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bjbj >> >>DWANE: TONIGHT ON KPBS EVENING EDITION A HOT AND WINDY DAY ALL AROUND SAN DIEGO AND
FIRE FIGHTERS ARE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE TROUBLE. THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN BENGHAZI ARE
BROUGHT BACK TO THE U.S. TWO OF THEM WERE FROM SAN DIEGO. AND BRINGING DIVERSE GROUPS
OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO HELP SAN DIEGO'S WOUNDED WARRIORS. KPBS EVENING EDITION STARTS NOW.
CAPTIONS PROVIDED BY ECAPTIONS. KPBS EVENING EDITION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY JOAN AND IRWIN
JACOBS AND BY: >> >>DWANE: HELLO, GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M DWANE BROWN. TODAY
WAS HOT AND TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE HOTTER. CAL FIRE IS BEEFING UP ITS CREWS IN RESPONSE.
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES WERE REPORTED ALL AROUND THE COUNTY. THE COAST WAS ONLY A LITTLE
COOLER THAN THE INLAND REGIONS AND HIGH WINDS WERE BLOWING MOST OF THE DAY. FORECASTING
HIGHER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WITH A COOL DOWN STARTING ON SUNDAY, STATE FIRE PERSONNEL WERE
ALREADY AT MAXIMUM LEVELS BECAUSE THIS IS THE PEEK OF FIRE SEASON. ADDITIONAL HAPPED
CREWS ARE ON DUTY JUST IN CASE. SEVERAL BRUSH FIRES ARE BURNING AT CAMP PENDLETON RIGHT
NOW. THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY SAYS THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM AND THEY ARE ALL CONTROLLED
BURNS WITH NO BUILDINGS THREATENED. THE VICTIMS OF TUESDAY'S ATTACK ON THE U.S. CONSULATE
IN LIBYA ARRIVED AT AND RES AIR FORCE BASE THIS MORNING. CHRIS STEPHENS AND THREE OTHERS
WERE KILLED OVER PROTESTS OF AN ANTI ISLAM MOVIE. >> >>: THEY LOVED THIS COUNTRY. AND
THEY CHOSE TO SERVE IT, AND SERVE TD WELL. THEY HAD A MISSION. AND THEY BELIEVED IN IT.
>> >>DWANE: TWO SAN DIEGANS WERE AMONG THE DEAD, TYRONE WOODS AND GLEN DOHERTY, BOTH
FORM NAVY SEALS WORKING FOR A PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM. ELITE SQUADS OF U.S. MARINES HAVE ARRIVED
IN YEMEN AND TRIPOLI, KNOWN AS THE FLEETED ANTITERRORISM SECURITY TEAM OR FAST. THIS
VIDEO IS FROM A TRAINING EXERCISE. THEY WERE DEPLOYED IN ARE SPAWNS TO PROTESTS OUTSIDE
OTHER U.S. EMBASSIES. IN YEMEN, EGYPT AND LIBYA. THE WHITE HOUSE IS SOUNDING A NEW WARNING
TONIGHT ABOUT SEQUESTRATION OR DEEPER SPENDING CUTS NEXT YEAR IF CONGRESS CAN'T COMPROMISE
ON HOW TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT. A NEW REPORT FROM THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SAYS SEQUESTRATION
WOULD BE DEEPLY DESTRUCTIVE TO NATIONAL SECURITY, DOMESTIC INVESTMENTS AND CORE GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS.
