DATES - January 2-9, 2026
VENUE -Mexico City - (San Miguel de Chapultepec)
LEADERS - Wilmia Verrier Quiñones, Roxana Mendoza, Jose Galvan, Kathy Bullock, Yasbil Mendoza, Tom Landa, Karla Mundy
COST - $2050 CAD + $100 Registration Fee + GST (based on double occupancy)
Single supplement is an extra $500 + GST
WHO - This trip is tailored for confident and skilled Treble Voice singers who are comfortable learning by ear and written music.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN AUGUST 8th at 6:00 pm and Applications will be reviewed and accepted based on voice part and experience level. Until August 8th, the Registration links will not be active.
Join us for an exciting 7 day vocal and cultural intensive in Mexico City! This trip will be an amazing learning opportunity and an introduction into the rich musical world of Mexico.
During our workshop we will stay together in a collection of airbnb homes in the beautiful San Miguel de Chapultepec neighbourhood. We will be in 6 homes that are all within walking distance of each other.
4 rehearsals with the amazing Wilmia Verrier Quiñones who will be preparing us for our concert at the end of the program- Collaborating with the Zarahuato Ensemble for our final concert.
- Mexican opera technique with Gabriela Flores
- workshop in Son Jarocho music with Edna Hernández
- workshop in traditional Mexican Perikuas with Mariana Magaña
2 workshops with the well known Mexican choir director, Jose Galvan, founder and leader of one of Mexico's top a cappella ensemble 'Voz en Punto' and an accomplished arranger of Mexican folk music.- watching performances with Leika Mochan and her ensemble 'Los Billies' and Voz en Punto
- shared rehearsals with Sa'Nashi - a wonderful women's vocal ensemble that specializes in singing in indigenous languages.
Outside of workshops, we will spend some time exploring the city and have these events planned for the group.
- Enjoy shared welcome dinners and meals at our main house.
- A city tour with many stops along the way!
- Hosting a Fandango party!
- A history lecture/overview of all of the music we will be learning over the week by Ethnomusicologist Yasbil Mendoza
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Cost will include full tuition, accommodations, transportation, all breakfasts and two other meals! Cost is based on double occupancy. There are some limited single rooms available for an extra cost of $500.
INSTRUCTORS
WILMIA VERRIER QUINONES
Wilmia Verrier Quiñones is a Cuban choral director based in Mexico. She is known for her innovative programming and for her commitment to breaking with the traditional and static form of the choral groups she directs.
She has received several awards throughout her career as a singer and choir director. She has given workshops, conferences, master classes and courses in different countries.
Wilmia was a professor at the main conservatories and musical institutions in Havana. She now teaches Choral Conducting at the Music Department of the University of Guadalajara, Jalisco and is the director of their chamber choir and of the choirs of the Beckmann Foundation, in Mexico.
Wilmia is a member of the International Federation for World Choral Singing (IFCM) since 2022.
She is also the creator and artistic director of FICFE International Festival of Female Choirs in Latin America since 2018, together with her colleagues Fabiana Solana and Maria Eugenia “Loky” Travaglia. Wilmia currently directs Coro Femenina Mahayuel in Guadalajara.
ROXANA MENDOZA-HUERTA is originally from Oaxaca, Mexico. She is the founder of "Fomento al Canto Coral México", an organization with 8 years of existence, in charge of investigating, disseminating and transmitting Mexican choral music nationally and internationally. She studied Music-musicology at the Lumière Lyon 2 University in France and at the same time began her studies in Choral Conducting at the National School of Music in Villeurbanne, France. She has a degree in Art Education from the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico and Applicant to the master's degree in Research and Musical Creation in Traditional Arts. She has led the Choral Direction of various choral projects, such as "Choirs and Orchestras for the Prevention of Crime", "Children's and Youth Choirs of the Artistic Linkage Unit of UNAM", "Community Choirs and Orchestras "Voices in Movement" , Choirs and Orchestras of the New School, Virtual Choir of the Ministry of Culture, among others. She is currently the Director of the Sa'Nashi Female Ensemble and Director of the Children's Choir of the Children's Orchestra of the Federal Educational Authority of Mexico City .
Sa'Nashi Vocal Ensemble "Sa'Nashi" is an a cappella ensemble comprised of young women from Mexico City and directed, since its inception in 2012, by soprano Roxana Mendoza Huerta.
