MARIACHI DEL SOL
     
       
 

Home

Mariachi History
Mexican Traditions

Band Members
Future Events
Gallery

Contact us

 
 
Octavio Carrillo Tony Bernal Cam Wilson  
Sandy Fiddes Nick Eugilmi Zdenek Tomas
Esteban Duran Miguel Valdez Elias Blanco
Jamie Croil Mario Valdez Tom Shorthouse
Mark Hasselback Juan Guzman Douglas Schmidt
Eduardo Rios Jennifer Press Miguel Benavides
Jorge Hernandez     Eduardo Galdamez
   
Octavio Carrillo     Guitar
Born and raised in the City of Texcoco, Mexico. Singing since age 4, and now a professional singer and guitar player, Octavio lives in Vancouver B.C. since 1990. He is the lead singer, founder and director of Mariachi del Sol and has participated in numerous contests and festivals in Mexico and Canada, achieving several awards as composer and singer such as: First Place at the Chapingo University Singing Contest, First Place at the Mexico State Composer Contest along with “Ronda Bohemia ”, Third Place at the Mexico State Folk Singers Contest, First Place at the CREA Composers Contest in Veracruz State, Mexico. In 1984 he was one of the top contenders at the Mexican Version of American Idol: “ VALORES JUVENILES ”. Octavio has participated also in TV, movie and theatrical productions, the most recent one "The King And I" which run the winter of 2003 at the Gateway Theater in Richmond B.C. playing the role of “Lun Tha”. During his singing career, Octavio has performed along world famous Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, Mariachi de América, Mariachi Los Camperos and many other important bands.
Top Page
Tony Bernal Violin
Born in Mexico City, Antonio Bernal studied at the National Music Conservatory of Mexico and at the Music Faculty of Veracruz State University. In his following studies at Indiana's Bloomington University, he obtained his Bachelors' Degree in Violin and Viola. He obtained his Masters' Degree in Viola at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Tony has obtained numerous awards such as the second prize in Mexico City University's Violin Contest: First Place in the Latin Minority and Scholarship of the Indiana University: and CBIC award at Vancouver's Chamber Music National Competition. In his long career, Tony has performed in Philharmonic and Symphonic Orchestras in B.C. such as West Coast Chamber and Opera, Prince George, Kalmias National Youth, Victoria. In Winnipeg with Canada's National Ballet. In the United States at Indiana, Columbus, Terra Haute, Evansville, North Carolina and the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico and currently he is part of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. A Mariachi Del Sol member since its foundation.
Top Page
Cam Wilson   Violin
An amazing Violinist, Cam was born in Edmonton Alberta and is a Vancouver resident since 1983. He received his Bachelor of Music at the University of British Columbia studying with John Loban in 1988. He is currently a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and local piano trio Joe Trio which has performed throughout Canada and the United States and has been heard on several CBC radio shows and NPR public radio in the U.S. They have recorded one CD A Cup of Joe (1997) and will be recording their 2nd in 2001. Cam is also a freelance composer and arranger. He has arranged for the CBC the Discdrive Theme, music for the radio drama Gail Force, and most recently, theme music for In Performance and music for the feature film Singing the Bones and Mariachi del Sol master piece “Rain”. ;Cameron was a featured artist on CBC’s West Coast Performance. His compositions have been performed by the Victoria, Vancouver and Charlotte Symphonies, as well as by many other ensembles and soloists across Canada and the United States. He has appeared on the recordings of Mad Pudding, Charlotte Diamond, Spirit of the West, Raffi and was featured on the Lonesome Dove TV series. He most recently collaborated with CBC author and storyteller Stuart Mclean and the CBC Radio Orchestra on the "History of Canada" a sendup of our nation's history
Top Page
Sandy Fiddes   Violin
Sandra is a UBC graduate in violin performance, and as a freelance musician has performed with most of B.C.'s Symphonies, Vancouver Opera, Ballet, and Broadway Shows, touring pop stars' shows and countless casual events. Sandy, as we all call her, has performed and toured with the Armadillo String Quartet and Mariachi del Sol in Canada, Mexico and the High Seas exercising her arranging skills in virtually all styles of music. She is one of the founder members of Mariachi del Sol.
Top Page
Nick Eugilmi   Viola
Critics and audiences have praised one of Canada's foremost violists, Nicolo Eugelmi for his style, presence and distinctive interpretations. The "Strad" magazine describes him as "a player of rare perception, with a keen ear for timbres and vivid imagination." In demand as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, Mr. Eugelmi maintains a regular performing schedule that takes him around the world. In Canada, Nicolo Eugelmi's appearances include l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and recital and chamber music series across the country including "Music in the Morning", "CBC Gallery", "Ottawa Chamber Music Festival", "Les Concerts Lachine", and "CBC McGill". A proponent of new music, he has given the Canadian premiere of John Harbison's Viola Concerto and has worked in close association with composers Gaetano Giuffré and Gavin Bryars in the North American premieres of their works for viola and orchestra. Much of Mr. Eugelmi's work has been broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio-Canada. Nicolo Eugelmi's discography includes Skylark Records' Brahms: Sonatas and Songs with pianist Libby Yu and mezzo-soprano Mariateresa Magisano, as well as the world premiere recording of What Voices in an Unknown Tongue by Imant Raminsh on CBC Records' Earth Chants, with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, co-soloist Mariateresa Magisano and director Jon Washburn. Mr. Eugelmi is based in Montreal, Quebec, where he is engaged as Associate Principal Violist with l' Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. He became a Mariachi del Sol member in 2001
©Copyright 20©7 Top Page