Juan Dies

Juan Díes is the co-founder and executive director of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a Chicago folk music group that specializes in the Mexican musical tradition known as son.[1][2] Sones de Mexico was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2007.[3]

Díes attended North Central High School. He has degrees from Earlham College and Indiana University Bloomington.[2][4] In 2020, the Illinois Arts Council awarded one of its Artist Fellowship Awards to Juan Díes.[5]

References

  1. ^ "A chat with Sones de México's Juan Diés [sic]". Connect Savannah. September 23, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Sones de México Ensemble - Education - Records". Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Renée Montaigne (November 8, 2007). "Mexican Folk in the Heart of Chicago". National Public Radio: Morning Edition. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "History: "Sones de Mexico Ensemble presents "de coraSON: from the Heart"" (May 16, 2008) | Steppenwolf Theatre Company". Steppenwolf.org. 2008-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  5. ^ "Illinois Arts Council Agency announces 2020 Artist Fellowship Award recipients". June 9, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-23.