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Singer Jessye Norman on the importance of arts education

Award-winning singer Jessye Norman on declining arts programs in America’s schools.

05/12/2014 | Rating NR

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Singer Jessye Norman on the importance of arts education

Clip: 5/12/2014 | 1m 55s

Award-winning singer Jessye Norman on declining arts programs in America’s schools.

Award-winning singer Jessye Norman has a big problem with declining arts programs in America’s schools. “It is a big issue and it makes me completely crazy,” Norman told correspondent Jeffrey Brown, when they sat down to discuss her new memoir, “Stand Up Straight and Sing.”

05/12/2014 | Rating NR

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