'New era of hope' for some in wake of Fidel Castro's death

For others, Fidel Castro’s death brought “great festivities,” said Cuban composer Aurelio de la Vega, 90, of Northridge, an internationally celebrated Cuban-born composer, pianist and professor emeritus of music at Cal State Northridge, before leaving Saturday to pick up an educator of the year award in Miami. “I was absolutely praying all this time (for this).

http://www.pe.com/articles/cuban-819541-castro-cuba.html

Riverside Press-Enterprise