Born in Arkansas, Crafton Beck studied clarinet for many years before choosing a career in conducting. He joined MSO as Music Director in 2000 after concluding a 22-year tenure as Music Director and Conductor of Ohio’s Lima Symphony Orchestra.
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Embracing the fun and freedom of the sax, in ‘Ultimate Fusion’ and beyond
Dannel Espinoza was just a tyke when he started the path that would become his forte. His parents offered the option of karate, baseball or piano when he was 3 1/2 or 4. “I decided to take up piano,” he said. The instrument became a staple of his south Florida childhood, until he reached school band age, took after his older brother, and took up the saxophone.
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