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Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico was formed by Maxine Thévenot in 2006 for a concert in The Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since then, the choir has performed to critical acclaim throughout the state of New Mexico. Recent reviews about Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico have stated, 'The ensemble boasts a unified blend of voices top to bottom with impeccable intonation.But what most impressed was the enthusiasm and vivacity with which the group sang. There is a great sense of camaraderie and surely no shrinking violet voices here.' (The Albuquerque Journal) and'refreshing, enchantingly energetic and vibrant' (The Santa Fe New Mexican)
For the past five years Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico have given annual sell-out performances of their Summer and Winter Solstice concerts, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, have raised monies ($10,000) for local charities like The Barrett Foundation—a women and children's shelter—and have supported the musical education within the community and state from the elementary education level to the university level.
Performance highlights include concerts with the Santa Fe Concert Association, members of the New Mexico Symphony, appearances on the Southwest Symphony concert series, Music in Corrales series, Placitas Concert Series, The Friends of Cathedral Music series and memorable performances in such world renowned acoustical spaces such as The Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico. They have collaborated with guest soloists, soprano Erin Sanzero; male soprano Eric Brenner; countertenors Patrick Fenning and Robert Isaacs; tenors Javier Gonzalez and Lenard Whiting; and baritones David Farwig and Edmund Connolly.
They have presented numerous première performances including the New Mexican première of Henry Mollicone's Beatitude Mass: Mass for the Homeless; commissioned and given the world première performance of Andrew Ager's Winter-an evocation; and on this recording recorded four première recordings.
Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico is comprised of young experienced professional singers who reside in New Mexico and who have been educated across North America. The ensemble is unique to the State of New Mexico in that it is the only resident professional vocal ensemble. The group has a flexible roster, which enables all genres and voicing of repertoire to be performed. The repertoire includes music ranging from that of the medieval period to modern day compositions both accompanied and unaccompanied. |
