Name: Guadalajara
Brand: La Voz Music Publishing
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Guadalajara

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$2.95 USD

Description

Guadalajara is an arrangement of the famous mariachi tune, “Guadalajara,” composed by Pepe Guízar and first popularized by Lucha Reyes, the “mother of ranchera music.” Pepe’s music is filled with pride for different areas and aspects of this Mexican province as well as the people of Jalisco.

Arranger

Raul Dominguez

Product Information

Secular

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Spanish

Conductor's score and instrumental parts available soon.

Minimum Order Quantity

This product has a minimum order quantity of 10 copies.

“There’s something sacred about hearing ‘Guadalajara’ sung in full harmony by a choir of students from across Texas. This piece is more than a beloved mariachi classic — it’s a declaration of belonging, a celebration of culture, and a chance for singers to connect with the Mexican roots that shape so much of our Texas identity. By honoring this tradition in the choral space, we affirm that every facet of our community deserves to be seen, heard, and uplifted. Let this arrangement be a bridge — between past and future, heritage and harmony”

Coty Raven Morris

Recording

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Translation

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Spanish

Guadalajara,
Tienes el alma de provinciana
Hueles a limpia, rosa temprana
A verde jara fresca del río
Son mil palomas tu caserío
Guadalajara, Guadalajara
sabes a pura tierra mojada

Ay, ay, ay, ay
Colomitos lejanos
Ay, Ojitos de Agua, hermanos
Ay, Colomitos inolvidables
Inolvidables como las tardes
En que la lluvia, desde la loma
No nos dejaba ir a Zapopan

Ay, ay, ay, ay
Tlaquepaque pueblito
Tus olorosos jarritos
Hacen más fresco el dulce tepache
Para la birria, junto al mariachi
Y en los parianes y alfarerías
Suenan con triste melancolía

Ay, ay, ay, ay
Laguna de Chapala
Tienes de un cuento la magia
Fuerte de ocasos y de alboradas
Y enamoradas noches lunadas
Quieta, Chapala, es tu laguna
Novia romántica como ninguna

Ay, ay, ay, ay
Guadalajara hermosa
Quiero decirte una cosa
Tú que conservas agua del pozo
Y, de tus gente, lo más hermoso,
Guadalajara, Guadalajara
Tienes el alma más Mexicana

English

Guadalajara,
You are the soul of the province
You smell of a clean, morning rose
and green rockrose fresh from the river.
You are home to a thousand doves.
Guadalajara, Guadalajara
The aroma of the freshly watered soil.

Oh, distant Colomitos
Oh, little eyes of the water, brothers
Oh, unforgettable Colomitos
Unforgettable like the evenings
when the rain from the hill
would not let us go to Zapopan.

Oh, Tlaquepaque, little town
The aroma from your pitchers
make sweet tepache taste cooler,
for the birria next to the mariachis
and in the markets and pottery houses
resound with sad melancholy.

Oh, Lagoon of Chapala
You have the magic of stories
Of remarkable sunsets and dawns
Of moonlit nights in love
Be still Lagoon of Chapala
Romantic sweetheart like no other.

Oh, beautiful Guadalajara
I would like to tell you something
You who conserve water from wells
And your people, the most beautiful
Guadalajara, Guadalajara
You have the most Mexican of souls.

Composition

Guadalajara

Guadalajara is an arrangement of the famous mariachi tune, “Guadalajara,” composed by Pepe Guízar and first popularized by Lucha Reyes, the “mother of ranchera music.” Pepe’s music is filled with pride for different areas and aspects of this Mexican province as well as the people of Jalisco.

This arrangement is available for piano or mariachi ensemble (two trumpets, three violins, vihuela, and guitarron). Parts available at lavozmusicpublishing.com. Directors should choose one version but should not perform with both.

Stylistic traits include the feel of 6/8 against 3/4 found in the left hand of the piano or the guitarron part. Singers should use their full voice (modify as necessary for your group) to convey the text. Emotive singing can be punctuated with gritos, a spontaneous burst of expression similar to a yell, a laugh, and/or a cry during the interludes.

Arranger

Raul Dominguez

Raul Dominguez is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in the Tacoma, WA area where he conducts the University Chorale (mixed), University Singers (treble), and teaches three levels of conducting and Repertoire & Rehearsal Techniques for secondary choral music education majors. He is also the Artistic Director for Choral Union, PLU’s community ensemble. Prior to PLU, he served as the Director of Choral Activities at Regis University, in Denver, CO, where he conducted the Regis University Singers, led the Voice Area, mentored music education students, and taught a Fine Arts course, Mexican Music: Purpose & Identity. During his time in Denver, he also led Timberline, the elementary segment of Denver Children’s Choir alongside fabulous musicians, Festival Chorus at CU Boulder, and, for four years, was the Associate Artistic Director of the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus.

In 2022, Raul graduated with his Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature from CU Boulder with Dr. Gregory Gentry and Dr. Elizabeth Swanson. Prior, he earned his Master of Music from Ithaca College in New York in 2019 where he studied with Dr. Janet Galván. He taught at Clear Lake High School for four years in his hometown of Houston, TX after graduating from Oklahoma City University with his Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Vocal Performance with Dr. Randi von Ellefson and Judith Willoughby. His ensembles have sung with the Houston Symphony, Houston Chamber Choir, at Carnegie Hall, on the balcony of the Colorado State Capitol for the inauguration of Governor Jared Polis, and alongside RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11 winner, Yvie Oddly.

Raul lives in the beautiful Tacoma, WA area with his wonderful husband Kevin and their two cats, Luci and Ahsoka