Jorge L. Vargas

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Jorge L. Vargas

Biography

Jorge Luis Vargas (b. Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico) is an American educator and composer.

Mr. Vargas's education includes a bachelor's degree in music education from The University Of Texas-San Antonio, and a Master’s degree in Education from Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, and currently resides in Eagle Pass, Texas.  

His full-time job is a band director at Memorial Junior High, where he teaches beginner band, concert band, and mariachi. His composing career started when he was asked to arrange several mariachi songs for the local high school. After several years of honing his skills as a mariachi composer and arranger, he wrote his first marching band show for CC Winn High School in Eagle Pass. After a few years of writing for marching band, he decided to take a chance and submit a string orchestra arrangement of Cielito Lindo to Grand Mesa Music. Several more of his works have also been published in recent years.


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