Juan Dies, who has degrees from Earlham College and Indiana University and the co-founder and executive director of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a Chicago folk music group that specializes in the Mexican musical tradition known as son, was awarded one of the Artist Fellowship Awards by the Illinois Arts Council in 2020.
Dies has degrees from Earlham College and Indiana University. Juan Dies is the co-founder and executive director of Sones de Mexico Ensemble, a Chicago folk music group that specializes in the Mexican musical tradition known as son. In 2020, the Illinois Arts Council awarded one of its Artist Fellowship Awards to Juan Dies. 
