IWU Professor of Music, John Joseph McGrosso born November 14, 1915 passed away on February 3, 2017. A memorial service is being planned for the Spring. You may share your remembrances and thoughts with the family here.
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Tom Dossett ’74 composed “Trilogy For Bass Trombone” which was performed this last year at the 2016 International Trombone Festival held at The Juilliard School in New York. Blair Bollinger, bass trombonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, was the performing artist. “Trilogy” was originally commissioned by Tom Streeter, retired professor at IWU. Tom’s composing schedule and other highlights can be visited at his website, www.thescribblershand. com
We are sorry to announce that Neil Browne ’74 passed away on February 1, 2017.
The News-Gazette has an article about Neil and his jewelry store in remembrance of him.
You can view his obituary here
Cheryl Portwood-Peden Emery ’74 is the Tour Coordinator for The Savvy Traveling Seniors of Homewood, IL’s Diamond Tours- The Ultimate Washington DC Tour April 20-25, 2017. Our itinerary includes a scheduled tour of the White House and a session of Congress, as well as a much anticipated visit to the new Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Our next travel parties will be held on February 11, 2017 and April 8, 2017 at the downtown Flossmoor Illinois Library, located on the Lower Level in the Conference Room. A deposit of $75.00 will secure your travel reservation.. They will be taking a trip to Washington DC.
Click here for a link to her website.
Neat post about Wayne in the Chicago Tribune on December 22, 2016.
Cheryl Portwood-Peden Emery ’74 is working with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. JASSAC to create the 2nd Annual Youth Empowerment Conference at HillCrest H.S. in Country Club Hills, IL on Saturday, February 4, 2017.
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Charles Prokopp ’72 portrayed Boris Karloff in a tour-de-force one person play entitled KARLOFF in Tucson, Arizona. The two-hour, multimedia show was the work of Pandæmonium Shadow Shows at Roadrunner Theater, and was only the second staging of Randy Bowser’s play.
A special honor was the night that Boris’s daughter, Sara Jane Karloff attended and participated in a long question and answer period.