music – Page 2 – JAMES D. MACDONALD

Featuring My Glorious Sister

Music Institute of Chicago Musicinst.org 847.905.1500 Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” for soloists, choir, and chamber ensemble adapted by D. Wallenberg Sunday, March 17th, 3:00 pm Nichols Concert Hall 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL $15 adults | $10 seniors | $7 students Tickets mic-chorale-lay-garland.brownpapertickets.com

Season’s Lamentations

So there I was, one day in December of 1983, walking into the wardroom on USS Moinester (FF 1097) when I spotted a banner on the forward bulkhead that read “SEASON’S GREETINGS” in big gold letters. And I read it as “Season’s Lamentations” because, immersed in the Ballads of Britain and assorted Middle Scots works asContinue reading “Season’s Lamentations”

We Sing It and Chant It

A celebration of early music featuring our chorale in collaboration with the Music Institute Recorder Orchestra, and the Music Institute Viola da Gamba Ensemble.

Down in the Coal Mine

Coal mines tend to be a long way from where the folks who use their products live, and the miners tend to be ethnic minorities or the underclass. Famous coal miners include Nikita Khrushchev: compared to going down the mine what was the Czar going to do to him? One of the things about TheContinue reading “Down in the Coal Mine”