Wind Ensemble Plays in Mexico

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Dartmouth musicians team up with their Mexican counterparts.

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Dartmouth solo accordian player
Abi Pak 鈥26 playing during the world premiere of 鈥淥nda Tropical鈥 by composer and Guarini digital musics student Rodrigo Marti虂nez Torres at  the Sala Nezahualc贸yotl in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Cacti in Teotihuac谩n
Dartmouth students with the wind ensemble spent their first day in Mexico exploring the ancient city of Teotihuac谩n.  (Photo by Sophia Scull 鈥25)
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Dartmouth Wind Ensemble director Brian Messier
Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble director Brian Messier conducts during the group鈥檚 performance in Sala Nezahualc贸yotl, a top performance venue in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Students make up the tuba section in Mexico City
Chase Harvey 鈥25, left, joined National Autonomous University of Mexico students Diego Israel Hern谩ndez Santill谩n and Sandro Daniel Rivas Mendoza in the tuba section for their combined concert at Sala Nezahualc贸yotl. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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UNAM student, Alice Cook 鈥25, and Tyler Lucca 鈥26 play the trombone
From left, National Autonomous University of Mexico student Joaqu铆n Horacio Ju谩rez Bollo, Alice Cook 鈥25, and Tyler Lucca 鈥26 play the trombone during a dress rehearsal at  Sala Nezahualc贸yotl. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Tony, a student with UNAM, plays trombone
 National Autonomous University of Mexico student Jos茅 Antonio Miranda Arpide plays trombone during a rehearsal with the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Nate Kim 鈥25
Nate Kim 鈥25 strikes a resounding note during the dress rehearsal at  Sala Nezahualc贸yotl in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Anika Larson 鈥26, Greta Richardson 鈥26, and Sarnika Ali 鈥26
Wind Ensemble members Anika Larson 鈥26, Greta Richardson 鈥26, and Sarnika Ali 鈥26 took a while to decide on the beaded bracelets they would purchase in a Mexico City artisan market. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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A Bentley Fellows reception was held at Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in celebration of 200 years of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Mexico, and the collaboration that made the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble tour possible.  (Photo by Sophia Scull 鈥25)
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Catherine Liao 鈥25 in an artisan market in Mexico City
Catherine Liao 鈥25 looks at locally made goods during a visit to the artisan market in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Chase Harvey 鈥25, Brady Quintard 鈥25, and Elias Rosenberg 鈥22
Chase Harvey 鈥25, Brady Quintard 鈥25, and Elias Rosenberg 鈥22 take a break in the shade during a visit to Jard铆n Centenario park in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Dartmouth students play saxophone
Devontae Lacasse 鈥24 and Tracy Weener 鈥26 play saxophone during a recording session at Sala Nezahualc贸yotl in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Brady Quintard 鈥25 warms up
Brady Quintard 鈥25 warms up before the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble鈥檚 final performance in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Dartmouth Wind Ensemble's trumpet section in Mexico City.
The Dartmouth trumpet section warms up before their final concert at Sala Nezahualc贸yotl in Mexico City. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Students of Dartmouth and UNAM combined to create an orchestra
Luis Manuel Sa虂nchez and Brian Messier stand for applause with musicians from the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, who combined to create an orchestra for their Sala Nezahualc贸yotl performance. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)