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...
He’s always in the way, but we still love him:
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...
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...
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...