Guadalajara Pianist Brightens Northern Lights

     At the last concert of the incredibly wonderful Northern Lights Festival Orchestra, the evening’s entertainment was enhanced by the performance of the head of the U. of Guadalajara’s musical studies program, piano virtuoso Joel Juan Qui. The entire program of Mendelssohn, Chopin and Tchaikovsky was one of the best that the Lights has presented, still it was the pianist Joel Juan Qui’s interpretation of Larghetto that compelled my eyes to close and sent my thoughts back in time to when I was about five, holding my twin sister’s hand while learning to rollerskate on a St. Louis sidewalk. The entire program was so beautiful it will linger long in the audience’s memory. Some of the locals who have worked long and hard to bring the ensemble to Ajijic are Dan and Paula McTavish and Donna Carnell. We thank all those who have provided us with such a rare treat.