Nochemexicana
UTRGVPerformingArtsComplex,Edinburg Wednesday,February25,2026at7:00pm
NormanGamboa,Conductor
MariachiNuevoSantander,RomaISD
UTRGVMariachiAztlán UTRGVBalletFolklórico
withMariachiNuevoSantander
PopurrĂJalisco .. . ...............................arr. EddyLopez
I.Guadalajara(José“Pepe”GuizarMorfĂn)
II.Jalisco(ErnestoCortázar)
III.LaFeriadelasFlores(JesĂşs“Chucho”MongeRamĂrez)
IV.ToroRelajo(FelipeBermejoAraujo)
TeSigoAmando
arr.FernandodeSantiago/RosinoSerrano
VeredaTropical.......
LamentoHuapango
arr.ChuchoFerrer/JoséLuisEsquivel
L.yM.JorgeAvendaño arr.JoséLuisEsquivel
PopurrĂVeracruz(PopurrĂJarocho)
I.CanciónMixteca(JoséLópezAlavez)
II.MarĂaChuchena(DanielJimĂ©nezBrenes)
III.ElSiquisiri(traditionaljarocho)
IV.ElCascabel(LorenzoBarcelata)
INTERMISSION
withBalletFolklĂłrico
LaNochedelosMayas
I.NochedelosMayas,Moltosostenuto
II.NochedeJaranas,Scherzo
III.NochedeYucatán,Andanteespressivo
IV.NochedeEncantamiento,Temayvariaciones
(1899-1940)
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PROGRAMNOTES
TemaNuevoSantander isanoriginal themeandaproudmusical introductiontoMariachiNuevo Santander.Thesongcelebratesthe arrivalofthemariachias representativesforofjoy,beauty,and tradition,whosemusicliftstheheart andunitesthecommunity.Withstrong rhythmicdriveandheartfeltlyrics,it highlightsthedeep“sangremariachi” thatpulsesfromthemusicianstothe audience,affirmingtheensemble’s identity,passion,andcommitmentto preservingthemariachispirit. AMi
Mariachi isaheartfelttributeto mariachimusicasthevoiceofthe peopleandasymbolofcultural identity.Thesongexpresseslove, pride,andgratitudeformariachi traditions,fromitssonesand huapangostoiconicmelodiesthat defineMexico’smusicalheritage.It honorsmariachiasalivinglegacy—an emblemofnationalpridethatbeganin Jaliscoandnowresonatesthroughout theworld—endingwithajoyfuland powerfuldeclaration:°Vivaelmariachi!
ElNiñoPerdido isaclassicofthe Mexicanrepertoirethatmixesanguish andlivelyrhythmsong,narratingthe anguishofamusicianwhosebandwas playingatacelebrationandhissongot lost,usingmusicasameansof searching.
ElPastor isoneofthemostbeautiful andrepresentativesongsofthe traditionalMexicanrepertoire.It belongstothehuapangoranchero genreorMexicanlyricalsong.Ittells thestoryofashepherdwhosingstohis flockandtonature,evokingfreedom, solitude,andlovefortheland.
AmericatheBeautiful isafamous Americanpatrioticsonginspiredbythe
viewfromPikesPeak,Colorado,it celebratestheAmericanlandscapeand ideals,oftenconsideredanunofficial nationalanthem.
AmoEstaTierra exudeslovefor Mexico,,itslyricsrefertothelifeand knowledgegainedfromlivingonthe landthatoneloves.Itisfullofnational pride,certainthatnoothercountry couldpossiblycompare. AmoEsta Tierra waslateradaptedintoajoropostylepiece.
PopurrĂŚJalisco highlightssomeofthe mosticonic,high-spirited,and traditionalsongsfromtheMexican stateofJalisco.Thisvibrantstyleis markedbydrivingenergy,patriotic pride,andseamlesstransitions betweenclassicsonesjalisciensesand belovedrancheras.
TeSigoAmando isatimeless, bittersweetballadbythelegendary MexicancomposerandsingerJuan Gabriel.Featuringasweepingmariachi arrangementandagracefulwaltz tempo,thesongdeliversaheartfelt declarationofenduringlove.Itslyrics expressunconditionaldevotionand lingeringsorrow,wishinghappiness uponaformerpartnerdespitedeep emotionalpain.
VeredaTropical,writtenandoriginally performedinthe1940sbyMexican composerGonzaloCuriel,isa celebratedboleroassociatedwith romantic,tropicalimagery.Thesong hasbeeninterpretedbymanyartists overthedecades,includingSantanaon the1983albumHavanaMoon.
