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Bob Lark (back to camera) conducts a student jazz band.
Tribune photo by Antonio Perez
Bob Lark (back to camera) conducts a student jazz band.
Chicago Tribune
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The buzz of activity at De Paul University’s School of Music typifies what’s happening in conservatories and colleges across the country. A jazz band rehearses cutting-edge arrangements; a symphony orchestra revisits classic scores; a master teacher works with a promising student.

The music resonates beyond the studios and rehearsal rooms, pouring into the corridors. Notwithstanding the current economic troubles, students are queuing up to get into music schools.