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An original musical portrait that integrates multiple musical genres
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(Chamber, Blues, Jazz, Taiko, Hip-Hop and Andean Folk) into an eclectic
journey through the life, the struggles and the achievements of Tomás
Rivera.<br>
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Friday, April 22<br>
6:30-9:30 p.m.<br>
Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts<br>
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<div align="center">$20 Main Floor</b> (general admission seating)<br>
<b>$5 Balcony</b> (standing room only)<br>
<a href="http://www.culvercenter.ucr.edu/performances">
http://www.culvercenter.ucr.edu/performances</a><br>
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Former UCR Chancellor, Tomas Rivera, is remembered as more than an
administrator. He was a national educational leader. He was a poet,
novelist, and essayist. He was an inspiration.<br>
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This original performance piece is the world premiere of a musical
tribute to his life, struggles and achievements. “We Are Not Alone” was
written by UCR Professor Emeritus, Carlos Cortes and Juan Felipe Herrera,
the Tomas Rivera Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at UCR, and features
music by lead composer Bruno Louchouarn.<br>
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The show is a dynamic fusion of original scores performed by the Onda
Sound Project; Karen Wilson and Blue Wave West; Senryu Taiko at UCR; IE
Hip Hop Crew (led by Rickerby Hinds); and the Mayupatapi Andean Ensemble
(led by Jonathan Ritter). <br>
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“We Are Not Alone” is presented as the 24<sup>th</sup> Annual Tomas
Rivera Conference by the Tomas Rivera Endowment and the Department of
Creative Writing at UCR.<br>
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</i><div align="center">For more information, contact Tiffany at UCR at
(951) 827-5570 <br>
or visit
<a href="http://www.creativewriting.ucr.edu/TRC/">
http://www.creativewriting.ucr.edu/TRC/<br>
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