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Middle School Mariachi All-State Festival
The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school and high school level mariachi. These ensembles include violins, armonia, trumpet, vocals, and guitarron. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State mariachis are the top performers in Nevada. Both middle school and high school students audition to earn a spot in the ensemble.
MS Mariachi All-State Festival Schedule and More
2023 All-State Festival Participation
All-State Festival Participation Checklist:
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Pay for Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 (Paypal)
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Directors Pay for All-State Festival Director fee here $50 (Paypal)
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Book Hotel rooms (NMEA Group Room Rate Deadline: January 12, 2023.)
All-State Festival Payments
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If you are paying by check please email David Morris the State Executive. Invoices can be requested by contacting David Morris the State Executive at stateexec@nmeamusic.org
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Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association.
Middle School All-State Mariachi Audition Results:
The All-State Mariachi results will be available soon. Thank you to all who participated!
Chairpersons
Related Documents
Guest Conductor
Michael Sital
Director Edcouch-Elsa High School Mariachi Program
Michael Sital is a native of Victoria, Texas. For several years, he lived in Las Vegas, Nevada where he worked as a mariachi director in the Clark County School District. In 2013, Sital moved back to the Rio Grande Valley where he now continues his career in music education as a mariachi director with the award-winning Edcouch-Elsa High School Mariachi Program. His experience as a musician includes over 20 years of experience in the world of mariachi. Sital has had the opportunity to perform with numerous renowned groups and learn from well-established musicians and teachers over the 17 years of his music education career. Michael is currently a member of the Grammy Nominated “Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle”. Sital holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Michael’s experience as a student, an educator, and a performer, has molded him into the reputable musician he is today. Aside from performing and teaching, Sital also writes and arranges music as well as teaching violin, voice, and various mariachi clinics.