They took off from the Guadalajara airport and headed for Spain, the planes practically bursting at the seams with 40 performers.

A former field near St. Mark’s Anglican Church and the Autonoma medical school has sprouted a gleaming, minimalist glass and concrete gallery representing the artistic dreams of business partners Saul Castillo and Enrique Magaña.

The Teatro Degollado comes alive next weekend when British conductor Joolz Gale and pianist Anastasia Markina from Russia, two emerging talents on the international music scene, join the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) in concert.