MOST PENNED U PENTAGON PROGRAMS WOULD TAKE A NINE PERCENT CUT, FBI, BORDER PROTECTION
AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE CUTS ALSO INCLUDE COLLEGE, FINANCIAL AID, AND AID TO DISABLED
CHILDREN. NOW THE CUTS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN ALONG WITH THE END OF THE BUSH ERA TAX CUTS
A.RECENT REPORT SAYS IT COULD HAVE AN 11 BILLION DOLLAR IMPACT ON SAN DIEGO COUNTY. ONE HUNDRED
LOCAL LEADERS WENT TO WASHINGTON THIS WEEK TO URGE CONGRESS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
WE'LL HEAR FROM SOME OF THEM ON EVENING EDITION MONDAY. ESCONDIDO'S POLICE CHIEF IS ON PAID
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE BECAUSE OF A PERSONNEL INVESTIGATION. HE WAS PUT ON LEAVE FOR HIS
OWN PROTECTION BECAUSE OF A MATTER HE REPORTED TO THE CITY MANAGER. CITY OFFICIALS THERE
ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. MAHAR HAS BEEN CHIEF THERE SINCE 2006. HIS DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR USING D.U.I. AND DRIVER'S LICENSE DHEK POINTS. LATINO ACTIVISTS SAY
THEY'RE AN ATTEMPT TO TARGET ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. A CAMPAIGN AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS SENT POLICE
IF TO DOWNTOWN EL CAJON TODAY. THEY'RE URGING BUSINESSES TO REFUSE TO SELL BATH SALTS, SPICE,
AND OTHER SYNTHETIC DRUGS. STATE LAW ALREADY FORBIDS THE SEALZ, BUT THE DRUGS CAN BE ALTERED
JUST ENOUGH TO STAY LEGAL, EVEN WITH THE CHANGES POLICE SAY THE DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS. ENCINITAS
WON'T BE VOTING ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES THIS NOVEMBER. CITY COUNCIL IS DELAYING THE
VOTE UNTIL 2014. FOUR OTHER CITIES WILL VOTE THIS FALL TO CREATE STRICT GUIDE LINES FOR
DISPENSARIES, IMPERIAL BEACH, LEMON GROVE AND SOLANA BEACH. READERS OF THE NORTH COUNTY
TIMES ARE WONDERING WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE PAPER WAS SOLD TO THE OWNER OF THE UT SAN
DIEGO. U U HEAT. >> >>AMITA: THE SAN DIEGO REGION MAY HAVE A BUDDING MEDIA MOGUL IN ITS
MIDST. DOUG MANCHESTER PURCHASED THE AREA'S ONLY OTHER DAILY, THE NORTH COUNTY TIMES THIS
WEEK. VOICE OF SAN DIEGO REPORTER ROB DAVIS JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT MANCHESTER AND THE
PURCHASE. ROB, MANCHESTER BOUGHT THE NORTH COUNTY TIMES FOR 12 MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN
WHAT MEDIA ANALYSTS SAY IT'S WORTH. HE TOLD KPBS HE HASN'T RULED OUT BUYING ANY OTHER
MEDIA OUTLETS. WE'VE SPOKEN TO HIM, HE SAYS HE WANTS HIS PAPERS TO BE A CHEER LEADER FOR
BUSINESS AND THE MILITARY. BUT YOU INTERVIEWED HIM EXTENSIVELY. DO YOU SENSE THAT THERE'S
AN ULTERIOR GOAL HERE? >> >>ROB DAVIS: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S DRIVING HIM IS SIMPLY
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY. THE UT IS ON VALUABLE LAND IN MISSION VALLEY, HE HOPES
TO REDEVELOP THAT AND HE ALSO THIS IS A GUY WHO'S BEEN OUTSIDE THE CITY'S CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT
FOR DECADES. HE'S NOW THE CITY'S MOST POWERFUL MED MEDIA FIGURE. >> >>AMITA: SINCE MANCHESTER
