Mariachi Craze

“Expenses advertising 1,964 travel 9,149 liability 725 conference & performance 8,116 total 19,954”

“To preserve, promote, and teach the folk music and dance that makes our border culture unique.”

“Mariachi craze hosts both a music & dance conference and a concert series: the el paso border folk festival (bff) music & dance conference and the cinco de mayo mariachi & folklorico night. The music and dance conference creates a folk festival atmosphere, and opens its doors to students involved in school and community music programs. While the conference is mariachi music based, it is through a variety of music genres that the objective of exposing students and teachers to a broader understanding of music theory, proficiency of technique, stage performance, and further cultivation of music appreciation is carried out. In 2022, the conference attracted 300 students from the borderplex region to include el paso, ciudad juarez, las cruces, and from as far away as pueblo, co. The el paso bff concert attracted 600 concertgoers. Mariachi craze fulfils its mission of preserving and teaching by hiring quality clinicians, presenters and performers. Since inception, the conference has exposed students to grammy award-winning & nominated musicians, walt disney world cast musicians, and professional musicians who have demonstrated proficiency in their craft. In 2022, maestro julio cesar flores gave dance clinics designed for ballet folkloric dancers. Maestro julio cesar is the director of the ballet folklorico at the universidad veracruzana in xalapa, veracruz, mx. The festival looks to continue and expand this cultural exchange experience into 2023. Also in 2022, grammy- nominated mariachi sol de mexico de jose hernandez led the music conference with a series of workshops, presentations and performances. The concert series is our community outreach, and the way we promote the music and dance that makes our border culture unique. From bluegrass to mariachi, to the sweet, vocal harmonies of the mexican trios romanticos, mariachi craze continues to serenade the el paso community with a rich variety of styles of folk music. In 2022, the concert series hosted the first cinco de mayo mariachi & folklorico night at the fountains where local mariachis and ballet folkloricos were offered a paid opportunity and a stage to perform before el paso community. The outdoor concert attracted approximately 750 concertgoers.”