Archive for January, 2010
Register for CBF before 1/15/10 and save!
Yazan: Jason | 09 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events
If you register for the 2/7/10 Chicago Bass Festival (link) before January 15, you can sign up for the discount rate of $60. After the 15th, the registration fee increases to $75. There is an itinerary of clinics, clinicians, and performances for the event now available on the festival website. Check it out to see [...]
Dan the cat doesn’t care about the New Year
Yazan: Jason | 08 January 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: cats
He’s always in the way, but we still love him:
Thinking outside the box for community outreach
Yazan: Jason | 07 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news
I happened upon this recent New York Times article while perusing Joe Pisano’s always excellent music education & technology blog MusTech.net. It’s about imaginative ways in which orchestras and opera companies are engaging young people and organizations in the community. Good food for thought. L.A. Opera, other music companies play to youth – latimes.com http://bit.ly/7T00lQ
Top books about Chicago
Yazan: Jason | 06 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: travel
This time of year, it’s easy to forget that there’s anything I like about living in Chicago. I mean, I love scraping off my car and bundling up to my ears as I race from home to auto to work with as little exposure to the pulverizing effects of Chicago’s January winds, but… Here’s a [...]
Study double bass at the National High School Music Institute this summer
Yazan: Jason | 05 January 2010 | 4 Comments
Categories: bass, education
I’d like to invite bassists in high school interested in pursuing a career in music to attend Northwestern University’s National High School Music Institute this summer from June 27 – July 30, 2010. I’ll be teaching double bass there this summer, and I’d love the opportunity to work with serious-minded students intent on honing their [...]
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