Ana Gonzales bio

Ana Gonzalez de Jorgenson grew up in Mexico with a family that was devoted to music. When she was a kid, she listened to many classical music and older Boleros. Also, she listened to traditional ranchero and romantic ballads. Ana loves tangos, operas and other theatrical performances. Her mother teaches her how to sing, but she started intensive training in vocals by Flavio Belcerra at 16 when he was a renowned Mexican opera singer and tenor. At the School of Music of Guadalajara University as well as the School of Sacred Music of Toluca in Mexico continued her music education. Her early professional career included performances with a variety of opera choruses, chamber groups in Guadalajara. Following her move in America in the year 2000, she joined the United States in 2000, she sang with the Fort Lauderdale Symphony Chorus before shifting to her home in the southern part of California. She sings as a soloist Latin American music for private occasions and is a part of Ensemble XXI in Redlands. She has been involved with a number of local organizations, both as a teacher and performer, because of her passion for music and arts. Ana has also been previously a member of Community Chorus of Redlands as well as the Inland Master Chorale and Performance Loft. Ana hopes that with her performance of Latin American traditional songs, to bring about a desire, specifically among the younger generation, for keeping this music in the present.