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s we approach the end of the calendar year, we’re already heavily involved in planning the 2019-20 Opening Nights Season. To that end, your suggestions for artists are welcomed and greatly appreciated. While we can’t assure that all of the artists and attractions that are submitted will be included in next season’s offerings, we will certainly give all ideas consideration. I also ask for your genres of interest. Please provide your input on any of the following categories or submit your own category if it isn’t listed herein: DANCE ballet contemporary ethnic flamenco folk hip-hop modern swing tango tap
MUSIC alternative big band blues classic rock country/western jazz opera/vocal pop recital rhythm & blues singersongwriter world
THEATER autobiographical comedy family historical improvisation musical theater spoken word/ authors tragedy illusion/magic nouveau cirque solo
As a university performing arts presenter, we do our best to balance the offerings that we program each season. There are many variables to consider. We strive to represent the broadest offerings available to us within the fee range that we can support in the various venues that we use. We want to ensure a good mix of world-renowned and emerging artists, representing a broad spectrum of genres as well as all areas of the performing arts. We are also sensitive to increasing the number of events that are suitable and appropriate for young audiences. Our programs are curated for our audiences, and your input will provide us with direction for future seasons. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to me at mblachly@fsu.edu. Thank you,
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CONTENTS Florida State University John Thrasher, President
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Lindsay Lou
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Mandy Harvey
Opening Nights Staff Michael Blachly Director Caroline Poole Director of Development Bethany Atwell Assistant Director Lori Elliott Marketing & Communications Manager
Anthony Trionfo
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Calla MacNamara Education & Engagement Manager Amanda Hartsfield Multimedia Design Specialist University Communications, Creative Services Rodney Johnson Assistant Director of Creative Services University Communications, Creative Services
Opening Nights Development Council Gus Corbella, Chair Michael Obrecht, Chair-elect Ruth Akers
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Teresa Atkins Lauren Bacon Sara Bayliss
Soweto Gospel Choir
Brandi Brown Kimberly Criser Eric Friall Heather Mitchell Nan Nagy Ron Sachs Susan Stratton Erin VanSickle Brian Wolfe
The Barefoot Movement
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Top-bottom photo by: Scott Simontacchi; Matt Dine; Noam Galai; Di Nozzi Lorenzo; Michael Khait
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TCC Fine Art Gallery
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YOUR STORIES, OUR COMMUNITY POWERED BY
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Goodwood Museum & Gardens TICKETS Photo by Scott Simontacchi Photo courtesy of Croce Music Group
$40 | students $20
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bluegrass
Lindsay Lou “Lindsay...sings the way you would want to if you could. Phrasing, tone, emotion, it’s all there. Simply mesmerizing.” — David Grier, Bluegrass Musician and Nashville Recording Artist Her singing floats over the instrumental mastery and deep groove of her band with dynamics that range from a lullaby to a battle cry. Lindsay’s brand new full-length album Southland (April 2018) is a collection of songs examining the range of emotions and complex themes of our changing times; delivered with soulfully fierce intensity and tender intimacy that demands your attention. Continued on page 25
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classical
Anthony Trionfo, flute “A natural soloist, Trionfo was spellbinding, playing with expressive maturity and authoritative intellect.” — The Santa Barbara Voice Praised as “a musician of prodigious talent and scintillating personality” by Oberon’s Grove at his New York recital debut, flutist Anthony Trionfo continues his engaging performances throughout the United States this season. Earlier this year, he debuted in the YCA Series at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall and Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, premiering a new work by YCA Composer-in-Residence Katherine Balch. Continued on page 27 OPENINGNIGHTS.FSU.EDU | 15
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Mandy Harvey “Breath taking… Reminds me of the first time I heard Adele sing” — Simon Cowell, America’s Got Talent Her message is universal… Hope, Dream, Believe, no matter what… Mandy Harvey is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and inspirational speaker who lost her residual hearing at the age of 19. Mandy tours the world performing her original music and presenting her inspirational story of never giving up and continuing to try—she calls these messages Wisdom For Life. Once a Vocal Music Education major at Colorado State University, she left the program when she lost her residual hearing due to a neurological disorder. She pursued several career options, including education, but returned to music in 2008. Continued on page 29
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Ruby Diamond Concert Hall TICKETS Photo by Gerard Rowan
$50 | $40 | $30 | $25 students $25 | $20 | $15 | $12 openingnights.fsu.edu 850.644.6500 GENRE
Soweto Gospel Choir
gospel
Songs of the Free
“...this choir has the spirit of gospel deep in its blood—and it shows” — The Washington Post The two-time Grammy® Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir has been spreading sheer joy to audiences across the globe for nearly two decades! Comprised of 20 of the best artists in South Africa, the choir invites you to enjoy the incomparable and inspirational power of African Gospel music. These uplifting performers have shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music, including U2, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Robert Plant, Celine Dion, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Josh Groban. Continued on page 31
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12&13 PANAMA CITY PERFORMANCE 12/12 7:00 P.M. CST LOCATION Holley Academic Center
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The Barefoot Movement
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Holiday Performance
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Heartfelt, energetic and down home. The music of the Nashville-based group The Barefoot Movement is as down to earth as what they intend for their audiences: sit back, relax, take your shoes off and stay a while. The Barefoot Movement’s holiday celebration performance includes classic seasonal favorites. You’ll hear acoustic renditions of everything from Chuck Berry’s “Run Run Rudolph” to Perry Como’s “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” and emotional takes on the more tender songs of the season like “Oh Holy Night” and “Hark The Herald Angels Sing.” Surrounded by stories and Christmas memories from the band, the music and cheer will fill you with an enduring feeling of love and hope that will warm your heart throughout the year!
