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Chalice Guild’s SEMA Ceremony December 17th, 2025

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You are cordially invited to join us for a Sema to celebrate the blessed night when Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi reached Union with the Divine in 1273. 

The Sema will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the Scottish Rite Temple at 463 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM.

Our hope is that together we can create a chalice as one heart, to catch the dew of heaven and breathe it back into this world in love, light, and peace.

Doors open at 7pm

Program begins at 7:30pm

Suggested donation $20

Free Parking in the Parking Lot North of the Scottish Rite accessible via the drive on the Westside of the Scottish Rite Building. 

Entrance is on the south side on either side of the Grand Staircase.

Santa Fe Community Orchestra – Riddles & Themes Sunday December 14th 1:30pm

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Santa Fe Community Orchestra

Riddles & Themes

1:30pm  Sunday December 14, 2025

Admission is FREE and donations are appreciated.

Join us for an afternoon of captivating orchestral storytelling, where Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Edward Elgar explore identity, mystery, and emotion through masterful sets of variations that resonate across time and tradition.

 

Symphonic Variations on an African Air 
Samuel Coleridge

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Symphonic Variations on an African Air reveals the brilliance of a composer whose music bridged cultures and eras. A gifted orchestrator, Coleridge-Taylor crafts a compelling set of variations that evolve with invention and grace. Each transformation of the theme explores new emotional dimensions, showcasing the orchestra’s color and versatility. As one of the most celebrated Black composers of his time, Coleridge-Taylor infused classical forms with personal and cultural resonance, leaving behind a legacy of beauty and depth.

Variations on an Original Theme
Edward Elgar

Edward Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, remains one of the most endearing and enigmatic works in the orchestral canon. Written between 1898 and 1899, the piece presents fourteen character sketches of Elgar’s friends and loved ones, each captured in music with remarkable wit and affection. At its heart lies the mysterious “enigma”—a hidden theme that Elgar hinted at but never revealed. The variations range from playful to deeply moving, culminating in the majestic finale “E.D.U.” 

 

Candlelight Concert – December 19th & 20th, 2025

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Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Santa Fe.

Friday, December 19th 

8:30pm Show

Christmas Carols on Strings

Saturday, December 20th 

6:30pm

Tribute to Queen & The Beatles

8:30pm

Christmas Carols on Strings

Performers:

Listeso String Quartet

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