Booming Bandas of Los Angeles
Women Musicians in Oaxacan Philharmonic Brass Bands

Dr. Xóchitl C. Chávez

In this talk, Dr. Xóchitl Chávez focuses on second-generation Zapotec brass bands in Los Angeles County. She documents how women and youth now fill the ranks of musicians and new leadership.

• 4/19 Mexicans at Work with Dr. Ruben Espinoza
• 4/25 Día de los Muertos with Dr. Rafael Luévano
• 4/26 Where is Mozlandia? with Dr. Melissa M. Hidalgo
• 5/10 The Trailblazing Women of Mariachi with Dr. Leonor Perez

Heartbeat of Mexico: Big Ideas
A free, public series exploring the depths of Mexican and Mexican-American culture by top academics in the fields of Mexican Studies, Religious Studies, and Music leading to Heartbeat of Mexico free festival at Chapman University on May 27.

Co-sponsors: Chapman University’s Latinx Staff and Faculty Forum, Musco Center for the Arts, Cross-Cultural Center, and Leatherby Libraries

A Musco Center World CAFE Event