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- ↑ Rowe, Georgia (2017-03-24). "Tuba takes center stage at San Francisco Symphony". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ↑ "Collegiate Faculty | Jeffrey Anderson". Sfcm.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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