Artists Series
Los Cenzontles
The Mockingbirds
Monday, September 21, 2009
Council Fire Room, Davies Center | 7:30 P.M.
"...a rich blend of folk music and searing blues guitar. Occasional detours into improvisational jam-band
fare exhibit the group’s ability to deliver the
expected and the unexpected with equal grace."
- Nate Seltenrich, East Bay Express
Los Cenzontles is a Mexican music ensemble that celebrates
the innovation and imagination of Mexican music, weaving
together centuries-old musical traditions with contemporary
sounds of the world stage. Los Cenzontles - which means “The
Mockingbirds” in the
ancient Aztec language of Nahuatl - is a
group of artists that has pioneered the revival of Mexican roots
music for almost two decades, promoting cultural expression in
their neighborhood and beyond.
Their performance features four
distinct styles of regional Mexican music, each with its unique
instrumentation: Traditional Mariachi, Son Jarocho of Veracruz,
Tex-Mex Conjunto, and
Pirecuas and Sones of Michoacan. The
performance will also include original songs that
fuse
elements
of
traditional music with rock ‘n’ roll, country, reggae, rock en
español and R&B.
More information: www.themockingbirds.info | www.myspace.com/themockingbirds
Artists Series tickets are $17 for the public, $15 for those 62 and older and
UW-System or
Chippewa Valley Technical College faculty and staff, and $7 for those 17 and younger and
UW-System
or CVTC students. Tickets for students are half-price, $3.50, up until the day of
the
event. On the day of the event, students will be required to pay the full student-ticket price.
Tickets are available at the Service Center in the east lobby of Davies Center and will be
sold at the door. Patrons may charge tickets to MasterCard or Visa when they order by
phone. Call 715-836-3727 or, outside the immediate Eau Claire area, call toll-free
800-949-UWEC. A $3 handling fee will be added to all telephone charge orders.
The Forum & Artist Series 2009-2010 -- Brochure (pdf)
The Forum & Artist Series 2009-2010 -- Printable Ticket Order Form (pdf)