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PJ George, Lindsay Lou and Joshua Rilko’s latest album, Southland, is written about the beauty of nature, especially in the South and its ability to create a sense of peace and kinship in a culture that has been known to promote division and prejudice in the face of diversity. Photo by Scott Simontacchi
Lindsay Lou Continued from pg. 13
At some capacity, this particular collection of band members has existed together and created stunning music for the last decade. The act now known simply by its leader’s name— Lindsay Lou—has morphed from slightly more humble beginnings. Lindsay first encountered the original lineup of her band Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys at an open mic night in 2008, where her now-husband, Joshua Rilko, and Spencer Cain were playing as members of bluegrass band The Flatbellys. Lindsay had adored bluegrass music growing up, but hadn’t focused on it, so that experience spurred a true interest. “Learning bluegrass was so amazing,” admits Lou. “It educated me by tightening up my rhythm and my chops on the guitar.” Shortly after The Flatbellys released their album The Flatbellys Get Round in 2008, Lou released her own stunner of a debut titled Lindsay Lou A Different Tune with the help of Josh, Spencer, and a slew of other Michigan artists. When The Flatbellys disbanded post-college, Lou, Josh and Spencer teamed up to form Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys. Since then,
members of the band have included Keith Bilik, Mark Lavengood, and PJ George—who Lou says, “plays the nasty, groovy bass lines that you don’t necessarily find in a standard bluegrass band.” The band has two other albums under their belts under the moniker Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys: the 2012 Release Your Shrouds, and 2015 Ionia. As of right now, the band consists of Lindsay, Josh, PJ and a drummer. They’ve made the move to Tennessee to continue their pursuit of expression through music, dropping “& The Flatbellys” from their name. But the build up to this point—to where the band exists together now—didn’t simply start a decade ago. Born the daughter of a coal miner in middle Missouri, Lindsay Lou and her family moved back north to Michigan shortly after she was born. She describes her family as close knit and musical, their lives influenced heavily by her grandmother’s radical ideals and zest for life. In fact, if you ask Lindsay, her grandmother is one of her greatest influences to this day. “My grandmother—my mom’s mom—got married when she was 15 years old and had 12 kids, says Lou. “When she was in her thirties—after eight kids—she decided she was going to take her GED with night classes.
