Seattle Fandango Project
Building Community Through Music
The Fandango traditions of Veracruz, Mexico, use music, singing, and dancing to generate a spirit of convivencia—of living and being in community. For a decade, musicians in Veracruz and in California have built a movement of convivencia through Fandango Sin Fronteras (Fandango Without Borders). The Seattle Fandango Project brings this movement to Seattle with local workshops, concerts, and public discussions with guest artists Son De Madera, as well as community members, organizers, and educators. Come experience and learn!
Son De Madera, a quartet from Veracruz, Mexico, is known for its powerful music arrangements in the Son Jarocho tradition. They will be in residence in Seattle during the month of October. All events are free and open to the public.
Workshop Schedule
University of Washington
Mondays, 6-8pm
September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26
Music Building, room 313
El Centro De La Raza
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-6pm
September 22, 24, 29, October 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
2524 16th Avenue S
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
Wednesdays 3:30-5:30, September 30, 7, 14, 21, 28
Saturdays, 11-2pm, October 3, 10, 17, 24
4408 Delridge Way SW
Event Schedule
Concerts
• EMP All Access Night presents Son De Madera
Thursday, October 1, 2009 ~ 5-8pm
Experience Music Project, 325 5th Avenue N
• Final Concert and Fandango
Friday, October 30, 2009 ~ 8pm-2am
The Vera Project, Seattle Center (next to Key Arena, tucked under the awning)
Discussions and Demonstrations
• Son De Madera, Martha Gonzalez (Quetzal, UW), and Francisco Orozco (UW)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 ~ 7-10pm
Ethnic Cultural Center Theater, 3931 Brooklyn Avenue NE
• Son De Madera: Music and American Cultures, MUSIC/AES 446
Monday, October 12, 2009 ~ 1:30-3pm
University of Washington School of Music, Brechemin Auditorium, room 213
• Alma en la Tarima/Soul Dancing: Rubi Oseguera Rueda (Son De Madera), Carolina Sarmiento (Son Del Centro, Santa Ana CA),
Martha Gonzalez (Quetzal, UW)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 ~ 7-9pm
University of Washington Communications Building, room 120
The Seattle Fandango Project is dedicated to building relationships through participatory music. It is sponsored by the American Music Partnership of Seattle (AMPS), a collaboration between EMP, KEXP, and the University of Washington, funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and housed at the Simpson Center for the Humanities, with support from the UW School of Music, UW Department of Women Studies, UW School of Social Work, UW Dance Program, UW Diversity Research Institute, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, El Centro de La Raza, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and The Vera Project.
For more information, read the article in the West Seattle Herald, or contact AMPS Project Coordinator Quetzal Flores at quetzal@uw.edu.
