Chicago's Mexican folk music ensemble, Sones de México will celebrate 20 years of being the city's leading Mexican folk music organization with a free concert in Millennium Park at Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Wednesday, September 3 at 7 pm. The twice GRAMMY™ nominated ensemble will be joined by many past and current collaborators drawn from Chicago's diverse community of musicians and dancers.
"It's almost unbelievable that we've been playing and teaching this music for 20 years," says co-founder and Executive Director Juan Díes. "From the very beginning Sones de México has worked cross-culturally to collaborate with many different facets of Chicago's incredibly rich music scene, and I'm grateful that so many of them are joining us to celebrate our anniversary."
The current Sones de México members include founders Juan Díes and Gonzalo Córdova plus Lorena Íñiguez, Juan Rivera, Zacbé Pichardo and Jorge Leal. All are multi-instrumentalists on a wide range of Mexican folk instruments. Founding member and Musical Director Victor Pichardo, who is on sabbatical in Mexico, is writing the arrangements for the concert and will return to Chicago to perform in it. All past members of the group are also expected to perform during the evening, including founding members René Cardoza and Raul Fernández.
This performance is part of the National Museum of Mexican Art's 2014 Sor Juana Festival. Watch your email for a full schedule of performances throughout Chicago.
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