The Students of Rosie’s House Mariachi Performance
The students of Rosie’s House perform Feliz Navidad. Mariachi instructor Michael Flores speaks about the mariachi program and Director of Programs and Community Engagement Mavin Scott, discusses the music programs at Rosie’s House and the upcoming holiday concerts at the Herberger Dec 2 & 3. For more information visit rosieshouse.org
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00:00 There are some hidden gems of music schools in the Valley,
00:03 but one that isn't, and that is Rosie's House.
00:05 And with me is Marvin and Michael here,
00:07 who's one of the instructors.
00:08 And we're very excited to have you here,
00:10 because I said, this is a hidden gem.
00:11 How long has this been around now?
00:13 - Rosie's House has been in the opera for 27 years.
00:15 - Wow, that's amazing.
00:16 And some amazing artists have come out of there
00:18 that have moved on to teach
00:20 or gone on to be professional performers.
00:22 It's amazing.
00:23 And I thought,
00:24 'cause I usually hear you guys during the Christmas time
00:26 with the mariachis doing Christmas music,
00:27 but how many different programs are there?
00:29 - We have 11 program areas.
00:32 We have pretty much the full range of opportunities
00:35 for kids to get involved in music.
00:36 We have a mariachi ensemble,
00:38 we have a choir ensemble, a band,
00:39 we have a strings ensemble.
00:41 We have private lessons
00:42 in all the different instruments.
00:43 We teach saxophone, clarinet, flute.
00:47 We have all the mariachi ensembles.
00:48 We have guitar, digital music,
00:50 and now even early childhood.
00:52 - Oh my goodness, this is crazy and amazing,
00:54 because we've been noticing that some high schools
00:56 have been having to cut their music programs
00:58 or pull back a little bit.
00:59 So this is an opportunity for kids
01:01 from all over the valley to come to one place
01:03 to be able to continue their love of music.
01:07 - Yeah, at Rose's House,
01:08 we offer high quality music education
01:09 for those who would not be able to afford
01:11 that opportunity on their own
01:12 or where they may be lacking it in their schools.
01:14 And so families come from all over Phoenix
01:16 to participate in our program.
01:18 - I like that.
01:19 Okay, coming up this December
01:20 is a great weekend of performances going on.
01:23 What's gonna be happening?
01:24 - Yeah, so we have in December two incredible concerts.
01:26 First featuring our mariachi ensembles,
01:29 both the beginning, intermediate, and advanced
01:31 on December 2nd, Saturday at the Herberger Theater
01:35 at seven o'clock.
01:36 We also have a special guest artist,
01:38 Mariachi Pueblo Viejo from Tucson coming
01:40 and performing with us on that concert.
01:42 And then on Sunday at five o'clock at the Herberger again
01:45 is our annual holiday concert
01:47 featuring many more of our ensembles and soloists as well.
01:50 - Oh my goodness, so we gotta get tickets for that.
01:52 That's just gonna be amazing.
01:52 And of course, Michael,
01:54 you guys are kind of like the beginning
01:57 of this whole weekend of celebration and everything.
01:59 But I wanna talk about how important the mariachi music is
02:03 to this community, but continuing on,
02:05 because as I said, some programs have been cut short.
02:07 Some people don't even keep the mariachi band tradition
02:11 in some of the schools.
02:12 So how great is this for you to be teaching this?
02:14 - This is definitely just a great opportunity all around,
02:17 especially here in Phoenix,
02:19 Rosie's House being featuring the mariachi ensemble,
02:23 where of course, like you said,
02:25 which is not really so much in the school system.
02:27 There are a couple of schools now in the Valley
02:29 that have a mariachi program,
02:31 but I don't think anything compares
02:33 to the ones that we have here at Rosie's House.
02:35 - And how young do you start them?
02:37 - So we, right now, the youngest I have is a fourth grader,
02:41 but we go all the way through high school senior.
02:43 - I like it.
02:44 And I'm gonna put you on the spot
02:45 'cause everyone wonders about with the mariachi band,
02:47 what's the most important instrument in there?
02:49 - Oof.
02:50 (laughing)
02:53 Well, we need a heartbeat.
02:54 - A heartbeat?
02:55 - Kind of like a band needs drums.
02:56 - There it is.
02:57 - This is the instrument that would feature that.
02:58 - But you said, and I love this,
03:00 the cherry on top of the whole band is the--
03:03 - Trumpet.
03:04 - Yeah, it is.
03:05 You just like to hear that.
03:06 - Definitely.
03:06 - This is great.
03:07 Well, this is awesome that you guys are gonna be performing
03:08 to kick off this weekend.
03:10 You're gonna perform right now
03:10 for us a little holiday song.
03:12 - That's right.
03:13 - I want you to hop back in there.
03:13 Tell them very quickly where they can find tickets
03:15 and everything to come and enjoy Rosie's House.
03:17 - Go to rosieshouse.org online,
03:19 and then you can have tickets.
03:20 They are for free for both of the concerts at no cost.
03:23 - I like it.
03:24 All right, let them take it away.
03:25 Come on.
03:26 (upbeat music)
03:35 (upbeat music)
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03:41 (upbeat music)
03:43 (upbeat music)
03:46 (upbeat music)
04:10 (singing in foreign language)
04:14 (singing in foreign language)
04:43 (singing in foreign language)
04:47 (singing in foreign language)
04:51 (singing in foreign language)
04:55 (upbeat music)
05:19 (upbeat music)
05:22 (upbeat music)
05:24 (upbeat music)
05:27 (upbeat music)
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