Word: conductor
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...could think about was 'we're goners.' " But the couple found an air pocket that gave them time enough to find an escape route. The Crossons had felt others around them "pushing and pulling" to get out the same way. Many, the Crossons remember, acted heroically. A conductor urged people to swim to shore, lighting and pointing the way with a flashlight. Others supported and saved those who could not swim. Two young men used a long board to help the Crossons and others make it to shore. It was only later that the Crossons discovered that just a handful...
...Dada classic Four Saints hangs onto the fringe of the repertoire by virtue of its pigeons-on-the-grass-alas text by Stein and Thomson's proto- minimalist, oompah-pah score. Even so modest a renown is likely to elude Lord Byron, just given a handsome first recording by conductor James Bolle leading the Monadnock Festival Orchestra and a cast of mostly unknowns...
...Italian Pavarotti have some other things in common -- among them sound technique and astute judgment in knowing what to sing and, more important, what to avoid. Technically, both are masters of breath control; both know how to "mark," that is, rehearse at half-voice and still give the conductor an exact idea of how their performance will sound at full volume. Singers who can't do that wear themselves out in preparation. Just as important, both have a personality that draws crowds, and both command a larger-than-life persona that turns fans into true believers. Finally, both are rich...
...performances, by conductor Roland Bader and the Krakow Philharmonic and the inestimable Kronos Quartet, are excellent. And for those looking to recapture the magic of Symphony No. 3, the delicious trio of miniatures, In the Old Style, is just the ticket at a tenth the length...
Each Vice President copes in his own way with playing second fiddle in an orchestra where first fiddle not only is the conductor but owns the concert hall. Gore employs humor (last month he gave Clinton a cardboard cutout of himself to take on vacation) and his innate best-student-in-the-class properties to make the most of his No. 2 role. As a result, Gore is rising above the usual stature of the office. Even Bill Kristol, Dan Quayle's former chief of staff, thinks Gore has "done pretty well. Maybe Democratic Vice Presidents get more clout, maybe...