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PAC
Offers Conjunto Music Scholarship
For
Immediate Release
June 7, 2007
Contact: Vincent Bosquez, Director of Public Relations,
Palo Alto College
(210) 921-5269
vbosquez@accd.edu
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by Steve Sosa
The
Conjunto Music Program at Palo Alto College is offering
scholarships to musicians who successfully pass an
audition, enroll at PAC, and join the program’s
performing ensemble.
Interested
musicians, male and female, should be proficient as
a vocalist, or in one or more of the following conjunto
instruments: button accordion, bajo sexton, bass or
drums. Proficiency in other instruments such as the
guitar, saxophone, keyboards and percussion will also
be considered.
Scholarships
range from $500 to $1,000 per semester and will be
awarded by the PAC Conjunto Music Program and the
Valerio Longoria Memorial Scholarship in the Fall
2007 semester.
According
to Vincent Bosquez, the Director of Public Relations
at Palo Alto College, the Conjunto Music Program is
the only one of its kind at the college and university
level in the nation. Under the direction of Juan Tejeda,
the program was established in 2002 and offers a wide
range of services such as classes in Private accordion
and Bajo Sexo, the Conjunto Notation and Recording
Project, the development of a Tejano/Conjunto resource
library, and an Artists-in-Residency Program. Acclaimed
Conjunto musicians Eva Ybarra and Jesus “Chucho”
Perales are scheduled to join Tejeda in teaching these
courses at PAC.
Musicians
interested in auditioning for the Conjunto Music Program
and applying for a scholarship should call Tejeda
at (210) 531-9505. Auditions will be conducted throughout
July and August.
Palo
Alto College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges,
is fully accredited, located on the Southside, and
awards associate degrees, short-term certificates
and offers non-credit continuing education classes.
The college is recognized nationally for its high
transfer rate. The campus is located at 1400 W. Villaret
Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16 or online at
<www.accd.edu/pac>.
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