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Now I can cross "yodeling with
a Tuvan throat singer" off my
bucket list.
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to tuLSa
The tour continued into the
cities of Shenyang and Beijing
where we played for a contem-
porary music college, a clas-
sic music college, a vocational
school for students who came
from economically challenged
families, and a colorful museum
of modern history. We topped off
the 10-day tour performing for an
induction party for a new senior
consulate for the US State Depart-
ment in Beijing. The US State
Department graciously played an
important part in helping put the
tour together with their generous
donation of ground travel and
accommodations while we were
in Beijing.
This was the third international cul-
tural diplomacy tour that the band has done.
We performed in Argentina in 2007 and Rus-
sia in 2012. It seems to me to be an effective
and positive way to break down the barriers
between cultures. As I mature as an artist,
I continued to be humbled by the power of
music. I have experienced firsthand how
it can soften hearts and put smiles on the
faces of our listeners. It is indeed one of
God's greatest gifts to mankind!
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Astride the infamous Mongolian pony. The local
wranglers refused to lengthen Wylie's stirrups!
