Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales (CREM), and their professional orchestra directed by Emmanuel Medeles Medina together with CREM’s Children’s Orchestra, is holding its 2013 summer concert at the Auditorio de la Ribera on Saturday, July 6, 7 p.m.
The program includes the “Toy Symphony” (variously credited to Joseph Haydn, Leopold Mozart, Michael Haydn and Benedictine monk Edmund Angerer), Joseph Haydn’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major,” Wolfgang Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40” and the premier of Eduardo Garcia’s “Pequeño Retrato” (“Small Portrait”).
Guest director for the event is Cuban Ailyn Urquiza Don and Saul Ibarra Ramos will be on the piano. Tickets are 180 pesos and can be purchased at the Auditorio de la Ribera from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Chapala City Hall cultural office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by calling Medeles at 766-0598. The concert benefits the musical studies of many young lakeside musicians.
Cuban night
Velada Cubana, a social event showcasing the culture of Cuba organized by lakeside’s International Institute, is booked for Friday, June 28, 6-11 p.m. at the Centro Cultural de Ajijic, located on the main plaza.
The program will feature live music by Zona Cuba and samplings of typical Cuban foods and drinks. Proceeds will go towards scholarships for worthy local students.
Tickets, priced at 70 pesos for adults and 50 pesos for children, are available at the Cultural Center or from the school’s students and staff.
LLT auditions
Lakeside Little Theatre encourages everyone to come out and audition for “Local Hero,” a new play adapted and directed by Neal Checkoway from the movie of the same name. Russell Mack is the assistant director.
Checkoway has enjoyed a couple of highly successful plays at LLT, including an adaptation of the movie “Being There.”
For “Local Hero,” Checkoway is looking to cast 15 men and five women, of various ethnicity.
This is a great opportunity for both the seasoned actor and those who want to experience the thrill of live theater via a smaller role. There are lots of great character parts for men and women.
Auditions are being held on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13 at the theater. Registration will be at 9:30 a.m.; auditions start at 10 a.m.
Rehearsals start in late August, with performances scheduled from October 4 to 13.
Contact Checkoway at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details and role descriptions.
Lakeside Little Theatre is located on Allen W. Lloyd Dr., San Antonio Tlayacapan.
Summer concerts
Viva la Musica continues its series of summer concerts with a program to be held on Sunday July 21, 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar.
The Cronopios String Quartet and flutist Cuauhtemoc Garcia will play works by Boccherini, Reicha, Shostkovitch, Gamboa and Ginastera.
A cash bar in the garden will serve champagne during the intermission.
Tickets are 200 pesos for Viva members, 300 pesos for non-members, available at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) ticket booth on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. The concert is free for music students.
On Sunday, August 18, also at St. Andrew’s Church, Issac Ramirez (cello) and Andres Sarre (piano) interpret romantic and 20th century music.
Philharmonic trips
Last week Viva la Musica began its series of bus trips to Guadalajara for the summer season of concerts given by the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) at the city’s Degollado Theater.
The next trip on the schedule is set for Sunday, June 30, when the JPO will interpret De Falla’s “Three Cornered Hat, Suite No.1” and Bruch’s “Symphony No. 3.” Jesus Amigo of Spain will conduct. Anatoly Zatin, a Russian musician, composer and teacher residing in Colima, will be on hand to play the piano in one of his own works, “Double concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra.”
The bus departs at 10:30 a.m. There is no restaurant stop.
On Friday, July 5, Italian conductor Guido Maria Guida leads the orchestra in Gustav Mahler’s longest piece, “Symphony No.3.” The female section of the Jalisco State Choir and a children’s choir will be on stage. Mezzosoprano Carla Lopez Speziale will perform the solos.
The bus departs at 4:30 p.m., and the trip includes a stop at a restaurant before the concert.
On Sunday, July 14, Anatoly Zatin conducts Moncayo’s “Sinfonietta” and Prokofiev’s “Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra” and “Symphony No. 5.” Pianist Vlada Vasilieva is the invited soloist.
The bus departs at 10:30 a.m. There is no restaurant stop.
Tickets are available at the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) on Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to noon, or by contacting Ingrid Goodridge at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
It is important for those wishing to go to the concerts to note that Viva must book the bus and buy tickets one week ahead the trip.