In the early 1870s, Hubert H. Bancroft and his assistants set out to record the memoirs of early Californios, one of them being eighty-three-year-old Don José María Amador, a former “Forty-Niner” during the California Gold Rush and soldado de cuera at the Presidio of San Francisco. Amador tells of reconnoitering expeditions into the interior of California, where he encountered local indigenous populations. He speaks of political events of Mexican California and the widespread confiscation of the Californios’ goods, livestock, and properties when the United States took control. A friend from Mission Santa Cruz, Lorenzo Asisara, also describes the harsh life and mistreatment the Indians faced from the priests. Both the Amador and Asisara narratives were used as sources in Bancroft’s writing but never published themselves. Gregorio Mora-Torres has now rescued them from obscurity and presents their voices in English translation (with annotations) and in the original Spanish on facing pages. This bilingual edition will be of great interest to historians of the West, California, and Mexican American studies. “This book presents a very convincing and interesting narrative about Mexican California. Its frankness and honesty are refreshing.”–Richard Griswold del Castillo, San Diego State University

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Flute Choir recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Chamber Music Ensembles performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Ensemble concert performed at the UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center Winspear Hall.

Brass Band performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Symphonic band and wind symphony concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Ensemble concert performed at UNT College of Music Stan Kenton Hall.

Men's and Women's Choruses performance at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Concert Choir and Colleyville Heritage High School Chorale performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Tuba and Euphonium Ensembles recital performend at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

A Cappella Choir performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Opera Theatre performance of Albert Herring at the UNT College of Music Lyric Theater.

Opera Theatre performance of Albert Herring at the UNT College of Music Lyric Theater.

Chamber and Symphony Orchestras 2004 - 2005 Concerto Competition Winners performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Opera Theatre performance of Albert Herring at the UNT College of Music Lyric Theater.

Classical Percussion Ensembles recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.

Symphonic Band performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Concert Band performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.