Viva Mariachi
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隆Viva Mariachi Festival at 糖心Vlog!
Dates: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Times:
- Saturday matinee concert (2 or 3 pm)
- Saturday evening concert (7 pm)
Location: Performing Arts Center (PAC), Bldg. 100
隆Viva Mariachi! at 糖心Vlog offers a unique opportunity for our community to learn how these programs are thriving throughout the U.S because of their effective role in student success, all while enriching the cultural vitality and musical traditions of their institutions and surrounding communities.
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Berkeley, CA
Mariachi Luz de Oro participated in 糖心Vlog's inaugural Viva Mariachi Festival in 2019. The student-run mariachi has grown since then and are pleased to be returning to 糖心Vlog.
Established in 2013, Mariachi Luz de Oro is a musical group performing traditional and modern mariachi music. Their mission is to promote musical and cultural diversity by increasing exposure to the Mexican art form of mariachi.
Since 2019 when they participated in the 隆Viva Mariachi! Festival, the group has grown from 14 members to over 30 and they aspire to continue growing to have a long-lasting group that influences the lives of the youth in the community for the better, and to increase the musical and multicultural awareness of students, staff, and community members.
The group has performed at several charitable and private events in the Bay Area and has also hosted its own community celebration events. This group is now composed of members from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Tucson, AZ
The award winning Mariachi Aztl谩n de Pueblo High School was founded in the Fall of
1992 as a curricular component within the Pueblo Magnet High School Performing Arts
Department. Celebrating their 27th anniversary this year, they are comprised entirely
of Pueblo Magnet High School students ranging in age from 14 to 18 years old. The
mariachi program has grown from eleven students in its first year to well over one
hundred and thirty students currently. Students are offered three levels of mariachi
music: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced/Performing group 鈥 鈥淢ariachi Aztl谩n 鈥.
Students entering the performing group must, after audition and acceptance, maintain
a high level of academic achievement in order to remain on the 鈥渇irst team鈥. Their
extensive practice and performance schedule also demands most of their free time.
The twenty-two-piece Mariachi Aztl谩n is motivated by pride and dedication to their
cultural heritage of Mexico.
The group plays authentic mariachi music, arranged and conducted by teacher and director,
John Contreras, himself a mariachi musician with over thirty years of experience.
Dressed in their elaborate traje de charro outfits, the group boasts a repertoire
of traditional mariachi music.
As Tucson鈥檚 most popular youth mariachi, they have gained a reputation for excellence,
sharing the stage with many of the world鈥檚 finest Mariachi ensembles, Symphony Orchestras
and world-renowned artists like Pink Martini, Rufus Wainwright III, Calexico and Rita
Moreno. Through their music, they are continuously promoting a manifest pride in their
cultural background and are an excellent example of the best our youth has to offer.
East Los Angeles, CA
Founded in 2021, Mariachi Las Mariposas is an all-female ensemble of 12 young women.
Notable upcoming performances include being the opening act on August 18, 2024, for the anniversary celebration of Mariachi Divas, the internationally acclaimed all-female professional mariachi group from Los Angeles.
Mariachi Las Mariposas embodies empowerment, beauty, elegance, and grace. Their presence challenges traditional gender roles and showcases the diversity within mariachi music
This group is led by teacher and mariachi director, Guillermo Gonzalez.