Music of Mexico Ensemble and Klezmer Music Ensemble
Ensemble Directors
Program
UCLA Music of Mexico and Mariachi de Uclatlán
Faculty Director:
Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán
Continuing Lecturer, Department of Ethnomusicology and Department of Global Jazz Studies
Ensemble Assistant:
Elías Rodríguez, UCLA ’20, M.P.H. ‘25
Student Director:
Bobby Álvarez, Ethnomusicology ‘25
Assistant Student Directors:
Sylvia Rutkowski, Ethnomusicology and Neuroscience ‘25
Enrique Rodriguez Gonzalez, Ethnomusicology ‘26
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Beginner’s Music of Mexico Ensemble Students:
Paolina Raquel Aguila, Diego Centeno, Alice Chiang, Mia Rose Crocker, Hannah Rose Tzvieli Freedman, Jose-Maria Sandino Gonzalez-Flores, Julia Gutierrez, Karla Gutierrez, Mickey Hashim, Zaraleen Hernandez, Jasmine Gamboa Herring, Joylynn Eunhae Lee, David Alonzo Marsh II, Ashley Ann Martinez Sandoval, Viviane Medina, Alani Sky Nixon, Alexis Lexanni Orozco, Madeleine Angeli Reagan, Jayjay Rodriguez, Dayana Salomon Mares, Kennedy Maria Shelby, Rosemarie Cecilia Trujillo Tejada, Yahir Vazquez, Alexandria Nicole Carbajal Velasco, Luke James Weintre
The Music of México Ensemble features mariachi music in a variety of musical styles from various regions of Mexico, including son jalisciense, son huasteco, bolero, ranchera, and huapango. This performance course is designed to familiarize and expose musicians to the repertoire, technique, and musical styles of the mariachi tradition. The performing branch of the class Mariachi de Uclatlán, was formed in 1961, making it the first academic mariachi group in the world. Since the early 1960s, the ensemble has held an important legacy in the transmission of mariachi music in the United States.
Mariachi de Uclatlán and Danza Uclatlán:
Violins:
Andrew Dela Peña, Ariel Villaroya, Bobby Álvarez, Ariana Quiñónez, Camila Cordero, Angie Amparo Trujillo, Cesar Puente, Catherine Rodriguez Dueñas, Dolores Loaeza
Trumpets:
Sylvia Rutkowski, Jake Sherry, Saúl Gutierrez-Sandoval, April Zavala, José-Joaquín García
Guitarrón:
Dayanara Bravo, Angel Ramirez
Vihuela and Guitars:
Enrique Rodriguez Gonzalez, Brandon Hernandez, Gabriella Cardona, Paulina Pérez, David Delgado, Saveena Patel, Zach Zonni, Jimena Cortes
Danzantes:
Sarah Ward, America Barrera, Natalia Jiménez, Alfredo Morán, Celeste Rangel, Idaly Romo Orozco, Andrea Tarelo, Alondra Banda, Emiliano Bustos, Samantha Segura-Sanchez, Raul Trejo, Monica Sarahi Arvizu Madrigal, Karen Romero
Founded informally in 1961 and first introduced as a formal course of study in 1964, Mariachi de Uclatlán is the first ensemble of its kind to be established at an academic university and is dedicated to the performance and preservation of traditional Mexican music, culture, and heritage at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
Under the tutelage of Grammy-winning musical director, Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán, the ensemble is admired around the world for its exceptional legacy of passionate musical excellence and impact on mariachi education.
Mariachi de Uclatlán features UCLA students – both graduate and undergraduate – and staff from diverse backgrounds and in fields spanning the full breadth of UCLA. Along with the Music of México Ensemble, Uclatlán features mariachi music in a variety of musical styles from various regions of Mexico, including son jalisciense, son huasteco, bolero, ranchera, and huapango.
Concert Set List:
Mexico de Fiesta
El Cihualteco
La barca de Guaymas
Lluvia de cuerdas
El Jilguerillo
La huella de mis besos
Árboles de la barranca
Caminos de Michoacán
Jarocho I
Costumbres
Popurrí Lucha Reyes
La calandria
La canción mexicana
Huapangos
Mi ranchito
Homenaje a Linda Ronstadt
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Klezmer Ensemble program - Spring 2025
Rumshinsky’s Bulgar by Joseph Rumshinsky
Frejlechs (traditional)
Ekhod Mi Yodea (traditional/liturgical)
Kartoflyes: “The Potato Song” (traditional)
Sadegurer Chusidl by Abe Schwartz
Abi Gezunt by Molly Picon and Abraham Ellstein
Lebedich un Freylech by Abe Schwartz
La Negra arranged by Jesus Guzman (with Mariachi de Uclatlán)
Vitebsk by Janice Mautner Markham (with Mariachi de Uclatlán)
Klezmer Ensemble 2025:
Director - Janice Mautner Markham
Paix Auslander, bass
Daniel Avidon, accordion
Niranjan Bhagwat, fidl
Trevor Dulce, drums
Sage Olivia Feldman, trombone
Ethan Kahn, fidl, tsimbl and vocals
Elijah Lurie, guitar
Anshel Mamet, melodica
Jacob Mayer, clarinet
Chloe Resler, fidl, vocals
Enrique Rodriguez Gonzalez, guitar
Jeffrey Smith, piano
Fuyi Yang, accordion
Tech/graphics assistant - Oscar Wang
