PERRY FINE ARTS SERIES - TRIO DE COLORES MARIACHI BAND
January 21, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
The Perry Fine Arts Series will be presenting Trio de Colores Mariachi
Band in concert on January 21, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Perry
Performing Arts Center.
Trio de COLORES, a trio based in Iowa and Latin America,
specializes in Mexican music and is comprised of three virtuosic
musicians who perform with various ensembles all over the UNITED
STATES and in Latin America. The trio's repertoire includes everything
from well-known MARIACHI MUSIC TO LESSER KNOWN NATIVE AMERICAN TUNES
AND CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC AND POPULAR COMPOSITIONS. Trio de
COLORES, or "Colorful Trio," has as its mission to expand awareness
about the true diversity of Mexican music. The January 21 concert
program will be a colorful sampler of short pieces that reflect
primarily the Iberian influence on the popular music of Mexico, as
illustrated by Mexican folk tunes such as “La Petenera” from the
state of Veracruz, and “El Sinaloense” and “La Charreada” from
the state of Jalisco, which all carry a European brand of harmonies in
thirds and the rich string accompaniments first introduced from Spain:
the harp, the guitarrón, and the vihuela all trace their roots to
Europe. And yet, this is not European music, nor are the string
instruments of Trio de COLORES FROM SPAIN. Each piece carries a sound
unique to Mexico, and all of the string instruments used by Trio de
COLORES WERE INVENTED IN THE AMERICAS. Musical ideas brought from
Spain were only the starting point. The syncretism of European and
Native traditions that led to cultures all their own in Mexico is
palpable throughout the program. Of particular note is the waltz
“María Chuchita,” sung in the Native Pur’épecha language, and
the cumbia “El MARIACHI LOCO,” played to an Afro-Latin dance beat:
they remind us very explicitly that Latin America is a land of mixed
cultures with a unique voice in every region, depending on the
particular blend that has taken place there.
Perry Fine Arts concerts are free, donations accepted, and open to
all.
The Perry Performing Arts Center is handicapped accessible.
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