That wasn’t fast enough, so she went back to high school and sat in with all the twelfth graders through class and earned her diploma. She graduated college at lightning speed with heavy course loads, and got a job at a high school in the Detroit area.” By this time, it was the late sixties and she was a part of this group of people getting hip to the Civil Rights Movement and philosophy. At one point, the White Panthers were supposed to come speak at her school, and when they were asked to leave, she went back to the classroom where she was teaching high school literature and she wrote the “f” word on the board. She decided to have an English lesson on it. She gave the same lesson all day, and every class would talk about its meaning, intercourse, the way we interact with nature, and they really took it to this great, abstract level.” But it was 1969, so she got taken to jail for it. Her charge was “Depraving the Morals of the Young” and—mind you—this woman had eight children. All of these big organizations like the ACLU wanted to get her a lawyer, and she refused all of it because she was born again and a bit of a religious extremist, despite the fact that she had managed to have a conversation about this word with these students. She wrote a nine-page letter to the OPENINGNIGHTS.FSU.EDU | 25
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judge, who reduced the sentence to “Profanity in a Public Building,” and she ultimately decided that the classroom was clearly not where she was going to make an impact.” Lou’s grandmother took her activism to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and got set up in a big farmhouse that would house her growing family, as well as a few stragglers, as a Christian commune. The funny part of it all? The woman her grandmother bought the farm from was Lou’s father’s grandmother, and her dad lived just across the street. Raised with a sense of community that was built on that farm, Lou was surrounded by music and frivolity. She built her repertoire by practicing her vocals, and she picked up the guitar so she could play with her Uncle Stuckey, perhaps the most musically influential on her of her mother’s siblings. Disclosing one of the first times she realized she could really do something with her talents, Lou admits: “I had to be older than three and younger than six— somewhere in that window of time—and my mom and my Auntie Melody sang this Judds’ song called ‘Grandpa.’ I remember thinking to myself, ‘I want to learn to sing this song so that I can sing it with my cousin Harmony.’ Harmony is Melody’s daughter, so I felt like if we learned it from our mothers, it would be a second generation thing and it would be great. It was fall and I was standing outside her house—we were going over to visit—and this idea struck me. And I realized I could do that if I wanted to.” The skills she honed during the days of learning to sing and play with her family led to a wide variety of musical opportunities, singing in choir in high school, attending an elite summer program at Interlochen on scholarship, and winning awards for her talents. Her most noted talent—that gorgeous, amazing voice—is more than what she calls “a party trick.” It has the unique ability to open up the soundscape and make every word she sings feel powerful and freeing. Take lead track on the group’s new album Southland, a track titled “Roll With Me”, for example. The robust, intense flare to her vocals creates this open—almost more breathable— space in the atmosphere for the listener to really feel through its emotions. Beginning the album with this track is almost kismet, as Lou describes
the attainment of the track as such: “I heard it at the first faculty concert of Miles of Music the year I attended. Laura Cortese and Zak Hickman performed it with a band, and later I told her I loved it and asked if I could have it. Then Sam, our producer, produced her record and somehow—without knowing I had talked to Laura about it— thought the song would fit our band and recommended it not for her record but for ours. After that my attention to it was even more elevated. So I learned it and brought it to the dudes.” Southland—you’ll come to find—is full of those great moments of kismet, much like Lou’s life. But the identity for this particular record—the beauty with which its sound slips into the ether—didn’t come by crazy random happenstance. The year leading up to its recording, 2016, was a rough year emotionally for several of the band members so after taking a beat to really delve into the roots of it all and work on themselves, the band is re-emerging with material written during that time in a cathartic and transformative light. The band entered the studio and re-emerged with a 10-track stunner that will undoubtedly work its magic on any music lover. “Go There Alone” was written during an “Immersion Composition Society” experiment that Lou does from time to time, and the sound fully developed with the band a little later on. The lazy, beautiful harmonies pull at your heartstrings in a way that feels like home, despite the lonely and bittersweet message. And though songs like “The Voice” and “Southland” were spurred on by more abstract ideas and words, they transformed when collaborators would start free styling with their instruments and Lou simply sang what came to mind.
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Anthony Trionfo Continued from pg. 15
In addition, Trionfo performs during the 2018–19 season with the Edmonton Symphony, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra (Ohio) and Stockton Symphony, gives recitals at the Festival de Ibagué in Colombia, Ocean Grove (New Jersey) Summer Stars Chamber Music Festival, Florida State University and Brownville Concert Series in Los Angeles, and appears with the Jupiter Chamber Players in New York City. An additional highlight will include his New York concerto debut on the Young Concert Artists (YCA) Series on May 16, 2019, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, performing the Ibert Flute Concerto with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and an encore recital on the YCA Series at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum. Previous seasons have also seen him in performance with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Interlochen Symphony Orchestra, Colburn Symphony Orchestra and Music Academy of
Impressively enough, Lou played electric bass, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar on Southland, which the singer admits was written about the beauty of nature, especially in the South, and its ability to create a sense of peace and kinship in a culture that has been known to promote division and prejudice in the face of diversity. Moving South to Nashville definitely played a role in developing this perspective. With their transition into a more genrebending style and a new perspective on life, Lindsay Lou and her band are now touring
Anthony Trionfo is the first-ever Young Concert Artist to win the inaugural LP Classics Debut Recording Prize, which granted him a commercial recording. Photo by Matt Dine OPENINGNIGHTS.FSU.EDU | 27
the West Festival Orchestra, and in recital at Chamber on the Mountain, Iowa State University, Southern Adventist University, Saint Vincent College, the Levine School of Music, and the Port Washington Library. Anthony Trionfo has the distinction of being the first YCA artist to win the inaugural LP Classics Debut Recording Prize, granting him a commercial recording. He also won First Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and additional prizes, including the prestigious Michaels Award, Saint Vincent College Concert Series Prize, Ruth Laredo Award, and Lied Center of Kansas Prize. In 2012, Trionfo performed with the “President’s Own” Marine Band. In 2013, he appeared on From the Top as a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award and won the Alexander & Buono International Flute and National Young Arts Foundation Competitions. Anthony Trionfo is pursuing his master’s degree under the tutelage of James Walker at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he has been a Teaching Fellow. He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy, having studied with Nancy Stagnitta, and has performed in master classes with Emmanuel Pahud, and YCA alumnae Mimi Stillman and Paula Robison.
