George Cisneros is an electronic artist and composer whose artistic language spans experimental technologies with native and historical realities.  Cisneros was the founder of URBAN-15 and the Third Coast New Music Project. He was commissioned by the Office of Cultural Affairs to produce "So Now That You Know," a convention performance that montages projected media, the spoken word, and sonic collage with live musicians.  Contributing artists include San Antonio Poet Laureate Carmen Tafolla and playwright Sterling Houston, Bett Butler, Ricky Hernandez, Steve Garcia, Juan Tejeda, Eduardo Garza, Erik Bosse, Jonathon Anderson, dancers from URBAN-15, and Ray Santisteban.
 

Ya'Ke Smith's films have screened at more than 80 film festivals, including South by Southwest, and he has received awards from the Director’s Guild of America and HBO, among others. Created to highlight all genres of San Antonio's arts, Luminaria, is a multidimensional presentation that will be shown on six screens. 

 
Las Tesoros de San Antonio, an all-female group of performers with singing careers that soared locally and internationally in generations past, has united to amaze audiences once again. They include Rita Vidaurri "La Calandria," Beatriz Llamas "La Paloma del Norte," Janet Cortez "Perla Tapatia," and Blanca Rosa "Blanquita Rodriguez."  Mariachi Las Alteñas, an all female group, will join them on stage.

 

Texas Music Hall of Famer Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiménez, also known as the "Father of Conjunto Music," come to the stage for a special performance with their friends, including Grammy Award nominee Henry Brun, to celebrate the music of Texas and the group they created with the late music legends Freddy Fender and Doug Sahm - The Texas Tornados.

The Children's Chorus of San Antonio, comprised of youth from across the city and surrounding communities, performs regularly with the San Antonio Symphony and has been featured on NBC-TV's Today Show and NPR's Performance Today. Its advanced choirs have traveled around the world with featured performances in Scotland, Italy, Ireland, England, Canada, and France.

The Copperleaf Quintet is an a cappella ensemble comprised of five very distinct and accomplished musicians whose vocal styles and ranges blend together to create a perfect balance of musical artistry. Musical selections and composers for each concert are carefully selected to reflect the art, architecture, and history of each performance venue.

Flamenco guitarist El Curro (Willie Champion) is a native San Antonian with an astonishing career in the art of flamenco.  He spent 17 years as the guitarist for Flamenco Master José Greco, and since then has toured the world as one of the foremost living flamenco guitarists.  He has garnered multiple solo performances at Carnegie Hall, and even had his guitar featured in the motion picture The Alamo starring John Wayne. 

 

Conjunto Heritage Taller, dedicated to offering accordion and bajo sexto classes, is an educational and presenting organization whose primary goals are the conservation, instruction, and performance of conjunto music.   
 

URBAN-15, directed by artist and choreographer Catherine Cisneros, is a San Antonio-based arts organization that has been thrilling audiences since 1974.  It has combined motion, music, and media disciplines to create performances and arts education programs for audiences of all ages. Known for its high energy and vividly costumed spectacles, URBAN-15 has participated in three Presidential Inaugural Parades (Clinton, Bush, & Obama), events throughout Mexico and the United States, 20 Fiesta Flambeau Parades, and special half-time creations for the NBA and NFL. 

Vincent Valdez, known for his drawings and paintings, shares his multimedia talents with one of his latest video works, "RECUERDO," what he calls "a moving painting--a portrait and homage to the city and people that raised me…." Valdez performs on trumpet with the musical group Los Nahuatlatos.