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Bashmet Premieres New Viola Concerto by Gubaidulina
Journal of the American Viola Society, July 1997 On 17 April Russian violist Yuri Bashmet performed the world premiere of a new viola concerto written for him by Sofia Gubaidulina,
Tim Kazurinsky: Hardest-Working Funny Guy in Town
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 4, 2014 Sometimes the life of a comedian is anything but funny. Take the schedule of Evanston resident Tim Kazurinsky, comedian, actor, writer and four-season veteran of
My Story
By Lonia Kirshenbaum Mosak
As told to Lester Jacobson
This book is dedicated to my family, who have made this long journey worthwhile, so they should know what it was like.
It’s impossible to explain, and impossible to describe, what happened there. There’s not enough ink and paper in this world to describe it. It was hell on earth.”
Introduction
My name is Lonia Kirshenbaum Mosak. I was born in 1922 in the small eastern Polish town of Nowy Dwor. A year later, my family moved to Ciechanow, a medieval Polish city 65 kilometers north.
“It’s impossible to explain, and impossible to describe, what happened there. There’s not enough ink and paper in this world to describe it. It was hell on earth.”
Skokie School Teaches Art of Crafting Violins
NorthShore Weekend, Sept. 12, 2014 How hard can it be to build a violin? After all, it’s just a wooden box with some strings attached. In the case of a
Carl Becker: Master Violin Maker
Lerner Newspapers, 1976 This was the second of a three-part article profiling instrument makers in the Chicago area. The other two were violin maker Franz Kinberg and lute maker Richard Brune. I
Little Libraries With a Big Mission: To Give Away Books
Evanston RoundTable, July 17, 2014 Two little houses with one big mission have recently appeared in Northwest Evanston. The houses, about the size of a dollhouse, each contain a Little
Writer Sleeps Tight at Clinic
North Shore Weekend, July 5, 2014 To sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there’s the rub: too many of us aren’t sleeping. According to the Institute of Medicine, as many as
Light Opera Works Hits a Home Run With ‘Damn Yankees’
Evanston RoundTable, June 19, 2014 Light Opera Works kicked off its 34th season at Cahn Auditorium earlier this month with a rousing production of the 1955 classic musical “Damn Yankees.”
Adiana Strings Gets Upbeat Welcome
Evanston RoundTable, April 10, 2014 The new shop for the instrument rental company Adiana Quality String Instruments got off to a good start on April 3 with the usual ribbon-cutting