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- ↑ Bernard Holland (2005-08-01). "Haunted by the Deaths of Martyrs, a Century Apart". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ↑ Richard Dyer (2006-05-28). "Recording liberates Golijov's Ainadamar". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ↑ Ljiljana Grubisic (2007-03-12). "Thornton Faculty, Alums Win Grammys". USC News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