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doesn’t really understand what’s going on.”
Duo for Flute and Piano Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990) Flowing Poetic, somewhat mournful Lively, with bounce
Harvey is gaining tremendous national and
Fantasy on “Der Freischütz” Carl Maria Von Weber (1786 – 1826)
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international attention. CNN’s Great Big Story
about her captured over 10 million hits on social media, Burt’s Bees signed her up for their “Remarkable Women” campaign, NBC performing at the world’s most prestigious clubs, concert stages and festivals. Not content to rest on her burgeoning
Mandy Harvey Continued from pg. 17
Mandy’s music attracts the attention of those around the world, adding to her message of hope, dream and believe. As you have seen, Mandy made a tremendous impact by way of America’s Got Talent, having reached the finals and being Simon Cowell’s “Golden Buzzer Winner.” You may have also noticed while she was performing, she wasn’t wearing shoes. “[It’s] so you can feel things better when you’re standing on the stage,” Harvey says. “You can feel the drums, and you can feel the bass. So, being able to feel the music through the floor, it makes me feel like I’m a part of the band and not just the only person in the room who
recording career, her live performances, and her inspirational speaking, Mandy just released her first book title; Sensing The Rhythm, Finding
My Voice In a World Without Sound, published
by Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, with a message of helping others to realize their dreams and pursue their hopes. As an Ambassador for No Barriers USA, she travels the country to heighten awareness, break down roadblocks, challenge stereotypes, and lead the charge toward a brighter future for all. While her dream of becoming a choir director has died, the music is still alive and well within her. Though her hearing loss is profound, her timing, pitch and passion are perfect. With support from friends, family and her faith, Mandy continues to find joy in the music.
In addition to performing, Trionfo is committed to community outreach, teaching through the Jumpstart program in Los Angeles.
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Soweto Gospel Choir Continued from pg. 19
For the first half of this concert, the choir will perform “Songs of the Free,” a rousing program celebrating the centenary of the birth of the father of their Rainbow Nation, Nelson Mandela. Following that, the performers will share international gospel classics and holiday favorites, including their hair-raising takes on “Silent Night” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. The choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. Hailing from the town of Soweto (South West Township), the birthplace of South Africa’s democratic movement’s struggle for freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir are an ensemble who has thrilled audiences around the world with their stunning blend of African gospel, freedom songs and international classics. This is a special concert by the choir who performed for Nelson Mandela on many occasions during his life and sang at his State funeral in South Africa as well as at his commemorative service at Westminster Cathedral in London. Combining earthy rhythms and rich harmonies, sung in six of South Africa’s 11 official languages, this special occasion promises to be a moving performance
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The Barefoot Movement Continued from pg. 21
Their show is as fun to watch as it is to hear. The smiles on the faces of the band are obvious displays of the joy and excitement they feel when performing and the audience shares in the fun. With effortlessly executed transitions, the pacing between the softer and more vigorous numbers constantly has fans on the edge of their seats. All the worries and frustrations of the world melt away as this charming, acoustic band, heralded as “one of the most promising bands on the bluegrass scene” by CMT Edge, takes listeners back to a simpler place and time.
