Sones de Mexico Ensemble

Musical Geography of Mexico Live in DeKalb, IL
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Fouder’s Memorial Library, 217 Normal Rd., DeKalb, IL, 60115
A live, in-person presentation of our signature “Beyond the Music, A Musical Geography of Mexico” returns to the stage for our Día de los Muertos Tour!
With the help of a map and a collection of dozens of authentic musical instruments, Sones de México Ensemble will take you on a one-hour musical journey through various cultural regions of Mexico presenting Aztec dance, norteña music, and each of the eight Mexican sones (or song styles) son abajeño, son planeco, son de mariachi, son de tarima, son istmeño, son de marimba, son jarocho, and other styles of traditional music with instruments, dance, repertoire and techniques rarely seen outside their regions.
Special guest artists: The NIU Mexican brass banda program c/o Chris Scanlon, DMA, NIU Professor of Trumpet
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library, 217 Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115
This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Musical Geography of Mexico Live in Three Oaks, MI
2021-10-27 20:00 - 21:15 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Drive, Three Oaks, MI, 49128
A live, in-person presentation of our signature “Beyond the Music, A Musical Geography of Mexico” returns to the stage for our Día de los Muertos Tour!
With the help of a map and a collection of dozens of authentic musical instruments, Sones de México Ensemble will take you on a one-hour musical journey through various cultural regions of Mexico presenting Aztec dance, norteña music, and each of the eight Mexican sones (or song styles) son abajeño, son planeco, son de mariachi, son de tarima, son istmeño, son de marimba, son jarocho, and other styles of traditional music with instruments, dance, repertoire and techniques rarely seen outside their regions.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS (recommended): www.acornlive.org
Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Drive, Three Oaks, MI 49128
Coming from Chicago? The start time is 7:00 PM CDT.
Presented by Harbor Arts and Acorn Center for Performing Arts
This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Fiesta Mexicana Family Concert
2021-10-26 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-10-26 10:00 - 22:45 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Eagles Theater, 106 W Market St., Wabash, IN, 46992
Fiesta Mexicana is an interactive concert for kids and their parents based on our Parents Choice Award-winning album of the same name. The program includes songs, storytelling and interactive games between the songs that are delivered in English and Spanish.
The group embarks on a journey through Mexican music and the magic world that surrounds it. Children begin by learning about the four sacred elements of nature for the Aztecs: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water. Then they learn songs about different animals that inhabit the Mexican ecosystem, including the acamaya (a crawfish), the crocodile, the legendary mermaid, a mouse, a buzzard, a duck, and even a cat! Kids will clap Mexican rhythms and learn the difference between a slow and a fast tempo with the help of Doña Sabina, a 100-year-old special guest. First and foremost, everyone in the audience will learn how fun it is to play and dance Mexican music.
$10 admission. Tickets at https://www.honeywellarts.org/live-shows/fiesta-mexicana
For school registration, please visit www.honeywelleducation.org/matinee
A Cultural Immersion Student Matinee
Presented by Honeywell Arts & Education

Musical Geography of Mexico Live in North Manchester, IN
2021-10-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | The Firehouse, 108 W Main St., Noth Manchester, IN, 46962
A live, in-person presentation of our signature “Beyond the Music, A Musical Geography of Mexico” returns to the stage for our Día de los Muertos Tour!
With the help of a map and a collection of dozens of authentic musical instruments, Sones de México Ensemble will take you on a one-hour musical journey through various cultural regions of Mexico presenting Aztec dance, norteña music, and each of the eight Mexican sones (or song styles) son abajeño, son planeco, son de mariachi, son de tarima, son istmeño, son de marimba, son jarocho, and other styles of traditional music with instruments, dance, repertoire and techniques rarely seen outside their regions.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
The Firehouse, 108 W Main St, North Manchester, IN 46962
An Offering of Honeywell Arts in Education.
https://www.honeywellarts.org/sones
This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

UNAM Internacional presenta: Geografía musical de México
2021-09-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
UNAM International presents a special Spanish language edition of our signature “Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico.”
The program premieres on the YouTube Channels of six UNAM campuses across the U.S. and Canada: Los Angeles, San Antonio, Boston, Tucson, Chicago, and Quebec.
Experience a guided tour through Mexico’s folk music regions with music, narration, and multimedia. Different regions of the country have unique instruments, repertoire, and techniques rarely heard outside these regions. Styles covered include son jarocho, son huasteco, gusto, son istmeño, chilenas, and a dozen other styles.
The program begins at 6:00 PM Central time, 4:00 PM Pacific time, and 6:00 PM Eastern
Links
Chicago (6:00 PM): https://youtu.be/1-ENY5wDiHY
Check back soon for the links to the remaining campus YouTube pages.
Beyond the Music is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.

