Marching band acclaim and fallout in Morton
The band director at the nationally renowned Morton HS in central IL will resign at the end of the school year—a personnel matter.
Arts
IL hosts a violinist, a refugee from Syria
Thoughts turn to a Syrian violinist in Illinois, as Nikki R Haley announces she’ll resign as US ambassador to the UN.
Collaboration, invitation, and celebration in Normal
Marching bands come together at 2 central IL high schools, and the result is phenomenal: learning, collaboration. And MUSIC.
Yumi Hogan honors young artists in Md.
Yumi Hogan, a supporter of the arts and the governor’s wife, recognized talented student artists at her bi-annual art exhibit.
Movie review: Fahrenheit 11/9
The latest documentary from Michael Moore shows an America that is divided but also hopeful that the American Dream is not dead.
From his IL roots, a Texas director heads to Macy’s
The Reagan Band from Texas heads to Macy’s in Nov. 2019. The band’s director hails from an IL school with a history at Macy’s itself.
Houston puts art into life—and life into art
Things in Texas are big, incl. a work of installation art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Climb in; be a part of it.
Movie review: Beautifully Broken
Lives are tied together in powerful ways, including teens in Nashville and Rwanda, in this latest Christian movie.
Music lessons may reduce bullying of autistic kids
Collaborative music lessons in schools may help to reduce the bullying of autistic students, new research suggests.
Movie review: Eighth Grade
The 8th-grade year is a tough one for suburban girls. This movie takes an honest but very tender and sensitive look at it.