Juan Dies

Juan Díes is the co-founder and executive director of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a Chicago folk music group that specializes in the Mexican musical tradition known as son. Sones de Mexico was nominated for both a Grammy and a Latin Grammy in 2007.

Díes attended North Central High School. He has degrees from Earlham College and Indiana University Bloomington. In 2019, United States Artists awarded one of its USA Fellowships to him and in 2020 the Illinois Arts Council awarded one of its Artist Fellowship Awards to him.

Juan Díes is recipient of the 2026 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endwoment for the Arts .

References

  1. ↑ "A chat with Sones de México's Juan Diés [sic]". Connect Savannah. September 23, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Sones de México Ensemble - Education - Records". Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Recording Academy (February 10, 2008). "50th Annual Grammy Awards". Recording Academy. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ Renée Montaigne (November 8, 2007). "Mexican Folk in the Heart of Chicago". National Public Radio: Morning Edition. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "History: "Sones de Mexico Ensemble presents "de coraSON: from the Heart"" (May 16, 2008) | Steppenwolf Theatre Company". Steppenwolf.org. 2008-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Juan Dies". January 22, 2019. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Illinois Arts Council Agency announces 2020 Artist Fellowship Award recipients". June 9, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  8. ↑ https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/juan-dies-victor-g-pichardo