‘México Sinfónico’ Santa Cecilia Orchestra's Final Concert of the 2010-2011 Season May 22, 2011

The orchestra has a long history of promoting the talent of Mexico and other Latino composers.

Santa Cecilia Orchestra (SCO) will once again celebrate the glory of México by hosting “México Sinfónico!” that will take place at Thorne Hall at Occidental College, Los Angeles on Sunday May 22 at 4:00 p.m. As the final concert celebration of its 18th season, conductor Sonia Marie De León de Vega will lead SCO’s 80-piece symphony orchestra paying a special tribute to Daniel Catán, Mexico's greatest composer.

The concert performance will feature the music of Daniel Catán as well as Silvestre Revueltas. The four masterworks will include Daniel Catán’s Caribbean Airs, Overture from "El Vuelo del Aguila", Intermezzo for Oboe d'amore and Orchestra from “Il Postino”, and Silvestre Revuelta’s Noche de los Maya and will include 14 percussionists.

La Noche de los Mayas hurls itself at an audience like a Mexican Rite of Spring. The artists will dazzle the audience with their virtuosity as the perform extravagant sonorities, paint panoramic scenes and driving rhythms abound in this magnificent work.

SCO continues to fulfill its Music is For Everyone mission during the 2010-2011 season by offering full orchestra concerts, chamber concerts and its nationally acclaimed Discovering Music Program.

There will be one performance only of this program. Tickets priced at $26, $20 and $7 (youth, 17 and under) are available by calling the orchestra office at (323) 259-3011 or by visiting http://scorchestra.org/201011orderform.html#May2011

SCO kicked off the 2010-2011 season on October 15, 2010 with a concert and fundraiser, which featured a string orchestra performing music by Respighi and selections from Vivaldi and Piazzolla with violin soloist Mark Menzies. The season included five concerts that paid tribute to the company's history as the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to take classical music to the Latino community.

Sonia Marie De Léon de Vega, Conductor

Recognized as a noted symphony and opera conductor, De Léon de Vega has achieved distinction as a creative and consummate musician, as a woman in a groundbreaking career role and as a leading influence in the growing U.S. Latino culture. She was the first Hispanic classical artist featured internationally on the Univision network’s signature "Orgullo Hispano" (Hispanic Pride), which highlights the most successful Hispanics in the world.

About Santa Cecilia Orchestra

Founded in 1992 Santa Cecilia Orchestra has made a commitment to share the beauty and inspiration of classical music with Southern California audiences, giving special focus to Latino communities. Under the leadership of Maestra Sonia Marie De Léon de Vega, the 2010-2011 Season pays tribute to the company's extraordinary history on its 18th anniversary, as the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to take classical music to the Latino Community. The upcoming season features a series of five concerts: Two full symphony concerts and the chamber orchestra performances. Media inquiries, please contact Lucía Matthews of DIÁLOGO at lucia@dialogo.us or for news, photos and biographies for conductor and soloists, visit http://www.scorchestra.org/PressRoom.htm/.

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