Mexico cuts an orchestra in half

Mexico cuts an orchestra in half

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norman lebrecht

January 10, 2017

Taking its lead from Brazil, which has abolished five ensembles, the local government has dismantled the young and highly promising Orquesta Sinfónica de Oaxaca (OSO), reducing its numbers from 60 to 30.

Usual reason: the money has run out.

Maybe the players should try to regroup the other side of Trump’s wall.

 

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