Sunday, October 6 – 12:30 pm
Bellas Artes

I am pleased to announce an upcoming concert by the Pro Musica Youth Chamber Orchestra, in honor of the San Miguel Community Foundation (SMCF).  The event will take place in the Miguel Malo Auditorium, Bellas Artes on Sunday, October 6 at 12:30 pm.  My Academy of Music for children and adolescents received a very generous grant for $122,489.00 pesos from SMCF on May 2.

The 42-member Youth Chamber Orchestra for top university students and young professionals has been in-residence at Bellas Artes since 2017.  Our Sunday concerts are free to the general public and well on the way to becoming traditions for the Mexican and foreign residents/visitors audiences who fill the auditorium at each performance.

The quality of their interpretations of full-score selections from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Holst and Brahms has not gone unnoticed, having captured the imagination of board members from the Chicago Symphony, the Portland Symphony and members of visiting Canadian symphony orchestras!

Ambitious music being contemplated includes the Petite Suite by Claude Debussy and Antonin Dvorak’s first Adagio movement in E minor from Dvorak’s ninth symphony (New World).  Our recently acquired timpanist adds drama thunder and softly menacing diminuendos.

This endorsement comes from the Berlin headquarters of virtuoso pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan project:

“Many thanks for your interest in Maestro Barenboim’s and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra’s work.  We have been really interested to read about the Pro Musica Youth Chamber Orchestra and indeed seem to share many objectives in reaching out through music.  We wish you and your orchestra a lot of success in the future.”

– Daniel Barenboim Stiftung.

Professional youth orchestra members mentor the university and conservatory students, a special  energy that enhances the rich, evocative sounds of their performances.  Master musicians have come from as far away as Merida in the Yucatan to join us, attracted by our growing reputation.  The youth chamber orchestra is well on its way to becoming one of the finest in the State!

Audience members who regularly attend our concerts and newcomers who are committed to music education can join me in ensuring the orchestra’s success by becoming long-term donors or by making a one-time contribution.  Checks can be made out to the Fundacion de Apoyo Infantil, Guanajuato A.C.  For more information on becoming a patron, please feel free to contact me at timhazell123@yahoo.com.

The San Miguel Community Foundation (SMCF) grants charitable funds for the benefit of San Miguel de Allende’s most needy non-profit Mexican charities.  Grants are awarded to charities where a meaningful difference can be made and where there is the greatest need.

Support the SMCF!  Donations may be made through PayPal, or by check.  Grant proposals are reviewed at the May (deadline April 15th) and November (deadline October 15th) board meetings.

Don’t miss our exciting Bellas Artes concert in honor of the San Miguel Community Foundation on Sunday, October 6 at 12:30 pm.  Come early to get a ringside seat!

Support the Pro Musica Youth Chamber Orchestra!

Please join me in making dreams come true!   The Pro Musica Youth Chamber Orchestra is a 42-member ensemble based in San Miguel at the historic Bellas Artes Centro Cultural “El Nigromante” where we have been the orchestra-in-residence since 2017.  We provide monthly Sunday concerts in the Miguel Malo Auditorium from 12:30 – 1:30 pm.  Small ensembles such as quartets, made up of members of our complete orchestra also present their concerts in the Bellas Artes “Alternate Sundays” series.   The orchestra is composed of musicians from the Celaya Conservatory, the universities of Guanajuato and Queretaro faculties of music and top young professionals from leading ensembles.  It’s a fabulous group of young concert artists!   The quality of their performances of full-score selections from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Holst and Brahms has not gone unnoticed, having captured the imagination of board members from the Chicago Symphony, the Portland Symphony and members of visiting Canadian symphony orchestras!   Our concerts for the general public are well on the way to becoming traditions for Mexicans, foreign residents and visitors who fill the auditorium for each performance.   As Pro Musica’s Vice President, Director of Education Outreach, Orchestra Director and Conductor, I am asking audience members who regularly attend these concerts and newcomers  who are committed to music education to join me in ensuring the orchestra’s continued success through a 100, 250, 500 pesos or “flexible amount” donation, using the PayPal link provided below: