non divisi: MD Hide and Seek Part 1 From Frank Almond: “Ten days ago Edo de Waart was named the next Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony. The appointment attracted quite a bit of press, and seemed to take a lot of people by surprise (in a positive...
Taking stock at the end of a calendar year is a natural for most people, and I am certainly no exception. Things are moving pretty quickly for me in these early years of the 21st century, and I feel like this is doubly true for my blogging and podcasting activities....
The December crush of activity has finally ebbed–only one more New Year’s gig to do this week, and I’m done with performances for a week or two. After a solid six weeks of wall-to-wall gigs, I’m ready for a break. I’ve really dialed back...
Snow day in Chicago Brian Dickie took a very pretty photo of Chicago right after this past snowstorm. Much nicer-looking than the roads on my harrowing Milwaukee trip home. (tags: brian dickie snow chicago milwaukee) Honolulu symphony can’t pay musicians –...
As I started to drive up to Milwaukee to begin my annual Nutcracker run, something suddenly struck me–I hadn’t left the state of Illinois since the summer! In fact, the furthest I’d wandered the whole fall was to take a few trips to Elgin, just 35...
