Encuentro de Música Oaxaqueña Conference: Raíces y Ramas

An interactive two-day music conference & workshop celebrating Oaxacan musical traditions. FREE & open to the public. Bring your instruments! Percussion instruments will be provided.

 

This event is FREE and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to register before October 10 so they will receive the sheet music via email by October 15. REGISTER HERE. 

 

Organized by Dr. Xóchitl Chávez, associate professor of music at UCR, this free event is part of the annual Encuentros series, which has been showcasing Latin American musical heritage since 2005.

 

This symposium is a unique opportunity to witness the breadth and depth of Oaxacan musical traditions as they've evolved across diverse geographical contexts. By bringing together presenters from Oaxaca, North Carolina, New York, and various parts of California, we're showcasing how Oaxacan music-making practices have been preserved, adapted, and reimagined within different diasporic communities.

 

The event features an impressive lineup of presenters that reflects the wide-reaching nature of the Oaxacan diaspora:

• Indigenous scholars and musicians from Oaxaca, Mexico

• A delegation of Oaxacan parents and youth musicians from Greensboro, North Carolina

• Oaxacan artist and researcher from New York

• Musicians and community leaders from various Californian cities, representing local Oaxacan diasporic communities

Event highlights include:

• Academic presentations on Indigenous Oaxacan musical traditions across different geographical contexts

• A master class featuring a new composition by Mixteco composer Ruben Lugeas of Pasatono Orchestra

• Recording sessions showcasing contemporary compositions by women Oaxacan composers and traditional Oaxacan funeral music, coinciding with Día de los Muertos

• Bilingual panels on university admission and campus life for Indigenous and diasporic community members

• "Baile Serrano," an open-air community presentation and dance showcasing newly learned and recorded music

The event showcases music from several Indigenous Oaxacan communities (Zapotec, Mixe, Mixteco, and Afro-Indigenous), demonstrating how these traditions have been maintained and transformed within different diasporic settings.

UCR Music Industry track students will gain hands-on experience by participating in the recording sessions, providing them with valuable skills and the opportunity to engage with diverse Oaxacan Indigenous musical traditions.

The symposium is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and the wider community, promoting inclusivity and accessibility to cultural education. This approach aligns with UC Riverside's mission as an HSI to serve as a resource for the entire community, particularly underrepresented groups.
 

For more information and registration, visit boomingbandas.com or follow @UCRitmosOaxaquenos on Instagram.

 

EVENT PARKING

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Encuentro de Música Oaxaqueña - November 1

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EVENT PROGRAM

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EVENT POSTER

Download the poster (English and Spanish)

 

EVENT SPONSORS

Center for Iberian and Latin American Music (CILAM), California Center for Native Nation (CCNN), Center for Ideas and Society (CIS), College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS), Alex Espinoza and Tomás Rivera Endowment, Chicano Student Programs (CSP), and the UCR Department of Music.

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Technical Direction from Bradley Butterworth / Studio B Music Group, Assistant Professor from UCR’s Music Industry Track; Audio Engineering from Music Industry Students; UCR Wind Ensemble, Directed by Armando L. Dueñas; Image Design and Social Media Support by MAyC Consultoría (IG @mayc_consultoria)

 

FULL EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov 1st. Academic Presentations

Location: INST 1128 CHASS

 

8:15am – 9:00am           Check-in / Registro de entrada 

 

9:00am – 9:20am           Welcome / Bienvenida

 

9:30- 10:45 am      

Session 1 Language Revitalization, Wellness, and Memory / Revitalización del lenguaje, bienestar y memoria

 

10:45 – 11:00am Break / Pequeño Descanso      

 

11:00am – 12:15pm

Session 2  Identidades, novedades y aprendizaje 

 

12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch for Panelists / Comida para los ponentes 

 

1:30pm – 2: 45pm.     

Session 3 Roundtable: Florecimiento of Women’s participation and transborder contributions in Oaxacan Bandas 

 

2:45pm – 2:55pm Break / Pequeño Descanso                 

 

3:00pm – 4:15pm

Session 4    Raíces y Ramas en la música Oaxaqueña

 

4:30pm – 6:30pm Master class:  Maestro Rubén Luengas Ki yaa, Pueblo Encantado

Location: ARTS 157 Rehearsal room

6:30 – 7:30 Dinner for Panelists / Cena para los panelistas

 

 

Saturday, Nov 2^nd Applied Music Making & Recording 

Location: ARTS 157 Rehearsal room

 

7:15am – 8:00am Check in / Registro de entrada

 

8:00am – 8:15am Welcome / Bienvenida    

 

8:15am – 10:00am Music Recording Session 1 “Ki yaa, Pueblo encantado”, Rubén Luengas - Pérez 

 

9:00am – 12:00pm Bilingual workshop for Parents 

Location: INTS 1113  

 

10:15am – 11:45am Music Recording Session 2  “Hongo Dao”, Yamili Conde

 

12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch for Conference Participants /Almuerzo para los participantes       

                     

1:15pm – 2:45pm Music Recording Session 3  “Dulce Ilusion,” Nancy Allende (Oaxaca) - Conducted by Ernesto Cruz

 

2:45pm  – 3:00pm Break  / Pequeño Descanso       

 

3:15pm – 4:45pm Music Recording Session 4   Marchas Fúnebres - Leslie Garcia Parada

 

5:15 – 7:00pm Community presentation y Baile Serrano  

Location: UCR Performing Arts Patio 

(Free and open to the public / Gratis y abierto a la comunidad)

 

PRESENTERS

 

• Kelsey Milian Lopez, PhD Candidate CUNY Graduate Center
• Nancy Aurora Allende, Nuestra Lengua Vive
• Citlalmina Hernandez Toro, DMA Student at University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and Banda Municipal Infantil-Juvenil "San Mateo" Capulalpam Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Gustavo García, PhD Candidate University of New Mexico
• Abraham Landa, Graduate Student University of Oregon
• Patricia García López, Investigador Independiente Oaxaca
• Julián Antonio De Jesús Carrillo Estrada, University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
• Mercedes Alejandra Payán Ramírez, PhD Candidate UT Austin 
• Rubén Luengas Pérez, PASATONO y FONCA
• Yunitza Vásquez Vásquez, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca
• Andrea Nataly Luis Pérez, Banda Infantil Juvenil San Matías
• Yamili Conde, Director of the Los Guajes Oaxacan Ensemble
• Jessica Hernandez, Directora Banda Zoochila LA 
• Cynthia Guadalupe Jacinto, Banda Juvenil Solaga
• Xóchitl Chávez, Associate Professor and Event Coordinator UC Riverside
• Kevin Parme, Texas Folklife
• Ernesto Cruz, Banda Santa Maria Xochitepec en Los Ángeles
• Hugo Tomás, Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles- YOLA
• Johnny Miguel, LA Based Zapotec Composer and Arranger
• Leslie Garcia Parada, Co-Director Descendencia Oaxaqueña