Bilingual report — Gina Santi Photography Images of the Month – January 2022

Images of the Month – January 2022

Gina Santi Photography

Images of the Month – January 2022

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Grupo Libro Abierto: Música Norteña y Literatura.
Alfonso Ortiz Tirado was an opera singer and medical doctor born in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico in 1893. His obvious musical talent surfaced early in his life but nevertheless he decided to study medicine. It is in this capacity as a doctor that he is remembered by his many charitable contributions to the Mexican people, especially children. He also had a successful international career as an opera singer, earning the designation of “Tenor of the Americas”.After a one-year hiatus required by Covid 19, the 37th Annual Music Festival Alfonso Ortiz Tirado happened this year in his birthplace of Alamos to pay homage to its illustrious son. The festival sponsored renowned local, national, and international musicians in numerous styles such as opera, classical music, popular music, and rhythm and blues, and also presented an important way for emerging performers to develop networks and foster their reputation.

This year, even though we have not yet overcome the contagious stage of the pandemic, the festival honoring Alfonso Ortiz Tirado helped foster social unity, providing to the populations a sense of place and fitting in, as well as a socially sanctioned area for public activities. The festival was unquestionably a successful healing force that helped ease depression, anxiety, and other negative emotions in artists and attendees alike as the world adapts to the so-called ‘new global normality’

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Alfonso Ortiz Tirado fue un cantante de ópera y médico nacido en Álamos, Sonora, México en 1893. Su evidente talento musical afloró temprano en su vida pero, sin embargo, decidió estudiar medicina. En esta capacidad de médico es recordado por sus muchas contribuciones caritativas al pueblo mexicano, especialmente a los niños. También tuvo una exitosa carrera internacional como cantante de ópera, ganándose la designación de “Tenor de las Américas”.Luego de un paréntesis de un año requerido por el Covid 19, el 37º festival anual de música Alfonso Ortiz Tirado se llevó a cabo este año en su ciudad natal de Álamos para rendir homenaje a su ilustre hijo. El festival patrocinó a renombrados músicos locales, nacionales e internacionales en numerosos estilos como ópera, música clásica, música popular y ritmo y blues, y también presentó una forma importante para que los artistas emergentes desarrollaran redes de contactos y fomentaran su reputación.

Este año, aunque no hemos superado todavía la etapa de contagios de la pandemia, el festival de música en honor a Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ayudó a fomentar la unidad social, brindando a la población un sentido de pertenencia e integración, así como un espacio socialmente aprobado para actividades públicas. El festival fue, sin duda, una fuerza curativa exitosa que ayudó a aliviar la depresión, la ansiedad y otras emociones negativas tanto en los artistas como en los asistentes, a medida que el mundo se adapta a la llamada “nueva normalidad global”.

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Coltzin Guitar Quartet: Karla Terminel
Maíz Negro: cantos, ritmos, y danzas del repertorio popular de las etnias de Veracruz.
Anabel de la Mora, soprano: Recital Amor y Desamor.
México Lindo y Bonito: Paloma Munguia y el Mariachi "Reales de Sonora"
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— Gina Santi is a freelance photographer born and raised in Venezuela and currently based in Tempe, Arizona. She earned her master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology from Northern Arizona University and has participated in various events in Northern Arizona, including the annual Celebraciones de la Gente at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Visit http://www.ginasantiphotography.com for more information.