Eric Jose Mendoza Masterclass: The Evolution of Mexican Music

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Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

This masterclass will show how Mexican vocal music has evolved over the years from the pre-Hispanic age to today. Mendoza will explore different genres of Mexican vocal music, both classic and popular. He will explain how the bel canto technique is reflected in Mexican music.

The purpose of the masterclass is to make known the origin of Mexican music, learn from where it emerged and what relationship it has with music from around the world, as well as exploring the classic Mexican music and other genres that are less well known. 

Eric José Mendoza is a Mexican-American tenor who frequently performs in theaters in the United States and Mexico. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in music, with an emphasis in pedagogy and performance. He is a member of the National Fraternity of Music, Phi Mu Alpha.

For several years, Mendoza lived in Mexico, where he did his basic education before coming to the United States. Mendoza has a strong passion for his culture and for music Education. He serves as an advocate for immigration rights and brings music to communities in need. Over the past few years, he has returned to the United States and has been actively teaching and singing. He has been a recipient of full scholarships to opera programs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Italy, and Spain during the summers through the annual Classical Singers Competition, held in Chicago and Boston. Mendoza has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Choir under the direction of Maestro Ricardo Muti.

Mendoza has given recitals and concerts in his university community, the cultural center of Chicago, the Mexican consulate in Chicago, La Casa cultural latina, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and in the celebration of Mexican Patriotic Festivities in Detroit and Chicago. During the summer of 2018 he was in Europe, giving concerts of Mexican classical music in Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

His past operatic and musical theater performances include: "Riley / Hortensio" in Kiss Me Kate, "Chino" in West Side Story, "Snout" in Midsummer Night's Dream, "Don Ottavio" in Don Giovanni, "Alfred" in Die Fledermaus and "Monostatos" in Die Zauberflöte.

Mendoza will be accompanied by students Paulina Camou on voice, and Santiago Bertel on piano.