AMFS Mariachi Workshop

For students with at least 1 year of experience on their instrument

Incoming 5th graders – High School
(incoming 4th graders considered on a case-by-case basis)

No prior mariachi experience necessary!

Adult Participants and Music Educators: All ages

Sunday, June 29: 12:00-6:00 PM (Mariachi Development training for music educators, high school juniors/seniors, university/college, administrators, and adult participants)

Monday, June 30: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, July 1: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday, July 2: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

To accommodate working parents:
- Check-in available as early as 8:15 AM
- Pick-up available as late as 6:00 PM

Location TBA - Basalt

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
4-7PM | Concert start at 5:30 PM
Michael Klein Tent – Aspen, CO

With special thanks to Title Sponsor, Querencia Private Golf & Beach Club in Los Cabos, Mexico. Special 75th Anniversary funding for Education and Community events by the Betty Wold Johnson Foundation.

Join us in celebrating Mexican music, culture, and dance! Food and beverages available for purchase, plus drink specials for the adults. Bring a blanket for the lawn and grab your friends and family! The celebration is open to all ages.

Michael Linert of Lumiroar, AMFS Mariachi Workshop Director

Workshop Mentors: A team of Denver-based and local Roaring Fork Valley music educators, teaching artists, and AMFS college musicians will lead students’ cultural, musical, and leadership development through clinics, rehearsals, and performance!

• Michael Linert – AMFS Mariachi Workshop Director
• Victor Becerra – Mariachi Style Co-Lead
• Luis Madrid – Mariachi Style Co-Lead
• Matt Martinez – Mariachi Style Co-Lead
• RaeLynn Martinez – Mariachi Style Co-Lead
• Isahar Mendez-Flores – Mariachi Style Co-Lead
• Priscilla Arasaki
• Camille Backman
• Lindsay Bobyak
• Lupita Vidal Castro
• Lorraine Curry
• Chance Davis
• Andy Farmer
• Timothy Hsu
• Veronica Janet Lopez
• Delaney Meyers
• Mateo Sandate
• Kasia Antosz-Solawa
• Javier de los Santos
• Heather Kendrick Stanton
• Ashton Taufer
• William Trevizo

Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra: Denver-based Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra was formed in 1999, when four young musicians – Oscar R. Vaca, Jesus Ramirez, Raul Romero, and Vicente Romero – combined forces with trumpeter and director, Juventino Romero. Together, they planned an adventure that, with determination, practice, and hard work, has blossomed into a powerful collaboration. They continued to attract more musicians, leading to today’s eight-member ensemble.

Aspen Santa Fe Folklorico: For more than two decades, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico has enriched our community by impacting the lives of hundreds of children from Aspen to Rifle, and throughout the Santa Fe area. Under the direction of Francisco Nevarez-Burgueño and maestro Jesús Rowéndolas, the free after-school program instills confidence and cultural pride through the teaching of traditional Mexican folk dances.

Thank you to our community partners! Aspen Art Museum, The Buddy Program, Basalt Regional Library, Girl Scouts of Colorado, Mezcla Socials Dance, Pitkin County Library, Raising A Reader, Recovery Resources, TACAW, Valley Settlement, VOICES.

Our community vendors: Sundae Ice Cream, High Country Photo Bus, Harrington Smith Florals, Kidtoons, Taqueria El Yaqui, Señor Mango, La Morenita, Francesca’s Pasta Market & Empandas, Pollinator Chocolate.