As I pass Wrigley Field on my morning commute to Symphony Center, I cannot help but ruminate on the 7th largest gathering in human history that I witnessed the other day. The Chicago Cubs’ World […]
of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Category: Essays
Don’t Touch the Horsehair: An afternoon observing Davis King
It’s Halloween. I am sitting in an elementary school on the southwest side of Chicago, observing an interaction between a student and a violin teacher. Sebastian, a third grader, is dressed as a vampire. The […]
A blog to consider: Kicking off the 2016/17 season
As I am typing this post I am listening to the BBC World Service report of the battle at Mosul, where Iraqi and Kurdish troops advance toward a city full of innocent civilians and IS […]
