{"id":327704,"date":"2026-08-23T05:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/327704\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T05:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:42:18","slug":"benefit-concert-unay-musicians-in-queen-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/327704\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefit Concert: UNAY Musicians in Queen Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 50 musicians will take the stage in M\u00e9rida next week for a symphonic rock tribute to Queen, staged as much in support of one of their own as in tribute to the band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Universidad de las Artes de Yucat\u00e1n (UNAY) will present the Concierto Rock Sinf\u00f3nico \u201cQueen con Manolo\u201d at 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, at the university\u2019s Caja Negra venue. The show doubles as a benefit for Manolo L\u00f3pez, a UNAY director, composer and teacher who is currently going through a health situation and, organizers said, could use the support of his community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concert brings together three of UNAY\u2019s performing groups \u2014 its symphony orchestra, popular music ensemble and vocal ensemble \u2014 for a set list built around Queen staples including \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d \u201cSomebody to Love,\u201d \u201cWe Are the Champions,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now,\u201d \u201cKiller Queen,\u201d \u201cUnder Pressure,\u201d \u201cI Want to Break Free,\u201d \u201cRadio Ga Ga\u201d and \u201cWe Will Rock You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yucatanbeachandcityproperties.com\/casa-de-agaves-mexican-modern-15-solar-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Casa de Agaves YM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Casa-de-Agaves-YM.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"2048\" height=\"512\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UNAY rector Domingo Rodr\u00edguez Semerena said the production blends the force of rock with the depth of a symphonic and choral arrangement, calling it a chance to hear Queen\u2019s catalog from a different angle.<\/p>\n<p>\nSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n<p>Delivered to your inbox every Monday, completely free.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00f3pez himself will lead the musical direction, backed by solo vocalists Aletza Pe\u00f1a, Johana Torres and Abigail Coral. Rivelino Quiroz directs the popular ensemble, and Conchita Casals leads the vocal ensemble. The lineup also includes Juan Carlos Quintal on samples and piano, Diego Pierre on piano, Nathan Ajpop and Sol Castillo on guitar, and Ramiro Heredia and Diego Blanco on bass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Symphonic tributes to Queen have become something of a fixture on stages well beyond M\u00e9rida this year \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chilango.com\/que-hacer\/musica\/concierto-sinfonico-queen-cdmx-cuando-donde-tributo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a Mexico City<\/a> production drew crowds earlier in 2026 \u2014 but the UNAY show carries a more personal note, built around the idea of a university community showing up for one of its own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a look at how UNAY students have shown up in M\u00e9rida\u2019s public spaces before, our earlier coverage of the school\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/yucatanmagazine.com\/belacqua-otono-cultural-yucatan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">role in<\/a> the city\u2019s cultural festivals offers useful background on the university\u2019s presence beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elpueblomerida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"El Pueblo M\u00e9rida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elpueblobanner_oct25_reverse.jpg\" alt=\"El Pueblo M\u00e9rida\"   width=\"970\" height=\"250\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fast facts<\/p>\n<p>Concert: \u201cQueen con Manolo,\u201d Tuesday, August 25, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Caja Negra, Universidad de las Artes de Yucat\u00e1n (UNAY)<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 musicians across three UNAY ensembles<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds support UNAY director Manolo L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With reporting from La Jornada Maya<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cropped-YM_icon_maroon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Yucat\u00e1n Magazine has the inside scoop on living here. <a href=\"https:\/\/yucatanmagazine.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a> to get our top headlines delivered to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 50 musicians will take the stage in M\u00e9rida next week for a symphonic rock tribute to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-327704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}