“It’s been pretty busy at the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra,” writes Gabriel Granillo in Sunday’s (1/12) Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff). “FSO has made the most of its 70th season. It’s a milestone for which conductor Charles Latshaw is grateful…. The orchestra prepares for its upcoming performance Jan. 24 with PROJECT Trio, a Brooklyn-based beatbox/classical trio. Q: The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 70th season this year.… What does the milestone mean to you? Latshaw: … Not only is the orchestra itself 30 years older than I am, but many of the musicians have been in their positions longer than I’ve been alive. It means that FSO has a great wealth of wisdom and experience on stage.… Q: … When did you know you wanted to be a conductor? Latshaw: … I had never even heard an orchestra until I was a teenager. The Russian National Orchestra came through my hometown of Toledo, Ohio on tour…. They began the concert with the first movement of Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, and from that first moment I heard the power and might of a full orchestra, I knew I wanted to be a musician for the rest of my life.”
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