TOOK OVER HE HAS RUN FRONT PAGE EDITORIALS ENDORSING SAN DIEGO MAYORAL CANDIDATE CARL
DEMAIO AND ADVOCATING FOR A STADIUM TO BE BUILT AT THE TENTH AVENUE TERMINAL. THIS PAST
SUNDAY HE RAN AN EDITORIAL ON THE EDITORIAL PAGES THAT TALKED ABOUT WHAT A SECOND TERM
WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA MIGHT LOOK LIKE. IT WASN'T NECESSARILY GROUNDED IN THE FACT. HOW WOULD
YOU CHARACTERIZE ALL THIS AND HOW IS IT PLAYING WITH READERS? >> >>ROB DAVIS: FROM THE READERS
YOU'RE SPEAKING OF, IT'S NOT PLAYING VERY WELL. HEEZ HEE HAS ARTICULATED A VERY DISTINCTIVE
VISION OF WHAT HE WANTS THE NEWS PAPER TO BE, A CHEER LEADER FOR LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS
AND THE MILITARY, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND, YOU KNOW, THE VERY REAL QUESTION THAT READERS
NEED TO BE ASKING AS THEY READ THE PAPER IS HOW IS THAT AFFECTING THE NEWS COVERAGE AND
WHERE IS THE LINE BETWEEN THE EDITORIAL PAGE AND THOSE THINGS THAT YOU DISCUSSED BEING
BLURRED WITH THE STRAIGHT AHEAD NEWS STORIES THAT THEY'RE READING. >> >>AMITA: HOW DOES
THIS OPEN PARTISANSHIP PLAY AS A BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR THE PAPER? >> >>ROB DAVIS: WELL,
WHEN PLATINUM EQUITY BOUGHT IT FROM THE COPLEY FAMILY A FEW YEARS AGO, JEFF, WHO'S THE EDITOR
NOW, PUSHED THE EDITORIAL PAGE AWAY FROM BEING STRIDE NT. HE SAID HE WANTED IT TO BE MORE
INCLUSIVE AND HAVE MORE VOICES. MANCHESTER HAS DONE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. THE PLATINUM
DID THAT I THINK AS A WAY TO ATTRACT MORE READERS. AND SO IT'S SORT OF NATURAL TO EXPECT
THAT MANCHESTER'S PUSHING SOME OF THOSE AWAY. >> >>AMITA: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PAPER THAT
BROKE THE STORY SURROUNDING THE BRIBERY SCANDAL, OF FORMER CONGRESSMAN RANDY DUKE CUNNINGHAM.
THIS IS A PAPER THAT TRADITIONALLY HELD PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. IS THERE A RISK THAT
THERE MIGHT BE DAMAGE TO THE BRAND IF SOME OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN ALREADY CONTINUES? >> >>ROB
DAVIS: ON THE FIRST DAY THEY BOUGHT THE PAPER, JOHN LYNCH TOLD ME HE WANTED THE SPORTS PAGE
TO CALL OUT OPPONENTS OF A CHARGER STADIUM. ANYBODY WHO'S TAKEN JOURNALISM 101 KNOWS THAT'S
NOT THE ROLE OF THE SPORTS PAGE. >> >>AMITA: ROB DAVIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING
TO US TODAY. >> >>DWANE: THE SPIRIT OF GIVING AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERISM IS ON DISPLAY IN A
BIG WAY IN LEMON GROVE. THAT'S WHERE THE HOME OF A WOUNDED WARRIOR IS BEING RESTORED AND
UP GRADED FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS THANKS TO A NON PROFIT GROUP CALLED EMBRACE. THEY'RE
REDOING ALL THE WIRING IN THIS THREE BEDROOM HOUSE IN LEMON GROVE TO GET IT UP TO CODE.
PROVIDING CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING, A NEW BATHROOM AND KITCHEN AND INSTALLING CONCRETE
RAILINGS ALONG WITH HANDICAP RAMPS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS TO GET AROUND.
