May
30
Annually, dozens of students from across the nation come to the Alamo City to study with master vocal instructors in a summer camp that runs June 18-22. Students will not only hone in on singing skills, but study the language, cultura mexicana and stage performance techniques prevalent in the mariachi...
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May
22
A belated congratulations is extended to the Rio Grande Valley’s Mariachi Mariposas (Mission, TX) who took first place in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Mariachi Invitational this year. This makes Mariposas two-time grand champion winners of one of the largest professional mariachi group competitions in the world. In this...
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Apr
30
Todos recordamos a Steeven Sandoval, el güerito que tocaba violín durante 14 años con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, y que era la primera voz de ese famoso grupo. Los fanáticos de "La Voz del Mariachi" saben que dejó el Mariachi Vargas hace cinco años para unirse al Mariachi Nuevo...
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Apr
21
With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, I sat down to talk to Debra Torres, director of the San Antonio-based Mariachi Flor de Jalisco, about her experiences over Mother’s Day weekend — the busiest time of the year for mariachis everywhere — and what she is doing to prepare for this year’s...
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Apr
11
Most people remember Steeven Sandoval as la primera voz del Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, or el güerito who played violin with that group for 14 years. Diehard fans who have followed the career of "La Voz del Mariachi" are familiar with the fact that he left Vargas five years ago to join Mariachi Nuevo...
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Feb
22
This year's week-long Mariachi Extravaganza Summer Camp will be held from June 18-22, 2018 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts’ Carlos Álvarez Theater, located in San Antonio, Texas. Once again, we have the luxury of hosting the camp here in San Antonio’s newest state-of-the-art performing arts complex, located...
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Feb
07
"LA VOZ DEL MARIACHI" — Steeven Sandoval — returns to San Antonio by popular demand to headline SERENATA PARA LAS MADRES at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre (226 N. Saint Mary’s St.) on Friday, May 11, at 7:30 P.M. Steeven takes the century-old tradition of MOTHER'S DAY SERENADES and brings...
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Jan
30
I love it when surprise visitors drop by our MPR offices, and today we got a visit by Juan De la Cruz (proud father of our beloved Sebastien De la Cruz, aka "El Charro de Oro"). Juan filled us in on Sebastien’s busy year for 2018. Several projects are in...
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Jan
08
The Butler School of Music of the University of Texas at Austin has created a full-time mariachi teaching position, and is currently accepting applicants. This is primarily an applied position focused on directing ensembles, but with additional academic teaching responsibilities such as the development of courses in Southwestern border music, Mexican...
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Dec
24
Everybody has a story about their experience at this year’s Extravaganza. Here is Norm’s. Norman A. “Norm” Rodríguez has attended every single Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza except for one!!! Here are his answers to our questionnaire: How did this year’s event compare to previous Extravaganzas? Last year was great, but...
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