Nina from Violinmasterclass.com recently sent me a link to this video by a violinist and cellist from the Great Wall International Music Academy. Check out greatwallacademy.org for audition and scholarship information for this academy. When you go to their homepage...
A couple of years ago a very funny thing happened at the Lyric Opera of Chicago involving orchestra musicians, administrators, and wacky street musician hustlers. I did not witness any of this, but I have heard the same tale from several Lyric musicians, so I hope...
Here is a great photo I recently found poking around on Flickr. It is a shot of Frank Gehry’s Pritzker Pavillion of Millennium Park in Chicago. I can’t tell which ensemble is performing in this shot.
