From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Current Economy Impacts The Arts, and Stimulus to Come?

January 27, 2009

It really isn’t a surprise that the arts have been hurt by the current economy. Considering people are losing homes, losing jobs, trying to eat, and simply survive, the arts reside on the bottom of the “priorities” list.  Yesterday I found the following video.

After doing a bit more research, more gloom and doom with the [...]

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Guitar Hero and Rock Band: A Musician’s Perspective

January 26, 2009

I have been thinking about writing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band for some time. However, I reserved my commentary until I actually saw these video games in action for myself. Over the holidays I managed to witness both video games in action firsthand, and it left me with mixed feelings; just as they [...]

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Music, Death, And My Beloved Brother

January 25, 2009

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. -Norman Cousins

How do you say goodbye to a loved one? It’s the “thing” I have been asking myself all day. I wasn’t expecting to write this today. Instead, I was hoping to share [...]

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Musically Inaugurated

January 20, 2009

We took our country back today. As people from all over the country celebrate a new government and history being made, musicians helped to make this day special.  Between today and the days leading up to today, it really was a who’s who in the music world participating in the celebration.  Yo Yo Ma, Itzhak [...]

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The Non-Rich Support The Arts Too

January 12, 2009

For a while now, I have been reading Henry Fogel’s On The Record blog.  The other day, Mr. Fogel posted a story that I can’t help but add my two cents as well.  In a recent post, Mr. Fogel commented regarding a column published on December 21, 2008 in The New York Times by Nicholas [...]

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The Magic of Lyric Opera

January 8, 2009

I haven’t been to many operas, but the ones I have enjoyed the most were those I experienced at Lyric Opera of Chicago. A couple nights ago, my wife and I went to see Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. It wasn’t the first time I’ve been to Lyric. In all, my wife and I have [...]

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New Year Transitions

January 4, 2009

Happy New Year!!  OK, so maybe I am a few days late.  However, as some of you will instantly notice, I have been working hard to get this new site up and running as quickly as possible.  I had a few hiccups along the way.  Plus, the holidays happened.  I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday [...]

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Officially Moving

January 4, 2009

Greetings all and Happy New Year.  As of today, I am officially moving to www.thecontrapuntist.com.   As I mentioned in November, I have been working hard to teach myself all sorts of web development stuff – and there was a lot to absorb.  Frankly, I don’t think you ever stop absorbing web stuff…  I will probably [...]

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