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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Grubesic

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/22/07

HB

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Desert Chorale, In Recognition

SB SJM 46

ANALYST Guambaña

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 46 requests the recognition of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale for 25 years of

contributions to the cultural life of the State of New Mexico.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

This memorial states that:

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The Santa Fe desert chorale seeks to promote appreciation of choral music through

presentation of concerts by an ensemble of professional singers and the sponsorship of

youth education programs and community outreach activities;

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The chorale is one of fewer than fifty professional choral ensembles in the United States;

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The chorale performs for local and tourist audiences in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos

and also reaches a national audience through recordings and radio broadcasts;

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The chorale nurtures the future of choral singing through its Santa Fe desert chorale

children's chorus;

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The chorale has honored New Mexico's Hispanic heritage by touring the historic

churches of the state and performing choral works of the Spanish colonial period; and

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The chorale is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2007.

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This memorial requests that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the music director

of the desert chorale, the Cultural Affairs Department and the mayor of Santa Fe.

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