ARTISTIC DIRECTOR HECTOR ARMIENTA
OUR MISSION
To explore music theater and opera through a cross
cultural lens.
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To explore music theater and opera through a cross
cultural lens.
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OPERA CULTURA VOCAL RESIDENY PROGRAM - San Jose High School
Currently, there is no vocal program at San Jose High School. It is a school with few arts resources and its
student population is mostly Latino (75%). The director of the school’s Mariachi Program, Sofia Fojas, has
sought to further develop the student’s vocal skills and expose them to other musical styles.
Beginning in January 2010, Opera Cultura provided a 20 week artist in residency program at San Jose High
School and the commissioning of a new vocal work for the students by Hector Armienta.
The residency culminatted into performance by the students at their annual May concert and at MACLA in
May of 2010. They performed Mariachi vocal repertoire and the new piece.
This program was made possible, in large part, from a grant from the Silicon Community Foundation's
Donor Circle for the Arts.
Currently, there is no vocal program at San Jose High School. It is a school with few arts resources and its
student population is mostly Latino (75%). The director of the school’s Mariachi Program, Sofia Fojas, has
sought to further develop the student’s vocal skills and expose them to other musical styles.
Beginning in January 2010, Opera Cultura provided a 20 week artist in residency program at San Jose High
School and the commissioning of a new vocal work for the students by Hector Armienta.
The residency culminatted into performance by the students at their annual May concert and at MACLA in
May of 2010. They performed Mariachi vocal repertoire and the new piece.
This program was made possible, in large part, from a grant from the Silicon Community Foundation's
Donor Circle for the Arts.
OPERA CULTURA SUMMER CONSERVATORY PROGRAM
The primary mission of the summer conservatory is to provide skills in the performing arts (voice, theater,
and dance) for young people in the San Jose community who have not had access to these kinds of
resources in the past. However, the conservatory is open to all young people. The program has a cross
disciplinary and cross cultural approach; young people from various cultural communities of San Jose are
targeted in order to accomplish this mission. The program commenced in late June 2010. It will continue
next year. It was made possible by a generous grant from the Castellano Family Foundation, and Applied
Materials.
The primary mission of the summer conservatory is to provide skills in the performing arts (voice, theater,
and dance) for young people in the San Jose community who have not had access to these kinds of
resources in the past. However, the conservatory is open to all young people. The program has a cross
disciplinary and cross cultural approach; young people from various cultural communities of San Jose are
targeted in order to accomplish this mission. The program commenced in late June 2010. It will continue
next year. It was made possible by a generous grant from the Castellano Family Foundation, and Applied
Materials.
