During my very first week in Europe, which was years ago while on tour with the Utah Symphony, Shirley and...
Category: Story Time
The Venerable Taco: So Delicious, So Misunderstood!!
Part One - A Timpanist learns about tacos & such. Five years before starting work in Mexico City, I was...
Minería Symphony Orchestra, the 40th Anniversary Gala, and an Emotional Return
The Minería was my former orchestra before moving to Salt Lake, and I was Timpanist down here for the OSM’s...
Chiles en Nogada: the seasonal, patriotic dish of Mexico
In 1980, near the end of my first Summer season with the Sinfonica de Minería, I visited my friends from...
The Zorro Effect
Yes, indeed - I was completely off base about pretty much everything Mexican. On the other hand, who could blame...
Snow Balls and Curve Balls
Welcome to The Nomadic Drummer, my arts and travel blog (AND my Sabbatical project for the Utah Symphony). During this...