¡Música del Corazón!
Save the Date
Sunday 24 November 2024 3pm show, 2:45pm preconcert roundtable National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque Journal Theatre FREE family-friendly community event Featuring:
Tentative Schedule |
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2:00pm ABQ Journal Theatre lobby
2:45pm ABQ Journal Theatre stage ~ preconcert roundtable
Performers
Pre-Concert Roundtable
Robb Award Honoree
About
The annual Música del Corazón concert is a showcase of the living legacy of John Donald Robb. He carefully recorded and transcribed more than 3000 Hispano folk songs all over New Mexico, the Southwest, Mexico, and Spain. Like romantic and modernist composers before him, he looked to the songs of everyday folk to inspire and inform his own compositions and scholarship. He also provided a living record to us, the musicians, scholars, and teachers of the future. Over the past decade, we have marveled at the persistence and genius of traditional music as it recalls the past, adapts to the present, and shapes the future. Robb’s extensive field recordings are archived at UNM's Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections.
- Box Office Opens ~ Although admission is free, the National Hispanic Cultural Center requires all audience members obtain a ticket before entering the theatre. Reserve tickets online: link coming soon. Empty seats and tickets not picked up by 2:40pm will be released to people waiting to attend. Please come early to claim your seat.
- Visit the John Donald Robb information table and meet members of the Robb Trust Board
2:45pm ABQ Journal Theatre stage ~ preconcert roundtable
- Javier Marín-López, PhD ~ Musicologist, Professor of Music, University of Jaén, Andalucía, Spain
- Enrique Lamadrid, PhD ~ Professor Emeritus, Distinguished Professor of Spanish, University of New Mexico
- Act I artists to be announced
- Robb Award for Excellence recipient to be announced
- Act II artists to be announced
Performers
- Música Antigua de Albuquerque
- UNM Choirs
- other performers to be announced
Pre-Concert Roundtable
- Javier Marín-López, PhD {Ebeda / Jaén, Spain} topic to be announced
- Enrique Lamadrid, PhD {Embudo / ABQ} topic to be announced
Robb Award Honoree
- to be announced
About
The annual Música del Corazón concert is a showcase of the living legacy of John Donald Robb. He carefully recorded and transcribed more than 3000 Hispano folk songs all over New Mexico, the Southwest, Mexico, and Spain. Like romantic and modernist composers before him, he looked to the songs of everyday folk to inspire and inform his own compositions and scholarship. He also provided a living record to us, the musicians, scholars, and teachers of the future. Over the past decade, we have marveled at the persistence and genius of traditional music as it recalls the past, adapts to the present, and shapes the future. Robb’s extensive field recordings are archived at UNM's Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections.
Educational Outreach
Each year ¡Música del Corazón! delivers 'eduformaces' lasting approximately 30 to 90 minutes. Events feature artists performing in the annual November ¡Música del Corazón! concert at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Educational Outreach presentations incorporate Northern New Mexico Spanish cultural history, dance, and music. All educational outreach events are free admission and the public is cordially invited to attend.
2023 Educational Outreach Events
Wednesday 15 November 2023 2:30p
La colectiva de Son Jarocho ~ Jarocho
Longfellow Elementary
Thursday 16 November 2023 12p
Mariachi Lobo ~ Mariachi
Barelas Senior Center
Thursday 16 November 2023 7p
Mariachi Lobo ~ Mariachi
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Bank of America Theatre
Featuring:
Friday 17 November 2023 10a
Felix "Gato" Peralta ~ Nuevoméxicano
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Bank of America Theatre
Friday 17 November 2023 1p
Felix "Gato" Peralta ~ Nuevoméxicano
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Bank of America Theatre
Guest Curators
¡Música del Corazón! Committee
UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust
National Hispanic Cultural Center
2023 Educational Outreach Events
Wednesday 15 November 2023 2:30p
La colectiva de Son Jarocho ~ Jarocho
Longfellow Elementary
Thursday 16 November 2023 12p
Mariachi Lobo ~ Mariachi
Barelas Senior Center
Thursday 16 November 2023 7p
Mariachi Lobo ~ Mariachi
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Bank of America Theatre
Featuring:
- Albuquerque High School Mariachi
- Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Mariachi Herencia
- Rio Grande High School Mariachi
- Santa Fe Youth Symphony Mariachi
Friday 17 November 2023 10a
Felix "Gato" Peralta ~ Nuevoméxicano
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Bank of America Theatre
Friday 17 November 2023 1p
Felix "Gato" Peralta ~ Nuevoméxicano
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Bank of America Theatre
Guest Curators
- Javier Marín-López, PhD {Ebeda / Jaén, Spain} Musicologist and Professor, University of Jaén
- Enrique Lamadrid, PhD {Embudo / ABQ} Historian of Chicano, Mexican American, and Hispano culture, Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico
¡Música del Corazón! Committee
UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust
- lisa nevada ~ Música Committee Chair
- Robert Lucero, Jr. ~ Board Chair
- Rosalia Pacheco, PhD ~ Board member, Education Specialist
- Ana Alonso-Minutti, PhD ~ Archives & Underwriting Committee Chair
- Robert Tillotson, PhD ~ Performance & Education Committee Chair
- Jim Bonnell ~ Board Secretary
- Thomas Goodrich ~ Program Specialist
National Hispanic Cultural Center
- Maxwell Maliga ~ Performing Arts Program Manager
- Santiago Candelaria ~ Albuquerque Journal Theater Stage Manager
- Elena Baca ~ Interim Education Program Manager
- David Rivera ~ Albuquerque Journal Theatre Box Office Manager
Sponsors
Archives
- 2024 tba
- 2023 10th Anniversary Celebration
- 2022 Baroque Fandangos of New Spain and Historic Fandangos of New Mexico
- 2021 Fandango Roots and Flowers
- 2020 Mariachis y Flamencos
- 2019 Sin Froteras 30th Anniversary Celebration
- 2018 Una Velada Nuevomexicana
- 2017 Adventuras Musicales - Spain, Mexico, New Mexico
- 2016 A Celebration of Nuevomexicano Music
- 2015 Spotlights Tradition
- 2014 Enjoy Time-Honored New Mexico Folk Music
- 2013 An Afternoon with Frank McCulloch
- 2012 A Celebration of the New Mexico Centennial