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2010
3 Wednesday, 6pm—MADISON, WISCONSIN: "Beyond the Music" lecture/demo and panel discussion at The University Club, Main Dining Room, 803 State St., Madison, WI. Members of Sones de México will perform live music and be joined by ethnomusicologist Raquel Gonzalez Paraiso, David Alvarado and members of the local group Son Mudanza in a panel discussion. The event is open to the public and presented by the Overture Center in conjunction with the University of the Wisconsin-Madison's Latin American Studies Department and School of Music. Sones de México Ensemble will discuss and perform different regional styles of Mexican folk music. This program is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Admission is FREE. For more information visit www.overturecenter.com
5 Friday, 5:30pm—MADISON, WISCONSIN: a special Fandango! program of workshops and jam session with Sones de Mexico Ensemble and local host son jarocho group Son Mudanza at Centro Hispano, 810 W. Badger Rd., Madison, Wisconsin. A fandango is a community celebration that is part performance, part jam session, and part poetry slam. While groups will take turns informally leading performances, people join in singing, dancing or playing an instrument. Please bring instruments! The celebration will include workshops with Sones de México and local artists and dedication of the new murals created under the direction of Sharon Kilfoy. Admission is FREE. For more information visit www.overturecenter.com
6 Saturday, 4pm—MADISON, WISCONSIN: A CONCERT performance by Sones de México Ensemble will culminate an all-day "International Festival" at the Overture Center for the Arts' Capitol Theater, 201 State Street, Madison, WI 53703. Tickets $12. Call box office at (666) 111-1111 or visit www.overturecenter.com
27 Saturday, 7:30pm—CHICAGO, ILLLINOIS: Sones de México Ensemble provides live accompaniment for The Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago in "The Essence of Folklore" a program in their Folclorico en La Vecindad Series at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL (Parking at Laporte & Cuyler St.). Special guest: the Wesoly Lud Polish Folk Dance Ensemble of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America. Admission $20/$15. Call the Box Office at (773) 736-4050. Reduced Admission made possible by a grant form the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information call (773) 247-1522 or visit www.mexfoldanco.org
31 Wednesday, 10am—CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Sones de Mexico Ensemble will provide musical support for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in a special reception to observe Cesar Chavez's Birthday at the Cesar Chavez Elementary School, 4747 South Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
10 Saturday, 8pm—LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sones de México Ensemble will perform a special concert entitled "Songs from the Fifth Age" at the Getty Museum's Gettty Villa Auditorium, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA. The concert will complement The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire exhibition. Special guest Alfredo López, music director of the group Quetzalcóatl, will join Sones de México on stage for a special segment of the program. Tickets $20/$15 available at (310) 440-7300. For more information visit www.getty.edu
11 Saturday, 2pm— LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Sones de México Ensemble will perform a family concert entitled "From the Moon's Navel" at the Getty Villa Auditorium, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA. This fun, and very interactive show will take the audience on a magical journey through Mexico, starting with an Aztec ceremony and continuing to visit many animals and unique characters. This show is based on the ensemble's upcoming album Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican songs & stories for Niños & Niñas and their Papas & Mamas and complements The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire exhibition. Admission if FREE but a ticket is required. For more information call (310) 440-7300 or visit www.getty.edu
15 Thursday, 7pm—SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA: Sones de México Ensemble will present a lecture/demo entitled "Beyond the Music" at Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center, 13108 San Pablo Ave, San Pablo CA 94805. The group will perform and discuss the instrumentation, characteristics and geographic spread of a rich variety of regional styles of Mexican folk music that the group has in its repertoire. Admission is FREE and open to the public. This program is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information call (510) 233-8015 of visit www.loscenzontles.com
17 Saturday, 7pm—SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA: Sones de Mexico Ensemble in Concert shares the stage with Los Cenzontles and Los Pleneros de la 21 at the San José Woman's Club, 75 South 11th Street, San José, CA 95112. This concert is the culmination of the 20th Anniversary Conference of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC). For tickets and more information call (210) 432-3982 or visit conference.nalac.org
18 Sunday, 7:30pm—BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA—Sones de México Ensemble will perform a concert at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705. Admission is $15 door/$13 seniors & students/$12 advance. For tickets call (510) 849-2568 or visit www.lapena.org
24 Saturday, 10:00am—CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: New album release CD Signing reception. Album: "Fiesta Mexicana: Songs & Stories for Niños & Niñas and their Papás and Mamás" at Women and Children First Bookstore, 5233 North Clark St, Chicago. For more information call (773) 769-9299.
24 Saturday, 6:00pm—CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: CD Release Family Concert (South Side). Album: "Fiesta Mexicana: Songs & Stories for Niños & Niñas and their Papás and Mamás" at The National Museum of National Art, 1503 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL 60625. Tickets $20 (adults-includes a free copy of the new CD) and $5 (kids). For more information call (312) 738-1502.
25 Sunday, 12noon—EVANSTON, IL: CD Release Family Concert (North Side). Album: "Fiesta Mexicana: Songs & Stories for Niños & Niñas and their Papás and Mamás" at SPACE-Society for the Preservation of Art & Culture in Evanston, 1245 Chicago Av., Evanston, IL. Tickets $20 (adults-includes a free copy of the new CD) and $10 (kids). For more information (847) 492-8860 or visit www.evanstonspace.com
1 Saturday, 7:30pm—ST. JOSEPH, MN: Sones de Mexico Ensemble in concert at the College of Saint Benedict, 37 S. College Ave, St. Joseph, MN 56374. There will also be a post-concert reception. For more information call box office (320) 363-5777 or visit www.csbsju.edu 6:15pm—come early for a special "Beyond the Music" a pre-concert lecture/demo, sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
3-4—WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN: Arts residency at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater including workshops and educational performances.
3 Monday, tbd—WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN: "Beyond the Music"
4 Tuesday, 7:30pm—WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN: Sones de México Ensemble in concert at Young Auditorium, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. 6:45pm—Come early for a pre-show discussion.
7 Friday, 10pm—NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Sones de México Ensemble live at Carnegie Hall/Zankel Hall, 57th St. & 7th Avenue, New York City, NY presented by the World Music Institute. Tickets $38/$46. For tickets and information call (212) 545-7536 more information or visit www.carnegiehall.org