LamentoHuapango offersadramatic juxtapositionofclassicaloperaticstyle
PROGRAMNOTES
andhuapangofalsetto,creatinga deeplyemotionalportrayalof heartbreakandlonging.Rootedinthe sonhuastecotradition,itblends intricate,syncopatedhuapango rhythmswithmournful,expressive lyrics.Therhythmicvitalitycontrasts poignantlywiththesong’sthemesof lostloveandsorrow.
PopurrĂVeracruz (PopurrĂJarocho) isa livelymedleyhonoringtherichcultural heritageoftheMexicanstateof Veracruz.CombiningIndigenous, Spanish,andAfricaninfluences,it weavestogetherbelovedregional piecessuchas MarĂaChuchena, El SiquirirĂ,and Cascabel.Thesemelodies drawinspirationfromtheVeracruz traditionfamouslyincorporatedby composerJosĂ©PabloMoncayointohis renowned1941orchestralwork
Huapango,oftenregardedasMexico’s “secondnationalanthem.”Thefinal piece, Cascabel,isespeciallypopular amongyoungmariachis,whoaredrawn toitslivelycharacteranddistinctive minor-keythree-chordprogression.
LaNochedelosMayas
SilvestreRevueltas
ComposerSilvestreRevueltas embracedthetransformationand modernizationMexicowas experiencingattheturnoftheXX century,capturingthebarbarismaswell asthebeautyoflifeinhisworks;he createdanewmusicallanguagethat wasmoremodernandmoredirect.His compositionsareauniquecombination ofLatinAmericanpopularmusicand avant-gardetechniquesoftheearlyXX century,speciallyinfilmmusic.Afterhis
firstscoreforthefilm Redes of1936,he wrotemusictoeightmorefilmsbefore hisdeadin1940.Oneofhislastscores wasfor LaNochedelosMayas,afilm aboutaMayantribestilllivingina traditionalwayandtheirencounterwith themodernworld.Despitesomeinitial favorablereviewsinMexico,thefilm hasbeenlargelyforgotten.The1960 orchestrasuitebyJoséYvesLimantour usesmusicfromthe36cuesof Revueltas’originalfilmscorearranged intofour-movements(composerand conductorEnriqueDiemeckelater addedapercussioncadenzabasedon motifsfromvariousRevueltasscoresto filltheindicatedmomentinthefinal movementofLimantour’sversion.)The firstmovementissolemnand mysterious,featuringagrandiose fanfarethatalternateswithalyrical secondarytheme.Then,thesecond movement“NochedeJaranas”(Night ofMerrymakers)inspiredbyfestiveand cheerfulpopularMexicandances,isa scherzothatusestherhythmoftheson (atypeoffolk-dancebuiltontheclave rhythm,predecessorofthemodern salsadancerhythm).Thethird movement,“NochedeYucatán”(Night ofYucatán),greatlycontraststhe previoustwomovementswithits melancholiclyricism,expressiveness thatisonlybrieflyinterruptedbya middlesectioninafastertempo, inspiredbyanotherfolkmelodythat featuresthesolofluteandpercussion. Thelastmovement,“Nochede Encantamiento”(Nightof Enchantment),openswithahaunting oboemelodyfollowedbyasetof variationsthatarefullofenergy, includinganenormouspercussion assemblythatevokesaritualceremony, culminatinginacolossalorchestral climax.
MARIACHINUEVOSANTANDER
EloyGarza,Director
MariachiNuevoSantanderfromRomaHighSchool,directedbyMr.EloyGarza,isa premier,award-winningyouthensemble,recognizedasoneof,ifnot,thebesthigh schoolmariachiprogramintheNationbytopprofessionalmariachigroupsinthe world.TheyhaveconsistentlydominatedtheMariachiExtravaganza,oneofthe mostimportantinternationalmariachimusicfestivals,winningFirstPlacenumerous timesintheHighSchoolcategoryandearningaprestigiousstarontheLasVegas WalkofStars.
