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CSO Latino Alliance Newsletter

October 2025

Nuestras Noches 25|26 Season

In this month’s newsletter:

  • Get your tickets to Noche de guitarra on Thursday, November 6
  • Subscribe to the Latino Alliance’s 2025/26 Season
  • View recent photo highlights
  • Get an inside look via Experience CSO
  • Use you special membership pricing on an upcoming concert
  • Mark your calendar for the next concerts and events in the Latino Alliance season
  • Stay connected!

Get tickets for the first event of the season!

Noche de guitarra

Muti & Sáinz-Villegas

Thursday, November 6

7:30 Concert • Muti & Sáinz-Villegas

9:30 Event • Noche de guitarra

Guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas performs Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez — the most famous classical guitar concerto. Following the concert, network with other Latino Alliance members and meet Sáinz-Villegas in discussion with WFMT’s Oliver Camacho in Grainger Ballroom.

Specially priced concert tickets start at $40 using promo code LASEASON. A separate ticket to attend the reception is free.

Your concert ticket pricing will be adjusted after you have added your seats to the order. When ordering your concert ticket, follow the prompts to add your free reception ticket to the order. A separate ticket to attend the Latino Alliance reception is free and required. For questions or assistance, contact Patron Services.

Subscribe to receive additional rewards!

The best way to secure your seats is to subscribe to the Nuestras noches season.

Choose three or more concerts to secure your seats at special Latino Alliance pricing, plus enjoy access to additional subscriber rewards.

Join us for this extraordinary season of music and community!

Recent photo highlights

Latino Alliance Advisory Board members María Carbonell Rojas, Estefania García and Pedro Guerrero attended the 2025 ¡Viva La Hispanidad! Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration hosted by HispanicPro at the Godfrey Hotel.

Explore articles on Experience CSO

Experience CSO Article

For Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ remains ‘part of who I am’

Of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas says, “Every time I play it, it remains an inspiration, especially when performed with a new symphony and a new maestro. It is a big part of who I am as a guitarist.”

Experience CSO Article

From Mexico, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto

Throughout his career, Mexican-born conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto has prioritized music education and mentorship: “It’s incredibly motivating to see young musicians play at such a high level.”

Experience CSO Article

How Silvestre Revueltas helped to lead Mexico’s music into a new era

Born on the last day of the 19th century, composer Silvestre Revueltas helped to lead the music of Mexico into a new era. “I like all kinds of music,” he once said, “but I prefer the music of the people of the ranches and villages of my country.”

Experience CSO Article

The CSO welcomes three Fellows, with two newly appointed, for 2025/26

The CSO welcomes three Fellows for the 2025/26 Season: Ariel Seunghyun Lee (violin) and Olivia Jakyoung Huh (cello), and Jesús Linárez, who returns for his third and final season.

Experience CSO Article

Civic Orchestra releases details of its programming for the 2025/26 season

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago’s just-announced 2025/26 schedule includes a fall-to-spring performance series at Symphony Center, community concerts around the city and suburbs and an array of other activities.

Experience CSO Article

For 30 years, Percussion Scholarship Program has changed lives via music

Now in its 30th year, the CSOA’s Percussion Scholarship Program has provided weekly lessons for about 300 students across Chicago. Says one alumnus of the program, founded by the CSO’s Patsy Dash and Lyric’s Doug Waddell, it has “totally transformed so many lives.”

Special Latino Alliance pricing

Use your Latino Alliance member ticket benefit to enjoy an upcoming concert!

As a member of the CSO Latino Alliance, you have access to specially priced tickets for $40 or less to select concerts using promo code LA. Learn more at cso.org/latinoalliance.

Upcoming eligible concerts:

Coming up with the Latino Alliance

Nov. 15 | CSO for Kids

Which Instrument Should I Play?

Family concert perfect for ages 5-12.

Dec. 6 | CSO Classical

Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin

More information about the Nuestras noches event to come soon.

Please note: the Aida Cuevas: 50 Years Singing to México concert and associated Latino Alliance event, originally planned for Friday, September 26, have been rescheduled. The new performance and event date is Friday, May 15. Tickets for the concert will be honored for the rescheduled date.

Stay connected

Follow the CSO Latino Alliance on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

For more information and to find out how to get involved, email Alyssa Greenberg, audience engagement manager, at greenberga@cso.org.

Forward this newsletter to someone who might be interested in joining the Latino Alliance! Membership is free, and members enjoy access to exclusive special events and ticket offers.

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