Background
Galindo (Dimas), Bids was born on February 3, 1910 in San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico. Son of Luis Galindo, full-blooded Huichol Indian and prosperous merchant, and Andriana Dimas.
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Bids Galindo (Dimas)
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Began studies in music under Antonio Velasco, 1917; studied piano under Manuel Rodriguez Vizcarra and Musical composition under Carlos Chávez, National Conservatory of Music, 1931-1942; Professor of Music, Rural Normal School El Mexe, Hidalgo, 1935; M.A. in composition, National Conservatory of Music, December, 1944, with an honorable mention; special courses under Aaron Copeland, Berkshire Music Center, Berkshire, Massachusetts, 1941-1942; Professor of Composition, Harmony, Counterpoint, Musical History and Musical Analysis, National Conservatory of Music, 1947-1961; Director, National Conservatory of Music, 1947-1961.
Career
Director, Department of Music, National Institute of Fine Arts, 1947. Director, Symphony Orchestra, IMSS, 1960. Church organist, home town.
Organized his own band. Retired, 1965. Pensioned by the Mexican government, 1965.
Religion
Roman Catholic.
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