Joel Guzman, director
J.J. Barrera, director
This concert will last about 1 hour without intermission.
Please silence your electronic devices.
Photography, video, or recording of any part of this performance is prohibited
Program
Celso Piña Arvizu 1953–2019
Sobre El Rio 2001
Manuel Esquivel
Las Gaviotas 1933
Juan Romero
Ojos de Pancha 1968
Lorenzo Barcelata 1898–1943
El Cascabel 1931
Gilberto Lopez 1935–2022
Nuevo Laredo 1946
Juan Esteban Aristizebal
La Camisa Negra
Alvaro Carillo 1921–1968
Sabor Ami 1959
Jose Angel Espinoza
La Ley Del Monte 1956
Simon Diaz 1928–2014
El Caballo Viejo 1980
Jesus Casiano 1900-1977
Contradanza 1936
Santiago Jimenez, Sr. 1913–1984
La Piedrera 1942
Fernando Z. Maldonado 1917–1996
Volver Volver 1978
antiago Jimenez Jr.
La Barranca 1979
About the Program
Conjunto music was born in South Texas at the end of the 19th century. East European settlers introduced the button accordion while Mexican luthiers introduced the bajo sexto. By the 1930s, both instruments began to migrate northwards, where they became popular for weddings and dances. At this time the bajo sexto functioned primarily as a bass instrument, providing a strong rhythmic foundation supporting the solo accordion. In the late 1940s, string bass (and later, electric bass) was added to the instruments, and in the 1950s, drums, completing the modern conjunto ensemble. The inclusion of bass and drums freed the bajo sexto from exclusively rhythmic bass duties, and bajo players began experimenting with chords, counter rhythms, and melodic lines.
In modern conjunto practices, original songs come primarily from younger, local artists, who also rely on the repertory of the established tradition to help preserve the originality of conjunto.
Conjunto
Nicholas Hernandez
Madeliene Coronado
Benjamin Aguayo
Michael Diaz
Joshua Garcia
Enrique Morales
John Campos
Olivia Zelling
Carolina Carrizales
Jaime Hernandez
Jacinto Vasquez
Event Details
Free admission