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General Description
Concordia Santa Fe is a professional wind ensemble operating in Northern New Mexico. Its performances take place in the St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art. The ensemble presents two distinct concert series: a large ensemble series and a chamber music series. For the large ensemble series, approximately 35 musicians participate using woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. This large ensemble is led by a guest conductor of exceptional renown.

Instrumentation
Standard instrumentation of the large ensemble is as follows:
 * 1 piccolo
 * 2 flute
 * 2 oboe
 * 2 bassoon
 * 6 clarinet
 * 4 saxophone
 * 6 trumpet
 * 4 horn
 * 3 trombone
 * 1 euphonium
 * 1 tuba
 * 6 percussion

History
In fall 2006, Chris Nierman joined the Pride Committee of the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance. Because of his background in music performance and education, he volunteered to take charge of the annual "classical music" event included in the week-long pride celebration. While initially envisioning a small chamber ensemble performance, his conversations with Kurt Carr soon led both men to believe that a large wind ensemble could be feasible. Because of the scope of the project, they determined that a formal organization would be needed, and in early 2007 Concordia Santa Fe, Inc., was established as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

The first performance of Concordia Santa Fe took place on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, under the direction of guest conductor Dr. John P. Lynch. The group's annual season grew to three large ensemble performances in 2008, and in 2009 the chamber music series was added to the season. Currently, the group performs three large ensemble and three chamber music concerts per calendar year.

Guest Conductors
Since Concordia Santa Fe's inception in June 2007, guest conductors have included Dr. John P. Lynch of the University of Georgia, Dr. Robert Ambrose of Georgia State University, Dr. Sarah McKoin of Texas Tech University, Eric Rombach-Kendall of the University of New Mexico, Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner of Cornell University, Dr. Kevin Sedatole of Michigan State University, and Dr. Mark Scatterday of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.