Nuestras Raíces

November 1, 2020 @ 4:00PM — 10:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

A LatinX Heritage Month Fundraising Virtual Concert for NEMPAC with a Special Replay available on November 1st!

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Join us for a special replay of our Benefit Concert to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! Our concert will be available to watch online for a limited time on Sunday, November 1st from 4 to 10 P.M. All ticket proceeds will benefit NEMPAC programming.

The North End Music and Performing Arts Center invites you and your family to join us for a virtual concert that features NEMPAC LatinX Faculty artists performing music from Latin America and celebrating these heritages in song.

Audience members can choose to dedicate a song on our program below in honor of someone special! The deadline for submitting a dedication with your ticket is September 24th. Please see below for the songs you can choose from. You will be asked to provide the name of the song and your personalized message when you select the dedication option with your ticket.

Jose Soto, Piano, with guest vocalist Maria Amalia Quesada Chavarria:

  • "Un día en la vida" (lyrics by Humberto Vargas / music by Walter Flores) Dedication sold out.
  • "Deja correr el tiempo" (lyrics by Julian Marchena / music by Jose Soto)
  • "Callaloo" (Walter Ferguson) Dedication sold out.

Jhon Alvarado, Classical Guitar:

  • "Suite Popular Brasileña" (by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos) Dedication sold out.

Josaphat Contreras, Tenor, with Collaborative Pianist DAN RODRIGUEZ

  • "Estrellita" (by Mexican composers Manuel Ponce and Daniel Daniel Catán) Dedication sold out.
  • "Comprendo" (by Mexican composers Manuel Ponce and Daniel Daniel Catán)
  • "Dalla sua pace" (aria from Mozart's Don Giovanni, translated into Spanish) Dedication sold out.

Alexandra Dietrich, Mezzo-Soprano, with Collaborative Pianist DAN RODRIGUEZ:

  • "Granada" (by Mexican composer Agustín Lara)
  • "Amor bendito" (by Puerto Rican composer Juan Ríos Ovalle)
  • "Del cabello más sutil" (by Spanish composer Fernando Obradors)
The streaming link for viewing this concert will be made available with the purchase of a ticket. Enjoy celebrating LatinX Heritage Month with us from the comfort and safety of your own home and enjoy!

This concert will benefit the NEMPAC Annual Fund, which supports programs in our Community Music School and Professional Performing Arts Center that enrich the lives of our community. These programs include school partnerships, youth performance programs, after-school music, dance, and theatre classes, and performances like the NEMPAC Opera Project, Winter Concert Series, and annual Holiday Concert.