>> >>: THIS IS YOUR BASEMENT TO THE HOUSE. >> >>: YEAH. >> >>DWANE: MARK AND HIS WIFE
HAVE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. HE'S A MARINE CORPS VETERAN WHO SERVED IN IRAQ
UNTIL HE WAS INJURED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. >> >>: WHEN I WAS HIT INITIALLY, I
DENIED MEDIVAC AND KEPT WORKING BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE MY TEAM LEADER ON HIS
OWN. BUT WHAT CAME FROM THAT WAS IT ENDED UP DAMAGING MY BACK, AND MY VISION, PRIMARILY
AS WELL AS SOME TBI, AND LATER ON ENDED UP DEVELOPING INTO POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
>> >>DWANE: HUP EVENTUALLY GOT INVOLVED WITH THE WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION. >> >>: A FRIEND
OF MINE A GUY COMES IN AND SAYS ANYBODY NEED ANY WORK DONE ON THEIR HOME? WE USE MARK'S
HOUSE AS A MEETING PLACE, HE'S A COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO AS FAR AS A RAILING,
AND THEN IT TURNS INTO THIS. >> >>: MARK DOES A LOT OF ENTERTAINING HERE AT HIS HOUSE. AND
MOST OF HIS FRIENDS THAT COME OVER HAPPEN TO BE THIS DISABLED VETERANS. >> >>DWANE:
SEAN SHEPPARD IS THE FOUNDER OF EMBRACE, THE NON PROFIT COMPANY, HE SAYS THIS IS THE FOURTH
HOME TO BE RESTORED IN SAN DIEGO IN THE PAST YEAR. >> >>: IT REALLY DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT
MARK AS A PERSON TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING WORK ON MY HOME, BUT
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MY FRIENDS THAT COME HERE WHO ARE DISABLED. >> >>: WE'VE GOT CONTRACTORS
AND COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS DONATING IMMENSE ABOUT OF MATERIAL AND LABOR. FOR MY WIFE AND
I TO DO THE THINGS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IN FOUR DAZE WOULD TAKE US 15 YEARS. >> >>: THIS IS
OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU TO HIM. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO THANK US AT ALL. >> >>DWANE: SHEPHERD
SAYS ABOUT 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY WILL JOIN. OTHER VOLUNTEERS
AND CONTRACTORS TO COMPLETE THE JOB THIS WEEKEND. THEY ALSO GOT SUPPORT FROM HOME DEPOT, MCCARTHY
BUILDING AND THE WINE GUARD FOUNDATION. BY THE WAY THE FOUNDER OF EMBRACE SAYS HIS FATHER
WAS A VIETNAM COMBAT VET AND HIS GRAND FATHER SERVED WORLD WAR TWO. IN SOME SMALL WAY HE
SAYS HE FEELS LIKE HE'S DOING THIS TO HONOR THEM. >> >>DWANE: NO TV BLACKOUT FOR THE CHARGERS
HOME OPENER, ONE DAY EXTENSION HELPED THE TEAM SELL ENOUGH TICKETS AGAINST THE TENNESSEE
TIGHTENS. A CONTRACT DISPUTE IS DISRUPTING THE HARMONY AT SAN DIEGO'S ORCHESTRA NOVA.
>> >>AMITA: NO MUSICIANS HAVE BEEN HIRED EVEN THOUGH THE UPCOMING SEASON STARTS OCTOBER
MANAGEMENT IS IN CONTRACT TALK WITH THE LOCAL MUSICIANS UNION, BUT AFTER FIVE MONTHS THAIIVE
REACHED AN IMPASSE. ANGELA CARONE IS HERE TO TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON. WHAT ARE THE MAIN
POINTS ON WHICH THE ORCHESTRA IT MANAGEMENT AND THE MUSICIANS UNION HAVE REACHED. >> >>ANGELA
CARONE: THE SALARY IS CERTAINLY PART OF IT. BUT WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE ORCHESTRA NOVA WOULD LIKE TO DO AWAY WITH A KIND OF STANDARD CONTRACT THAT'S BEEN
IN PLACE, THAT IS WHEN MUSICIANS SIGN ON TO WORK WITH THEM, THEY SIGN ON WITH A YEAR OR
AN ANNUAL CONTRACT ON ITS RENEWABLE AT THE TEND OF THE YEAR. THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO AWAY
WITH THOSE CONTRACTS ALL TOGETHER. >> >>AMITA: SO THEY WANT TO SIGN ON THESE MUSICIANS ON
A CONCERT BY CONCERT BASIS. WHAT IS THE REASONING? >> >>ANGELA CARONE: THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
WANTS TO AS YOU SAY HIRE MUSICIANS ON A CONCERT BY CONCERT BASIS, BASED ON THEIR KIND OF STAGE
PER PERSONA AND HOW IT MATCHES WITH THE MUSIC BEING PRESENTED THAT NIGHT. WHAT HE WANTS
TO SEE IS MUSICIANS WHO ARE WILLING TO SHOW JOY OR SORROW AND BE EXPRESSIVE AND SHOW PASSION.
