Dr. John L. Walker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and has served as principal oboe of the Orquesta Sinf¢nica de Guadalajara, the USAF Heritage of America Band, and the Orquesta Sinf¢nica Nacional del Ecuador. He has published articles in both English and Spanish about Latin American and Ecuadorian music in a number of music journals.
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2003
AL#73 p.34 read this article
Juan Carlos Morales John L. Walker
▪ The struggle toward lutherie can be really difficult in countries where the people honor the old ways and mistrust anything new. The Pugos in this little story the fought indifference and fear of their Ecuadorian countrymen to become makers of violins and other instruments.