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Barbershop (finally) appears in Mexico
A culture of musicians gets belated exposure to our musical culture
Updated: 8/26/2004 1:59:00 PM
A culture of musicians gets belated exposure to our musical culture
It’s a mere 15 miles from San Diego, California to Tijuana, Mexico, but it took more than 50 years for the Sun Harbor Chorus to get there. To clarify that, the Sun Harbor Chorus recently made its first-ever trip to introduce barbershop harmony to the people of Mexico.
The May benefit concert, “Concierto de Primavera” or Springtime Concert, was a joint presentation of the Sun Harbor Chorus and three talented, classically trained singers from Mexico: Aurora Paz, soprano, Manuel Paz, tenor and Emmanuel Franco, baritone. All three are training for professional singing careers. The concert was held at a private school called Colegio La Paz.
Barbershop style singing is unknown in Mexico, but rich harmony and romantic ballads are a vocal tradition of the Mariachi singers. The program began with several arias in Italian and Spanish by the Mexican singers. The Sun Harbor Chorus then presented a package of songs from its spring show, a tribute to the music of Bing Crosby. The chorus and the Mexican singers closed the show with a traditional song, “Amor,” sung in Spanish, to the delight of the audience. Following the concert, Music Director Ron Black accepted a plaque given to the chorus in appreciation for its appearance.
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