¡Cantaré! Community Concert Celebration

Celebrating rich Mexican musical traditions, ¡Cantaré!

is a cross-cultural exchange program connecting composers from Mexico with students of all ages across the metropolitan area. Composers Jorge Córdoba, Sabina Covarrubias, and Jorge Cózatl (pictured) will work with students to create a deeper understanding and appreciation of Mexican classical and folk music, while writing new music that will be premiered at the performance. This new initiative showcases the rich contributions of Mexican music and celebrates the culture that is now a part of our local heritage.

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The Program/ El Programa

Windom Dual Spanish Immersion School, first grade (Jorge Cózatl, conductor)
Danza de “El Venado,” arr. Eduardo Gutierréz Ojeda
La Luna, Luis Sandi

Partnership Academy Charter School, fifth grade (Jen Cuff, conductor)
La Cumbia Nieve, Sabina Covarrubias
Accompanied with soprano xylophone, soprano metallophone, alto metallophones, alto xylophone, bass xylophones, bass metallophone,
contrabass bars, salsa bell, cabasa and guiro

Eden Prairie High School, Saint Paul Central High School and Southwest High School Concert Choirs (Jorge Cózatl, conductor)
Xtoles/K’ay yum K’in/Canto al Sol/Song to the Sun
(Traditional Mayan Song) arr. Jorge Cózatl

Southwest Singers (Nathan Knoll, conductor)
Stiidxa Binni Záa, Jorge Cózatl

Saint Paul Central High School Concert Choir (Martha Graber, conductor)
Tu Nombre, Jorge Cózatl

Eden Prairie High School Concert Choir (Julie Kanthak, conductor)
In Centzontototl, Jorge Cózatl

Eden Prairie High School, Saint Paul Central High School
and Southwest High School Concert Choirs (Jorge Cózatl, conductor)
Trabalenguas, Jorge Cózatl

Battle Creek Elementary School, third grade (Sabina Covarrubias, conductor)
The Cloud Forest, Sabina Covarrubias
Accompanied by ocarinas, huesos de fraile, jingle bells, tambourine, maracas & egg shakers, cymbal, zills, and drum

The Viking Chorus of St. Olaf College (Dr. Christopher Aspaas, conductor)
Aleluya!, Jorge Córdoba Valencia

Burroughs Community School, fourth grade (Sabina Covarrubias, conductor)
La Ofrenda, Sabina Covarrubias
Peter Hofmann, guitar

VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers (Philip Brunelle, conductor)
Imágenes del Quinto Sol, Jorge Córdoba Valencia
Accompanied by black mud whistles, little rubbing drum, seed maracas, goat hoof sonaja, and black mud flutes

Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers, and
The Viking Chorus of St. Olaf College (Philip Brunelle, conductor)
Encontrarás a Dios, Jorge Córdoba Valencia
Accompanied by piano, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars,
bass and drum