HE ATTRIBUTES THIS VISION TO THE WAY FORWARD, TO SAVING HOW YOU COULD SAVE THE CLASSICAL
MUSIC INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY. WHICH IS STRUGGLING. I MEAN, THERE ARE NOT NEW AUDIENCES
RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, THE AUDIENCE FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS ARE SMALL, THEY TEND TO BE
OLDER, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I MEAN, ORCHESTRAS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE REALLY STRUGGLING
TO STAY U FOOT. HE THINKS THAT YOU CAN COMPETE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER ENTERTAINMENT OUT THERE
IF YOU HAVE MUSICIANS ON STAGE WHO ARE SHOWING EMOTION AND WHO THE AUDIENCE CAN CONNECT TO.
>> >>AMITA: AND HOW IS THIS APPROACH BEEN TRIED WITH ORCHESTRAS ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY?
>> >>ANGELA CARONE: IT'S A FAIRLY UNIQUE VISION, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S UNIQUE IS
BECAUSE MUSICIANS ARE ACTUALLY NOT TRAINED TO PERFORM THIS WAY. WHEN THEY COME UP THROUGH
CONSERVATORY AND MUSIC SCHOOLS THEY'RE TAUGHT TO BLEND INTO THE ORCHESTRA, TO ALL WORK AS
ONE UNIT IN THE SERVICE OF THE MUSIC, TO NOT EMOTE. TO ONLY MOVE IN THE SORT OF VERY CLEAN,
TECHNICAL WAY TO PERFORM THE MUSIC. AND SO THIS RUNS CONTRARY TO YEARS AND YEARS OF TRAINING.
SO IT IS A VERY UNUSUAL THING. I WILL SAY THAT THERE ARE ORCHESTRAS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS. SOME OF THEM ARE DOING VERY THINGS LIKE CUT BACK ON MUSICIAN
SALARIES. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. ACTUALLY CUTTING BACK THE NUMBER OF MUSICIANS
IN CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS. ALL THESE THINGS TO MAKE UP FOR THE FOR THE FINANCIAL SITUATION
A LOT OF ORCHESTRAS FIND THEMSELVES IN. >> >>AMITA: JUNG HO PAK SAYS HE WILL GO OUTSIDE THE MUSICIANS
UNION IF THE IMPASSE ISN'T RESOLVED. WHAT'S THE AVAILABLE POOL LIKE? >> >>ANGELA CARONE:
THEY MEET ONE MORE TIME AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. BOTH SIDES THEY THINK COMMON GROUND CAN BE
REACHED. IF IT CANNOT, THEN YES, THE ORCHESTRA NOVA HAS SAID THEY ALL WILLING TO GO OUTSIDE
THE UNION TO FIND THEIR MUSICIANS. THE UNION SAYS THAT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THAT THE CLASSICAL
MUSICIANS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY STRONG WITHIN THE UNION. IT'S A 600 MEMBER UNION AND GOING
OUTSIDE OF THAT UNION WOULD DEGRADE THE QUALITY OF THE ORCHESTRA AND AUDIENCES WOULD SEE THAT.
>> >>AMITA: THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO US TODAY. >> >>DWANE: AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS NEWS
CAST WE TOLD YOU THE WEATHER SERVICE IS FORECASTING A HOTTER DAY TOMORROW. A FEW RECORDS WERE
SENT TODAY. 103 IN EL CAJON AND IN ESCONDIDO IN 101 IN RAMONA 106 AND IN VISTA AS WELL.
