John Grillo continues to expand his offerings at ClassicalMusicNews.tv, writing a recent post about the reclusive and enigmatic conductor Carlos Kleiber. Carlos graced the classical music world with some of the greatest recordings of all time, especially his...
It’s early December and I am knee deep in Messiah season, pumping them out on a daily basis for ensembles all across Chicagoland. Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah….I eat, drink, and breathe this piece morning, noon, and night this time of...
We’ve got a few quick news items collected over the past week to start off your week: Exploring Chamber Music with the Chicago Chamber Musicians now live – We recently launched our new collaborative series between Contrabass Conversations and the Chicago...
Chicago Sinfonietta bassist and Birch Creek Music Festival instructor Alan Steiner sent me this fun video recently about what to do on Christmas if you’re Jewish. From www.brandonwalkermusic.com.
Here are some stories that have caught my attention this past week. Most of them could use a blog post all their own, but I seem to be spending all my time digging my car out of snowbanks these days, so these links will have to do: Danny Newman: 1919-2007...
