SAT SEP 22 2018 / 8PM
Aida Cuevas CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT UBC
“Cuevas is to Mexico what
Aretha Franklin is to the United States: a powerful voice that encapsulates the essence of her nation’s spirit.”
– The Kansas City Star
Aida Cuevas PRESENTED BY THE CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Pre-show Talk 7:15pm, Royal Bank Cinema With Ricardo García
Concert 8:00pm, Chan Shun Concert Hall Aida Cuevas Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán Set list to be announced from the stage. There will be no intermission.
Please remember to turn off your phones, and note that photography and recording are not permitted. Thank you!
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Aida Cuevas Aida Cuevas sings traditional Mexican songs as only the very best can: with grace, charisma, and fiery passion. With a 42-year career and 39 album releases to her credit, Cuevas, dubbed “The Queen of Mariachi,” is an esteemed figure in Mexico, beloved for her unwavering devotion to traditional mariachi music and for her mastery of its demanding vocal forms. In 2018, she won a Grammy for “Best Regional Mexican Music Album” for her recording Arrieros Somos (Versiones Acústicas). The album is a collection of acoustic versions of Mexican classics by renowned composer Cuco Sánchez. Cuevas also previously won a Latin Grammy for “Best Tango Album” for her 2010 release De Corazón a Corazón…Mariachi Tango, and has been nominated a total of seven times in the “Best Mariachi/Ranchero Album” category at the Latin Grammys. Aida Cuevas joins us this evening with her illustrious band Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán to pay tribute to the dazzling music of late singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel—Cuevas’s personal mentor and Mexico’s highest-selling recording artist of all time. Cuevas’s latest release Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II, is the second of five CD installments in which she pays tribute to the legendary artist. Gabriel produced two albums for Cuevas, 1983’s Aida Cuevas Canta a Juan Gabriel and 1985’s Exitos. The first volume of Totalmente Juan Gabriel was released in 2013. Cuevas is the only artist authorized by the Juan Gabriel estate to record and tour his music. Cuevas is a master of the mariachi art song performing a full range of mariachi numbers, including the falsetto heavyweight “El Pastor,” the iconic Juan Gabriel hits “Te Doy Las Gracias,” “Te Vas a Quedar Con Las Ganas” and “Quizás Mañana,” as well as new songs from Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II, including “Gracias Por Todo,” “Cada Vez, Cada Vez,” and “Buscando el Séptimo Amor.” Cuevas also performs many ranchera classics such as “Traición a Juan,” and the José Alfredo Jiménez compositions “Me Equivoque Contigo” and “No Me Amenaces.”
“Aida Cuevas is Mexico’s most important female voice celebrating a long lasting career, leaving a remarkable imprint in the history of Mexican music.” – Broadway World
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Fiesta on the Plaza In celebration of the Chan Centre’s 2018/19 season opening concert, we’re pleased to host a mini fiesta on the plaza just outside the front doors of the Chan Centre. Join us in advance of the Aida Cuevas concert for a mouth-watering Veracruz-style treat provided by the Mexican food truck Marimba, and enjoy the spirited sounds of local ensemble Breaking Boundaries. Breaking Boundaries is a lively ensemble that embodies the passion and vitality of Latin music. Made up of gifted musicians with roots throughout Latin America, the group celebrates the power of music to bring people together. This performance will offer a contemporary instrumental perspective on various traditional genres within Mexican music including mariachi and ranchera. Led by Colombian accordionist John Gonzalez, the ensemble also features the talents of Marco Antonio (Mexico) on timbales, Eric Ramirez (Mexico) on congas, Joendris Estrada (Cuba) on trombone, and Alan Ruiz (Colombia) on bass. The Marimba food truck is known around Vancouver for its authentic and delicious Veracruz-style Mexican cuisine made from fresh, local ingredients. It can usually be found parked outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, but today has made the journey out to UBC to welcome Mexico’s “Queen of Mariachi” to Vancouver. 6
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Pre-show Talk with Ricardo García 7:15pm: Royal Bank Cinema, Chan Centre
Ricardo García is a UBC graduate student from the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies. He currently holds a scholarship from the Tina and Morris Wagner Foundation, and his area of study includes the literary, geographical, and political practices of Northern Mexico. In this pre-show talk, García will be discussing the way in which female identity and empowerment is negotiated within Mexican music, with a special focus on mariachi and the legacy of Aida Cuevas. He will also be looking at the role Juan Gabriel has played in the history of Mexican music, and the significance of the relationship between Cuevas and Gabriel.
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Film Screenings at The Cinematheque Earlier this month, we partnered with The Cinematheque and the Consulate General of Mexico in Vancouver for a screening of Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Careful Fellows). This 1953 film from the golden age of Mexican cinema was programmed in association with the presentation of Aida Cuevas, and featured a pre-screening talk with local musician Alex Alegria. It is one of four music-inspired films that have been curated to accompany Chan Centre Presents performances this season. Next up in February 2019 is Under African Skies (2012), a look at Paul Simon’s landmark album Graceland featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo. For more information on these films, visit chancentre.com/connects.
Pre-concert Dinners at Sage Restaurant Enjoy dinner before your next Chan Centre Presents performance in a location just steps from our stage. The Chan Centre has partnered again with UBC’s Sage Restaurant, located across the flagpole plaza in the Leon and Thea Koerner University Centre, for the 2018/19 Chan Centre Presents series. For only $39.50 per person, indulge in a delicious three-course menu of fresh, West Coast cuisine. Details at chancentre.com/sage. Bon appétit!
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Upcoming Events at the Chan Centre Full details at chancentre.com Sept 23 at 7:30pm: UBC Symphony Orchestra: Silverman Piano Concerto Competition Winners Presented by the UBC School of Music Sept 26 at 6:30pm: UBC Connects with Michio Kaku SOLD OUT Presented by UBC President Santa J. Ono and Alumni UBC
Sept 27 at 7:30pm: Nu:BC Collective – Vortex Temporum, Telus Studio Theatre Presented by the UBC School of Music
Sept 30 at 7pm: I’m With Her Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Oct 3 at 7:30pm: Kealoha, Telus Studio Theatre Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Oct 4 at 12pm: UBC Symphony Orchestra FREE Presented by the UBC School of Music Oct 5 at 7:30pm: UBC Symphony Orchestra Presented by the UBC School of Music Oct 9 at 7:30pm: Evgeny Kissin, piano Presented by Vancouver Recital Society Oct 12 at 7:30pm: UBC Bands Presented by the UBC School of Music Oct 14 at 3pm: Jerusalem Quartet with Pinchas Zukerman, viola, and Amanda Forsyth, cello Presented by the Vancouver Recital Society Oct 19 + 20 at 8pm: VSO with Jeffrey Kahane and Karen Gomyo Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Oct 21 at 7pm: Goran Bregović and His Wedding and Funeral Band SOLD OUT Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
I’m With Her
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Kealoha WED OCT 3 2018 / 7:30PM
Hawaii’s first poet laureate gives captivating slam performances that stem from his identity as a modern Indigenous citizen of the world.
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