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COOL ZONES THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY TOMORROW. YOU CAN FIND LOCATIONS ONLINE AT COOLZONE.ORG. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
FORECAST. >> >>DWANE: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S WORDS AND MUSIC PROGRAM HAS KIDS WRITING OPERAS,
KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO WENT TO A REHEARSAL LAST MONTH TO SEE WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT. >> >>BETH: STUDENTS ARE GATHERING AT THE BARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE FOR THE
SAN DIEGO OPERA'S OUTREACH PROGRAM WORDS AND MUSIC. >> >>: WHAT THIS IS OF COURSE IS THE
WORDS AND MUSIC PROGRAM OF SAN DIEGO OPERA. THE KIDS HERE AT BARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE
CHOSE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID BY JEFF KINNEY TO SET IN A MUSICAL PIECE. >> >>: MIK IS THE
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. CYNTHIA STOKES IS THE TEACHING ARTISTS. >> >>: SAN
DIEGO LAUNCHED THE WORDS AND MUSIC PROGRAM IN 2001. THE IDEA REALLY WAS TO CREATE A PROGRAM
FOR STUDENTS WHO GENERALLY WEREN'T FINDING SUCCESS IN TRADITIONAL WAYS IN THE CLASSROOM.
>> >>BETH: JOSE CRUZ IS THE DIRECTOR THE OPERA WORKS WITH TO REACH. >> >>: BARRIO COLLEGE
INSTITUTE IS A AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED KIDS IN THE AREA. WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THE
PROGRAM IS IT STARTS IN THIRD GRADE AND EXTENDS UNTIL COLLEGE COMPLETION. WE CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE KIDS. >> >>: IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE OPERA TO INVOLVE KIDS AND TO INVOLVE ANYBODY
IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING OPERA IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. >> >>BETH:
WHAT WE DID IS WE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM >> >>: THAT WOULD DEAL WITH MUSIC, READING, WRITING, ADAPTATION
AND ALSO HELPING KIDS THINK ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN ARTIST TOO, ACTUALLY STAND IN
THE SHOES OF AN ARTIST, PARTICULARLY AN OPERA COMPOSER. >> >>: AND I COME IN WITH CYNTHIA
STOKES AND I TEACH THE KIDS HOW TO WRITE THE MUSIC TO THE LABRETTO SHE'S TEACHING THEM
TO WRITE. >> >>: DURING A RESIDENCY THAT'S GENERALLY 11 TO 12 WEEKS LONG, STUDENTS WILL
COMPOSE AND WRITE ALL THE LYRICS, ALL THE MUSIC, EVERY SINGLE NOTE, AN TOO AN ORIGINAL
OPERA BASED ON A FAMILIAR STORY THAT THEY KNOW. >> >>: BASICALLY DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
IS KIND OF LIKE JOURNAL ENTRIES THAT GREG WRITES. GREG'S THE MAIN CHARACTER. >> >>: YOU
ARE WITNESSING THE REHEARSAL, THE EVER WONDERFUL REHEARSAL WHEN THE SINGERS COME AND THEY MEET
THE STUDENTS, AND STUDENTS GET TO HEAR THESE VOICES, PROFESSIONAL VOICES SING THEIR WORK.
