Edelir Garza
Founder & PresidentMusical Living Foundation
The story behind the stage
About the Summer Music Festival
The Summer Music Festival brings developing musicians, professional performers, families, and community partners together for a free public celebration of music. Students take the stage with songs they choose and a community cheering them on.
A program of Musical Living Foundation
The Foundation produces the festival as a shared opportunity to learn, perform, and connect through music.
The festival’s purpose
A stage for music that matters to students.
Choosing a song, preparing it, and sharing it in public gives young musicians a meaningful goal. The festival connects that work with the experience of performing alongside professional musicians, supported by family, friends, and neighbors.
- 01Student-chosen music
- 02Professional musicians
- 03Public performance
- 04Family and friends
- 05Community connection
The experience
More than a performance. A community celebration.
The annual festival brings music learning into a public setting, where students share the stage with the Festival Band and families experience live music together. Educators, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and community partners all help make the celebration possible.
Explore the festival experience and revisit the performances, photographs, and community moments from 2026.
Explore the Festival ExperienceThe people behind the program
Bringing the festival together.
The festival is produced through Musical Living Foundation. These are the Foundation’s leadership roles.
Jessica Garza
Vice PresidentMusical Living Foundation
Raquel Hernandez
TreasurerMusical Living Foundation
Onstage, the 2026 Festival Band was led by Angel Trevino, Band Director and drummer, with Dwight Reeves, Assistant Band Director and bassist. Meet the Festival Band
Be part of the festival