17th
Annual San José International Mariachi Festival
 Sep. 7-28
San Jose
Times and locations vary
San Jose's Mexican Heritage Corporation (MHC), producer of the largest mariachi
and Latin music festival in California announces the 17th Annual San Jose International
Mariachi Festival, including: a Gala Concert presenting a history making collaboration
by Linda Rondstadt, Lila Downs and Aida Cuevas with Mariachi Los Comperos and
Mariachi Cobre in a musical tribute to three giants of the genre - Lola Beltran,
Amalia Mendoza and Lucha Reyes. And, for the first time the Festival will present
San Jose's own musical giants - Los Tigres del Norte with Mexican star Pepe Aguilar
and El Chapo de Sinaloa in concert September 7 at the HP Pavilion.
The festival
education workshops have expanded to include a special "green initiative" workshop
on sustainable design with Mexican adobe and straw bale construction and on the
art of el floreo de soga- Mexican trick roping. Mexican Heritage Corporation,
info@mhcviva.org, 408 928-5564, http://www.sanjosemariachifestival.com
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
 This year the Festival is excited to celebrate and tell the story of the
women of mariachi and the “cancion ranchera” – the Mexican
song of the countryside – throughout our festival events. As our festival
press release explains below, our Gala Mariachi Concert will present a tribute
to three women pioneers of mariachi whose singing and passionate artistry have
inspired millions – Lucha Reyes, Amalia Mendosa and Lola Beltran. And it
is the singers themselves, perhaps, who can explain why their voices and the
cancion ranchera should be celebrated and remembered – by recalling the
words of Amalia Mendosa:
Lo importante es que uno viva lo que está cantando..." "(The
important thing is that one lives what one is singing...)"
September 7 Los
Tigres Del Norte and Pepe Aguilar will co-headline with El Chapo de Sinaloa
Evening concert at the HP Pavilion, downtown San Jose. For tickets, call
Ticketmaster at (408) 998-TIXS or (415) 421-TIXS or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
September
21 Mariachi Day at the Children’s Discovery
Museum
All day family fun at one of the nation’s premiere hands-on children’s
museums including mariachi music and dance performances, workshops, arts & crafts
and much more. Featuring a special presentation of children’s music and
Pee Wee Mariachi classes.
Admission is FREE. www.cdm.org
September 24 One day conference for music educators,
mariachi fans and the general public on the women pioneers of mariachi.
10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Wyndham Hotel, 1350 North First Street, San José,
CA.
September 25-27 Adobe and strawbale
construction workshop,
location TBD. Taught by Bill and Athena Steen, internationally respected adobe
and stawbale builders and educators. www.caneloproject.com (Location and time
subject to change.)
September
25-27 Education Workshops: Mariachi Music and Dance, Wyndham Hotel, 1350 North
First Street, San José, CA.
More than 400 students from all over the U.S. will attend three days of master
class instruction in mariachi and ballet folklorico with Mariachi Cobre and ballet
folklorico maestros Maria Luisa Colmenares and Jose Tena. To register visit www.sanjosemariachifestival.com/workshops.php
and fill out the online registration form.
September 25 Education Workshops:
Mariachi for Beginners, Theatre on San Pedro Square, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm
No experience is necessary to attend this special demonstration workshop with
Eugene Rodriguez, Music Director of the international Mexican music group Los
Cenzontles. To register visit www.sanjosemariachifestival.com/beginning-workshops.php
and fill out the online registration form.
September 25 Student Showcase Concert
Theatre on San Pedro Square, 7:00-9:00pm.
Students attending the Education Workshops have a chance to show their stuff.
Admission is FREE and open to the public. Space is limited.
September 26 Ersi
Arvizu and her All Star Big Band including Ry Cooder, Joey Navarro and The Sisters
with San José’s own Mariachi Azteca
San José Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm
For tickets, call Ticketmaster at (408) 998-TIXS or (415) 421-TIXS or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Tickets go on sale soon.
September 27 Downtown Mariachi
Some of the best local mariachis and folkloric dancers in the bay area will perform
at various hotels and restaurants all around downtown San José. Stop in
for great food, great ambience, and great mariachi music. A full schedule will
be published in the near future.
September 27 Noche de Serenata Gala Concert
San José State Event Center, 8:00 p.m.
Linda Ronstadt, Lila Downs and Aida Cuevas perform with Mariachi Los Camperos
de Nati Cano, Mariachi Cobre, and MHC’s own Los Lupeños de San José.
For tickets, call Ticketmaster at (408) 998-TIXS or (415) 421-TIXS or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
September
28 Feria del Mariachi at downtown San José’s Plaza de
Cesar Chavez on Sunday, September 28, 9:00 am (Mariachi Mass) and festival 11:00
am-7:00 pm. Outdoor music and community festival with music and dance, food and
family activities. Admission is $10 for ages 13+. Children 12 and under are FREE.
Tickets will be sold at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Feria del Mariachi entrances. Floreo
de soga workshop presented by Los Hermanos Escamilla at the outdoor festival.
The outdoor festival will showcase different genres of Latin music and will feature
Lila Downs, Los Cenzontles, Quetzal, Los Pinguos, and traditional Mariachi music
and dance including, at the El Mexicano Main Stage, performances by Mariachi
Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Mariachi Azteca, Los Lupeños de San José,
Mariachi Las Pioneras, Mariachi Ellas Son, Mariachi Internacional Guadalajara,
and a GRAND FINALE WITH ALL MARIACHI.
Main Stage
9:30am – 10:30am Mariachi Mass - Mariachi Monumental de Juan Reyes
10:40am – 11:00am Mariachi San Jose
11:10am – 11:50am Mariachi Tradicional de Nayarit
12:00 noon – 12:40pm Mariachi Azteca
12:50pm – 1:20pm Los Camperos de Valles
1:35pm – 2:20pm Mariachi Ellas Son
2:35pm – 3:00pm Los Lupeños de San José
3:15pm – 4:00pm Mariachi Las Pioneras
4:15pm – 5:00pm Los Hermanos Escamilla
5:15pm – 6:00pm Mariachi International
6:15pm – 7:00pm Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
7:00pm – 7:15pm Final song
Alternative Latin Stage
11:00am – 12:00 noon Los Cenzontles
12:15pm – 1:15pm Los Pinguos
1:20pm – 2:20pm Santa Cruz River Band
2:40pm – 3:40pm Quetzal
4:10pm – 5:20pm Pistolera
5:45pm – 7:15pm Lila Downs
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