>> >>: THEY REHEARSE EVERYTHING WE WROTE, AND THEN THEY ASK US QUESTION LIKE DO YOU
LIKE THIS, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THIS LOUDER, DO YOU WANT TO STRETCH THE WORDS OUT AND SO
WE JUST TELL THEM WHAT WE WANT, WHAT SOUNDS BETTER. >> >>: WHAT CAN WE AS COMPOSERS DO
AND LABRETAS DO TO MAKE THAT SUPER CLEAR? >> >>: WE LIKE THEM TO OBSERVE ADULTS PERFORMING
THEIR WORK FOR THEM. SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF CREATIVITY AND
THAT IS INTERPRETATION. IS THE ADULT PERFORMER SINGING AND ACTING THE LINES THAT THEY'VE
WRITTEN AND THE MUSIC THAT THEY'VE CREATED IN THE WAY THAT THEY INTENDED? >> >>: REALLY,
THE KEY IDEA HERE IS THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE CREATE A WORK OF ART AND THEY THINK ABOUT
ARTISTIC INTENTION, AND ABOUT HOW A WORK OF ART ISN'T A WORK OF ART UNTIL SOMEBODY ACTUALLY
VIEWS IT. >> >>: AND ANYTHING VIRTUALLY CAN BE SUNG AND THAT SINGING A SCENE JUST LIFTS
IT UP TO A DIFFERENT PLACE. >> >>: IT'S A FUN WAY OF WORKING. THEY'RE WRITING, COMPOSING,
USING THEIR OWN IDEAS T. SO A KID WHO TRADITIONALLY WOULD BE THE KIND OF KID WHO HAS THEIR HEAD
DOWN ON THE TABLE WITH THEIR HOODY OVER THEIR HEAD IS A KID WHO'S NOT JUST SITTING UP, BUT
PARTICIPATING. NOT JUST PARTICIPATING, BUT SUDDENLY LEADING THE GROUP. >> >>: I NORMALLY
DON'T PARTICIPATE A LOT LIKE WHEN STEPHANIE I GOT HERE, YOU KNOW, SHE INTRODUCED MY TO
EVERYONE Y STARTED TALKING TO THEM AND STARTED GETTING INVOLVED MORE. EVEN MY COORDINATOR
NOTICED THAT. I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD. >> >>: I LIKE HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY EXPRESS YOURSELF
AND PUT YOURSELF IN THE POINT OF THE CHARACTER'S VIEW. YOU GET TO SEE YOUR OWN CREATION COME
TO LIFE. >> >>: WE WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING NOT ONLY THE VISUAL
AND PERFORMING ARTS STANDARDS OF THE CITY SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE WORK
IN, BUT ALSO STANDARDS LIKE LITERACY, HISTORY, SOCIAL SCIENCES, WE TRY AND INVOLVE LITTLE
PIECES OF ALL OF THOSE STANDARDS IN WHAT WE DO WITH THE KIDS. >> >>: WHAT WE REALLY LIKE
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN DIEGO OPERA IS THAT IT BRINGS RELEVANCE TO THE ACADEMIC
SUPPORT PIECE. >> >>: I THINK IT'S GOT A NICE SENSE OF JUST FINDING OUT WHERE THE BOUNDARIES
ARE BREAKING THROUGH THE BOUNDARIES, WHAT ELSE CAN WE TEACH, HOW MUCH CAN WE COVER WITHOUT
BEING OVERWHELMING. >> >>: IT'S REALLY FUN. >> >>DWANE: KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO.
THE NEXT WORDS AND MUSIC SESSION STARTS NEXT MONDAY AT EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL. GO TO OUR
WEBSITE KPBS.ORG. RECAPPING TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES SAN DIEGO SWELTERED UNDER TRIPLE DIGIT
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND THE WEATHER SERVICE IS CALLING FOR HOTTER WEATHER TOMORROW. THE
ONLY RELIEF WILL BE ALONG THE COAST WHERE IT'S STILL EXPECTED TO GET INTO THE UPPER
80S AND 90S. A SOM SOMBER HOME KILLING FOR THE FOUR MEN KILLED IN BENGHAZI LIBYA. TWO
OF THE VICTIMS WERE FORMER NAVY SEALS FROM SAN DIEGO. AND ESCONDIDO'S POLICE CHIEF IS
ON PAID LEAVE TONIGHT WHILE THE CITY CONDUCTS A PERSONNEL INVESTIGATION. JIM MAHAR SAYS
HE WAS PUT ON LEAVE FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION. YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE,
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