Education
El corrido: Summer course at UNAM Chicago
UNAM Chicago 350 W. Erie Street, Chicago, ILPLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOUR WEEK COURSE HAS BEN CANCELLED. INSTEAD, A FREE, ONE SESSION CLASS WILL BE PRESENTED ON THURSDAY, JULY 28 AT 6PM. NO REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY. “Corridos: Mexican Tragic Ballads” / "El corrido: balada trágica mexicana” Learn something new this summer! Sign up for this 4-week course to explore the history and […]
The Big Read Presents “Beyond the Music”
Dominican University Performing Arts Center 7900 W Division Street, River Forest, ILSones de Mexico Ensemble is joining with Dominican University and several west suburban libraries to present our signature program "Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico". The Big Read is an NEA sponsored program that is focusing on immigration-related issues through the novel "Into the Beautiful North" by Luis Alberto Urrea. The novel centers […]
Colloquium: NEA Music Geography of Mexico
We will be preceeding our performance of "Los San Patricios" Friday night at Notre Dame University with a special performance of our signature program, "Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico" at the Carey Auditorium in the university's Hesburg Main Library. We are presenting it to students in the Sacred Music Program, but the […]
Parent University Day-Free
Prairie Oak School 1427 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn, ILJoin Sones de México Ensemble for Parent University Day, a program of the Prairie Oaks School. The program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Prairie Oaks School is located at 1427 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402. Parent University Day is a full day of workshops and fun learning activities for parents and their […]
Christmas Posada in Pilsen-Free
St Ann's Church 1836 S. Leavitt St, Chicago , ILJoin Sones de México Ensemble at St. Ann's Church in Chicago's historic Pilsen neighborhood for a Christmas Posada for the whole family! FREE and open to the public! Featuring Sones de Mexico Ensemble and students from Sones de Mexico School Guitar Program. Also: Tamales, ponche, buñuelos, and sing-alomg of traditional Christmas songs. Bring something to […]
Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico at Darwin Elementary School
Sones de México Education celebrates its Mexican music program at Darwin Elementary School with a FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC performance of its signature lecture and demo program '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 […]
Danza de Viejitos: Family Mask Making Workshop
Woodridge Public Library 3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL, United StatesMembers of Sones de México Ensemble bring our popular children's educational program to the Woodridge Public Library. We'll teach children how to make a mask out of paper plates and tell them about the traditions of the Pur'hepecha people of Michoacan. At the conclusion, they'll lead everyone in the the dance of "old people" (viejitos), […]
Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico
Kankakee Public Library 201 E. Merchant St., Kankakee, IL, United StatesSones 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 our lively and informative multimedia performance presentation. Find out […]
Juan Díes: Beyond the Music
Chicano Resource Center 4837 E. 3rd Street, East Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJuan 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 […]
Juan Díes: Beyond the Music
Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley 338 6th St., Moline, IL, United StatesJuan 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 […]