What's Included for Participants
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Welcome Reception for All Participants with Mariachi Sol de Mexico®
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Breakfast Daily (for those staying at Ayres Hotel only)
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Lunch catered by Orange Coast College on Thursday and Friday
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Wahoo's Taco® Night and Mariachi Jam Session at Balboa Pier in Newport Beach (Bring your Bathing Suits!)
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NEW! Mariachi Nationals and Summer Institute® Commemorative T-shirt
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West Music Tote Bag and Lanyard
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Complimentary Admission to the Orange County Fair
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NEW! 1 Ticket to the Mariachi Sol de Mexico® Show at the Orange County Fair
All non-participants including guests and family members must purchase their own tickets for entry into the Orange County Fair and to the Mariachi Sol de Mexico concert here: TICKETS
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Individual Clinics and Workshops
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Formal Adjudication at Mariachi Nationals
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Plaques for Participating Ensembles in Mariachi Nationals (Both for those Ensembles Competing as well as those in Showcase)
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Ensemble Photo
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Audio Recording of Ensemble Performance
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Outstanding Adjudicators and Clinicians
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Complete Musical Scores/Arrangements by Maestro Jose Hernandez
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Certificate of Achievement for Each Participant
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Best Overall Individual Instrument Awards sponsored by Conn-Selmer and West Music Company. The Best Overall Individual Instrumental Institute Participants in each instrument category will be presented with a brand new instrument including:
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Vincent Bach Stradivarius Best Overall Mariachi Trumpet Award
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William Lewis & Sons Best Overall Violin Award
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West Music Best Overall Guitar Award
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West Music Best Overall Jose Hernandez Signature Series Vihuela Award
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West Music Best Overall Jose Hernandez Signature Series Guitarron Award
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NEW! $5,000 in Cash Awards
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$2,000 to First Place in High School Category
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$2,000 to First Place in Community/Open Category
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$1,000 to Best Overall Vocalist
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Jose Hernandez Best Overall Vocalist Award. Vocal Workshop Participants may submit a video to audition to perform two selections accompanied by Mariachi Sol de Mexico in their annual concert at the Orange County Fair on Sunday evening. To be considered, vocal soloists must upload an audition video to YouTube and email the link to Mariachi Nationals at
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. Deadline date to provide the YouTube link is May 15, 2013. It is highly recommended that you follow-up with a subsequent email to ensure that the link was indeed received. Maestro Hernandez and a panel of judges will review each entry. Notification will be made no later than June 1, 2013, if you have been accepted to perform in the Finals for this category.
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