“The Latin-American Suitewas unusual in that it was written while we were actually touring Latin America for the first time in 1968. I had originally agreed with impresario Gary Keys, who was responsible for the Mexican part of the tour, to present a new work in Mexico City. Some importa...
But the city’s long-troubled streetcar and ‘L’ companies, both of which were much larger than CMC, could not be put on a paying basis even with the high ridership of World War II. Accordingly, the state legislature created the Chicago Transit Authority, which took over those companies ...