Never have I been able to predict the winner of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Vocal Competition, and this year was no exception. Although I’m familiar with many of the... read more →
The 19th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza is off to a great start. Fernando Velásquez has arrived from L.A. for the "Splendor of the Mariachi Trumpet" presentation this evening with... read more →
This is the fourth profile in a series of blogs written by mariachi historian Jonathan Clark on current members of Mariachi Vargas. Profiles will be posted on Mariachimusic.com blogs leading up to the 19th... read more →
This is the third blog in a series of profiles written by mariachi historian Jonathan Clark on current members of Mariachi Vargas. Profiles will be posted on Mariachimusic.com blogs leading up to the 19th... read more →
Join the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) on Monday, December 2 at 2:00pm at the John Igo Branch Library, located at 13330 Kyle Seale Parkway, to officially kick off the... read more →
Thanks to the KLRN team for producing this beautiful segment on Arts. The segment includes an interview with 2012 "Best Mariachi in the US" vocal winner Karen Zavala and spotlights... read more →
Special thanks to this year's Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza sponsors and patrons for contributing towards scholarships and grants for mariachi group and vocal competition winners and winners of the original songwriting competition. With... read more →
There are 4 different kinds of competitions that take place as part of the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. There's the Mariachi Group Competition on Friday, December 6 starting at 5 pm... read more →
Click here to listen to the original recording of "Nola" by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, with Miguel Martínez as trumpet soloist Experience the Splendor of the Mariachi Trumpet with... read more →
This is the second posting of a series of profiles written by mariachi historian Jonathan Clark on current members of Mariachi Vargas. Profiles will be posted on Mariachimusic.com blogs leading up... read more →
