Mexican pianist Mauricio Náder, one of the most active and iconic figures on the Latin American music scene today, presents virtuoso pieces by U.S. and Mexican composers, showcasing a vast spectrum of styles, techniques and emotions. He performs regularly at major venues in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, and has given private recitals for former presidents of Mexico, France and Spain. His repertoire, ranging from Baroque to 21st century, includes many pieces written especially for him. He has recorded over 30 CDs as a soloist, member of a chamber music ensemble and vocal accompanist. For more info please visit his website www.mauricionader.net
These concerts are being supported by the UNM Department of Music, UNM Dean’s circle fund, UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Mexican Education Foundation of New Mexico, and the National Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico.
Lecture-Recital
NOVEMBER 13, 11 am
Keller Hall UNM CFA
NOVEMBER 14, 7:30 PM
Albuquerque Journal Theatre
National Hispanic Cultural Center
PROGRAM
Ricardo Castro (Mexico) / Vals Capricho Op.1
Leonardo Velázquez (Mexico) / Micropiezas
Carlos Chávez (Mexico) / Noche aguafuerte
José Luis Hurtado (Mexico) / Explosive landscape
Gustavo Morales (Mexico) / Rapsodia Mexicana No.1
Henry Cowel (US) / Aeolian harp
George Gershwin (US) / Three preludes
George Antheil (US) / Toccata No.2, Can Can
Morton Gould (US) / Boogie the Woogie, Boogie Woogie Etude
“Reclaiming ‘the Border’ in Texas-Mexican Conjunto Heritage and Cultural Memory”
The Texas border town of San Benito is the subject of this talk which examines how memory and legacy operate within a community of “self-appointed” cultural brokers and a local municipality inspired by capitalist notions of urban development, economic growth and cultural tourism.
Sones de allá para acá: Son Jarocho from Mexico to USA
Son Jarocho is a genre of traditional Mexican music performed in southern Veracruz that has gained prominence in Chicanx communities in the United States. In this talk we will analyze the origins, rhythms, musical forms, and dances both in Mexico and the United States.
UNM Music Students and Community Members to Perform on KUNM 89.9 on 5/11 @7 pm
The UNM Honky Tonk Ensemble, an ensemble that teaches students how to play in a band and that emphasizes the style of classic country music from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, to come into KUNM’s Studio A to do a studio session of songs they’ve performed over the course of the semester