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Month: August 2018

Chiles en Nogada: the seasonal, patriotic dish of Mexico

Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by admin

In 1980, near the end of my first Summer season with the Sinfonica de Minería, I visited my friends from...

Posted in Food, Story Time6 Comments on Chiles en Nogada: the seasonal, patriotic dish of Mexico

Shirley y Jorge van al Ballet

Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 by admin

Last Sunday was Shirley’s first live experience of the Folklórico, but it was actually my fourth, having first seen them...

Posted in Dance, México City3 Comments on Shirley y Jorge van al Ballet

Top o’ the Heap

Posted on August 17, 2018August 18, 2018 by admin

Terms like “cultural ambassadors” or “flagship arts organizations” are used on a state or national level to describe top performing...

Posted in Art, Dance, México City2 Comments on Top o’ the Heap

The Zorro Effect

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by admin

Yes, indeed - I was completely off base about pretty much everything Mexican. On the other hand, who could blame...

Posted in Introduction, Story Time1 Comment on The Zorro Effect

Snow Balls and Curve Balls

Posted on August 8, 2018August 9, 2018 by admin

Welcome to The Nomadic Drummer, my arts and travel blog (AND my Sabbatical project for the Utah Symphony). During this...

Posted in Introduction, México City, Story Time2 Comments on Snow Balls and Curve Balls

George Brown has been Timpanist of the Utah Symphony since 1987. With an early background that includes work with military bands as well as with orchestras on both sides of the Rio Grande, Brown has been a witness, and an occasional insider, to the evolution of the American orchestra industry – and from a variety of perspectives – over nearly half a century.

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Many thanks to Consul General, José Borjón – to Claudia Benítez, Cultural Attaché – and to everyone at the Consulate of Mexico in Salt Lake City for their support to Nomadic Drummer. It is much appreciated!!

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