▁recognition . ▁V ander g utch ▁offered ▁numerous ▁concert s ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁and ▁accompanied ▁by ▁several ▁orch est ras , ▁around ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Class ical ▁Music ▁Association ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁The ▁“ As ociación ▁Musical ▁de ▁Soc or ro ▁Mut uo ▁de ▁La ▁Hab ana .” ▁Another ▁important ▁viol in ist ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁Sec und ino ▁Ar ango . ▁A ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁Ram ón ▁Men énd ez , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁organ ist ▁in ▁the ▁La ▁Mer ced ▁Church . ▁Ar ango ▁composed ▁many ▁d anz as ▁and ▁gu ar ach as , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁religious ▁music , ▁mot ets ▁and ▁sal ves . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁organ ist ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Con vent ▁in ▁Gu an ab aco a , ▁Hav ana . ▁José ▁White ▁dedicated ▁his ▁last ▁study , ▁from ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁six ▁to ▁Sec und ino ▁Ar ango , ▁thus ▁highlight ing ▁with ▁his ▁hom age ▁the ▁ren own ▁acquired ▁by ▁this ▁Hav an ese ▁music ian ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁universe ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁Cub an ▁viol in ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁out standing ▁master s ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁among ▁the ▁greatest ▁viol in ▁virt u osos ▁of ▁all ▁times ; ▁they ▁are ▁José ▁White ▁La f itte ▁y