by Matt Fey | Sep 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Kerry Cardoza Heavy Traffic Ahead! “Recipe for Instant Art Work: Take a Cadillac, Add Cement,” reads a Chicago Tribune headline from January 17, 1970. The reporter was referring to the German artist Wolf Vostell’s “Concrete Traffic,” a 1957 Cadillac encased almost...
by Matt Fey | Sep 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
For full information about the Ear Taxi Festival, go to the festival website. For information about Joey Brink’s performance on the carillon on Thursday October 6, 2016, at 12 noon, see Rockefeller Chapel’s home page! Joey’s performance is free, and...
by Matt Fey | Feb 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Bob Gendron If slow and steady wins the race, then Godspeed You! Black Emperor took first place in the equivalent of a long-distance marathon Saturday at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago. Optimizing tonal contrast and cinematic sweep, the...
by Matt Fey | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
This interview was conducted at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, in the playing cabin at the top of the bell tower. It took place on September 30, 2015, the day before Mr. Crawford retired. Topics include: Mr. Crawford’s background and career, the history of bell...
by Matt Fey | Dec 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
When four female singers gathered in New York in 1986 for informal readings of a cappella Medieval chant, little could they have envisioned a three-decade career brimming with countless performances around the globe and 20 recordings with 20 million copies sold. An...
