Jorge L. Vargas (born 1971) is a composer, arranger, and clinician. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of Texas - San Antonio and a Master of Education degree from Lamar University. Currently, he serves as a music educator at Memorial Junior High in Eagle Pass, Texas, where he directs the concert band and mariachi ensemble. Additionally, he instructs beginner flute, clarinet, saxophone, and F Horn classes. He is also a member of Mariachi Relámpago, in which he plays trumpet and guitarrón. Mr. Vargas has composed and arranged music for various ensembles, including concert band, marching band, string orchestra, and mariachi ensemble. His works have been recognized on numerous state and festival lists. Notably, his music has been selected for the J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice list and Bandworld Magazine’s Top 100, and several of his compositions have been performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. Mr. Vargas was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and currently resides in Eagle Pass, Texas, with his wife, Adriana, a fifth-grade mathematics teacher.
