Ana Gonzales bio

Ana Gonzalez de Jorgenson grew growing up in Mexico with a family that loved music. She spent the majority of her early years listening to classic music, boleros from the past, traditional ranchero or romantic music, as well classic classical music. Ana is an avid fan of Tangos. Additionally, she enjoys operas, and every form of theatrical performance. She began singing and learning the piano with her mom, then began more intense vocal training at the age of 16 under the renown Mexican tenor Flavio Becerra. In Guadalajara she studied at the School of Music of University of Guadalajara as well as in Toluca in Toluca at the School of Sacred Music. In Guadalajara along with Mexico City, she was part of a variety of opera ensembles as well as chamber groups. In 2000 she moved into in the United States and sang with the Fort Lauderdale Symphony Chorus. Then, in 2007, she returned to her current home in Southern California. She is currently performing the traditional Latin American songs at private concerts as a singer. She has been involved with a number of local initiatives and is a teacher and performer, because of her passion for art and music. Ana was a former participant in the Community Chorus of Redlands (as well being a member of the Inland Master Chorale) and Performance Loft. Ana is hoping that, with her performance of Latin American traditional songs, to bring about a desire, specifically among the younger generation to keep this tradition in the present.