Register for CBF before 1/15/10 and save!

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...

Thinking outside the box for community outreach

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...

Top books about Chicago

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...