Victor Chavez Jr. of El Paso will be the main attraction at the Danzon, A Celebration of Latin American Music set for 7 p.m. today at Marine Military Academy's Yeckel Auditorium. Chavez, a world-renown clarinetist, earned his music education degree from Baylor University and was the second clarinetist with the Waco Symphony Orchestra. He also earned the Fulbright Lusk Fellowship which allowed him to study in Paris, France, under the tutelage of Guy Deplus, former soloist of L'Opera de Paris and teacher of the Conservatoire National Superior de Paris. Chavez received his master's degree from DePaul University, while under the tutelage of Larry Combs, former principal clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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