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In his first role after graduating from Northwestern, John MacFarlane '00, was working three jobs simultaneously – as a performer, concertmaster, and teacher – but he didn't stop there. MacFarlane continued down a long and successful career in music doing a variety of things, most recently of which is at the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra as the Assistant Principal Second Violin. Don't miss this fascinating conversation about how the music industry brings out unique challenges in one's career as well as the overall changing landscape of music today.
You can learn more about John and his work at https://johnfostermacfarlane.com/.
You can learn more about the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Farley.northwestern.edu.
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In his first role after graduating from Northwestern, John MacFarlane '00, was working three jobs simultaneously – as a performer, concertmaster, and teacher – but he didn't stop there. MacFarlane continued down a long and successful career in music doing a variety of things, most recently of which is at the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra as the Assistant Principal Second Violin. Don't miss this fascinating conversation about how the music industry brings out unique challenges in one's career as well as the overall changing landscape of music today.
You can learn more about John and his work at https://johnfostermacfarlane.com/.
You can learn more about the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Farley.northwestern.edu.

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