TO OUR READERS: This is one in a series of stories about members of The Gazette's Best & Brightest Class of 2008.Daphne Rodzinyak gave the violin a try for a year, but it wasn't a good fit.So at 7, ...
Shouting “Hey! Izzat a cello,” at some guy on an Evanston streetcorner is not the best way to meet a cello teacher, but desperate times called for desperate measures. This all began with a moan, ...
Vera Jiji’s beloved cello, tucked away in the back of her closet, remained untouched, almost forgotten, for over 40 years. It’s been like a second life for her. Vera Jiji, 93, at her home in New York ...