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Lydia Mills and Friends in Concert at La Peña!

Name: Lydia Mills and Friends in Concert at La Peña!
Start: 2024-09-06T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-09-06T20:30:00-07:00
Location: La Peña Cultural Center

September 6 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

$8 – $25

Come join us for an evening of Latin American folk music for the whole family featuring Lydia Mills!

ENGLISH: Be ready to soar with the mystical sounds of the traditional drums and flutes from the Andes mountains, to dance and sing along to festival music, and to listen to peaceful melodies that speak to the heart. Special guests include alumni from Los Mapaches, the Latin American Youth Ensemble 1998-2011! Experience the long-awaited return of Lydia Mills to the La Peña stage!

SPANISH: Prepárense para volar con los sonidos místicos de las flautas y tambores tradicionales de los Andes, para bailar y cantar a la música de los festivales, y escuchar melodías tranquilas que se dirigen al corazón. Invitados especiales incluyen estudiantes de Los Mapaches, ¡el Conjunto Juvenil de música latinoamericana 1998-2011! ¡Vengan a vivir la vuelta de Lydia Mills al escenario de La Peña!

Lydia Mills grew up in a musical family and has been singing her whole life. She fell in love with Latin American folk music at a young age through attending concerts with Grupo Raíz and Inkuyo at La Peña. At 18, she began her travels in Latin America, studying Spanish and traditional folk music in Guatemala, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia and Chile. While teaching music and training teachers is her full time job, Lydia loves to sing and create friendships and community through the power of song.

In this concert Lydia has invited to the stage her childhood friend Tony Feist on violin and her alumni from Los Mapaches, the Latin American Youth Ensemble she founded and directed from 1998-2011. This show will include some of her favorite folk songs from Latin America, as well as some of her own compositions.