Composer and conductor León said during an interview when the honorees were announced that she wasn't expecting “anything spectacular” when the Kennedy Center initially reached out to her.
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Composer and conductor León has worked with the Kennedy Center a number of times - so, she said, she didn't think it was “anything spectacular” when she got an email setting up a call.
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