SamuelGarza
RyanVazquezKanhere
LaishaRĂos
DebanhiEliserio
VidalLopez
AvaGarza
ReginaLopez
DanielaPomares
MarioCanales
EstebanVela
DiegoZúñiga
BrittanyGarcia
EdgarMoreno MaytePena
JimenaSamaniego
DiegoHinojosa
UTRGVMARIACHIAZTLAN
FranciscoLoera,Director
TheUTRGVMariachiAztlán,underthedirectionofFranciscoLoera,hastraveled andperformedwidelythroughoutMexico,CanadaandtheUnitedStatesas musicalambassadors,representingthebeautyoftheHispanicmusicalandcultural traditions.Theyarefrequentlyinvitedasguestsclinicianstoteachatmajor mariachiconferencesthroughouttheU.S.MariachiAztlánhasbeenselected numeroustimesas“OutstandingCollegeorUniversityMariachi”innationwide competitionsoverthepasttwodecades.
VIOLIN
JoeA.Flores, StudentLeader
KassandraJuárez
AlanSánchez
JoelSánchez
SofĂaOzuna
AndrewTreviño
LeahLoera
CharlieGarcĂa-González
TRUMPET
YahirRodrĂguez
AdolfoTorres
IsaacCarrales
JacobCampos
HARP
JosephPadrĂłn
GUITARRON
RodolfoDeSantiago
VIHUELA
AustinRosales
GUITAR
ManuelLĂłpez
NatalieCarmona
GUITAR/PIANO
JacobContador
GUESTARTIST
ChristinaLĂłpez, Soprano
UTRGVMariachiProgram
FranciscoLoera, Director
ClydeGuerra, Director
UTRGVBALLETFOLKLORICO
MiguelAngelPeña,Director
UTRGV’sBalletFolklóricoisa50-memberorganizationcomprisedofstudentswho arepursuingdegreesinavarietyofdisciplines.TheBalletpresentsstudentand publicconcertsannuallyandtravelstopresentprogramsforlocal,state,national, andinternationalprivateandpublicaffairs.TheBalletFolklóricohasalsotraveled internationallytourvisitingcountriessuchasCanada,Mexico,France,Italy,and Argentina.
TheUTRGVBalletFolklóricohasreceivednationalrecognitionthroughthe AmericanCollegeDanceAssociation(ACDA).Theirworkshavebeenshowcased andselectedtoperformattheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformanceArts inWashington,D.C.inthreeconsecutivenationalyearsin2012,2014,2016,2018, and2025.UTRGVBalletFolklóricoiscurrentlyundertheartisticdirectionof MiguelAngelPeñaCaballero.
DANCERS
AngelaMarentes, Soloist
JaquelineAstello
PaolaCantĂş-Gonzalez
JessicaI.Desiderio
IsabellaEstrada
ItzelGarcia
LilianaHale
DanielaLuna
AngellineMartinez
MarianaItzelMartinez
HannahPerez
EmilyPeña
MariaI.Sanchez
AndreaN.Serna
SavannahN.Torres
EzraAlcocer
AdrianAlvarez
JeremyBella
RobertCastillo
COORDINATORS
KevinContreras
DiegoM.Esqueda
MichealGarciaII
CristianMaldonado
RaulRojas
JonathanRuiz
JoseSalinas
JuanJ.Salinas
MarcoA.VásquezRuiz
I.NochedelosMayas: DanielaCruz
II.NochedeJaranas: EzraAlcocer&JuanSalinas
III&IV.NochedeYucantán/NochedeEncantamiento: AngelaMarentes
Dr.NORMANGAMBOA Conductor
SonomaCountyPhilharmonicin CaliforniaandtheBrownsvilleChamber OrchestrainTexas.HeisalsoDirectorof OrchestralActivitiesatTheUniversityof TexasRioGrandeValley,conductorofthe RioGrandeValleyBalletOrchestraand founderoftheRioGrandeYouth Symphony.Oneofthemostactive CentralAmericanconductors,his engagementsincludetheKansasCity Philharmonia,BemidjiSymphony,Topeka Symphony,IdahoStateCivicSymphony, WinchesterOrchestra,BayAreaRainbow Symphony,NewtonSymphony,San FranciscoCivicSymphony,andSalina Symphonyamongothers.Worldwide engagementsincluderenowned orchestrassuchastheZápadoÄŤesky Symfonicky (CzechRepublic),Orchestra FilarmoniciideStatPloieĹźti(Romania), OrquestaFilarmĂłnicadeMedellĂn (Colombia),OrquestraSinfĂ´nicade RibeirĂŁoPretoandOrquestraSinfĂ´nica EstadodeSĂŁoPaulo(Brazil),Orquesta SinfĂłnicaJuvenilMunicipalde Guatemala,OrquestaSinfĂłnicadel EstadoMĂ©ridaandOrquestaSinfĂłnica deLosLlanos(Venezuela),Orquesta SinfĂłnicadeCuenca(Ecuador), CamerataBach(Nicaragua),aswellas theNationalSymphonyOrchestrasof PuertoRico,CostaRica,Panama,
