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l to r: Scholarship recipient Ricardo Escobar, Vikki Carr and recipient Frida Hernandez

Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation Announces 2010 Scholarship Recipients

San Antonio, Texas - May 26, 2010: San Antonio resident and multi-Grammy Award winning singer Vikki Carr and the Board of Directors of the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, have selected four outstanding high school seniors from throughout the state of Texas for this years scholarship awards.

2010 marks the 39th year that VCSF has given scholarships to Mexican-American high school seniors, first in California and now in Texas. Past recipients have gone on to graduate from the nation's top colleges and universities, some going on to become teachers, doctors and lawyers, including a California Superior Court Judge.

"Even after all of these years, the students never cease to amaze me. Seeing their optimism and their strong will to overcome financial and personal obstacles, especially in this day and economic age, has really strengthened my resolve in our youth, our future and the future of our great country." says Carr, who established the foundation in 1971 with a group of friends.

Recipients are as follows:

Ricardo Escobar, Burbank High School, San Antonio, Texas Ricardo will be attending the University of North Texas majoring in Fashion Design

Frida Hernandez, John Jay High School, San Antonio, Texas Frida will be attending Texas A&M University majoring in History

Rebekah Hernandez, La Porte High School, La Porte, Texas Rebekah will be attending Texas A&M University majoring in Mathematics

Daniela Herrera, Socorro High School, El Paso, Texas Daniela will be attending the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Micro Biology

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VIKKI CARR JOINS NATI CAN0 FOR THE
SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIESTA NAVIDAD
DECEMBER 15, 2004

Grammy Award winner Vikki Carr joins mariachi bandleader Nati Cano as part of the Special 10th Anniversary celebration of Fiesta Navidad, presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. This year's concert takes place on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets for Fiesta Navidad are on sale now.

Fiesta Navidad, featuring the musicians of Mariachi Los Camperos, takes the audience on a musical journey through the various regions of Mexico while exploring their holiday traditions. The dancers of Ballet Folklorico Ollin colorfully complement the 12 musicians and singers with dances from colonial Mexico.
Nati Cano is a pioneer of the mariachi renaissance in both the United States and Mexico. He is credited with taking the mariachi form from the streets to prestigious concert halls throughout the United States. Born in Ahuisculco, Jalisco, in 1933 to a family of day laborers, Cano studied the violin at the Academia de Musica in Guadalajara. Since bringing Los Camperos to Los Angeles from Tijuana in 1969, Cano has successfully built the ensemble's reputation as one of the best mariachis in the world.

One of the best-loved and most accomplished entertainers in the nation, Vikki Carr was among the first artists to bridge the cultures of the United States and Latin America, paving the way for many of today's performers. The three-time Grammy Award winner, whose international success spans four decades, has released 59 best-selling recordings. Frank Sinatra said, "She possesses my kind of voice," and Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business."

Respected as both an artist and a humanitarian, Vikki Carr devotes time to many charities. In 1971, she established the Vikki Carr Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to offering college scholarships to Latino students in California and Texas. The Foundation has awarded more than 280 scholarships to date.

Tickets for Fiesta Navidad are $95, $69, $45, $30 and $20. Tickets are available through the Philharmonic Society box office at (949) 553-2422, online at www.PhilharmonicSociety.org, and at the Orange County Performing Arts Center box office at (714) 556-2787. For more information, call the Philharmonic Society at (949) 553-2422 or visit www.PhilharmonicSociety.org.

For more information about Fiesta Navidad, call the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at
(949) 553-2422 or visit our website at www.PhilharmonicSociety.org

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Last updated Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:39 PM E.T.