“The Consulate of Mexico in Tucson has tapped the Tucson Symphony Orchestra to help it celebrate the bicentennial of the end of the Mexican War of Independence,” writes Cathalena E. Burch in last Thursday’s (9/2) Arizona Daily Star. “The orchestra, under the baton of Music Director José Luis Gomez, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Fox Tucson Theatre … Tickets are free through the consulate … This is the seventh annual Mexican Independence Day concert and the first one with the TSO. In years past, the volunteer Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra … performed the concert, which celebrates Tucson and Mexico’s shared heritage and cultural diversity. The concert also commemorates the end of Mexico’s War of Independence from Spain…. Part of the celebration includes a civic ceremony called ‘El Grito’ (The Outcry), which commemorates the call to arms against Spain in 1810 that led to the birth of Mexico … The concert, which also celebrates the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, will include traditional and classical works composed by Mexican and Latin American composers. In addition to the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson, the concert is presented by the Instituto Cultural Mexicano.”
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