Zulema Spectacular at Millennium Park
2021-09-02 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60602, United States
Goodman Theatre and Sones de México Ensemble present a spectacular finale performance of “Zulema” following a three-week engagement in 10 parks citywide. This special Millennium Park show will run two hours and feature a cast of over 70 musicians, actors, and dancers including special guests direct from Mexico!
Goodman Theatre Presents Sones De México’s Zulema. Produced in association with the Chicago Park District/Night Out in the Parks, Chicago Department Of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.
On a spectacular musical journey of many thousands of miles—from her Chiapas home in Mexico to Chicago—young Zulema zig-zags through the culturally diverse landscapes of her homeland and our fair city along the way. Exhilarating regional music and dance from the Grammy-nominated Sones de México Ensemble, in this collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre, make a joyous event for the whole family.
The performance is free and open to the public.

Zulema (Marquette Park)
2021-08-21 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Marquette Park, 6721-6757 South Kedzie Ave., Chicago, Illinois, 60629
Goodman Theatre Presents Sones De México’s Zulema. Produced in association with the Chicago Park District/Night Out in the Parks, Chicago Department Of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.
On a spectacular musical journey of many thousands of miles—from her Chiapas home in Mexico to Chicago—young Zulema zig-zags through the culturally diverse landscapes of her homeland and our fair city along the way. Exhilarating regional music and dance from the Grammy-nominated Sones de México Ensemble, in this collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre, make a joyous event for the whole family.
All 10 Night Out in the Parks performances are free.
More info at https://www.goodmantheatre.org/season/2021-season/zulema/

Zulema (La Villita Park)
2021-08-20 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | La Villita Park, 2800 S Sacramento Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60608

Zulema (Davis Square Park)
2021-08-19 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Davis Square Park, 4430 S Marshfield Ave., Chicago, IL, 60609

Zulema (Harrison Park)
2021-08-15 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Harrison Park, 1824 S Wood St., Chicago, IL, 60608

Zulema (Dvorak Park)
2021-08-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Dvorak Park, 1119 W Cullerton St., Chicago, IL, 60608

Zulema (Hermosa Park)
2021-08-13 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Hermosa Park, 2240 N Kilbourn Ave, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, 60639

Zulema (Hale Park)
2021-08-12 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Hale Park, 6258 W 62nd St., Chicago, IL, 60638
Goodman Theatre Presents Sones De México’s Zulema. Produced in association with the Chicago Park District/Night Out in the Parks, Chicago Department Of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.
On a spectacular musical journey of many thousands of miles—from her Chiapas home in Mexico to Chicago—young Zulema zig-zags through the culturally diverse landscapes of her homeland and our fair city along the way. Exhilarating regional music and dance from the Grammy-nominated Sones de México Ensemble, in this collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre, make a joyous event for the whole family.
All 10 Night Out in the Parks performances are free and open to the public.
More info at https://www.goodmantheatre.org/season/2021-season/zulema/

Zulema (Portage Park)
2021-08-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Ave, Chicago, IL, 60641
Goodman Theatre Presents Sones De México’s Zulema. Produced in association with the Chicago Park District/Night Out in the Parks, Chicago Department Of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.
On a spectacular musical journey of many thousands of miles—from her Chiapas home in Mexico to Chicago—young Zulema zig-zags through the culturally diverse landscapes of her homeland and our fair city along the way. Exhilarating regional music and dance from the Grammy-nominated Sones de México Ensemble, in this collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre, make a joyous event for the whole family.
All 10 Night Out in the Parks performances are free to the public.
https://www.goodmantheatre.org/zulema

Zulema (Riis Park)
2021-08-06 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Riis Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60639, Chicago, IL, 60639

Zulema (Calumet Park)
2021-08-05 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Calumet Park, 9801 S. Avenue G, Chicago, IL, 60617
Goodman Theatre Presents Sones De México’s Zulema. Produced in association with the Chicago Park District/Night Out in the Parks, Chicago Department Of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.
On a spectacular musical journey of many thousands of miles—from her Chiapas home in Mexico to Chicago—young Zulema zig-zags through the culturally diverse landscapes of her homeland and our fair city along the way. Exhilarating regional music and dance from the Grammy-nominated Sones de México Ensemble, in this collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre, make a joyous event for the whole family.
All 10 Night Out in the Parks performances are free to attend.

