The Mariachi Spectacular summer festival, held in Albuquerque each July, has international renown and draws performers and attendees from across the U.S. and Latin America. Mariachi Spectacular’s Mariachi in Schools program is newer, yet it aims to have statewide reach. Currently offered in Belen Consolidated Schools as an afterschool club, the program allows the predominantly-Hispanic student body and their families to learn about the history and culture of their heritage through music; enrollment connects them to additional academic supports. Instructors are employees of Belen schools who live in the community. Mariachi Spectacular staff are Hispanic and from central New Mexico.
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.
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