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Salon de Mexico

Steinway Society of the Bay Area

November 8, 2008

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Mexican concert pianist Patricia Garcia Torres and celebrated author and playwright Luis Valdez will appear together in this very unique masterpiece performance. In this celebration of Mexican heritage, Patricia Garcia Torres, the internationally celebrated concert pianist from Mexico, will perform Leonard Bernstein’s arrangement of Aaron Copland’s El Salón México. Accompanying Ms. Garcia Torres is celebrated author, playwright and director Luis Valdez, who will present a special reading, depicting Mexico’s cultural evolution during that dramatic period of awakening, oppression and revolution. This exceptional combination of music and prose will be also feature a multi-media presentation. The celebration will also feature Ms. Garcia Torres performing works by Mexican composers Federico Ibarra (1948- ) and Manuel María Ponce (1882-1948). Piano compositions by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and Franz Liszt (1811-1886) will complete the program.

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  Tickets: $8-$50

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  Dates:
  November 8, 2008

  Times:
  7pm

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  Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater

  1700 Alum Rock Avenue San Jose, CA 95116

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