Arturo Márquez performs commemorative concert in Imperial Valley

Composer Arturo Márquez performed a concert at the Jimmie Cannon Theater in Imperial County, California. The event, which drew hundreds of attendees including visitors from Mexico, featured Márquez leading several of his acclaimed orchestral pieces.

Márquez expressed a personal connection to the border region, noting that it is where his parents lived and his siblings grew up. He credited his father, a mariachi musician, for inspiring his 60-year career in music. He was joined at the event by his brother, George Marquez, and several of his other siblings.