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Love is in the air at the Diablo Symphony’s concert “Mariachi Valentine” on February 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Featuring Oscar Garibay and the UC Davis Mariachi Ensemble, the program includes Alberto Ginastera’s Estancia—with its famous “Malambo”—as well as two mariachi collaborations with the orchestra, “America” and “Huapango.” Garibay, an acclaimed trumpeter in both Northern and Southern California, is director of the UC Davis Mariachi Ensemble as well as of three mariachi ensembles in Orange County. As a classical instrumentalist, he has won several concerto competitions and toured internationally with various orchestras and bands. As a mariachi musician, he has performed on tour with the Grammy Award–winning Mariachi Los Camperos and has accompanied numerous critically acclaimed mariachi artists.