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Bandas de Mexico Workshop (Part 1)
Northern Illinois University Music Building 400 Lucinda Avenue, DeKalb,, ILSones de Mexico Ensemble music director, Victor Pichardo (arranger) and percussionist Eric Hines will lead a hands-on master class surveying distinct regional styles of "banda" music from Mexico, including Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Yucatan. Open to the public, especially brass, horn and percussion instrumentalists with intermediate/advanced music reading skills. Co-sponsored by Friends of the […]
Bandas de Mexico Workshop (Part 2)
Northern Illinois University Music Building 400 Lucinda Avenue, DeKalb,, ILThis workshop will pick up where the previous one left off. Sones de Mexico Ensemble music director, Victor Pichardo (arranger) and percussionist Eric Hines will lead a hands-on master class suveying distinct regional styles of "banda" music from Mexico, including Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Yucatan. This workshop is open to the public, especially brass, […]
Bandas de Mexico: A Musical Geography of Mexico Lecture
Founders Memorial Library 217 Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, DeKalb, ILEthnomusicologist and Sones de Mexico Ensemble drummer Dr. Eric Hines will give a public lecture that will describe five different regional styles of traditional Mexican banda (wind orchestra) music from Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Morelos, Oaxaca and Yucatan, each with its own distinct instrumentation, repertoire and history. The workshop is one of a series of lectures and […]
In Concert: Sones de Mexico Ensemble with NIU Banda and Mariachi NIU
Northern Illinois University Music Building 400 Lucinda Avenue, DeKalb,, ILSones de Mexico Ensemble will join Banda NIU and Mariachi NIU under the direction of Christopher Scanlon on stage for a concert/recital that will feature a musical collaboration including different styles of Mexican traditional music. It will feature traditional Mexican regional styles of orchestral wind music. The concert takes place in the Boutell Memorial Concert […]
¡Canta! Radio Recuerdos: A Trip Through Latin America
Online EventAgeGuide and Sounds Good Choir are excited to announce the launch of a new, engaging online singalong program for Spanish-speaking seniors in DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will and Cook Counties. Titled "¡Canta! Radio Recuerdos," this free membership club offers a unique opportunity for seniors over 60 to connect, reminisce, and enjoy the […]
¡Canta! Radio Recuerdos: The Songs of José Alfredo Jimenez
Online EventAgeGuide and Sounds Good Choir are excited to announce the launch of a new, engaging online singalong program for Spanish-speaking seniors in DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will and Cook Counties. Titled "¡Canta! Radio Recuerdos," this free membership club offers a unique opportunity for seniors over 60 to connect, reminisce, and enjoy the […]
¡Canta! Radio Recuerdos: Te Music of Cri-Cri, the Little Singing Cricket
Online EventAgeGuide and Sounds Good Choir are excited to announce the launch of a new, engaging online singalong program for Spanish-speaking seniors in DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will and Cook Counties. Titled "¡Canta! Radio Recuerdos," this free membership club offers a unique opportunity for seniors over 60 to connect, reminisce, and enjoy the […]
Holiday Posada and Student Recital (Belmont Cragin)
Retro Cafe 3246 N Central Ave, Chicago, ILCome celebrate the holidays and enjoy the results of the work our wonderful Mexican Music School students at Metropolitan Family Services Belmont Cragin have put in over the last few months learning how to play guitar and violin along with some traditional Mexican Christmas songs. Sing along with us and bring a dish to share […]
Holiday Posada and Student Recital (Pilsen)
Holy Trinity Croation Roman Catholic Church 1850 S Throop St., Chicago, IllinoisCome celebrate the holidays and enjoy the results of the work our wonderful Pilsen Mexican Music School students have put in over the last few months learning how to play guitar and violin along with some traditional Mexican Christmas songs. Sing along with us and bring a dish to share for our potluck! It's free […]
Holiday Posada and Student Recital (Rogers Park)
Centro Romero 6216 N Clark St, Chicago, IllinoisCome celebrate the holidays and enjoy the results of the work our wonderful Mexican Music School students in Rogers Park have put in over the last few months learning how to play guitar and violin along with some traditional Mexican Christmas songs. Sing along with us and bring a dish to share for our potluck! […]