A fundraising gala to support the work of Sones de Mexico. The evening includes a gourmet dinner, two special awards, an auction, and live music.
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About this Event
Join us at our 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner event and help us fund the programs that you know and love.
We want to thank you and our closest supporters for allowing us the opportunity to bring the rich Mexican folk music and culture to thousands of stages and hundreds of thousands of people since 1994.
Our Mission
The mission of Sones de México Ensemble is to promote greater appreciation of Mexican folk and traditional music and culture through innovative performance, education, and dissemination.
All event attendees will be treated to an evening of music, food and celebration while raising funds for a good cause.
Music
Sones de México Ensemble will do a special live performance of “Beyond the Music: A Musical and Culinary Geography of Mexico” in observance of their 30th anniversary, celebrating Mexico’s rich and diverse cultural tapestry on their unique Mexican musical instrument collection and pairing songs with regional and sometimes lesser-known cuisines featured on the menu explained by Chef Nieto.
Food
Chef Dudley Nieto, a renowned Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts school graduate, will craft a special, five-course Mexican dinner and drinks inspired by our mission that will feature regional cuisine that matches our music, rich traditions, history, and flavors.
Keepers of Culture Award
We will honor Cesáreo Moreno, Visual Arts Director of the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) since 1995, with our 2024 Keepers of Culture award, for his lifelong commitment in support of Mexican arts and artists.
Emerging Leadership Award
We will also honor Maya Zazhil Fernández, co-founder of 18 Street Casa de Cultura, with our 2024 Keepers of Culture Emerging Leadership award, the first of it’s kind, for her leadership in support of Mexican arts and artists.
Auction
Bid on a carefully curated collection of donated items including musical instruments, art, crafts, food, travel, and experiences at all price levels.
See all items and bid early at sones.fun/auction
Bidding will be concluded at the event.
Call us if you have a unique item you wish to donate to our auction.
Why give?
For 30 years, the majority of Sones de Mexico Ensemble’s programming has been free and open to the public. It has had an educational component accessible to all audiences across linguistic, ethnic, economic, and age barriers. It has traveled to communities across the nation. It always promotes a greater appreciation of the diversity of Mexican music and culture. Many children now receive scholarships to study Mexican music with us. Help us keep this tradition alive and growing. Our gala dinner will celebrate the creativity and excellence you have come to expect from us.
Invite your friends.
Tell them to go to: sonesdemexico.com/gala to buy their tickets
Can’t come? Want to support?
Make a donation at sonesdemexico.com/donate
Questions: Call: (773) 728-1164 |Email: juan@sonesdemexico.com
Our Gala Sponsors
Sones de México Ensemble is a not-for-profit organization under section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided under U.S. tax law.