
BFF 2020 MUSIC CONFERENCE & CONCERT IS CANCELED IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP SAFETY A PRIORITY FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS AND FANS. SEE YOU IN 2021!
Experience The Music That Makes Our Border Culture Unique!
The conference creates a folk festival atmosphere, and opens its doors to students involved in school/community music programs. While the conference is mariachi music based, it is through a variety of music genres that we carry out our objective of exposing students to a broader understanding of music theory, proficiency of technique, stage performance, and the further development of music appreciation. Not only does the music conference provide an educational component, it also offers students the opportunity to network and discover what their peers are doing in other schools and cities. In 2018, students were exposed to Grammy-nominated Jeremy Kittel, American fiddler, violinist and composer from Brooklyn. Kittel led an ear training workshop for our students, and was part of our concert lineup with his Jeremy Kittel Trio. The conference also featured Enrique Ponce, film and video game composer, who spoke to our students about composing, video games, technology and how those worlds collide. The 2019 conference is on target to be our best conference yet! Our website is still under construction, and will have registration up within the next couple of weeks. If you're ready to register now, email us at info@epborderfest.com and we'll provide registration forms.

BFF Concert 2019 - Pebble Hills High School Auditorium
Experience The Music That Makes Our Border Culture Unique!
2019 Lineup: Trio Los Panchos- Ciudad de Mexico, MX; Che Apalache- Buenos Aires, AR; special guest appearance by tenor Jose Luis Duval- Ciudad de Mexico, MX and other local artists! Venue: Pebble Hills High School Auditorium
Pebble Hills High School Auditorium: Event Schedules
03Oct, 2019
Welcome!
08:00 - 08:45 AMPebble Hills High School Auditorium
Instrument Breakout Sessions
Speaker: ADRIAN MENDOZA-JUAREZ , JESUS “Chuy” GUZMAN , SUEMY GONZALEZ , NELLY CORTEZ , JOSE LUIS DUVAL , TONY ZUNIGA
10:15 AM-12:00 PMRoom C
LUNCH!
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM
04Oct, 2019
Instrument Breakout Sessions
Speaker: ADRIAN MENDOZA-JUAREZ , ADOLFO ESTRADA , JESUS “Chuy” GUZMAN , SUEMY GONZALEZ , NELLY CORTEZ , JOSE LUIS DUVAL , TONY ZUNIGA
08:00 AM - 10:45 AMROOM C
Music Production And The Art of Collaboration
Speaker: BRANDON BAILEY JOHNSON
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMROOM A
LUNCH!
12:00 AM - 1:30 PM
2019 Hugh Cardon Spanish Language Vocal Competition
05:00 PM - 8:30 PMAuditorium
05Oct, 2019
Concert!
Speaker: MARIACHI TAPATIO – EL PASO, TX , CHE APALACHE – BUENOS AIRES, AR , TRIO LOS PANCHOS – CIUDAD DE MEXICO, MX , JOSE LUIS DUVAL
7:00 PM - 9:45 PMPebble Hills High School Auditorium
2019 BFF Concert Lineup!
2019 BFF Music Conference Clinicians & Presenters!

ADRIAN MENDOZA-JUAREZ
Music Conference Trumpet Clinician - Chihuahua, MX
Sol De Mexico (former member)

JESUS “Chuy” GUZMAN
Music Conference Coordinator/Los Angeles, CA
Mariachi Los Camperos- Musical Director

BRANDON BAILEY JOHNSON
Music Conference Presenter- Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, Composer, Arranger /El Paso, TX

ENRIQUE PONCE
Music Conference Presenter-Film & Video Game Composer/El Paso, TX
Black Portal Productions, Inc.
Tickets/Registration/Hotel
$15/$20/attendee
Concert
- Trio Los Panchos - Mexico City, Mexico
- Che Apalache - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Jose Luis Duval - Mexico City, Mexico
- Advance online ticket sales: $15/attendee
- Ticket at the door: $20/ attendee
2019 Hugh Cardon Spanish Language Vocal Competition
- Competition open to UTEP vocal students only
- The Hugh Cardon Spanish Language Vocal Song Competition was established with the intention of extending awareness and appreciation of the richness of the many Spanish, Mexican and South American song collections.
$65/attendee
Music Conference
- Music Conference
- Presentations
- Instrument Breakout Sessions
- Clinician/Presenter Q&A Session
- USE THIS REGISTRATION FORM IF PAYING BY CREDIT CARD.
$50/attendee
Music Conference
- Music Conference
- Presentations
- Instrument Breakout Sessions
- Clinician/Presenter Q&A Session
- REGISTRATION FORM FOR EL PASO SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC PROGRAMS ONLY
$65/attendee
Music Conference
- Music Conference
- Presentations
- Instrument Breakout Sessions
- Clinician/Presenter Q&A Session
- USE THIS REGISTRATION IF PAYING BY CHECK.
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Mariachi Tour
- Details Coming Soon!
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$89/night
Holiday Inn Express - BFF Host Hotel
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites : El Paso East-Loop 375
- 3500 Joe Battle Blvd, El Paso, Texas 79938
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