Inside the Jacobs Music Center on Saturday, there was a performance by the full orchestra designed for families and their children under 12.
“It’s not about sadness at all. It’s about happiness," said Maricruz Alvarado. She is a renowned Mexican artist who has built her career out of paper mache and clay. Alvarado has been creating artwork for ofrendas the past 25 years. She was commissioned to design the large shrine for Dia de Los Muertos at the San Diego Symphony in downtown. It has a musical theme featuring late members of her favorite band, La Cruz de Tijuana.
“We know that once we’re gone we’re going to go to another step of life. That's why on this date we wait for our people to come to our homes as spirits on our ofrenda," she said. The concert began with a live reading of the children's book,"Because by Mo Willems"The holiday concert is part of a family series of events designed to make the symphony more accessible and relatable to children.
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