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Category: Story Time

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...

Posted in Food, History, Story Time2 Comments on The surprisingly Moorish roots of the Taco al Pastor

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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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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