Día de los Muertos
Join us for a fun concert that explores and celebrates the rich traditions of Día de los Muertos! Whether you’ve grown up celebrating Día de los Muertos or are discovering it for the first time, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate.
Lobby activities start at 1:15.
Sunday, Nov 2 | 2:00 PM
Artists
Serena Reuten
Associate Conductor
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Serena Reuten
Associate Conductor
Serena Reuten is a German-Canadian conductor currently serving as the Associate Conductor of the Omaha Symphony.
Over the last year she has led over 50 performances for over 15,000 students and audience members across a range of repertoire, including Masterworks, Community, Family, and education concerts such as Carnegie Hall’s Link Up series.
Between 2024-2026 she also joins the third cohort of the Orchestre Métropolitain’s Orchestral Conducting Academy mentorship program under the guidance of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. In 2025, she was selected to join the next cohort of Women in Musical Leadership through Tapestry Opera. Recent activities include participating in the 2025 Fiskars Conducting Academy lead by the LEAD! Foundation in Finland, 2025 Tanglewood Conducting Seminar, and the 2024 Järvi Conducting Academy in Pärnu, Estonia. She has served as guest assistant conductor for the Toronto Symphony and National Arts Centre Orchestra, as well as guest conductor with the Winnipeg Symphony during their annual Winnipeg New Music Festival. In 2023, she was the inaugural recipient of the Bernhard Gueller Conducting Fellowship with Symphony Nova Scotia as well as one of CBC’s 30 under 30 Classical Musicians. Over the past few summers she has also attended several international conducting masterclasses, studying under such conductors as Alexander…
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Emmanuel Saénz
Baritone
Los Charritos
Mariachi group
Join us for a fun and family-friendly concert that explores and celebrates the rich traditions of Día de los Muertos! This cherished holiday, which follows Halloween and All Saints Day, is a time to honor and remember loved ones while embracing the beauty of connection during the thinning of the veil between worlds.
Enjoy vibrant music, cultural storytelling, and performances that bring this meaningful tradition to life. Whether you’ve grown up celebrating Día de los Muertos or are discovering it for the first time, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate. Perfect for all ages, this is a heartfelt way to immerse yourself in the traditions of others while celebrating our shared humanity.
Joining us will be Los Charritos, a vibrant group of young singers and musicians dedicated to learning and performing traditional mariachi music. Through their passion and talent, they are keeping the rich heritage of mariachi alive—celebrating the beauty of our culture and music with our community.
An ASL interpreter will be present at this performance.
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