Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera



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Cinco de Mayo in Vancouver 2012




Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera
"Cinco de Mayo" Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera


Presented by the Consulate General of Mexico in Partnership with the UBC School of Music.
When: May - 04 - 2012

Featuring works by Barrera, Alberniz, Brahms, Villa-Lobos, Rapoport and Ponce

Gala Piano Concert
The Roy Barnett Recital Hall
UBC / School of Music

6361 Memorial Road Vancouver, BC
7:30 pm / Doors open at 7:00 pm

Admission Free (limited capacity)
Please Send your ticket request to pdelamaza@consulmexvan.com or
Contact 604 684 1859 ext. 3020.40



Ezequiel S. Barrera - "Mexican piano concertist and composer considered a virtuoso. One of his teachers in Toronto was the Canadian composer Alexandre Rapoport " by Patricia de La Maza Mexican Consulate Cultural Affairs. Ezequiel S. Barrera FB Page

Updated with video Gala Piano Concert YouTube Playlist Video


Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Vancouver - Gala Piano Concert - Ezequiel S. Barrera - YouTube Playlist  


Ezequiel S. Barrera plays "The March of the Defense Contractors" by Canadian Composer Alexander Rapoport 

150 Anniversary of the Cinco de Mayo Battle of Puebla in 1862

This year we celebrate in Mexico the 150 anniversary of the Battle of Puebla "Batalla de Puebla", also known as "Batalla del Cinco de Mayo" Batle of Cinco de Mayo.

5 de Mayo History - 
From Wikipedia Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla,[1][2][3][4] where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla).[5][6][7] The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride,[8] and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.[9] In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.[2][10] Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which is actually celebrated on September 16