SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Hispanic Heritage can be found all across the Ozarks, including within fine arts programs in the area. The Springfield Symphony Orchestra has two cellists who came to Springfield from Latin countries.
Adonis Garcia moved from Venezuela to Bolivia and then to Springfield, Missouri. Alejandro Garcia moved to the area from Colombia, and while he now lives in Kansas City, he still comes back to perform with the people he calls his family.
“You need to spend many, many hours a day practicing the cello,” Adonis Garcia said. “And this is a skill that takes many, many years.”…