Sounds of México Revisited

As the 2019 spring semester wound down, Indiana University hosted several musical events that featured composers, performers, and music from Mexico throughout the month of April. As part of Mexico Remixed, the Latin American Music Center partnered with the IU Arts and Humanities Council to present talks by composers Gabriela Ortiz and Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, as well as performances from Mexico's premier chamber music group ÓNIX Ensamble. Other México Remixed events included the all-women mariachi group, Flor de Toloache; A {well-advised} Lunch with ÓNIX Ensemble Director, Alejandro Escuer; Sounding Latinidades: A Symposium on Sound Studies and Latinx Cultures; and lunchtime listening sessions in the William and Gayle Cook Music Library.

Several other Jacobs School of Music events in April, although not officially part of Mexico Remixed, demonstrated a connection to Mexico and its music. These include a presentation on compositions by Gabrielle Ortiz at the Music Theory Colloquium Series, as well as the IU Jazz Celebration featuring composer Vince Mendoza, who conducted a composition inspired by his Mexican father.

• Music Theory Colloquium Series: Marianne Kielian-Gilbert (Indiana University), “Modes of Emergence: Two Works by Composer Gabriela Ortiz” (April 10, 2019)

• Lunchtime Listening at the William and Gayle Cook Music Library

  • Boleros: A Musical Genre as Told by a Song (April 16, 2019)

  • Mexican Film & Classical Music (April 17, 2019)

  • La Bamba (April 18, 2019)

  • Conjunto: A Tex-Mex Genre (April 19, 2019)

• Talk by Gabriela Ortiz and Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez (April 17, 2019)

• A {well-advised} Lunch with ÓNIX Ensemble Director, Alejandro Escuer (April 18, 2019)

• Tiny Dorm Concerts: Mariachi Perla del Medio Oeste

• New Music Ensemble featuring ÓNIX Ensamble at Auer Hall (April 18, 2019)

• ÓNIX Ensamble & IU New Music Ensemble at the Buskirk-Chumley (April 19, 2019)

• Sounding Latinidades: A Symposium on Sound Studies and Latinx Cultures (April 19, 2019)

• Flor de Toloache at the Buskirk-Chumley (April 20, 2019)

• IU Jazz Celebration featuring Vince Mendoza (April 20, 2019)