The Villalobos Brothers to perform April 28
Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series will welcome the Villalobos Brothers with their high octane Mexican fiddling at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in Ramsey Auditorium, off Pine Street in Batavia. Tickets are $32 and $16 for ages 18 and younger.
Winners of the Battle of the Boroughs, NPR's flagship competition in Manhattan, sponsored by The Greene Space in collaboration with WNYC and WQXR. It is the first band from Mexico to ever play the Apollo Theater as featured guest artist.
The Villalobos Brothers - Ernesto, Alberto and Luis - use their violins and voices to redefine contemporary Mexican music. Their original compositions masterfully blend elements of jazz, rock, classical and Mexican folk to deliver a powerful message of love, brotherhood and social justice. Artistic director and guitarist Humberto Flores, drummer Rosa Ávila and bassist Leo Sherman complete the lineup.
The group's virtuosic performances have delighted listeners from Latin America, India and Russia to Lincoln Center's American Songbook, Carnegie Hall and the Latin Grammy Awards. Their work has been recognized by numerous awards including the Vox Populi Award by the Independent Music Awards and the Ultimate Winners in WNYC's 2013 Battle of the Boroughs. In 2015 the group was chosen as Musical Artist in Residence for Lincoln Center Education, 92nd Street Y, and Latino Arts, and the New York Botanical Garden's record breaking exhibit, "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life."
The Villalobos Brothers have collaborated with legendary musicians including Grammy winners Arturo O'Farrill, Antonio Sanchez, Eduardo Magallanes, Dan Zanes and many others.
For further information or telephone reservations, call (630) 840-ARTS (2787) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. At other times an answering machine will give you information and a means of placing ticket orders. You also may receive more information or order online 24/7 at events.fnal.gov. Tickets are nonrefundable. Phone reservations are held for five working days, but will be released for sale if not paid for within that time. Sales for any weekend event close at noon on Friday, but if not sold out, tickets are available starting at the Ramsey Auditorium or Gallery box office one hour prior to the event. Will-call tickets can also be picked up starting one hour prior to the event. Tickets purchased online will be held at the door for will-call, unless you select the option to have them mailed to you, which does assess a $1 postage and handling fee per order.