Singing with the stars, senior Joshua McDougall sings alongside another violinist from Sol de Mexico. “It’s always a fun experience to be able to play alongside another mariachi especially if they are famous,” Joshua said.Sound Check. Sophomore Joshua Cameron does a sound check along his mariachi members before a quick dress rehearsal. Alongside Josh is trumpet player Andree Gomez, a trumpet player who graduated but always come to help tutor Josh.Waving goodbye, Mariachi Sol de Mexico concluded their concert playing musical tunes alongside Chapin and Austin High school. Their concert consisted of the birth of Jesus Christ, alongside some mariachi classics.A holiday Cheer. Senior Daniel Morales smiles as he plays in front of hundreds of attendees at Mariachi Christmas. The venue was the Plaza Amphitheater in which the spotlight shine down up all of mariachi, student and professional.Locked in. Senior Cielo Illaramendi plays for people entering to watch mariachi Christmas. Their set list included music like “Mariachi Loco” and “La Negra,”played for people before the show.A final bow before bowing. Mariachi Sol de Mexico alongside Austin and Chapin High School Mariachi’s put their bows up as they ended they’re performance. The performance marked the conclusion for Sol de Mexico’s show which was over three hours long.Singing to the crowd, senior Cielo Illaramendi sings in front of her mother. “Singing is awkward sometimes because I’m scared to mess up but I still try to give it my all even if I make mistakes,” Cielo said.Dashing through the notes, senior Joshua McDougall sings Feliz Navidad with Mariachi Sol de Mexico. The song was one of the last pieces played that night along with La Negra and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.Nothing but chords. Many of the mariachi students who played at the event were first timers to mariachi Christmas. “Learning new and exciting mariachi music is always a cool thing to do,” said senior Daniel Morales, a guitar player in the Chapin mariachi.With the spotlight shining down on multiple students, it was almost a guarantee is be focused on the music. ” I was having a hard time seeing because the light was shining down at me, so I just closed my eyes,” senior Bettie Rosales said, a member of mariachi.
