My dermatologist last Thursday asked me what we had planned for the weekend. I enthusiastically told her we were going to Chicago to see John Williams conduct the Chicago Symphony at Orchestra Hall. Her response was polite but not affirming for a person who I have usually found to be very warm. So I followed…
Mom was a pretty good pianist. I have no idea for how long she took lessons, but after she graduated from high school, she didn’t walk away from her music. She must have played for her own enjoyment and that of others. By the time I came along, she was 39-years-old. I remember from my…
No doubt it had something to do with the ambiance. Ordinarily, I’m not a fan of Milwaukee as a city. The architecture is glorious. It has a world class art museum. The county museum is exciting and well presented. Miller Park is a great venue for baseball. There are lots of fun things to do…
Mom used to take me with her to see what is generally categorized in the Midwest as community concert series. In my hometown, the performances were usually held in a rather magnificent old theatre, The Missouri. I remember going there for concerts and for movies. Thick carpets and sweeping staircases to the balcony. I loved…
When my husband Terry played his trumpet for the two Easter worship services in our church this past Sunday, he played “The Holy City.” It’s an old standard and it does have words but few people know them because not only has the music kind of faded into history, it has usually been played instrumentally…