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Kate Austin

Linda Buffett

Paul Bushnell

Elizabeth Dwyer

John Farris

John and Diane Hawley

Vicki Hontas

Jeff and Jane Lawrence

Liz McMaster

Lori Nash

Wendy Orley

Ildy Rolfs

Gayle Shipp

Lynn Spray

ABQ Coro Lux is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and values your support and investment in great choral music!

We very much appreciate the support given to us any time of year.  

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS!

• October 2022 through December 2023
• November 2021 through October 2022
• September 2019 through October 2021

Come sing with multiple GRAMMY® award winning choral conductor Charles Bruffy!

Tuesday, February 18th from 7-9pm

Central United Methodist Church, 201 University Blvd. Albuquerque

Free Admission

One of the most admired choral conductors in the United States, GRAMMY® winner Charles Bruffy began his career as a tenor soloist, performing with Robert Shaw. Shaw encouraged his development as a conductor, and in 1999, The New York Times named him as the late, great conductor’s potential heir.

Bruffy has been artistic director of the Kansas City Chorale since 1988. He has been chorus director for the Kansas City Symphony Chorus since 2008 and was artistic director of the Phoenix Chorale from 1999-2017. He has been director of music at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church since 1994. He conducts workshops and clinics across the U.S., including teaching at the Westminster Choir College Summer Conducting Institute since 2006.

Bruffy’s eclectic discography includes six recordings with Nimbus Records and seven with Chandos Records. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has recognized five of these recordings with a total of 12 GRAMMY® nominations and three GRAMMY® wins, most recently in 2015 for “Best Choral Performance” for his recording of Rachmaninoff’s “All-night Vigil.”

In his spare time, Bruffy breeds and raises Arabian and Saddlebred horses on his ranch just south of Kansas City in Cass County.

REPERTOIRE

Attendees — please download your own copies and bring to the rehearsal.

• AVE VERUM CORPUS – Mozart
• MY LORD, WHAT A MORNIN’ – arr. Burleigh
• LASS DICH NUR NICHTS – Brahms
• LAUDATE JEHOVAM – Telemann

To register, please click here.

January 16th, 2021 – 9am-5pm (with breaks!)  Sing, learn, discuss, grow!

The 3rd Annual MLK JanFest event on January 16, 2021, co-hosted by the United Church of Santa Fe and Coro Lux, will be virtual this year.

Our headliner will be award winning composer, educator, and conductor Dr. Rollo Dilworth. Dr. Dilworth has published more than 200 choral compositions as well as written or co-authored three books on choral technique. A frequent guest conductor, he has led 57 all-state choruses.

Our keynote address will be given by Prof. James Abbington of Emory University, titled “Spirituals and Gospel Songs: Singing in a Strange Time.”

JanFest will be co-led by the Rev. Talitha Arnold and Bradley Ellingboe. The program also features sessions on the voice by Dr. Stevie Springer and updates on COVID-19 by Dr. Joe Alcorn discussing the prospects for live choral events in the coming year.

The seminar will cost $37.50.

Click Here to register for Singing in a Strange Land! You will be redirected to BrownPaperTickets for payment. 

View a DRAFT schedule for the January 16th festival here. JanFest 2021 (2)

10/31/2023 UPDATE: A limited number of slots are open to audition for the Spring 2024 season. To register, please go to this link and choose the time you wish to audition.

Auditions are now open for the 2023-2024 season.  The Fall audition dates are Thursday, August 24th through Monday, August 28th, 2023, and will be held in the choir room of St. Paul Lutheran (1100 Indian School NE). Please go to the link below to sign up.

Here are some details to note before your audition.

• It is not necessary to bring an accompanist. Ideally, you will bring a prepared solo, but not having a solo is also acceptable.
• Coro Lux has two groups: the Oratorio Society (60 members) and the Chamber Chorus (20 members). Each group has its own set of concerts. Members of the Chamber Chorus must also sing in the Oratorio Society.
• The first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, September 5th.  Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings from 7 – 9 pm and are held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1100 Indian School Rd. NE.
• The cost of membership is $85 per “semester” but we have a generous scholarship program. If you are chosen for Coro Lux and cannot afford the tuition, simply let us know.

Audition Signup Links:

• Thursday, 8/24
• Friday, 8/25
• Saturday, 8/26
• Monday, 8/28

2023-2024 Season Concert Information:

• October: Mozart’s Requiem with the Oratorio Society and the NM Philharmonic
• December: Annual Holiday program with Oratorio Society, Chamber Chorus and El Faro Youth Chorus
• December: Handel’s Messiah with Chamber Chorus and NM Philharmonic
• February: Program of Spirituals and Gospel Music with Oratorio Society and Chamber Chorus
• April: Orff’s Carmina Burana with Oratorio Society and El Faro Youth Chorus
• May: Our annual Pops Concert at the Canteen Brewhouse with the Chamber Chorus

Thanks again for your interest and good luck!

Bradley Ellingboe

Artistic Director

Coro Lux

Coro Lux seeks corporate sponsors to help bring high-quality classical choral music to our community and give young, talented college music graduates an opportunity to grow their professional careers.  Corporate partnerships enable our organization to offer scholarships to chorus members with limited means, hire instrumentalists for our concerts, and offer a broader variety of performances throughout the community.

Corporate Sponsors are highlighted in our concert programs, on our promotional outdoor banners, and in advertisements in publications and radio stations.

Please contact us at sponsorship@abqcorolux.org for more information.

ABQ Coro Lux is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. All or part of your gift may be tax deductible as a charitable contribution. Please check with your tax advisor.

ABQ Coro Lux is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and values your support and investment in great choral music!

We very much appreciate the support given to us any time of year.  The various ways you can support Coro Lux throughout the year are listed below.

Credit Card via PayPal

Click the button below to donate electronically through a secure PayPal website. Please contact webmaster@abqcorolux.org if you need assistance.

By Check

Make your check payable to ABQ Coro Lux. Mailing address: ABQ Coro Lux, P. O. Box 37081, Albuquerque, NM 87176-7081

AmazonSmile

Amazon has a wonderful program to benefit nonprofits. When you sign up for AmazonSmile and select ABQ Coro Lux, then shop at smile.amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Coro Lux. To set ABQ Coro Lux as the recipient any time you shop at smile.amazon.com, click on the following link: Sign Up for Amazon Smile

Smith’s Community Rewards

Sign up for Smith’s Community Rewards through your Smith’s Reward Card account to support Coro Lux every time you scan your Smith’s Rewards Card. This document provides screenshots describing how to do so. (You will need to search for “ABQ Coro Lux” in Step 4.)

Through United Way

United Way of Central New Mexico (CNM) donors have the option to give to ABQ Coro Lux several ways.

• Through the United Way CNM website.
• Through a payroll deduction (contact your employer’s payroll department for information).

ABQ Coro Lux is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. All or part of your gift may be tax deductible as a charitable contribution. Please check with your tax advisor.