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                                  Dr. Jose Michel

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Stockton, CA 95207

For Immediate Release,
8/24/09

San Joaquin Delta College Center for the Arts and La Raza Employees Association present a night of Rondalla, Sept. 19th, on behalf of the"DREAM" scholarship

(Stockton, CA)

        San Joaquin Delta College Center for the Arts and La Raza Employees Association of Delta College presents a night of Rondalla with: La Rondalla de Guadalupe of Sacramento, La Rondalla Patzcaurense of Michoacan, Mexico and the Rondalla Voces de San Jose, on Sat., Sept. 19th,
from 6-9pm in the Atherton Auditorium.

The concert will raise money for the La Raza Employees Association’s 2010 “DREAM” scholarship. The annual scholarship provides roughly $500 to students ineligible for state and federal aid and is given at the Delta Scholarship Awards ceremony in August.  Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door and can be purchased by phone at 954-5110 or internet at www.purchase.tickets.com/buy.

About Rondalla…
Rondalla comes from the Spanish word Ronda which means: serenade. Thus, the Rondalla is a group of musicians who specialize in romantic ballads and boleros but differentiates from Mariachi and other forms of traditional music because it is dominated by a choir rather than vocal soloists and often includes instruments like lutes and mandolins.

Delta organizer, Dr. Jose Michel, said. “It is an art form that we often miss in our Latino history.” Since its beginnings in medieval Spain, the Rondalla has adapted and evolved throughout Latin America and Saturday’s performance will include Mexican versions of the Rondalla thanks to the special appearance of the Michoacan group. "We [as a first generation Mexican] have a tendency to listen to mariachi music which is sort of commercialized and this is nothing like that.” Dr. Michel said.  “This is true romance of the cultural art of music. When 25 men are singing...it sends chills up your spine.”

About La Rondalla de Guadalupe of Sacramento….
The Rondalla of Guadalupe is a non-profit organization that will be performing for free at Delta College in order to raise funds for the "Dream" scholarship. The group has been performing throughout the country for over 20 years and may be the only U.S. Rondalla in existence. For more information on La Rondalla de Guadalupe please visit: http://www.rondalladeguadalupe.com/

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