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Praise for the Taos Chamber Music Group!

“One of the great treasures of Taos” -The Taos News 
“Big magic…silken ensemble playing” -Albuquerque Journal
“A remarkable concert of juxtaposed styles” -Horse Fly 
“Depth, vitality and inventiveness” -Spencer Beckwith, KUNM

Press Release

Taos Chamber Music Group Presents

“Every Day Sacred “
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3:30 pm
at Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM

The Taos Chamber Music Group presents Every Day Sacred, a program that sets the sacred
beside the ordinary, letting music from the 12th to 21st centuries reveal their shared
resonances. Built around Olivier Messiaen’s luminous song cycle Chants de Terre et de Ciel
(Songs of Earth and Heaven), The program brings together works that explore the divine, the
mundane, and the blurred lines between them.
Messiaen’s six-song cycle attributes equal significance to moments of everyday magic and
profound religious imagery. The vocal writing is some of the most daring in French song, while
the piano provides shimmering textures of affirmation, resistance, and radiance.
The first half is anchored by Kate Soper’s The Fragments of Parmenides, which blends cabaret,
virtuosic modernism, and theatrical elements to probe questions of truth, perception, and
illusion. Works by 12th-century abbess Hildegard von Bingen are presented in fresh
arrangements by Judith Gordon, who uses extended piano techniques to evoke Medieval
textures. The duo will perform two recent transcriptions of Hildegard’s original manuscripts by
scholar Maria Jonas.
Pauline Oliveros’ Inner/Outer Sound Matrix, rooted in her practice of Deep Listening,
encourages performers and audience alike to listen deeply, respond to the environment, and
reflect on the words and music of the evening’s composers. Rounding out the program is
Germaine Tailleferre’s Partita for Piano, a graceful neoclassical work by the only female member
of the French Les Six, offering a refreshing interlude between the vocal works.
Performers are soprano Tara Khozein and pianist Judith Gordon, who have curated the program
and will also share their reflections on the music.
Every Day Sacred is part of TCMG’s 33rd season, which continues with five more programs
through May 2026. For tickets and more information, visit taoschambermusicgroup.org.