Tunas Azahares and San Bartolomé shone at galas in different parts of the country

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Concepción and Arica were the cities where the ULS groups shared their music and joy.

Last week was a week of presentations in different galas of two of the artistic groups belonging to the Department of Extracurricular Activities of the DGAE.tunas2

First of all, the Tuna Femenina Azahares was presented at the XX Anniversary Gala of the Tuna Femenina of the San Sebastián de Concepción University, organized by the Tuna Femenina, the Municipality of Concepción and the Casa de la Cultura. There were 8 tunas invited to participate, which toured the towns near the event to share their music with the communities, who responded to the affection given with an invitation to share a typical regional lunch.

The Gala took place in the city's Casa de la Cultura, where the tunas made their presentation, delighting everyone present. La Tuna Azahares was awarded recognition for her performance and participation in the event. On this occasion, 13 members of the Tuna traveled from La Serena (out of a total of 26), including the 3 new members of the group.

The director of the Tuna, Gisella Huerta, indicated that “sharing with other tunas is a great experience, that is why we invite all the students who have an interest in music, to travel, who like to share with students from other universities. We rehearse on Thursdays from 18:30 p.m. to 21:00 p.m. in the rehearsal room located in the DGAE basement. It is not necessary to know how to play an instrument, here we teach them all. The invitation is for all students of any degree at the University”.

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The Tuna San Bartolomé traveled to the north of our country, invited to the X Meeting of Tunas and Estudiantinas organized by the Tuna of the Santo Tomas de Arica University and the City Hall.

Tunas from Arica, La Serena, Copiapó, Santiago and Arequipa were presented during the event. La Tuna from the Santo Tomás Arica University was the host of this meeting, which was accompanied by: Tuna Business Economic Sciences from the Catholic University of San Pablo de Arequipa, Tuna Mayor from the University of Santiago de Chile, Tuna Candelaria from the University de Atacama, Tuna San Bartolomé from the University of La Serena, Tuna Parrandera from the Fourth Region, Estudiantina Salitrera San Marcos de Arica and Tuna from the University Santo Tomás Arica.

Those attending the gala enjoyed a show where the tunas and estudiantinas presented their best repertoire. In addition to the gala, the tunos carried out more activities around the city, sharing their songs and dances with the attendees.

About the experience lived in the meeting, the Mechanical Civil Engineering student, Víctor Barrios, pointed out that “this was my first meeting as a Tuno and it was a very pleasant experience. Sharing with people from other countries and getting to know their culture is very important to grow as a person. Being in the tuna has been one of the best experiences of my life, I was not very sociable, but sharing with people of different ages from the tuna has helped me develop social skills, which I apply, for example, when I speak in classes and when talking with colleagues from other careers”.

Both tunas continue working to improve in each presentation, proudly representing the University of La Serena.

Written by Carlos Carvajal, DGAE