Three day conference providing professional educational mariachi instruction to elementary through college level students and folklorico dance students every summer. Our conference is acknowledged as the best in the country by many professionals including our world renowned instructors. The classes are taught by celebrated maestros from Mexico and the United States. Music arrangements taught are scrutinized by over 40 maestros and instructors that come together prior to the commencement of the conference. Songs selected are arranged by celebrated world renowned arrangers that also participate on our prestigious team of maestros. Our conference has also served as a springboard that led to the start up of school/community based mariachi programs throughout the state. Over the past 28 years, thousands of students have participated in our program, most returning year after year. A track record in encouraging students to stay in school, graduate, and move into successful lives in their communities has been established.In addition to students growing in musical and dance abilities, self confidence, self worth, academic improvements are few of many benefits enjoyed by participants. -Showcase Concert & Competition featuring students. This component allows students to perform music learned in the conference before thousands. -Spectacular Concert featuring world class professional groups. -Ongoing program development and mariachi music arrangement assistance to schools
Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque’s (MSA) mission is to promote culture, arts & excellence in art education demonstrating Albuquerque’s ethnic Heart & Soul. Through MSA a foundation for life-long participation in the arts is possible. MSA builds bridges for inter-cultural appreciation in the Mariachi musical genre by encouraging and allowing interested parties who want to learn and develop musical skills, allowing for an increase in understanding of this musical and cultural art form or by providing the opportunity to simply be entertained through concerts offered. All of this and much more can be achieved through programs and opportunities offered in MSA. MSA is continuously contributing to the cultural understanding and appreciation of folk and Mexican music. Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation.
6260 Riverside Plaza Lane NW Suite A