Monday music
Classical concerts are held each Monday at this classy and relatively new cultural complex to the north of the city. May 29: El Cuarteto Nima, a string quartet specializing exclusively in repertoire by Mexican composers.
Palcco, Mondays. 100 pesos.
Tuesday recitals
The Jalisco Culture Secretariat’s “Martes de Música y Ópera” series showcases talented classical musicians at free-of-charge Tuesday evening recitals. May 30: “Transparencias,” with Cuauhtémoc García Verdugo (flute) and Edith Ruiz Zepeda (piano). June 6: Tenor Jorge Taddeo and pianist Marita Zimmer present an homage to Nicolai Gedda, an important Swedish tenor who passed away this January at the age of 91. The program will include works by Bononcini, Grieg and Tchaikovsky. June 13: Baritone Omar G. Garrido and pianist Jose Alfonso Alvarez will present works characteristic of the bel canto genre of vocal classical music. Composers featured will include Donizetti and Rossini. June 20: Singer David de la Mora and pianist Timothy Ruff Welch will present “Canciones del Mundo”, a program of works by Bellini, Vaughn Williams, Ennio Morricone and others. June 27: Ancient music group Volta gives a concert. Various composers’ work will be presented in an historically-faithful fashion as possible.
Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Free.
Circus arts
MAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL. Contemporary circus arts company Compagnie XY from France present “Il n’est pas encore minuit …”
Teatro Degollado, Saturday, May 27, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 28, 12:30 p.m. 210-300 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
MAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL. Eivind Gullberg-Jensen (above) from Norway conducts works by Anders Hillborg, Edvard Grieg and Carl Nielsen. Pianist Markus Groh from Germany is the invited soloist.
Teatro Degollado, Sunday, May 28, 6:30 p.m. 210-300 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
The JPO gives a concert to celebrate the release of their recording of music by German composer Richard Wagner.
Palcco, Tuesday, May 30 8:30 p.m. 150-280 pesos.
George Garzone/Phil Grenadier Quartet
Presented by the NY Jazz All Stars. Legendary saxophonist George Garzone (above) joins trumpeter Phil Grenadier, who over three decades has emerged as one of jazz’s most imaginative and innovative players.
Teatro Vivian Blumenthal (Tomás V. Gómez 125), Thursday, June 1, 9 p.m. 350 pesos.
Japan & Mexico
“Japan and Mexico, 120 years of migration” is a bicultural collaboration that brings together exemplars of dance from said nations.
Foro de Arte y Cultura (Av. Prolongación Alcalde 1451), Wednesday & Thursday, June 7-8, 8 p.m. Free.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
The JPO summer season gets underway with a program titled “The Three Great ‘B’s of History.” Featuring Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for violin, cello and piano, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2., with guest conductor Gunter Neuhold and soloists Ivan Perez (violin), Rolando Fernandez (cello) and Saul Ibarra (piano).
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, June 8, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 11, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Ed Sheeran
British singing sensation, currently one of the world’s most popular recording artists.
VFG Arena, Monday, June 12, 9 p.m. 450-2,000 pesos.
“My Dream” dance spectacle
In 1987, 30 disabled Chinese artists full of talent and national pride achieved the seemingly impossible: participation in the first edition of the Chinese Festival of Art as the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe. A worldwide smash hit, “My Dream” combines Western and Eastern music and dance tradition for an unforgettable experience.
Auditorio Telmex, Wednesday, June 14, 8:30 p.m. 250-650 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
JPO Musical Director Marco Parisotto conducts Claude Debussy’s La Mer, with soloist Anton Dubatovka on flute. The program also includes Arnold Bax’s “Tintagel Symphonic Poem,” Sergei Prokofiev’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D Major, and Félix Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture”(Fingal´s Cave).
