Liberal blogger Kevin Drum comes out against federal funding for the arts: Now, I, Kevin Drum, happen to like classical music but not jazz. I like film but don't really get much of a kick out of theater. I love novels but have never developed an appreciation of poetry. Etc. etc. If it turned out […]
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A Great City is Like a Beautiful Piece of Music
I love Chicago. And I am happy to say that it is a relationship of mutual admiration—Chicago loves art. You cannot move through Chicago and be unaware of Chicago’s dedication to art, whether through the city’s stunning architecture, Millennium Park’s public space sculpture and landscape design, the world class Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago […]
Metaphorically speaking
Liz Garnett dissects a recent ChoralNet discussion in her latest blog entitled Metaphors and Professionalism. After restating the positions of some of our frequent bloggers (Allen, John, and Anna), she boils the discussion down to this: It looks, therefore, like there are three variables that may affect how happily advanced musicians respond to […]
Chicago 2011 – Featuring Grammy Winners
Oh . . . There are many reasons you don’t want to miss the ACDA Conference in Chicago. Here is another: The conference will feature 2011 Grammy Award winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under guest conductor Helmuth Rilling. The CSO’s recording of Verdi’s Requiem, led by Music Director Riccardo Muti, was awarded […]
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Simon Carrington previews his ACDA session
You don't want to miss the ACDA National Conference in Chicago. One of the things I am most excited about is Simon Carrington's session on Wednesday morning. It promises to be excellent. I had an opportunity to interview Simon Carrington last Friday and I've turned the first part of that interview into the […]