Sa'Nashi strives to create a safe, trusting and expressive space that provides it's singers the opportunity to explore their voices freely and harmoniously. At the same time, the singers are committed to working as a team to bring high quality, vivacious and fresh music of various genres to life. Most of all, the want to express and spread their love of singing!
The first time that Sa'Nashi was officially presented was on May 3, 2014 at the Orfeo Catalá in Mexico, sponsored by the Vocal Ensemble "Voz en Punto". Since then they have worked in the most representative 
stages of Mexico, such as the Multifloro Cultural Tlalpan, the Angélica Morales Hall of the Superior School of Music, the El Carmen Museum, the Diego Rivera Mural Museum, the National Museum of Art among many others; in addition to participation in radio and television programs of stations such as OPUS 94.5, Radio UNAM, Radio Educación and Channel 11.
They have also participated in various festivals in Mexico, such as the VIII International Festival of Chamber Choirs of the State of Mexico and internationally, in 2017, they had the opportunity to travel to Colombia within the 1st Meeting "Colombia - Mexico, A Song of Brotherhood"
JOSE GALVAN
His flexibility as an artist has broken down the barriers between the "classical" and the "popular" and has allowed him to present Voz en Punto as a guest of the greatest a cappella world figures such as Boby McFerrin and The King's Singers, as well as with great icons of traditional Mexican music such as the Marimba Nandayapa and the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, or with classical institutions such as the Dresden Symphony and the Mercury Baroque Orchestra.
His original work as an arranger and conductor has been recognized and praised by the likes of Ward Swingle (Swigle Singers), Bob Chilcott and Anders Jalkeus (The Real Group), and his vocal arrangements and compositions are currently being published by the prestigious publisher Hal Leonard, being sung by choirs from all over the world, highlighting the interpretations of Vocal Essence and The King's Singers.
TRIP ORGANIZERS
TOM LANDA
For 30 years, Tom has been forging a career in the music industry with passion, creativity and a DIY attitude. In that time, he has been a JUNO award winner, a two-time West Coast Music Award recipient, Genie Award winner, singer-songwriter, composer, photographer, emcee, booking agency owner, a music manager, festival AD, promoter, panelist, band leader, musical director, label owner, producer and educator.
Tom is best known for his work with The Paperboys, who have been headlining festivals, theatres and performing arts centres, with their freewheeling blend of Roots, Celtic, Latin folk. That band is celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2023 with a new album and an anniversary tour.
Tom was born in Mexico City, to Mexican/Canadian parents, and moved to Canada in his teens. In 2006, he received a Canada Council Grant to study Son Jarocho (traditional Mexican folk music from Veracruz) in Xalapa, Mexico. Upon returning, he started writing and arranging music for a future ‘Latin Music’ project. In 2011, that project was born under the name Locarno. Since then, Locarno has headlined several festivals and brought joy to folks in Canada, the US, Mexico and across Europe. They have two albums under their belt and are currently working on a third album due in 2023.
KARLA MUNDY
Karla Mundy is a vibrant, soulful and diverse vocalist, pianist, arranger and choir leader. Karla directs three community choirs in Vancouver and Vancouver Island - Rhythm 'n' Roots, City Soul Choir and Island Soul Choir. She leads harmony singing workshops throughout BC and organizes many singing camps, workshops and singing study trips abroad. Karla is a founding member of the No Sh!t Shirleys, TriVo, Cleia, Plough, Tanglewood Trio and Big Whoop! Karla is passionate about teaching harmony singing, getting the music off the page and digging deep into new musical territory.
In 2014, Karla realized her dream of creating an intensive singer's camp on the West Coast. After years of attending music camps with strong instrumental programs, she was convinced that there was a need and a desire for a retreat focused on singing where students could explore their voices and different styles with a faculty of amazing vocalists. SongRoots Summer Camp was born that summer and 2025 marks the 12th time singers have gathered on Gambier Island for a glorious week of singing exploration, artistic renewal and community celebration.
In 2017, Karla began leading SongRoutes trips and has now organized trips to North Carolina, New Orleans, Oaxaca, Ireland, France and Cuba. In partnership with Village Harmony, she has co-lead trips to the Republic of Georgia, Corsica and South Africa. She is thrilled to be heading back to Mexico for the third SongRoutes Mexico trip!