The “movement” can be traced back to the teen years of singer-songwriter and fiddler Noah Wall, of Oxford, North Carolina. Just as she had begun penning her first compositions, she met mandolinist Tommy Norris their senior year of high school. Convinced of their musical chemistry and driven by mutual
ambition, they continued to build the band from the ground up throughout their college careers. While Tommy studied classical music and recording engineering at Western Carolina University, Noah chose East Tennessee State University (ETSU), particularly for their Bluegrass, Old-time and Country Music Program. Here she began to shape her musical identity, under the tutelage of ETSU’s renowned staff, and found an instrumental home in old-time fiddling. With the addition of versatile guitarist and singer Alex Conerly of Hattiesburg, Miss., in 2013, and most recently, Katie Blomarz of Frankfort, Illinois, on the upright bass, the lineup was complete with all the elements that make up the Barefoot sound: lush harmonies, thoughtful instrumentation and memorable melodies. Hard work and talent have taken them from east coast to west, from north to south, and even across the Atlantic Ocean. They have appeared in Country Weekly Magazine, RollingStone.com, CMT Edge, Music City Roots and Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. Their original music was featured on the Outdoor
Channel’s program Huntin’ the World: Southern Style and their music video for their popular song “Second Time Around” has been seen nationally on the Zuus Country Network. They have been selected as showcase artists at both the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Americana Festival conferences and were first runners up at the 2013 Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s New Band Competition. The group has enjoyed almost non-stop touring including a trip to Burkina Faso, Africa, where they were guests of the American Embassy, and in September 2014, they received a Momentum Award, naming them “Band of the Year” by the International Bluegrass Music Association. The band boasts two full-length albums, an EP of traditional music, several cross-country tours, and appearances at some of the top bluegrass festivals in the United States. And, with crowds teeming with enthusiasm at every performance and new fans joining the fold across the nation, word is surely spreading and the message is clear: barefoot is better. Won’t you join the movement?
Mikey Bestebreurtje & Wilson Baker Proud Supporters of Opening Nights at Florida State University Nashville-based The Barefoot Movement’s Alex Conerly, guitar, Noah Wall, fiddle, Tommy Norris, mandolin, and Katie Blomarz, upright bass, take listeners back to a simpler place and time. Their show is as fun to watch as it is to hear. Whether you’re seeking emotional ballads or rip-roaring barnburners, their music offers something for everyone. Photo by Catherine Truman Photography
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Centennial Bank Series As part of the Centennial Bank Series, Tallahassee’s acoustic folk trio, The New 76ers, will perform for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at three different Title I schools in Leon County. Schools include Woodville K-8, Sealey Elementary and Bond Elementary. The
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The Soweto Gospel Choir will be taking over the auditorium at Godby High School as part of the AT&T High School Series. They will perform an abridged version of their public performance piece Songs of the Free. This very special program celebrates the centenary of the birth of the father of their rainbow nation, Nelson Mandela.
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trio will share the rich history of Folk Music and its different genres including Appalachian, Blues, Bluegrass and Rock-n-Roll as well as the birth of “protest songs” to help create a better cultural
Anthony Trionfo will present a masterclass for students from the studios of Eva Amsler and Karen Large, flute faculty in the College of Music. The masterclass will also be open to members of Tallahassee’s Flute Club and select members of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestra. Praised as “a musician of prodigious talent and scintillating personality,” Trionfo is quite experienced in hosting masterclasses for students of all ages and is very enthusiastic about this collaboration between Opening Nights and the College of Music.
The St. Joe Community Foundation Series The Barefoot Movement is making two stops in Florida as part of our St. Joe Community Foundation Series. The band will make its first stop at FSU Panama City campus to perform for Bay County students. Students will travel by bus to join the band at the college setting for an educational program and performance. The band will then travel to Tallahassee to provide an exclusive masterclass for Cobb Middle School band students.
Opening Nights in Class is striving to expand arts programming to more students in Leon County and the surrounding areas. If you have any questions about how you, your school, students or community group can be involved, please contact Calla MacNamara at cmacnamara@fsu.edu or 850-644-2469.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Florida State University’s Opening Nights has partnered with the Florida Center for Reading Research to develop educational materials for K-12 students that enhance learning beyond the performance. Created and designed for each individual performance and grade appropriate, these original resources use evidence-based educational strategies that complement and enrich traditional literacy curriculum. This collaborative partnership is enriching students and educators learning experience by inspiring creativity and achievement through the performing arts.
The Florida Center for Reading Research is a multidisciplinary research center at Florida State University that explores all aspects of reading research—basic research into literacy-related skills for typically developing readers and those who struggle, studies of effective prevention and intervention, and psychometric work on formative assessment. For more information, please contact Nathan Archer at narcher@fcrr.org. OPENINGNIGHTS.FSU.EDU | 47
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