The 2009 Festival was a great success with record attendance. A great big thank you to all the guests who attended, the members and volunteers who worked so hard to make it work, the wonderful performers who provided such good music, and the sponsors whose support made it all possible. In view of the increased attendance in 2009, the Board of Trustees have authorized an additional day. Our next event will be Tuesday thru Sunday, February 16-21, 2010. More information will be posted as available.
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Welcome to the Rio Grande Valley Music Festival Website
The Rio Grande Valley Music Festival is a non-profit (501c3) organization dedicated to three goals. First, to provide a venue for musicians of all levels of ability to perform in a professional setting. To that end we provide a "jamming tent" where players can gather in small groups and jam in an unstructured manner. The stages have scheduled performances. These are mainly working professionals who have other commitments and are generously donating their time for the festival. Open mic time is available on all stages. Open mic performers sign up with the Stage Manager for ten minute segments.The Acoustic/Bluegrass Stage is mostly open and uses a rotation system.
Secondly, the RGVMF provides an opportunity for Valley residents and visitors to enjoy good, live music for a very reasonable price. The admission for 2010 will be $8 per person with NO charge for parking. Music fans under 12 come in free. The Sunday Gospel jam is also free. As before, weekly tickets will be available for $25.
Last, but not the least important, is to help support music education for young people. To that end all proceeds over expenses are donated to local youth music programs. In 2009, $10,000 is being provided.
We hope you find this website useful. If you would like more information, or have comments, feel free to call us at 956 373-0130, or email us as shown in the "contact us" page. We look forward to seeing you at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds in Mercedes, Texas February 16 -21, 2010.
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The Edcouch-Elsa Jr High School Mariachi Group shows their appreciation for our contribution.
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To use this website look to the left and you will see major topics. You can move your mouse pointer to one of them and click to see what is there. If you look at the top of the page you may find a sub topic which can be reviewed by moving your mouse pointer to that topic and click.
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| Click and Listen to a recording of music from the festival |
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