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Mole de Mayo Festival
Sones de México Ensemble returns to Mole de Mayo, an annual festival celebrating mole, the incredible culinary dish from Mexico. The fest takes place on 18th Street in Pilsen, the cultural heart of Chicago's Mexican community. We'll close the festival with a concert on the East Stage at the corner of 18th & Blue Island. This 3-day event (May 26-28) will include a mole cook-off where local restaurant chefs will compete for one of two awards: 1. Mole de Mayo’s…
Find out more »IAMS Fiesta Cultural 2017
Join us for a summer evening of Mexican son in the shadow of Wrigley Field at the Inter-American Magnet School. It's part of the school's 2017 Fiesta Cultural, which runs from 2 to 8pm. More details on the Festival are at http://www.iamschicago.com/news/fiesta-cultural-2017
Find out more »Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival
The 39th Annual Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival presents Sones de Mexico Ensemble in concerts and workshops including a presentation of 'Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico' Marquette Tourist Park, 2145 Sugar Loaf Ave, Marquette, MI For festival tickets go to https://hiawathamusic.org/order-festival-tickets/ Admission to 'Beyond the Music' program is free. Full schedule coming soon! Check https://hiawathamusic.org/schedule/ for updates. 'Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico' is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the…
Find out more »Juan Díes: Beyond the Music
Juan Díes, ethnomusicologist and founding member of Sones de México Ensemble, presents a solo version of "Beyond the Music, A Musical Geography of Mexico." Learn about the forms of music that comes from Mexico's many regions and the cultures that created them in this lecture and demonstration that includes music. Free and open to the public. "Beyond the Music" is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and is presented by Mather LifeWays.
Find out more »Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico
Sones de Mexico Ensemble’s "Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico" QUIZ: Where are Tapatíos, Jarochos, Regios, Chilangos, and Calentanos from? What is their music like, and how did it come to sound like that? Experience a guided tour through Mexico's folk music regions with live demonstrations by the Ensemble. Find out everything you ever wanted to know about Mexico's regional folk culture and music (but were afraid to ask.) ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Sponsored…
Find out more »Sones de México Ensemble in Concert
Sones de México Ensemble visits the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County for a pair of performances. We'll present a full two-set concert performance beginning at 8pm in the Studio Theater. Tickets are required. Earlier that evening we’ll present our FREE lecture/demo program "Beyond the Music, A Musical Geography of Mexico" at 6:30pm in the Center's Black Box Theater. "Beyond the Music" is a lecture/demo that involves all the members of Sones de…
Find out more »Día de los Muertos Concert
The Evanston Starlight Concert Series presents: CONCERT for the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) with Sones de México Ensemble and guest dancers. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Find out more »Native Heritage Month: Day of the Dead Concert
Sones de México Ensemble travels to the nation's capital to celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Potomac Atrium of National Museum of the American Indian. The concert will also be webcast live. This collaboration between the Smithsonian Latino Center and the National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Native ancestors and connect with living Native cultures. This program bridges the commemoration of Day of the Dead with the contemporary focus of Native American Heritage Month. Free and open to the public.
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