Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Anne Waller, left, and Mark Maxwell play a concert together at Northeastern Illinois University during the spring of 2024. The duo has been playing together since 1981. "When you get to the point of playing together for so long, it's really a process of not only collaborating on the specific pieces of music, but also evolving a technique. You sound alike, your sound can blend, you can balance sounds, and you have a similar sort of ear for articulation."
Photo provided by Mark Maxwell

Duo in harmony: Mark Maxwell and Anne Waller bring 19th-century guitar to life

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor January 13, 2025

Mark Maxwell met Anne Waller at Southern Methodist University while studying classical guitar. At the time, the dean of SMU decided to cancel a handful of programs. A group of students, including Maxwell...

DePaul's School of Music, located in Lincoln Park.

School of Music students call for dean’s removal in open letter

Lacey Latch and Emma Oxnevad July 31, 2020

In an open letter to President A. Gabriel Esteban, students called for the removal of Ronald Caltabiano, the dean of DePaul’s School of Music, citing a disregard for student feedback and “ineffectiveness...

Brenden Moore / The DePaulia

DePaul fine arts students adjust to remote learning

Emily Reilly May 2, 2020

Due to campus lockdown, many theatre, music, CDM and other fine arts students aren’t getting the in-person aspect that is needed for success. So, how are professors trying to make classes feel the same...

Trumpeter Stephen Burns joins DePaul School of Music, brings fresh ideas

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor February 23, 2020

Standing tall in the afternoon sun, the Chicago Fine Arts Building reflected the hustle and bustle of Michigan Ave. in its windows. Inside, on the 9th floor of the performance hall, is the Fulcrum Point...

Student shows highlight DePaul jazz program

Jonathan Lee November 11, 2019

Duke Ellington: If the first thing that comes to mind is “Big Mouth,” do yourself a favor and head over to a jazz club near you. Lucky for you, a new one opened just last year by the name of Holtschneider...

(Josh Leff/The DePaulia)

New School of Music makes visible progress over summer

Kyle Woosley September 19, 2016

The construction of the New School of Music has completed excavation and has several base columns in place to begin its next phase. The project completed its first phase in late spring. Following months...

Load More Stories