Posted on September 25, 2023 by Rolando Ramon
Rapsodia Mexicana kicks off the UTSA School of Music’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, recognized nationally from September 15 to October 15. Performances during this month will pay tribute to the Hispanic, Latino and Chicano peoples’ proud traditions and history in the U.S.
Organist Colin Campbell's "Rapsodia del Rio Grande" will be the featured major work at the UTSA Orchestra's upcoming concert on September 27.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 — The UTSA Orchestra will carry audiences on a new musical journey with Rapsodia Mexicana at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, at the UTSA Recital Hall in the Arts Building on the Main Campus. A tribute to south Texan and Mexican culture, the concert will feature organist Colin Campbell and Mariachi Los Paisanos.
Rapsodia Mexicana kicks off the UTSA School of Music’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, recognized nationally from September 15 to October 15. Performances during this month will pay tribute to the Hispanic, Latino and Chicano peoples’ proud traditions and history in the U.S. The events are also reflective of UTSA’s focus on inclusivity as a core aspect of its mission.
UTSA Orchestra Conductor Troy Peters has developed an entire program around the repertoire of Mexican and South Texas composers. José Pablo Moncayo’s orchestral fantasy and best-known work, Huapango, will be the first piece the musicians perform. The ensemble will also play an Intermezzo from Ricardo Castro's late-Romantic era opera, Atzimba, and José Elizondo's mariachi tradition-inspired Estampas Mexicanas, a favorite of Peters, who is also the music director of the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio.
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— Rolando Ramon
