Guanajuato, Gto., June 28, 2018.- The young José Ignacio Ortega Chagoyán, a graduate from the University of Guanajuato (UG), director, accordion player and vocalist of the Artistic Northern Group of Campus Guanajuato, was invited by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) to be a speaker and concert player in the "Week of the Northern Accordion", celebrated in Mexico City.

His participation began at the facilities of the School of Music at UNAM, with a conference and workshop about the Mexican northern accordion, where José Ignacio presented a magazine edited by himself, where he explains the main topics related with the northern accordion for beginner. Right after, he gave a workshop for the attendants.

Then, he presented a didactic concert where he interpreted the topics ""El Texanito", "El tocayito", "Flor de Capomo", and "El corrido de Juanito" and continued with the workshop as a show. Before his concert, they had the participation of Don Rubén Castillo Juárez, of "Los Pingüinos del Norte".

He was also interviewed in Radio Politécnico with Victor Madariaga in the talk-show "Presuntos Convidados", where his outstanding participation was recognized, during the interview, José Ignacio played a couple of songs.

Likewise, he offered his accordion concert in the Xochipilli Hall at 13:00hrs, where he played "¨Pícame tarantula", "Laurita Garza", and, again, "El Corrido de Juanito".

Ortega Chagoyán mentioned that this was an important experience in his preparation as an accordion player, "sharing the knowledge is my obligation as a college graduate. Represent Guanajuato and the University of Guanajuato, for me it was an honor, I prepared and made a work worthy to present", he mentioned.

In that tone, he invited all the people of Guanajuato to try to consolidate their goals, to materialize their dreams, and somehow, he exhorted all the educational institutions to support the cultural projects, since they are an answer to the low offer in the community.

"My responsibility is to join the process of legitimization of Northern music in the academic ambience, since it has an enormous sustained value in tradition, it is grateful for me to know there are people who are prepared, and institutions dedicated to convert this idea in a reality", he concluded.

Ortega Chagoyán studied the degree in Architecture at the Division of Architecture, Art and Design of Campus Guanajuato of the University of Guanajuato.

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