Beyond the Music: Cinco de Mayo Edition
2021-05-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Woodstock Folk Festival’s Woodstock Wednesdays presents Sones de Mexico Ensemble’s “Beyond the Music: A Music Geography of Mexico – Cinco de Mayo Edition” Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 7pm – YouTube Premier at https://woodstockfolkfestival.org This show includes material not previously shown.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico
Join us for this Cinco de Mayo special edition of Sones de Mexico Ensemble’s guided musical tour of Mexico. Mexico’s folk music and dance styles are very diverse and largely unknown outside their local regions. There is son jarocho, son huasteco, gusto, son istmeño, chilenas, and over thirty other styles. Different regions of the country have unique instruments, repertoire and techniques rarely heard outside these regions.
Relax, get yourself a snack and a drink, and take a virtual musical tour of Mexico. Let the GRAMMY™ nominated Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a specialist in these regional styles, be your guide in this special lecture/demo on Mexico’s musical geography. They will speak about what to listen for in the major regional styles, give live demonstrations and take questions form the audience. It is free and open to the public.
This program is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and by donations from people like you. Please support Sones de Mexico’s mission and make a tax-deductible contribution at https://sonesdemexico.com/donate/

Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico
2021-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Lake Forest College and Sones de Mexico Ensemble present a free live stream version of our signature “Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico” program.

Experience a guided tour through Mexico’s folk music regions with music, narration, and multimedia. Different regions of the country have unique instruments, repertoire, and techniques rarely heard outside these regions. Styles covered include son jarocho, son huasteco, gusto, son istmeño, chilenas, and a dozen other styles.

Beyond the Music is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Beyond The Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico
2021-02-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Sones de Mexico Ensemble and the Consulate General of Mexico – El Paso, TX “Viernes Cultural” series present a special live stream version of our signature “Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico” program.

Experience a guided tour through Mexico’s folk music regions with music, narration, and multimedia. Different regions of the country have unique instruments, repertoire, and techniques rarely heard outside these regions. Styles covered include son jarocho, son huasteco, gusto, son istmeño, chilenas, and a dozen other styles.

Streamed via the Consulate’s YouTube Channel and the Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte Facebook page, the presentation will include pre-recorded material and live Q&A with band members.

https://www.youtube.com/…/UCcl45u9MKPCC7VIe8YM…/featured

https://www.facebook.com/CCMPDN/

https://www.facebook.com/watch/consulmexepa/294671071687529/

Beyond the Music is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Beyond the Music, A Musical Geography of Mexico
2020-11-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
Sones de Mexico Ensemble and Miami University Ohio present a special live stream version of our signature “Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico” program on Zoom.
5:00 PM central / 6:00 PM easten time.

Experience a guided tour through Mexico’s folk music regions with music, narration, and multimedia. Different regions of the country have unique instruments, repertoire, and techniques rarely heard outside these regions. Styles covered include son jarocho, son huasteco, gusto, son istmeño, chilenas, and a dozen other styles.

Conducted via Zoom, the presentation will include pre-recorded material and live Q&A with band members.

Join the Zoom meeting at the following link: https://sonesdemexico.link/GEO
Meeting ID: 840 3229 2243
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Beyond the Music is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Hosted by the Association of Latinx Faculty and Staff and in partnership with Unidos, Students Latinx organization, Miami University. Sponsored by the Office of the President for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Miami University. Part of Miami University International Education Week 2020

Canceled: 25th Anniversary Concert
2020-09-11 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60602, United States
Due to safety precautions and procedures related to the COVID 19 pandemic, our 25th Anniversary Concert has been canceled.
Sones de Mexico Ensemble will celebrate a quarter-century of being the nation’s preeminent Mexican Folk Music organization and performing ensemble with a FREE concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago.
Save the date for this all-star show tracing Sones de Mexico’s history featuring dozens of special guest musicians and dancers.
More information coming soon!

Online Master Class: A Musical Geography of Mexico
2020-09-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Event
You are invited to join Pilsen Center for Cultural & Contemporary Arts’ first annual Back-to-School Virtual Masterclass Series curated and hosted by the best artists and educators in the Chicago-land area and across the USA.

FREE admission with preregistration at www.pilsenccca.org/masterclass-2020
Click the link and sign up to secure your spot and receive access information! Ages 8+.

For this session, two-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist Juan Dies of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a specialist in Mexico’s diverse folk music and dance styles will be your guide through Mexico’s rich musical geography. Learn the instruments, repertoire and techniques which lead to these unique styles.

About Juan

Juan Díes is an active musician and co-founder of Sones de México Ensemble, a two-time GRAMMY® nominated performing arts organization established in 1994 to perform, record, teach and promote Mexico’s rich heritage of folk music and dance traditions. He holds an M.A. in folklore/ethnomusicology from Indiana University and has devoted his professional life to presenting, researching, advocating, teaching, producing, and performing traditional music and culture. Juan Díes is an Earlham College Distinguished Alumnus and a United States Artists 2019 Fellow.