Guatemala,NicaraguaandHonduras. Normanhaslednumerousjointventures withBalletMidwest,RioGrandeValley Ballet,AuroraDanceArts,NationalBallet ofNicaragua,SantaRosaDanceTheater, FiestaColoradoDanceCompany, EdinburgDanceTheatre,andKim RobardsDanceCompany,includingfully choreographedproductionsofRavel's Mamèrel'Oye, TheNutcracker,Fiesta Mexicana, PeterandtheWolf,The CarnivaloftheAnimals, and Cinderella, aswellasseveraloperaswiththeTopeka OperaSociety,UTRGVOpera,and OperaonTapColorado.Festival appearancesincludePilsen2015,FOSJA CasalsFestival,CentralAmericanFestival ofChamberMusic,MedellĂn InternationalMusicFestival,VillarricaArts Festival,CostaRicaInternationalFestival ofArts,BlueLakeFineArtsCamp, BregenzerFestspiele,LasVegasMusic Festival,OSESPOrchestraConductors Competition,theNewYorkBrass ConferenceandReginaMusic Conference.HeconductedtheYouth SymphonyOrchestraofEurope,aproject thatgathereddistinguishedmusic studentsfromconservatoriesallover Europe.Previously,heservedasMusic DirectorofthePowderRiverSymphony inWyoming,DirectorofOrchestral StudiesatWashburnUniversityinKansas, AssistantConductoroftheTopeka SymphonyOrchestra,Associate ConductoroftheLasVegasMusic Festival,AssistantConductorofthe WacoSymphonyOrchestraandMusic DirectoroftheWacoSymphonyYouth OrchestrainTexas.Winnerofthe2025 VytautasMarÄłosiusMemorialAwardin OrchestralProgrammingforhisworkwith theUTRGVSymphonyOrchestra, Gamboahasservedasconductorand clinicianwithhonorstudentorchestras throughouttheMidwestandwestern UnitedStatesaswellasabroad,heholds orchestralconductingdegreesfromthe UniversityofNevadaLasVegasand LouisianaStateUniversity.
NormanGamboaisMusicDirectorofthe
SymphonyOrchestra
NormanGamboa,Conductor
VIOLIN
AngelaLlanes, Concertmaster
AndrewTrevino, Assistantconcertmaster
DominiqueAleman, principal JeremiahGaytan, Assistantprincipal
JuanAlaniz,Jr.
CristianContreras VicenteCamacho
IsaacEscalon
XimenaGarcia-Alanis
JazminGutierrez
LeahLoera
AlvaroMartinez
XavierMunguia
RafaelRamĂrez
BellaReynoso
ValeriaRuizSoto
IsaacVargas GenesisVazquez
VIOLA
JacobMartinez, Principal CytlalyCoronado, Assistantprincipal MaxDavila
AmairaniDelAngel KatiaLuna
HarleyMassey JoseMinjares
MiaMora
AlessandraSalazar
CELLO
SebastianGarcia, Principal
JairoGarza, Assistantprincipal JamesCarpenter
ClarissaMartinez
JudithRecio
AngelRodriguez
DOUBLEBASS
VianethBernardo-Pinon, Principal
MarisolMejia, Assistantprincipal JoseGallardo ZacharyLara
MaximilianoLopez
FLUTE/PICCOLO
RamiroRaya, Principal
MarkMejorado
JordanRuiz
OBOE/ENGLISHHORN
LorenaCoronado, Principal
VanessaMartinez
ClaudiaQuintana
CLARINET/ BASSCLARINET
DiogoPerales, Principal
DanielHernandez KarlSchmidt
BASSOON
AracelyGarcia, Principal AlexHernandez
HORN
AlonzoCavazos BrittanyCruz
SamuelGarcia
DanielGarza, Principal VictorMartinez
TRUMPET
FabiolaAhuja AlejandroEscamilla ChristianRamirez, Principal DanielVela
TROMBONE
JhonEscobar, Principal DanielLozano
JulianMontalvo, basstrombone
TUBA
VictorCruz, Principal
TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
AdamReyna, Principal ReynaldoGonzalez MarcoGuerra
PaulLayton
AngelLopez OscarMendez
MichelleMolina AngelRamos
ArturoRodriguez DiegoRuiz
JorgeRuiz
EricSalazar VictorSanchez
PIANO
AndreGarcia, Principal