Oaxaca-The Year After: Band uniforms - Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec

The here and now... and what and why

Complacency is a trap. At least that’s what I was thinking when I up and left the comfort of a Yankee prep school gig, where I taught music, amongst other things, for 28 years. There was also that life long career as a composer, musician and artist.

First, it was a year in St. Thomas, USVI, working as a reporter and shooting photography and then, a year in San Agustin Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Time passed.
More time passed and a year back in the Athens of America followed by a hasty return to Oaxaca where it is all happening.
A couple of years in San Sebastian Etla and now, just down the road in San Pablo Etla. Life is good.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Band uniforms - Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec

For many years, I conducted orchestras and led bands filled with kids. It was an even better life than you can imagine. So I have a particular soft spot for kids making music, but at the same time, I have an ear that is fairly keen and critical. And I have to say that the band that played for many of the dancers in Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec this weekend was exceptional. They had stamina and great musicality. They had to play for over thirty minutes without a break as they accompanied the dancers. There were no missed notes and no missed steps. Really impressive. I saw this girl earlier in the day and asked if I could take a shot. I loved her outfit. She said she played the flute.