Luis Urrea
The San Diego Symphony will hold its third annual festival and will explore the world of rhythm, sound and place through percussion in a month-long celebration entitled “It’s About Time,” which is curated by percussionist, conductor, author and University of California San Diego professor Steven Schick. Working with several of San Diego’s performing arts organizations, the festival is about the myriad of ways percussion music connects us to the world and to nature. Hailed by NPR as a "master storyteller with a rock and roll heart,"
Luis Urrea is a prolific writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, Urrea is the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of 16 books, including The Hummingbird’s Daughter and Into The Beautiful North. Join “It’s About Time” curator Steven Schick for a conversation with Luis Urrea about his life and work and their collaboration on a new version of Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat with texts from Urrea’s writings. The event takes place in the Morgan Auditorium.