The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas kicks o ff its new series\, SoNA Beyond with Voces Latinas (Latinx Vo ices)\, \;curated by four esteemed local symphony musicians in co llaboration with Fayetteville Public Library. Curators Lia Uribe\, Fernand o Valencia\, Raul Munguia and Cristian Martinez Vega center and celebrate the vibrant impact Latinx artists have made in our community\, culture and artform through a variety of chamber music works. This concert will trave rse a kaleidoscope of Latinx voices past and present &ndash\; treasured ti me-honored classics from across Latin America\, as well as contemporary La tinx voices of today that push beyond the traditional boundaries of what c lassical music can be.
\nSoNA and FPL celebrate Hispanic Heritage Mo nth with this concert at the library's new Event Center at 6 p.m. A pre-co ncert community mixer will be held in the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Gathering Glade at 4:30 p.m. to bring together the community with food trucks\, mus ical performances from Son Sin Gnero \;and community organizations. \;
\nThe Voces Latinas (Latinx Voices) c oncert and mixer are free and open to the public. Registration is suggeste d.
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\nCristian Ma rtí\;nez Vega is a classically trained performer\, instruct or and scholar \;who enjoys introducing new audiences to classical mus ic. He holds a master's degree \;in Musicology and Violin Performance from the University of Oklahoma\; and he currently works for Naxos of Amer ica\, one of the leading classical music record \;companies in the Uni ted States. As a member of the Bloomfield String Quartet\, he \;studie d chamber music at Wichita State University with Dr. Leonid Shukaev\, cell ist of \;the Grammy-nominated St. Petersburg String Quartet. \;&nb sp\;Martí\;nez Vega has performed as a violinist in America\, the Mi ddle East and \;Europe. He has served a violinist for orchestras and e nsembles for organizations such as Valley Symphony Orchestra (Texas)\, Wic hita Symphony Orchestra (Kansas)\, \;Armenian Symphony Orchestra (Yere van)\, Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie \;(Bavaria\, Germany)\, Rheintalische Musikschule Symphonie (Lustenau\, Austria)\, \;Mediterra nean Opera Workshop and Festival (Sicily) and Vienna Summer Music \;Fe stival (Vienna). His chamber music training has also led him to perform at Music in \;the Mountains\, Sewanee Summer Music Festival (Tennessee)\ , and British Isles Music \;Festival (London). \; He currently per forms with the Northwest Arkansas Symphony.
\nLia Uribe\, associate professor of bassoon at the University of Arkansas\, prin cipal bassoonist of SoNA and APO\, and member of the Lyrique Quintette\, m aintains an active career as a chamber musician/orchestral-player/artist-t eacher. With international work presented in Argentina\, Colombia\, Canada \, England\, Puerto Rico\, Costa Rica\, Finland\, Peru\, Ecuador\, Germany \, Greece and Japan\, Lia has also played and taught in multiple USA venue s. She is an advocate of new music and has commissioned/premiered new work s for the bassoon. Her research interest is centered on Latin-American and Latinx music and composers\, in addition to inclusiveness\, representatio n and diversity in the arts. \;
\nFernando Valencia is a Percussion Instructor and Director of the Latin American Music E nsemble at the University of Arkansas. Mr. Valencia received his B.M. from the Universidad Javeriana (Bogota\, Colombia) and his M.M. from The Unive rsity of Arkansas. He later went on to Temple University to obtain the Pro fessional Certificate of Studies with Alan Abel of The Philadelphia Orches tra. He also studied Afro-Cuban drumming at the prestigious Instituto Supe rior de Artes in Havana\, Cuba. Formerly the principal percussionist of th e National Wind Symphony of Colombia\, he has also performed with The Yout h Symphony Orchestra of Colombia\, Bogota Philharmonic\, Philharmonic of S outhern New Jersey\, Arkansas Symphony and currently with The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas\, Artosphere Festival Orchestra\, Arkansas Philharmonic and Fayetteville Jazz Collective. He has recorded extensively in Colombia and the U.S. and has participated in Grammy nominated and nationally broa dcast recordings in the popular and classical arenas. \;
\nA strong advocate of music education\, Dr. Munguia has served as a cli nician\, guest conductor\, and coach for several District and Honor orches tras in Missouri\, Texas\, Kansas\, Mississippi\, Louisiana\, and Honduras . Dr. Munguia enjoys an active guest conducting schedule working with orch estras in his native country of Honduras\, El Salvador\, Chile\, &\; Br azil. Dr. Munguia is also the founder of the first Orchestral Conducting W orkshop of Honduras hosting its first edition in January of 2019. At PSU\, he also hosts the Pitt State International Conducting Workshop every othe r year bringing aspiring student conductors from Latin America.
