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Mexican Independence Day Concert

by Tucson Symphony
Mexican Independence Day Concert

The Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s free Mexican Independence Day concert on Friday, September 15 was nothing short of spectacular! Your TSO performed music composed by revered Mexican composers including Silvestre Revueltas, Manuel Ponce, and Juan Pablo Contreras, and were joined by Octavio Moreno, Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School, and Compañía de Danza Folklórica Arizona.

After selling out the Fox Theater in 2022 the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert moved to the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall to welcome a larger audience.
TSO musicians stand for applause during the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Friday, September 15, 2023.
Octavio Moreno, baritone shares the stage with Maestro Gomez and the TSO musicians during the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert on Friday, September 15, 2023.
Consul Rafael Barceló Durazo leads El Grito at the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert on Friday, September 15, 2023.