The second concert in the series of summer concerts organized by Viva la Musica takes place at St. Andrews Church on Sunday, July 21, 4 p.m. (the bar and seating open at 3 p.m.). The performers will be the Cronopios Ensemble and Cuauhtemoc Garcia.
Mexico City-based Cronopios seeks to promote chamber music in a wide range of styles and epochs. The ensemble is comprised of Martha M. Moreyra Garcia (violin), Diana Capilla (violin), Dulce Capilla (viola) and Diego Cifuentes (cello).
Cuauhtemoc Garcia plays the transverse flute. He has studied at the University of Guadalajara, obtaining a degree in music instruction and flute performance. In 1992, and in subsequent years he has performed as soloist with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra.
From 1995 to 2000 he studied at the Conservatory in Versailles, France, receiving two gold medals for musical education.
The July 21 program will include Luigi Boccherini’s “Qunitet no. 3 in D minor,” Anton Reicha’s “Flute Quintet Op.105 in A major,” Dimitri Schostakovich’s “Quartet for Strings No.1 Op49,” Eduardo Gamboa’s “Transparencies” and Alberto Ginastera’s “Impresiones de la Puna.”
Tickets are 300 pesos for the general public, 200 pesos for Viva la Musica members and 100 pesos for students with ID. For music students the entrance is free. A cash bar in the garden will serve champagne during the intermission.
Tickets can be purchased at the Lake Chapala Society on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon, and at Diana Pearl Colecciones at the corner Colon and Ocampo during store hours.
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is located at San Lucas 19, just a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Concert series
Choirs and vocal ensembles will be serenading audiences in the Festival Internacional Jalisco Canta which kicks off Friday, July 12, 8 p.m. with a performance by Gaudium Femenis from Uruguay at the Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo in Chapala.
Subsequent local concerts are as follows:
Sunday, July 14 – Voz en Punto de Concierto from Mexico City. Auditorio de la Ribera, 8 p.m.
Monday, July 15 – Coro Femenino de Monterrey from Monterrey. Centro Cultural Gonzalez Gallo, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17 – Camerata Vocale Sine Nomine y Vocal Voces from Cuba. Auditorio de la Ribera, 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 18 – Ensamble Vocal Veracruzano from Veracruz. Chapala City Hall lobby, 8 p.m.
All the concerts are open to the public free of charge.
Art show
Xill Fessenden shows new, innovative and classical photographs at Quattro Gallery (Colon 9, Ajijic) on Saturday, July 13, from 4-6 p.m.
Fessenden will also demonstrate her latest project, Galeria de Aire Libre Ajijic (Ajijic Open Air Gallery or GALA), that will be set up in the Callejon de Artistas on the Ajijc Plaza. GALA will be a permanent installation of images intended to raise ecological consciousness.
Each frame will be made out of sun and water resistant material. The cost and installation will be 800 pesos per frame.
In total there will be eight double-sided frames, to show 16 images. The cost of two of the frames has already been covered.
Anyone who sponsors a frame may have their name placed on it if they wish.
All proceeds from the show at Quattro Gallery on July 13 will toward the GALA project expenses.
New art studio
Local sculptor Rainer recently decided that after four years in his studio at Constitucion 33a, the place had started to feel rather cramped.
This was especially true when he tried to accommodate fellow artists who were keen to collaborate on some of his larger projects.
Rainer’s new studio, in the heart of Ajijic at the corner of the plaza and Paroquia (above the ice cream parlor La Michoacana), is a light-filled and airy second-floor space that overlooks the local scene.
As of August, the studio will be able to provide a variety of community orientated activities, including art classes given by artists who are recognized experts in their field.
Planned are painting on silk by Camille Boeckmans, engraving by Herculano Alvarez, large scale pencil drawing by Alessandra Parachini, and sculpture by Rainer. Because of its large size, the studio will also be able to accommodate guest artists who wish to use its facilities for their own projects.
Instead of producing solely sculptures and his special relief panels, Rainer and some fellow artists are proposing to begin a program of contemporary art combined with design for custom-made wall panels, cocktail tables, doors, screens and room dividers. He says the studio can produce concepts and prototypes for anyone with such a need.
For more information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., call 331-283-3206 (cel. ) or visit www.rainersculptures.com.