The SoNA Beyond \;ser ies was created to showcase the vast spectrum of possibilities for classic al music and to reach audiences in new and innovative ways. Voces Latinas (Latinx Voices) \;is curated by SoNA musician Raul Munguia \;(Honduras/USA) and celebrates the vital impact Latinx artists have in culture and our community.
\nSoNA Beyond - Voces Lat inas will take audiences from Mexico through the Andes\, highlighting the richness and diversity of classical and traditional repertoire written by Latin-American composers. The performance will feature both piece s that have been under-represented or even unheard as well as more establi shed and well-loved works. Featuring SoNA musicians Duo Capriccioso\, Sout h American performing artist and composer Amado Espinoza\, and others. Voc es Latinas \;will include treasured time-honored classics as well as c ontemporary Latinx voices of today.
\nThis concert is co-presented b y SoNA and the Fayetteville Public Library in celebration of Hispanic Heri tage Month. \;
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\nLa serie SoNA Beyond\, concebida con el fin de mostrar la vasta gama de posibi lidades para la mú\;sica clá\;sica\, y de llegar a las audienc ias de formas nuevas e innovadoras\, ¡\;regresa oficialmente con esta funció\;n gratuita el 18 de septiembre a las 2 p.m. en la Bibliotec a Pú\;blica de Fayetteville! El mú\;sico de SoNA Raú\;l Munguí\;a (Honduras/EE. UU.) preparó\; Voces Latinas (Latinx V oices)\, una creació\;n que celebra el gran impacto que tienen los a rtistas latinxs en la cultura y en nuestra comunidad. \;
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\nSoNA Beyond - Voces Latinas transportará\; al p&u acute\;blico de Mé\;xico a los Andes\, destacando la riqueza y diver sidad del repertorio clá\;sico y tradicional escrito por compositore s latinoamericanos. El espectá\;culo destacará\; a un grupo de compositores y su repertorio poco difundido o incluso desconocid o\, al mismo tiempo que mostrará\; trabajos má\;s establecidos y afamados. Con la presentació\;n de mú\;sicos de SoNA\, Duo Capriccioso\, el artista y compositor sudamericano Amado Espinoza\, entre otros\, Voces Latinas celebrará\; la variada y vibrante mú\;si ca de las Amé\;ricas. \;
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\nEste concierto es copresentado por la Orquesta Sinfó\;nica del Noroeste de Arkansas (SoNA) y la Biblioteca Pú\;blica de Fayetteville en celebra ció\;n del Mes Nacional de la Herencia Latinx. \;Voces Latinas recorrerá\; toda una gama de voces latinxs de ayer y de hoy\ , incluidos clá\;sicos añ\;orados de todos los tiempos y voces latinxs contemporá\;neas má\;s modernas.
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\nAbout SoNA Beyond: \;\n
SoNA Beyond showcases the vast spectrum of possibilities for classi cal music to reach audiences in new and innovative ways. SoNA Beyond prese nts a variety of concerts\, programs\, and other creative arts experiences that go beyond the symphony&rsquo\;s annual mainstage season of concerts. The new series features symphony musicians in creative ways\, including c hamber music performances\, outdoor educational concerts\, community partn erships\, groundbreaking contemporary experiences\, and more. \; SoNA Beyond rethinks the boundaries of what a symphony can do to innovate the a rtform\, include new voices\, and immerse SoNA in the Northwest Arkansas c ommunity &ndash\; to give audiences an expansive view of what classical mu sic is and who it serves.
\nSoNA Beyond is sponsored by the Walmart Foundation.
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\nAbout Dr. Raul Munguia &\; Duo Capriccioso: \;
\nDr. Raul Munguia is Director of Orchestras and the violin/viola professor at Pittsburg Sta te University where \;leads the Graduate Orchestral Conducting Program \, teaches applied High Strings\, \;Chamber Music\, \;and String T ech courses. Dr. Munguia is a thriving conductor\, chamber musician\, and orchestral musician who received his Doctoral of Musical Arts in Orchestra l Conducting from Texas Tech University. Dr. Munguia holds a Masters in Mu sic from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with emphasis in orche stral conducting and violin performance and a Bachelor of Music from the U niversity of Southern Mississippi. A strong advocate of music education\, Dr. Munguia has served as a clinician\, guest conductor\, and coach for se veral District and Honor orchestras in Missouri\, Texas\, Kansas\, Mississ ippi\, Louisiana\, and Honduras. \;
\nDr. Munguia enjoys an acti ve guest conducting schedule working with orchestras in his native country of Honduras\, El Salvador\, Chile\, and Brazil. Dr. Munguia is also the f ounder of the first Orchestral Conducting Workshop of Honduras hosting its first edition in January of 2019. At PSU\, he also hosts the Pitt State I nternational Conducting Workshop every other year bringing aspiring studen t conductors from Latin America. Dr. Munguia is also the Music Director an d Conductor of the Southeast Kansas Symphony at Pittsburg State University and the PSU Chamber Orchestra. \; A passionate proponent for the cham ber music genre\, Dr. Munguia launched in 2019 his chamber ensemble "Duo C apriccioso" with flutist Denissa Rivas exploring Latin American Repertoire as well as nearly four centuries of rare works and continue to commission new works. Dr. Munguia also founded the Pittsburg Music Festival held ann ually every summer in the city of Pittsburg\, Kansas bringing many local\, regional\, and nationally renowned artists. \; Dr. Munguia serves as the Principal Violist of the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra\, section-vio lin of the Fort Smith Symphony\, and the Symphony Orchestra of Northwest A rkansas. Along with his active orchestral career\, his latest commitments as a soloist include the Honduras Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Paraguay Sy mphony Orchestra\, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony\, the San Pedro Sula Symphony\, among others. He has performed in numerous recitals in the US as well as in Latin America collaborating with artists exploring newly composed works from Latin American composers.
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