Swiss born conductor Urs Leonhardt Steiner, music director of the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in San Francisco, is reacting to President Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric and organizes a ¡Viva Mexico!-concert taking place Nov. 5 at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre.
« Prompted by President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus invite Bay Area audiences to celebrate the musical traditions of Mexico and beyond », the orchestra says in a news release.