I had an interesting Chicago Master Singers performing experience that I’d like to share. A couple of years ago I was hired by the Chicago Master Singers (see previous post) as the only instrumentalist for a couple of their concerts. The concert program was...
I am playing this Friday and Satrday (10/20 and 10/21 at 8 p.m.) with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Master Singers at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. For tickets, phone 630-752-5010 or visit this website. We are performing Mendelssohn’s...
I just found this in a recent post on Boing Boing, and although it is not music or bass related in the slightest, I still think it is worth posting.From the National Geographic: Conflicts between baboons and humans in the suburbs of prosperous Cape Town have gotten so...
I’d like to congratulate my four students who made it into the District 7 Illinois Music Educators Association orchestra for Illinois. Scott Bakshis (who was principal bass for Illinois All-State last year), Ian Hallas (who was principal bass for district IMEA...
Peter Ngan put together a great video recently using my recording of the first movement of the Eccles Sonata. I performed this piece in June this year on Gary Karr’s former 1611 “Amati” bass. It is a great juxtaposition of images and music, and it is...
