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Random musings on government support of orchestras and of the arts

Posted on March 28, 2019 by admin

Late last year, I shared some photos on Facebook that I’d just taken of a new concert venue in México,...

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Senza Sordino: The Great Mexican Sabbatical Project

Posted on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 by admin

The following article recently appeared in the March 2019 edition of 'Senza Sordino' - the quarterly journal of the International...

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The surprisingly Moorish roots of the Taco al Pastor

Posted on February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 by admin

During my very first week in Europe, which was years ago while on tour with the Utah Symphony, Shirley and...

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Foro Boca and the Boca del Río Philharmonic

Posted on January 8, 2019January 7, 2019 by admin

Built in the same ‘Brutalist’ architectural style (popular in the fifties through the seventies) as the Nezahualcóyotl Hall in Mexico...

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Veracruz – the First Spanish City of North America

Posted on January 7, 2019 by admin

We’ve been staying in the Puebla area the past few weeks and I’ll have an article coming down the road...

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The Querétaro Philharmonic: A Look Inside

Posted on December 4, 2018December 13, 2018 by admin

The Filarmónica de Querétaro splits its masterworks and pops performances principally between two halls: the downtown Teatro de la Republica,...

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Querétaro – one of the coolest Mexican cities you may never have heard about

Posted on December 3, 2018December 13, 2018 by admin

We left Mexico City in October and traveled three hours north by bus to the city of Querétaro, and it...

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Ciao for now, México City

Posted on October 4, 2018 by admin

Shirley and I are wrapping up Part One of our year south of the border in México City, and are...

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The Venerable Taco: So Delicious, So Misunderstood!!

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

Part One - A Timpanist learns about tacos & such. Five years before starting work in Mexico City, I was...

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Minería Symphony Orchestra, the 40th Anniversary Gala, and an Emotional Return

Posted on September 13, 2018September 12, 2018 by admin

The Minería was my former orchestra before moving to Salt Lake, and I was Timpanist down here for the OSM’s...

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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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