I am currently playing with the Santa Fe Community Orchestra (a volunteer
ameteur orch) here in town.  We are playing, among other things, Copland's
'Rodeo' and the conductor has started an argument.  Is it pronounced:

RO-de-o (long e)
or
Ro-DE-o (short e, more like an "a" sound)

?

We in the orch are about split.  Living in New Mexico in an Hispanic area
many people are inclined toward the 2nd, more Spanish pronunciation.  How
did other people learn to say 'Rodeo'?

Bob K, sweating the little things

 [Both are correct, and it probably depends on how "authentic" you
 want to be.  The former is the southwestern U.S. pronounciation, and
 the latter is more Spanish (Mexican), but the rodeo as referenced by
 Copland is fundamentally a north-of-the-border invention, with roots
 in older Hispanic traditions (bull fights and such).  I'd go with the
 former.  -Dave]