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, June 15, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 18, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Classic Rock Tribute Festival
Returning to Teatro Diana for its fifth go-round is the Classic Rock Festival, in which three cover bands pull out all the stops to bring the spectator impeccably rendered simulations of live performances by The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Guns N’ Roses. Impersonating these three legendary rock outfits are, respectively, DOF, Black Dog and The Appetites. The first two bands hail from Mexico City, while the third has roots in Guadalajara.
Teatro Diana, Sunday, June 18, 6 p.m. 200-600 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Under the baton of Marco Parisotto, the JPO interprets three works by Mozart: Symphony No. 31 “Paris”, Symphony No. 36 “Linz” and Symphony No. 38 “Prague.”
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, June 22, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Folk dance
Regarded as the best folk dance troupe in Mexico, the Ballet Folklorico of the Universidad de Guadalajara returns for another season of summer shows on Sunday evenings. See dances from all over the country, as well as emotive local favorites, such as the “Jarabe Tapatio” and “La Culebra.” Not to be missed!
Teatro Degollado, Sundays: June 25; July 9 and 23; August 6, 13 and 20; September 3, 10 and 17. All start at 6 p.m.
Willy Colón
Trombonist and vocalist, considered a living legend of salsa music, is coming to Guadalajara as a part of a tour celebrating 50 years as a recording artist. A Nuyorican (Puerto Rican New Yorker) from his birth in 1950, Colón was raised in the culturally diverse South Bronx. He recorded his first record in 1967 at the age of 17.
Teatro Diana, Thursday, June 29, 8 p.m. 650-1,300 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Guest conductor Sacha Goetzel presents “1001 Arabian Nights,” with soloist Philippe Quint on violin. The program includes Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” Barber’s “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra” and Rimski-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade.”
Palcco, Thursday, June 29, 8:30 p.m. and Teatro Degollado, Sunday, July 2, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Clayton Brothers
Presented by the NY Jazz All Stars. This quintet is the brainchild of Jeff Clayton, who plays alto sax and oboe, in addition to the French horn and flute.
Teatro Vivian Blumenthal (Tomás V. Gómez 125), Thursday, July 6, 9 p.m. 350 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Gershwin, Revueltas, Marquez and Alvarez are the featuring composer in the final concert of the summer season. Marco Parisotto conducts, with percussion group Tambuco the invitees.
Palcco, Friday, July 7, 8:30 p.m.
The Pink Floyd Show
Harley Davidson and W Agency present an homage to the great progressive space rock band that came out of Britain in the late 1960s, most well-known for their albums “The Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Wall.” The two aforementioned enterprises dig into their deep pockets to put together a crack team of visual artists, technicians and musicians for a mind-expanding trip through time and space.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, July 22, 9 p.m. 600-1200 pesos.
US National Youth Orchestra
Launched in the summer of 2013, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States played venues around the world to great acclaim, from Saint Petersburg to Los Angeles. This year marks the orchestra’s Central and South American debut, which will be under the direction of conductor Marin Alsop. The concert’s program is TBA.
Auditorio Telmex, Wednesday, July 26, 8:30 p.m. 200-500 pesos.
Walter Blanding Quartet
Presented by the NY Jazz All Stars. Saxophonist Blanding attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts and has performed, toured and/or recorded with his own groups, as well as many renowned jazz artists.
Teatro Vivian Blumenthal (Tomás V. Gómez 125), Thursday, August 31, 9 p.m. 350 pesos.
GR RECOMMENDS: ‘Per Te’
“Per Te” is a circus arts based work written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca in memory of his deceased partner, artist Julie Hamelin, co-founder of Cirque Éloize. The couple met in Montreal in 2000. They became couples in art and love soon after, eventually founding the Finzi Pasca company in 2011, which has collaborated with Cirque du Soleil, among many other artistic entities. 15 artists (acrobats, dancers, clowns) will perform an homage to Hamelin, synthesizing her life shared with Finzi Pasca and her rich inner life.
Teatro Diana, Tuesday & Wednesday, June 6-7, 8:30 p.m. 250-950 pesos.