\nA passionate proponent for the chamber music genre\, Dr. Munguia launched in 2019 his chamber ensemble "Duo Capriccioso" with flutist Denissa Rivas ex ploring Latin American Repertoire as well as nearly four centuries of rare works and to continue to commission new works. Dr. Munguia also founded t he Pittsburg Music Festival held annually every summer in the city of Pitt sburg\, Kansas. Having just completed its 8th season\, the Pittsburg Music Fest promises to continue to grow as it has in the first eight seasons br inging many local\, regional\, and nationally renowned artists.
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\nEl Dr. Munguí\;a es director de orques tas y profesor de violí\;n / viola en la Universidad Estatal de Pitt sburg\, donde imparte cursos de cuerdas superiores\, mú\;sica de c&a acute\;mara\, tecnologí\;a de cuerdas y dirige el programa de posgra do de direcció\;n orquestal. El Dr. Munguia es un director activo\, mú\;sico de cá\;mara y mú\;sico orquestal que recibi&oac ute\; su Doctorado en Artes Musicales en Direcció\;n Orquestal de Te xas Tech University. El Dr. Munguia tiene una Maestrí\;a en Mú \;sica de la Northwestern State University of Louisiana con é\;nfasi s en direcció\;n orquestal e interpretació\;n de violí\; n y una Licenciatura en Mú\;sica de la University of Southern Missis sippi. Un firme gestor de la educació\;n musical\, el Dr. Munguia se ha desempeñ\;ado haciend clí\;nicas y ha sido director invita do de varias orquestas de distrito y de honor en Missouri\, Texas\, Kansas \, Mississippi\, Louisiana y Honduras. El Dr. Munguia disfruta de un horar io activo como director invitado trabajando con orquestas en su paí\ ;s natal de Honduras\, así\; mismo de El Salvador\, Chile y Brasil. Dr. Munguia tambié\;n es el fundador del primer Taller de Direcci&oa cute\;n Orquestal de Honduras que albergará\; su segunda edici&oacut e\;n en enero de 2022. En PSU\, tambié\;n organiza el Taller Interna cional de Direcció\;n de Pitt State cada dos añ\;os que re&uac ute\;ne a estudiantes aspirantes a directores de Amé\;rica Latina. g é\;nero musical\, el Dr. Munguia lanzó\; en 2019 su conjunto d e cá\;mara "Dú\;o Capriccioso" con la flutista Denissa Rivas e xplorando el repertorio latinoamericano\, así\; como casi cuatro sig los de repertorio y continuar comisionando nuevas obras. El doctor Munguia tambié\;n fundó\; el Festival de Mú\;sica de Pittsburg que se celebra anualmente todos los veranos en la ciudad de Pittsburg\, Ka nsas. Habiendo completado su octava temporada\, el Festival de Mú\;s ica de Pittsburg promete seguir creciendo como lo ha hecho en las primeras ocho temporadas\, trayendo a muchos artistas de renombre local\, regional y nacional.
\n\nSoNA Beyond:
\nThis inaugural concert of SoNA Beyond embodies the series' vis ion of expanding beyond the reach of the mainstage\, reaching out to the c ommunity with innovative and inclusive artistic experiences that present m usic in new ways\, celebrating an expansive view of what classical music i s and who it serves. \; From outdoor educational concerts\, to communi ty partnership collaborations\, to groundbreaking contemporary music exper iences\, SoNA Beyond moves past conventions and reaches audiences in meaningful and unexpected ways\, highlighting the limitless impact of music.
\nSoNA Beyond concerts at the Fayetteville Public Li brary are sponsored by the Walmart Foundation.
\nSoNA Beyond explores new ways for audiences to gather around artistic experiences an d connect with the community. \; Through this series\, SoNA is able to refocus who our artform serves\, what voices are presented\, and how we c onnect with our community and connect with organizations\, venues\, and co mmunities beyond symphonic concerts on its mainstage showcasing the full s pectrum of possibilities of classical music.
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