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Hendricks Chapel Choir on tour in Mexico
This November, I traveled from San Francisco to Mexico for two weeks. As a violinist specializing in both Mexican and Irish/Celtic music, I was excited to delve into both musical cultures during my visit.
The fifty-seven young musicians of the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra (OSYO) carried their instruments through the Havana airport, cleared customs and opened their cases for the instruments to adjust to the balmy Cuban climate. The musicians themselves also quickly acclimated to the warmth of Cuba and its people, culture and music. Music is omnipresent in Cuba, and the Oakland musicians encountered it everywhere they went – in the streets, hotels, restaurants and concert halls.