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Being in a Band Again
So, I started a band. Well, the nucleus of one at least. It is more of a songwriting duo at the moment, but I am excited. We have no b..
AEMM’s Club Management Practicum
This week, I interviewed one of my fellow classmates, Laura Wilkinson, about her participation in the Club Management practicum class offe..
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: An Intern’s Story
This week I attended a free performance at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) featuring a collaborative performance between the Yout..
Getting to Know AEMM: Jerry Brindisi, Assistant Professor
New Forks, New Facets
This semester was a whirlwind 3 months. Somewhere in there, I undertook two HUGE group projects with my fellow classmates that I would..
My Writing Music
There’s a feeling of euphoria you get when you perform in front of others. It’s intensified when the performance is a piece that you w..
Hall Chat: Pitchfork 2012 – Rain or Shine
This weekend I spent three days at Union Park for the Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 (as my good friend Colleen O’Connor refers to it)…
Ravinia
I recently had the opportunity to attend another perennial Chicago event that is reminiscent of summertime in Chicago: the Ravinia Fes..
Chicago Jazz
Summer is in full swing, and with my newfound freedom from school, I was recently able to take advantage of yet another Chicago instit..
Bob Boilen Has Been Found
In my previous blog post, Finding Bob Boilen, I discussed my final project for my Managing and Licensing Intellectual Property course taught by Joseph Bogdan. I utilized my previous blog as a method of reaching out to the producer of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series, Bob Boilen. It was a rewarding experience to use my role as a Graduate Ambassador to complete my final project.