going to perform American music regularly,鈥� Habermann said. 鈥淭his (program) has a lot of new commissions, but they鈥檙e somewhat populist and folk-related.鈥�

One of the pieces on the 鈥淗omecoming鈥� program is Kirchner鈥檚 鈥淭he Great Refuge.鈥�

鈥淭he final movement is a recasting of the Protestant hymn, 鈥楥ome Thou Fount of Every Blessing,鈥� but it鈥檚 an original tune that I wrote, and I reworked some of the words with some different scripture, with the idea of hospitality and welcome,鈥� Kirchner said. 鈥溾�� So, the piece ends with this ecstatic return and union and connection.鈥�

The third concert program of the summer, 鈥淩achmaninoff鈥檚 All-Night Vigil,鈥� opens on Thursday, July 23.

鈥淚t is a huge masterwork of Russian sacred music 鈥� an amazing piece of music with really low basses,鈥� Habermann said. 鈥淪o, we鈥檙e importing some low 鈥� I call them 鈥榮ubwoofers鈥� 鈥� for this program. It鈥檚 an incredible sound.鈥�

Habermann said people sometimes take the Santa Fe Desert Chorale for granted because they鈥檝e been around for 44 years.

鈥淏ut not every city in America 鈥� and certainly no other city of Santa Fe鈥檚 size 鈥� has a professional choir that works on a national level like this. It鈥檚 a blessing to have it in our community,鈥� Habermann said. 鈥淪o, we hope people will come out and enjoy it and appreciate this world-class art that鈥檚 here in our town.鈥�

Logan Royce Beitmen is an arts writer for the 近距离内射合集. He covers visual art, music, fashion, theater and more. Reach him at lbeitmen@abqjournal.com or on Instagram at .