Oakton Piano Ensemble to perform virtual concert Oakton Piano Ensemble will offer a free virtual performance starting May 1. Ensemble members are, top, from left, Beatriz Levi and Monika Miodragovic; and bottom, from left, Jason Nelson and Jacob Levin, with Glenna Sprague at center. Courtesy of Oakton Community College
Posted4/27/2021 12:18 PM
Treat your ears to an evening of musical mastery as the internationally-acclaimed Oakton Community College Piano Ensemble hosts a free virtual performance May 1 to June 1.
Founded and conducted by Glenna Sprague, Oakton professor and coordinator of music, the Oakton Piano Ensemble has delighted audiences for more than 25 years.
Members include Beatriz Levi (Northfield), Jacob Levin (Northbrook), Monika Miodragovic (Chicago) and Jason Nelson (Des Plaines).
US pushes for progress on Nile dam talks The United States is once again trying to help the Nile dam negotiations resume, this time leaning harder on the African Union.
Protesters march down 42nd Street in New York during a It s my Dam protest on March 11, 2021, as Ethiopians unite around the Nile River megaproject.
April 1, 2021
CAIRO US special envoy for Sudan Donald Booth embarked on a regional tour March 27 to revive the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia that have been stalled since January. Washington s last mediation efforts failed in 2020.
Booth s efforts may bear fruit. Congolese officials said April 1 that the foreign ministers of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will meet in Kinshasa on Saturday in an effort to launch a fresh round of talks on the 10-year-old dispute.