with Mindy Drayer & Mikaela Hunt
On our second installment of our collaboration with Mindy and Mikaela, they speak with Hugo Souza, Principal Oboist, on the What Matters Show with an extra special guest. Listen below to find out who!
“They gave me that freedom to choose what I
Hugo Souza
was curious about, and so I started on flute at 5
with my aunt and then I started, you know, letting
my curiosity take me to to try different instruments.”
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