San Antonio Philharmonic and singer Isabel Marie Sánchez to present Selena tribute

The San Antonio Philharmonic will pay tribute to the Queen of Tejano with a series of concerts this weekend dubbed “¡Selena Vive!”

The orchestra will perform a career-spanning retrospective of Selena, the late South Texas superstar, with Alamo City native Isabel Marie Sánchez on vocals all three evenings. Sánchez, a Tejano Music Award winner and Latin Grammy nominee, has performed Selena tributes in other cities.

Award-winning Mexican conductor Felipe Tristán will serve as the San Antonio Philharmonic’s guest conductor for the weekend’s performances. Tristán currently resides in New York City.

$25-$90, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 3-4, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com.

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