Play!, the video game symphony, has a medley of Mario tunes hat is worth checking out. Arnie Roth directs this ensemble, and I have worked with Arnie many times in the past in various ensembles. He is based here in Chicago, Illinois, and he does work for the Mannheim...
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...
This is an excerpt from a study that David M. Sickle published in the Winter 1990 edition of the International Society of Bassists journal. I thought it would be of interest to many of my readers. It is a survey of 53 North American orchestras and what repertoire...
