Archive for November, 2011

Many charter schools not measuring up in new report card data – chicagotribune.com

Yazan: Jason | 30 November 2011 | No Comments
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Many charter schools not measuring up in new report card data – chicagotribune.com.

Elgar Cello Concerto Op. 85 – GUY D. TUNEH / CONTRABASS. – YouTube

Yazan: Jason | 28 November 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

We’ve featured this video before, but it never hurts to revisit this one.  Features excerpts–not the complete performance.  We’ve actually featured Guy Tuneh quite a bit on this blog–check out his interview here. EDWARD ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO Op. 85 – GUY D. TUNEH / CONTRABASS. – YouTube.

Pavane from Three Lyric Pieces – YouTube

Yazan: Jason | 28 November 2011 | No Comments
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    Here’s a video of Jerome Butler (bass) and Paul Ramsier (piano) performing the Pavane from Paul’s Three Lyric Pieces.  Check out links to the sheet music for this piece as well as our recent interview with Paul here. Pavane from Three Lyric Pieces – YouTube.

Converting empty buildings: a template on Chicago’s South side? | WBEZ

Yazan: Jason | 27 November 2011 | No Comments
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Converting empty buildings: a template on Chicago’s South side? | WBEZ.

Paul Ramsier Interview

Yazan: Jason | 13 November 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations

This special Contrabass Conversations episode features an interview with composer Paul Ramsier.  Though Paul is particularly well-known for his collaborations with Gary Karr, he continues to remain quite active as a composer and has a number of interesting projects in the works. Throughout this interview, you will hear excerpts from Divertimento and Silent Movie, two [...]

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