Wenatchee High School Mariachi Program
WHS Mariachi Calendar Spring 2012
2/29 Dryden Elem. School
3/1-3/3 Walla Walla Tour
3/9 Mobile Meals of Wenatchee
3/13 Orchard MS
3/17 St. Patrick Day Parade
3/23 Migrant Ed Conf.
3/25 Wenatchee PACC
3/29 Large Group Contest
3/19-3/22 Auditions for Next Year
3/31-4/1 Univ. Of Idaho
4/14 Northwest Mariachi Festival
4/21 Earth Day Lake Chelan
4/22 Yakima Art State Conf.
4/28 Youth Parade
5/4-5/5 Pasco/Walla Walla Tour
5/26 Folklife Festival Seattle
5/29 Mariachi Banquet
5/31 Arts Festival
6/2-6/3 Silverwood ,Idaho
WHS Mariachi Mr. Rivera Email
MMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Bill Erickson
520-4655
The Walla Walla School District and the Walla Walla High School Latino Club will be hosting Mariachi Huenachi for a series of concerts on March 1st through March 2nd. Mariachi Huenachi is the advanced mariachi music class at Wenatchee High School and has earned a reputation as the best high school mariachi in the State of Washington. This will be the third year the group has come to Walla Walla.
Starting Thursday night, March 1st, the group will be part of the Garrison Night School celebration and will entertain for those adults who are completing the night school’s 10 week education program. The morning of March 2nd, the group will perform at Blue Ridge Elementary, Edison Elementary School, and then perform a concert at 9:30 at Cordiner Hall on the Whitman College Campus for the Green Park, Sharpstein, Prospect Point and Berney Elementary Schools. The group will then perform during first and second lunch at Walla Walla High School. In the afternoon Mariachi Huenachi will be at Pioneer Middle School.
The public is invited to an evening concert that will be held at the Walla Walla High School Auditorium on March 2, 2012, starting at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. An opportunity to support this event through a donation will made available during the concert.
The Wenatchee School District’s Mariachi Program has over 300 students district wide, 100 of which are Wenatchee High School students. Last year the group performed at over 40 events and festivals including the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, and Chivas de Guadalajara games, Washington State University, University of Idaho, Orcas Island, Space Needle, Folklife Festival, EMP, and for Governor Gregoire.
In summer of 2009, Mariachi Huenachi shared the stage with the renowned group Los Tigres Del Norte.
