The Official Tesoro de Tucson Blog

Meet Gil Sperry, Author of Mariachi for Gringos

tesorotucson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:41:24 +0000

Meet Gil Sperry, Author of Mariachi for Gringos

CD Release Party

tesorotucson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:33:14 +0000

April 17, 2010 from 3 – 4 pm, Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson will perform at 17th Street Guitars, Tucson, AZ. Musicians will be on hand to sign CDs that you purchase as well as to give away free posters, perform songs from their CD, help promote Gil Sperry’s book, Mariachi for Gringos! (see related post), and answer questions you might have about mariachi.

Hope to see you there!

Book Signing by Gil Sperry

tesorotucson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:31:16 +0000

Gil Sperry will be available to sign his book, Mariachi for Gringos!, at 17th Street Guitars, Tucson, AZ 85719, on April 17th, 2010, from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson will perform from 3:00 – 4:00 pm and will be available to sign its CDs also on sale at the store and through Mariachi Tesoro. Some Tesoro musicians and their families will be on hand to help promote Gil’s book between noon and 3 pm. Hope to see you there!

Mariachi 101

tesorotucson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:29:15 +0000

Gil Sperry, author of Mariachi for Gringos!, is conducting a workshop entitled Mariachi 101 at the Tucson Festival of Books. Mariachi Aztlan will be playing during his workshop, where his book, Mariachi for Gringos!, will also be for sale. Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson had wanted to assist in the workshop, but was not available as we will be leading the Character Parade for the Tucson Festival of Books. Come join us!

Mariachi Youth Competition March 13

tesorotucson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:27:14 +0000

Pima County Library is hosting a mariachi youth competition to take place at the Tucson Festival of Books, March 13th, 2010 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Please join us. It’ll be lots of fun!

Fundraiser

tesorotucson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:11:00 +0000

Mariachi Tesoro will do another fundraiser this weekend at Little Mexico, a restaurant located at 2851 W. Valencia Rd, Tucson AZ

Please join us for a dinner plate of birria, rice, beans and tortilla for $10! And live mariachi music by Tesoro.

We will also have our new CD ¡Puro Tesoro! For sale. $10/CD

Hope to see you there.

CD Release Party!

tesorotucson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:03:34 +0000

17th Street Guitars is hosting a release party for Mariachi Tesoro’s new CD ¡Puro Tesoro!

Date: April 17, 2010
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm

Will include live performance and CD sales. Musicians will be there to sign CDs and meet with people at the store.

FREE posters with every purchase.

Please join us CD sales are major fundraising activities by Mariachi Tesoro, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operating under the auspices of Mariachi Nueva Generación.

You can also buy CDs online.

New CD Shipment update

tesorotucson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:41 +0000

Isn’t UPS Tracking great?!

Our CD shipment shipped from Discmakers in NJ on Friday and arrived in Philly, PA, that night. Yesterday, it arrived in Louisville, KY, and now it’s on it’s way to Tucson.

The new CDs will be catching a flight to Tucson to arrive tomorrow morning.

We’re so excited. As soon as we receive them, our volunteer staff is set to ship them to you!!

Hope you enjoy the music!

Please feel free to write a review on the Mariachi Tesoro blog!

Valenzuela Family Fundraiser for victims of Haiti earthquake

tesorotucson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:43:42 +0000

Coming up! Fundraiser for Haiti!

Dr. Alfredo Valenzuela and the Valenzuela family are hosting a fundraiser for those suffering from the recent earthquake in Haiti at El Casino Ballroom, 437 E. 26th Street, Tucson, AZ 85713.

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson will play from 3:30 – 4:00 pm. Jaime Valenzuela is also the Music Director of Mariachi Corazón de Tucson. They will also perform along with serveral other local music and dance groups.

We ask you to join us in helping out those most in need while enjoying great music and dance performances from Tucson’s best!

Thank you!

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Puro Tesoro!

tesorotucson — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:18:55 +0000

Just an update, folks!
Puro Tesoro! Will be released tomorrow, January 29th! We are very proud of this new CD and, especially the efforts of our young musicians and the Music Director, Jaime Valenzuela.
PURO TESORO! has 40 minutes of play time – 13 tracks of both traditional and modern mariachi music.

We invite you to support the education of Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson musicians through the purchase of this new CD online at Tesoro’s homepage.

Mariachi Tesoro is a non-profit operating under the auspices of Mariachi Nueva Generación, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization. Your purchase is considered a tax deductible donation. So it’s a win-win situation!

We hope you enjoy the new CD. We also invite critical review.