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...drill is exacting. At Anthony Bowen School in Washington, a dervish of a teacher named Nadine Broadus begins a reading lesson by tapping the classroom's "word wall" with a baton. "Clock. Hiccup. Clapping," chirps a staccato chorus of first-graders. Lest she get sidetracked, a kitchen timer cues her to move on after one minute. Broadus, a phys.-ed. teacher for 29 years, had no training in reading instruction prior to Success for All. "I had no background," she laughs. "And with this program, I had no choice." The rigor apparently pays off at test time. In a three...
Liebermann's other works include a thrilling operatic version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, premiered in the U.S. last year by Milwaukee's Florentine Opera. Liebermann is also a master of the fine art of writing knockout showpieces for world-class soloists. He takes the baton on two CDs devoted to his concertos, the first featuring superstar flutist James Galway (RCA), the second with English piano virtuoso Stephen Hough (Hyperion). Liebermann's Second Piano Concerto, raves Hough, is a "combination of brain and heart...
...Their separate performances last weekend at Sanders is the closest father and son have been so far to sharing a stage. Still, while Ben has never performed under his father's baton, he hopes that he will someday. "It might be weird. I mean, what would I call him in front of everyone else in rehearsal?" he explains. "But my father is a great conductor and I imagine there is lots to learn musically from...
...second and third legs of the relay were run by Taylor and freshman Amanda Shanklin. When the baton was handed off to anchor Marna Schutte, the Crimson still lagged behind the Red Storm...
...whole process of creativity is a process of handing the baton on," Prince said...