Come see something different for Taos.

A dramatic 50-minute multimedia work with majestic 5.1 surround sound that explores social, psychological, and philosophical themes of eschatology – universal religious concepts of the apocalypse found in virtually all religions.

The extraordinary music and video were created by composer William Osborne featuring world-class trombonist Abbie Conant who was principal trombonist of the Munich Philharmonic for 13 years.  Osborne and Conant have presented their work in over 200 cities in Europe and America to great critical acclaim.

Our downtown studio theater seats 60 in comfortable chairs.  We have excellent video and audio projection systems.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A led by the distinguished filmmaker and photographer Elisabetta Diorio whose work has been commissioned by the BBC, PBS, Washington Post, Austin Chronical, and others.

When:

7:30 PM

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Where:

114 Los Pandos, Taos NM

Parking at Smiths then walk 100 yards up Los Pandos.

Admission is free.  All are welcome.

The atmosphere is casual and relaxed.

For more info about the event telephone William:

575-240-4913

Music for the End of Time is in six contiguous movements connected without pause.  The titles are taken from the Book of Revelation:

I. A Door Was Opened In Heaven

II. The Sea of Glass

III. The Four Horsemen

IV. As It Were of a Trumpet Talking

V. The White Beast

VI. A Woman Clothed With the Sun

In this work we explore Carl Jung and Rudolf Otto’s idea that archetypes and numinous experience move us beyond the rational mind and linguistic constructs, that metaphors and symbols transcend our limitations and are central to artistic creation. 

Transcendental experience is presented as a kaleidoscope of uncontrollable numinous symbols the mind cannot fully grasp—something Otto described as wholly other, a condition absolutely sui generis and incomparable where humans find themselves utterly abashed.  We explore Carl Jung’s idea that meaningful visionary experience is an essential part of human consciousness, that it is only when our minds integrate the rational and numinous that we become whole and gain a balanced, holistic understanding of an unknowable world.   And finally, we explore the metaphor of the eternal feminine as a spiritual response to 20th century wars and destruction that claimed 80 million lives.

Some of the images in the film use digital images created by Norbert Bach, though much altered during the process of creating the video.

In Music for the End of Time, we were especially influenced by the culture of Northern New Mexico where Indo-Hispanic farmers in isolated villages of the Sangre de Christos still embody with great humility long forgotten quasi-medieval concepts of spiritual transcendence. Their symbols, mythologies, and spiritual perspectives are little understood by the modern world, but often greatly admired for their cultural beauty and unique perspectives.  We were also influenced by the endless space and majesty of nature in the American Southwest, a kind of holy land that invariably points to something larger than ourselves.

 We look forward to sharing our artistic efforts with you:
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025

Some Screen Shots From the Film

Juilliard trained Abbie Conant--one of the world’s most esteemed classical trombonists-- was principal of the Munich Philharmonic for 13 years. In recent years, William and Abbie have toured to over 200 cities in America and Europe to great critical acclaim with William’s compositions. Their European venues have included the Munich Biennale, The Stuttgarter Tage für Neue Musik, The Hamburg State Opera, The Bavarian State Opera, The Freiburg Theater Festival, The State Theater of Kassel, Frankfurt’s Theater am Turm, Munich’s Gasteig Cultrual Center, and Nuovo Forme Sonare in Rome. They have performed and given workshops at most of America’s major music schools including The Juilliard School, The New England Conservatory, Yale University, The Eastman School of Music, The Peabody Conservatory, Indiana University, The San Francisco Conservatory, Cal Arts, the University of California at Berkley, Ithaca College, USC, and the University of Texas.

Abbie has been a guest on NPR’s Performance Today as well as on the West German Radio, SW German Radio, Canadian Broadcast Company, and New York City’s classical station WQXR.

William Osborne is a fourth generation New Mexican who studied on a full scholarship at the famous L'Academia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He has received two ASCAP awards, a Doctoral Fellowship to Columbia University with full tuition and no work requirements, and alternate to the American Rome Prize.

Elisabetta Diorio is a photographer and filmmaker interested in experimental and poetic styles. She graduated from Columbia University in 2020 and has since worked as an arts educator and freelancer for musicians, non-profits, and public media. Her contracted documentary work has been featured in the Washington Post, the BBC, PBS, and the Austin Chronicle. In 2025, Elisabetta was awarded the Helene Wurlitzer Residency in Taos, New Mexico for her photography.

We look forward to sharing our artistic efforts with you this Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 PM.