There was a great article in this Sunday’s Chicago Tribune Magazine about the rising cost of college tuition. The article profiles Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, a school ranked in the third tier of national colleges by U.S. News and World Report....
Saint Peter’s Church in the Loop Concert Series Presents the Spirit of Gambo – A Chicago Consort of Viols Saint Peter’s Church in the Loop , 110 West Madison Street , Chicago , IL 60602-4196 Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:10PM The Spirit of Gambo is a...
Double bassist Matt Heller is blogging again. Matt and I played together for the American-Russian Youth Orchestra and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, and he attended graduate school here in Chicago a few years ago. He now plays double bass for the New World...
Here is a video of a double bass player’s high school recital performance of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. I can’t find the player’s name on YouTube, but check out his profile here. This piece is becoming increasingly popular to play on the bass....
Here’s a news story about my home state from the Onion:Overpopulation Concerns Force U.S. To Reopen South DakotaWASHINGTON, DC—Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced yesterday that, in order to deal with a growing population that just… (read...
