Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra (Mexico)

The Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra from Mexico, under the baton of Enrique Batiz will perform tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13 2009 at 8:00 PM in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House. The program is as follows:

1.- Obertura Las Hébridas, Op. 26 MENDELSSOHN
2.- Sinfonía no. 7 en re menor, Op. 70 DVORAK
3.- Chacona en mi menor BUXTEHUDE -C.CHÁVEZ
4.- Sinfonía no. 2 "India" CARLOS CHÁVEZ
5.- Fandangos ROBERTO SIERRA
6.- Huapango JOSÉ PABLO MONCAYO

In the traditional and history of the arts in Mexico, the University of Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra (OSUG), founded in 1952, holds - half a century after its conception - a privileged position as a result of its musical excellence. It has shown itself to be one of the most established and important symphonies in Mexico. Recently, the OSUG, under the direction of conductor Jose Luis Castillo, has been recognized by the Mexican and international press, and has been enthusiastically received by the public. The orchestra has significantly increased its repertoire, demonstrating a special interest in twentieth century composition, as well as in many international pieces that had not been previously performed in Mexico. During the last several years, the orchestra has been working on the development of its own unique sound, its eyes set on achieving the highest levels of interpretative competence. Together with this endeavor, an intense project of promoting classical music in underway.

Since its founding, important soloists and conductors, both Mexican and foreign, have graced the symphony's concert series. Eduardo Mata, Enrique Batiz, Enrique Diemecke, Kurth Pahlen, Claude Heiffer, Thomas Indermuhle, Trio Altenberg, Cristian Lindberg, Jorge Federico Osorio, Gerhart Muench, Fernando de la Mora, Ramon Vargas, Veronica Villarroel, among othes. In its regular concerts, as well as in its participation as resident symphony in the International Cervantino Festival and as invited orchestra in other festivals, the OSUG Symphony has performed and impressive number of national, continental and world premieres.
(Article taken from the website of the town of Guanajuato)