I really enjoyed the Cornell Wind Symphony concert last Saturday. The symphony prepared some really nice arrangements and I was especially excited about the West Side Story one, being that I’m Puerto Rican and that musical is centered on Puerto Ricans in NY.

Another very exciting part of the night was when the US Air Force Heritage of America Band performed. Just like the CU Wind Symphony, they were insanely good. Even more exciting was the fact that one of the conductors of the US Air Force Heritage of America Band was Puerto Rican. During one part of the concert he started talking about Roberto Sierra, a Puerto Rican composer. He then mentioned that he himself was Puerto Rican, and in true “boricua” fashion I yelled out “¡WEPA!”. He immediately recognized it and said “¿Boricua?” and I yelled out “¡Sí!”. It’s always really exciting when you meet people from your home and that can partake in the little things of your culture.