Celebrate Mexican Independence Day With Classical KC And The Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City

By Sam Wisman

Published September 15, 2021 at 9:42 AM CDT

The Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mexico.

We invite you to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with Classical KC, the Consulado de México en Kansas City, and guest host Leo Prieto. We'll learn about holiday traditions, regional styles of Mexican music, and hear compositions by Blas Dimas Galindo, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, Pablo Garcia José Moncayo, and Arturo Márquez.

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Guest Host

Leo Prieto

Program

Sones de Mariachi
by Blas Dimas Galindo
Herrera de la Fuente and Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

La noche de los Mayas - IV. Noche de encantamiento (Tema y variaciones)
by Silvestre Revueltas
Enrique Bátiz and Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México

Sinfonía India (Symphony No. 2)
by Carlos Chávez
Leonard Bernstein and The New York Philharmonic

Huapango
by Pablo Garcia José Moncayo
Herrera de la Fuente and Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

Danzón No. 2
by Arturo Márquez
Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Leo Prieto is Associate Vice President of Development and Equity for the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, Spanish broadcaster for the Kansas City Chiefs, and an advisor to the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City.

Our thanks to the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City for their assistance with this program. You can learn more about them here.

The Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City, located in the Crossroads at 1617 Baltimore Ave.