Juan Dies Explained

Juan Díes is the co-founder and executive director of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a Chicago folk music group that specializes in the Mexican musical tradition known as son.[1] [2] Sones de Mexico was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2007.[3]

Díes attended North Central High School. He has degrees from Earlham College and Indiana University Bloomington.[4] In 2020, the Illinois Arts Council awarded one of its Artist Fellowship Awards to Juan Díes.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A chat with Sones de México’s Juan Diés [sic] ]. . September 23, 2008 . February 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Sones de México Ensemble - Education - Records . February 14, 2017.
  3. Web site: Mexican Folk in the Heart of Chicago . . National Public Radio. November 8, 2007 . February 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: History: "Sones de Mexico Ensemble presents "de coraSON: from the Heart"" (May 16, 2008) | Steppenwolf Theatre Company . Steppenwolf.org . 2008-05-16 . 2010-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927153956/http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/history/productions/index.aspx?id=448 . 2011-09-27 .
  5. Web site: June 9, 2020. Illinois Arts Council Agency announces 2020 Artist Fellowship Award recipients. 2020-06-23.

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