Published: March 5, 2021
Lauren Stevens
Lauren Stevens has been helping students solve problems and process beneficial information for nearly a decade as a Western Nevada College counselor.
“I’ve genuinely thought over the years that I am an observer just watching students figure it out for themselves,” Stevens said. “I mean, I know there is a greater intricacy than that, but it’s more like the student is rewarded when they synthesize whatever information they need to move forward.”
The WNC counselor was recently recognized as the Nevada Regents’ Academic Advisor Award winner for 2021. Stevens has been inspired by students and colleagues since setting foot on the Carson City campus in 2012.
Classical CDs Weekly: Stravinsky, Weinberg, Igor Levit | reviews, news & interviews Classical CDs Weekly: Stravinsky, Weinberg, Igor Levit
Classical CDs Weekly: Stravinsky, Weinberg, Igor Levit
Colourful ballets, neglected chamber music and a great German pianist s lockdown album
by Graham RicksonSaturday, 12 December 2020
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko (Onyx)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko (Onyx)
Petrushka is usually played in the 1947 revision, so it’s a pleasure to hear the 1911 original. The musical material is identical, though the later version’s sharp glitter is less apparent; this
Petrushka looks back as much as it looks forward. Vasily Petrenko’s Liverpool recording is a triumph; it’s sharply played, neatly characterised and full of life. Think thick oil paint rather than neat line drawing. There’s a wealth of detail that emerges as if newly minted: the contrabassoon grunts heard when the