Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, Brian Crim has been both a music educator and professional musician on the Front Range for over 20 years. He holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado (B.M. Music Performance, M.M. Music Education) and the University of Colorado Denver (M.Ed. Leadership in Educational Organizations) and is a passionate life-long learner. He currently serves as the director of orchestra and mariachi at Skyline High School in Longmont, where he also serves as the performing arts coordinator. Recently, he was awarded the Eleanor Venture Travel Grant to study mariachi and its importance to Mexican culture in Mexico City.
During his time in SVVSD, his mariachi ensembles have achieved notable success, including performances at the Colorado Music Education Association Conference, Metro State Mariachi Festival and Festival del Sol at Chautauqua. Skyline High School was the first-ever host of a CHSAA Mariachi Festival and has collaborated with many other groups such as Los Coyotes de Uvalde, Out Boulder County, CO-ALAS and the City of Longmont.
A cornerstone of the Skyline mariachi program is cultural stewardship and mariachi education. Mariachi Halcones continually strives to connect with the greater Colorado community and provide impactful and culturally-relevant experiences and opportunities for as many people as possible.