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Quilted Landscape:
Conversations with
Young Immigrants
by Yale Strom (Simon and Schuster).
Though aimed at teens, this is a fasci-
nating and informative book for
adults, as well. It includes profiles of
immigrant youth from around the
world — from China and Japan to El
Salvador and Mexico. Thanks to
easy-to-read maps you learn exactly
where each country is, about its lan-
guages, landscape and traditional
foods. There are photographs of
each child, who tells why his family
came to this country, and what they
found when they got here.
"My home in Fuzhou [China] was
better than my home here," says Yan
Fang Zheng. "Here my home is so
dark, it has only two small windows.
In Fuzhou we lived near many moun-
tains and beautiful beaches."
Most revealing, though, is what the
children have to say about other cul-
tures and peoples.
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TAKE PICTURES...
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"When I get married I will only be
with a Chinese man because my
mother hates the white man," one girl
says, while a young teen from
Yemen, who now lives in Dearborn,
announces: "I will marry an Arab, a
Yemeni, no way a Jewish man."
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"Babar the Elephant"
and Concerto for Two
Pianos and Orchestra
(Poulenc); Mother
Goose Suite (Ravel).
Performed by
Mona and Renee
Golabek with the
New Zealand
Symphony
Orchestra, nar-
rated by Meryl .
Streep (Koch
International
Classics).
Legend has it
that Maurice
Ravel was
once so immersed in
composing that he failed to notice a
torrential rain pouring through his
open windows. A large pool of
water collected at his feet before he
saw something was amiss.
Those who listen to the New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra's
charming performance of Ravel's
"Mother Goose Suite" may find them-
selves equally absorbed. Though an
almost too-familiar piece (yet merciful-
ly less ubiquitous than that insufferable
"Bolero"), "Mother Goose, conduct-
ed by JoAnn Falletta, sounds fresh
and clear here and, in a word,
exquisite.
With each note, you can see the
diminutive Tom Thumb or the mysteri-
ous Empress of the Pagodas, and
especially the kiss of the handsome
prince as he discovers the Sleeping
Beauty.
This is music that sings.
Ravel, who preferred the company
of children to adults, wrote "Mother
Goose Suite" for the young offspring
of his friends, the Godebskis. Each
piece reflects a famous story, includ-
ing Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb and
Beauty and the Beast. And, like the
stories themselves, you can hear this
"Mother Goose" 1,000 times and
never tire of it.
Also featured on the CD is the cap-
tivating "Concerto for Two Pianos &
Orchestra," played by Mona and
Renee Golabek. Though an immedi-
cite success at its 1932 premiere and
an unforgettable treat to hear live, the
concerto is a rarity on the classical
music scene. That's unfortunate,
because it's mes-
merizing.
"Concerto for Two
Pianos" was written
for adults, but the
music likely will
appeal equally to
children because it's
fun — dizzying one
moment, gentle the
next, and perfectly
played here.
Probably the least
appealing number on
this CD is Poulenc's "Babar the
Elephant." The music nicely echoes
the popular tale (especially the ele-
phant's shopping adventure), though it
isn't the kind of piece you would
want to hear again and again. And
to be honest, Meryl Streep's affected
narration got on my nerves. She's a
terrific actress, but here it sounds
more like she's working on a scene
from The French Lieutenant's Woman
than trying to entertain a group of
small children. gool•ww
4100 Better you should watch
reruns of "Three's Company."
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do?
WW1. Nothing great, nothing
awful.
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