Hank Stanislav shares some interesting Chicago and Vegas music history of the forties and beyond, with a tidbit of info about the Ben Bernie Orchestra not found elsewhere on the Web. He also remembers his jobbing days with Harry while they were both in J. Sterling Morton High School.
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The Morton Music Makers
April 28th, 2010When Bob Robertson learned in 2005 that the great music department of J. Sterling Morton High had closed, and music was no longer being taught in the Cicero grade school, he went on a mission to bring music back into the schools. (An excerpt from THE DRUMMER DRIVES! by Barbara Brabec with a web link to additional information on this topic.)
Morton High and Louis M. Blaha
April 28th, 2010Many of Chicago’s finest musicians in the forties and fifties got their musical education at J. Sterling Morton High School under the guidance of Louis M. Blaha. This article, adapted from Barbara Brabec’s memoir about the musical life and times of percussionist Harry Brabec, provides information and photos of Morton’s concert band, marching band and dance orchestra.
