by Marcela Davison Aviles In the 1950’s a young American composer reads a story in the Los Angeles Times about tensions in the Latino and white communities. The “Great American Opera” he is working on (a musical adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide) is set aside. He renews work on another musical. Strongly influenced by Mexican composer Carlos Chavez, and the Latin jazz craze in … [Read more...] about Immigration Policy in 2013: Let Our Garden Grow