Contact: Chantel Chen
(949) 553-2422 ext. 231
chantel@philharmonicsociety.org
VIKKI CARR JOINS NATI CAN0 FOR THE
SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIESTA NAVIDAD
DECEMBER 15, 2004
Grammy Award winner Vikki Carr joins mariachi bandleader Nati Cano as part of
the Special 10th Anniversary celebration of Fiesta Navidad, presented by the
Philharmonic Society of Orange County. This year's concert takes place on
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts
Center. Tickets for Fiesta Navidad are on sale now.
Fiesta Navidad, featuring the musicians of Mariachi Los Camperos, takes the
audience on a musical journey through the various regions of Mexico while
exploring their holiday traditions. The dancers of Ballet Folklorico Ollin
colorfully complement the 12 musicians and singers with dances from colonial
Mexico.
Nati Cano is a pioneer of the mariachi renaissance in both the United States and
Mexico. He is credited with taking the mariachi form from the streets to
prestigious concert halls throughout the United States. Born in Ahuisculco,
Jalisco, in 1933 to a family of day laborers, Cano studied the violin at the
Academia de Musica in Guadalajara. Since bringing Los Camperos to Los
Angeles from Tijuana in 1969, Cano has successfully built the ensemble's
reputation as one of the best mariachis in the world.
One of the best-loved and most accomplished entertainers in the nation, Vikki
Carr was among the first artists to bridge the cultures of the United States and
Latin America, paving the way for many of today's performers. The
three-time Grammy Award winner, whose international success spans four decades,
has released 59 best-selling recordings. Frank Sinatra said, "She
possesses my kind of voice," and Dean Martin called her "the best girl
singer in the business."
Respected as both an artist and a humanitarian, Vikki Carr devotes time to many
charities. In 1971, she established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation,
dedicated to offering college scholarships to Latino students in California and
Texas. The Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships to date.
Tickets for Fiesta Navidad are $95, $69, $45, $30 and $20. Tickets are
available through the Philharmonic Society box office at (949) 553-2422, online
at www.PhilharmonicSociety.org, and at the Orange County Performing Arts Center
box office at (714) 556-2787. For more information, call the Philharmonic
Society at (949) 553-2422 or visit www.PhilharmonicSociety.org.
For more information about Fiesta Navidad, call the Philharmonic Society of
Orange County at
(949) 553-2422 or visit our website at www.PhilharmonicSociety.org
www.vikkicarr.net
