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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING CHICAGO MARIACHI PROJECT (CMP) ON WINNING 1ST PLACE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY AND 3RD PLACE OVERALL AT THE 27TH ANNUAL MARIACHI SPECTACULAR DE ALBUQUERQUE
WHEREAS, Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque is one of the most important and longest running mariachi conferences in the world attracting hundreds of students from throughout the United States and M?xico; and
WHEREAS, this conference distinguishes itself by attracting some of the most iconic mariachi musicians as clinicians leading workshops and maintaining education as its central focus; and
WHEREAS, students from Chicago Mariachi Project's (CMP) prestigious Mariachi Academy returned from Albuquerque, New Mexico after having won First Place in the High School Category and Third Place Overall at the 27th Annual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, CMP's winning ensemble included students from Orozco Community Academy, Kanoon Magnet School, Back of the Yards High School, Ju?rez Community Academy, Lincoln Park High School, Whitney Young High School, Mother Macaulay High School, Trinity High School, and UCSN; and
WHEREAS, category competitors included groups from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Texas, while the overall competition included a total of 16 groups with some from California, New York, and New Mexico as well; and
WHEREAS, in addition to having won First Place in the High School Category and Third Place Overall, CMP's First Violin, Jaden Gray, was selected to the elite Masters Class, a distinction and high honor for aspiring musicians; and
WHEREAS, CMP also held performances for AARP New Mexico, who welcomed them to Albuquerque at Church Street Caf?; the morning news for KRQE News 13; as well as the National Anthem and Halftime Show at the Albuquerque Sol FC soccer game vs. FC Boulder; and
WHEREAS, Chicago Mariachi Project (CMP) is a federally designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to elevate the Art of Mariachi a...
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