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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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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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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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Centro Cultural Universitario, a Mecca for the Performing Arts

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

     In the late 1970’s the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (or UNAM - México’s National University) embarked upon a...

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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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