I’ve never met another Basil, much less someone who shares my last name. There is, in fact, another Basil Considine out there – Dr. Basil Considine, Jr., MD, to be precise. I’m a musician; he’s a leading researcher in radiation oncology and rectal cancer. He is also the reason that I’ve twice been asked by the National Science Foundation (much to my surprise) to review various studies. Sadly, it would be unethical (and a bit deceitful) for me to take them up on their offer at this stage in my career. I do teach at the Boston Medical Center and BU Medical Campus, but my study of medicine is more of the armchair observer.
If you should happen to see this, Dr. Basil, drop me an email – I would be more than happy to point the NSF in the right direction when they next come calling.
This just in – I will be speaking at the Renaissance Society of America’s Annual Meeting in Montreal 24-26 March 2011.
On Wednesday, 21 April 2010, the Reduced Spice Opera Company will present the world premiere of Aaron Krerowicz’s music drama Simple Gifts: A Copland Opera. This powerful depiction of the Second Red Scare, based on actual hearing transcripts, sees composer Aaron Copland pitted against Sen. Joseph McCarthy during an anti-Communist witch hunt. Framing this work are two scenes from The Wedding Fiasco, a new comic opera by RSOC Artistic Director Basil Considine.
Starring (in order of appearance)
Jennifer Zabelsky
Dan Ross
Sarah Gazdowicz
William Schuller
Jacob Cooper
Location
CFA Concert Hall
Boston University
855 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
Public Transportation: 57 bus / B Line “BU West”
Admission
Free
