{"id":5401,"date":"2026-04-08T11:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:19:55","slug":"um-flint-hosted-4th-annual-michigan-youth-mariachi-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2026\/04\/08\/um-flint-hosted-4th-annual-michigan-youth-mariachi-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"UM-Flint hosted 4th Annual Michigan Youth Mariachi Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the end of February, 90 musicians &#8212; 70 students aged 9-18, 11 music instructors, and 11 volunteers from UM-Flint&#8217;s chapter of the National Association for Music Education &#8212; came together for a day of Mariachi lessons, collaboration, and celebration. 95% of the attendees were Hispanic, hailing from Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, and Pontiac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out highlights of the final performance. We look forward to hosting this vibrant event next year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo credit: Braeden Burger.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/youth-mariachi-festival-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"5410\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/youth-mariachi-festival-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/youth-mariachi-festival-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/youth-mariachi-festival-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" 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