Día de los Muertos Celebration!
Sones de Mexico Ensemble celebrates Día de los Muertos in Washington DC at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Portrait Gallery. Join a family friendly event that features music, dancing, art activities […]
In Concert: Sones de Mexico Ensemble with NIU Banda and Mariachi NIU
Sones 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 […]
Bandas de Mexico: A Musical Geography of Mexico Lecture
Ethnomusicologist 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 […]
Bandas de Mexico Workshop (Part 2)
This 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 […]
Bandas de Mexico Workshop (Part 1)
Sones 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, […]
In Concert: Corridos Mexicanos
Folklorist and Sones de Mexico Ensemble co-founder Juan Dies presents a corrido recital for Day of the Dead Columbus 2022. The corrido is a 150‐year-old Mexican ballad tradition that narrates […]
CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Song Writing Workshop in Spanish
Day of the Dead Columbus 2022 Learn to write an authentic Mexican “corrido” in this free workshop with Juan Díes, folklorist and co-founder of the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated […]
CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Song Writing Workshop in Spanish
Learn to write an authentic Mexican “corrido” in this free workshop with Juan Díes, folklorist and co-founder of the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated Sones de México Ensemble. The workshop […]
CORRIDOS: Mexican Tragic Ballad Song Writing Workshop in English
Learn to write an authentic Mexican “corrido” in this free, three‐hour workshop with Juan Díes, folklorist and co-founder of the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Nominated Sones de México Ensemble. The […]
In Concert: World Music Festival Chicago
Sones de México Ensemble opens World Music Festival Chicago’s Global Peace Picnic with a performance on the ¡Súbelo! Stage. World Music Festival Chicago brings global grooves by award-winning artists from […]