by Matt Fey | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Like so many in our community and around the world, we are angered and horrified by the acts of violence visited on our Asian friends across the country, particularly in the past year. As citizens of the University of Chicago, while we are committed to the free...
by Matt Fey | Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
What was it like returning the Rockefeller Chapel and the carillon? Joey Brink: Returning to the instrument on June 15 [2020] was a breath of fresh air. For me, it was empowering, uplifting and deeply gratifying. I began playing on June 15, Monday through Friday,...
by Matt Fey | Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
As dean of Rockefeller Chapel, the Reverend Maurice Charles sees himself as a spiritual leader first and foremost. When people are hurting, celebrating, or asking questions about life, Charles is the first person they call. But he’s also used the position to raise...
by Matt Fey | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Excerpts from the Chicago Tribune piece (11/24 digital, 11/29 print) by Howard Reich …Most of these performances have been canceled, with a few migrating online for truncated, prerecorded, scaled-down versions of Handel’s most famous oratorio. Which raises two...
by Matt Fey | Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Beginning October 4, 2020, Dean Maurice Charles and the musicians of Rockefeller Chapel offer music and meditations through the Virtual Chapel. Please visit our SoundCloud page for access to these offerings, recorded onsite in this distanced autumn, that we all might...
