{"id":4333,"date":"2025-11-20T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fanfareweek.com\/2025\/11\/20\/chris-castellanos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:29:40","slug":"chris-castellanos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fanfareweek.com\/en\/2025\/11\/20\/chris-castellanos\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Castellanos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>Chris Castellanos <\/b>hails from Las Vegas where he studied at UNLV and was formerly a member of the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Chris has shared the stage with the Utah Symphony, Miami Ballet, Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, Nevada Chamber Orchestra, Las Vegas Jazz Connection, and the TAD Wind Symphony of Japan. 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