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The shape of jazz to come
Every Tuesday night for years,
the protégées have come to King Philip Middle School to learn
the refined art of jazz improvisation from the masters.
The protégées are middle school
band students, eager to learn.
The masters?
Talented teenaged musicians from the Hall High Concert Jazz
Band, a group The New York Times reported in 2001 was
“regarded as one of the best high school jazz ensembles in the
nation.”
– Kiernan Majerus-Collins
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-- Review--
'Big River' not big enough
It’s hard to try and fit the magic of Mark Twain’s The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn onto a stage. Give them credit for trying.
By any other standard, this show at the historic Goodspeed Opera
House would be a smash hit, with loveable characters, good music, some great
actors and first-class scenery.
Compare it to the book, though, and the musical comes up well short.
– Kiernan Majerus-Collins
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A Chinese teen at military
camp
Zhu Qin Zhe, on military duty in China
Photo courtesy of
Youth Journalism International
The sweetness of the country
Not knowing what was in store, we hurried up
onto the bus that would take us to a rural village where we
would undergo a 20-day military camp.
The bus dragged on for two hours before eventually reaching the
destination. We squeezed down through the narrow door and found
the scene surprising.
We were standing on a bridge below which the river flowed no
longer. Heaps of weeds lay above the dried land and made the
ground look even more bare.
-- By Zhu Qin Zhe
The fastest shower I ever took
Assembled and standing next to each other, we could see the
large drops of sweat trickling down along our temples, and smell
the pungent odor coming from our exhausted bodies.
It was military camp, and we needed a shower.
We had towels, bottles of shampoo as well an exquisite comb
clutched to our chests while anxiously waiting for our turn
under the water.
-- By Zhu Qin Zhe
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