the toot of the trumpet, the strum of the guitarrón, the yelp of the grito, the stomp of patent-leather boots. It is the sound of a bunch of Texan high-school students playing mariachi ...

“Initially, it was because it made me happy. It made me forget about the world,” says the San Jose-based trumpet player and leader of Mariachi Estelar. “It became about me wanting to make ...

As word spreads, students who weren't familiar with mariachi before are now signing up. Connor Briscoe plays the trumpet. "It's a new environment. It's people that I've never worked with ...

Angelique Longoria's mariachi ties begin with her great-grandfather. "It was really a surreal experience," Longoria said. "It's really exciting and unexpected, especially because mariachi ..

Trumpet: Mariana Barbosa ... Vocal: Jason Castillo from Hanks HS. Other Ysleta ISD mariachi ensembles also excelled, with bands from Del Valle, Eastwood, and Riverside high schools, as well ...