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Serrano del Corazón featuring Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú presents huapango arribeño, a music and dance genre with origins in the highland regions of Guanajuato, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí, in north-central México. This…

I wish that I could give you a hands down answer on how to get “kids these days” to listen to the music that they are working on or even say that they “love.” But to actually listen to music, and not just a track here and there! To check out albums,…

Since Harvey Weinstein’s exposé in 2017, the #MeToo movement has become a major social force that condemned and exposed sexual harassment and abuse of women by men in positions of power. As a college professor who teaches opera, where many iconic…

Can a college opera program give one all the necessary skills needed for a successful opera career in today’s opera industry? We all know what it’s like to want it so badly, to continue taking those expensive lessons and hoping to win that next big…

This article recognizes the importance of organization and yearly planning of events, and addresses the need for personal reflection as not only a vital part of the schedule for the school year but essential to the success of a director and the…

Artists are often inspired by one form of art to create a new composition in their preferred art form, whether it is music, visual art, poetry, or dance. Sometimes, however, two or more of these art forms are combined to create a new, original…

Without knowing or planning it, saxophonist/composer Benjamin Boone has spent his life preparing for a collaboration with Philip Levine. Long fascinated by the inherent musicality of the spoken word, Boone crossed paths with the Pulitzer…