A Musical Geography of Mexico is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Beyond the Music: Live Stream Concert for Census 2020
2020-06-11 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | World Wide Web
Sones de Mexico Ensemble is proud to join CALOR and Rincon Family Services to present a special live stream version of our signature “Beyond the Music: A Musical Geography of Mexico” program on Facebook & Instagram Live.
facebook.com/sonesdemexico
instagram.com/sonesdemexico
Experience a guided tour through Mexico’s folk music regions with music, narration, and multimedia. Different regions of the country have unique instruments, repertoire, and techniques rarely heard outside these regions. Styles covered include son jarocho, son huasteco, gusto, son istmeño, chilenas, and a dozen other styles.
CALOR and Rincon Family Services are sponsoring 16 of Chicago’s best Latinx artists to promote the importance of greater participation of Latinos in Census 2020.
Beyond the Music is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

[Postponed] American Mariachi featuring Sones de México Ensemble
2020-04-25 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn St., Chicago, IL, 60601
NOTE: The COVID-19 crisis has required the postponing of the Chicago premiere of “American Mariachi”. Stay tuned for news on rescheduled dates. Thank you.
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Sones de Mexico Ensemble is pleased to announce that they will have an on-stage featured role as mariachi musicians in the Goodman Theatre production of “American Mariachi”, written by José Cruz Gonzáles and directed by Henry Godinez.
Familia, amor and tradición are at the heart of this hilarious and heartwarming new comedy about the freedom to dream big. Lucha spends her days caring for her ailing mother, but longs to shake up her 1970s home life. When a forgotten record album sparks her mother’s memory, Lucha and her cousin strike upon a radical idea: to create an all-female mariachi band. Infused with live mariachi music, this “big-hearted, musical tug at the heartstrings” (Denver Post) reveals how music and love can make just about anything possible.
April 25 – May 31
Tickets on sale now!
Special offer for Friends of Sones de México: Get $35 main floor tickets to performances April 25 – May 3*. Use promo code SONES at GoodmanTheatre.org/Mariachi
*Not valid on premium or partial view seating, on previously purchased tickets or in combination with other offers.

Christmas Posada in Rogers Park, Chicago
2019-12-14 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Centro Romero, 6216 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States
Join Sones de México Ensemble in Chicago’s historic Rogers Park neighborhood for a Christmas Posada for the whole family!
Featuring members of Sones de Mexico Ensemble and a recital by graduating students from our Mexican Guitar School. We will have a Christmas carol singalong, a piñata, and certificates for the graduates.
Bring a dish to share: atole, tamales, cookies, ponche…
The event is free and open to the public: friends, families and neighbors are welcome!

Christmas Posada in Pilsen!
2019-12-14 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Holy Trinity Croation Roman Catholic Church, 1850 S Throop St., Chicago, Illinois, 60608
Join Sones de México Ensemble in Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood for a Christmas Posada for the whole family!
Featuring members of Sones de Mexico Ensemble and a recital by graduating students from our Mexican Guitar School. We will have a Christmas carol singalong, a piñata, and certificates for the graduates.
Bring a dish to share: atole, tamales, cookies, ponche…
The event is free and open to the public: friends, families and neighbors are welcome!

Serenata a la Virgen de Guadalupe
2019-12-11 22:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, 2524 S Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois, 60623
Sones de México Ensemble visits Chicago’s La Villita (Little Village) neighborhood to perform a traditional serenade to the Virgin of Guadalupe to celebrate this important Mexican religious holiday.
This special concert is free and open to the public.

Concierto Guadalupano
2019-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | St. Procopius Church, 1641 S Allport Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60608
Come and sing with us to celebrate one of Mexico’s high holidays for the season.
In Mexico, the pilgrimages and the tradition of singing and dancing to the Virgin of Tepeyac (aka Our Lady of Guadalupe) transcends religion; it is a symbol of Mexican Culture that predates Christianity and dates back to the worship of mother goddess Tonantzin. The concert will include a selection of Aztec dances, Catholic chants, and Regional “rancheras” and “son jarocho” observant of the holiday. This is a once-a-year opportunity to hear the ensemble perform this material. Special guest: Irekani Chávez of the group Son Monarcas.
Free and open to the public.

Sones de México Ensemble's 25th Anniversary Gala
2019-11-14 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL, 60608, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
The Board of Directors of Sones de México Ensemble invite you to join us in Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the band that became the leading Mexican Folk Music organization in the nation.
Enjoy a gourmet Mexican meal, cocktails, good conversation, networking and the honoring of this year’s “Keeper of Culture” award recipient. And, of course, MUSIC by Sones de México Ensemble!
More details coming soon. Stay tuned!
