On Friday evening we went downtown to hear the 120 member Mexico Marine Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus. They were holding a free concert for everyone on the tourist malecón in centro. We had gone to see them on October 15,2006 and really enjoyed their performance.
I didn't take my camera as I thought it would be too dark for me to take pictures; but as it turned out with all the lights on the malecón and the lights from the stage I would have been able to get some good photos. Oh well, next time I guess.
We had taken our lawn chairs, as last time the chairs put out by the city had filled up before we got there. We got excellent seats close to the front and were able to see everything really well.
The orchestra/chorus did many arias from operas and then some older popular tunes such as Yellow Submarine, Hey Jude, some by Abba, Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Jesus Christ Superstar, etc., they also did my favorite song from the Phantom of the Opera. Naturally they did La Barca de Guaymas as I think the crowd would have revolted had they not.
Their musical and vocal talent are fantastic and the crowd truly appreciated them. There were thousands of people attending the concert and you could have heard a pin drop they were so quiet listening to the music. A wonderful experience, if they ever come to your corner of the world make sure you go and hear them. They perform internationally but according to the director, Francisco Hernández Cevallos, Mexico is best.
It was a lovely evening sitting beside the bay with a tiny, gentle breeze. The humidity was low, the moon was high and the malecón was full of entranced people.
Here is an old video from 2006, I couldn't find any posted of this years performance.
