Ms. Madden is 59, blond, with a personal style so warm and focused that after a while you begin to sweat.
There were character and nuance in the orchestra playing, with the strings sounding particularly warm and focused.
Reviewers gave less-than-passing, and even failing, grades to those physicians who seemed rushed, brusque or distracted; and they uniformly gave "A's" and "B's" to doctors who were warm, concerned and focused.
The singers of the Crossing, under their director, Donald Nally, have a rich, warm and beautifully focused sound, ideal for Mr. Lang's score.
Player for player, this is a superb group: in addition to Mr. Nuttall and Mr. Shiffman, who bring a good deal of lyricism to their lines, the quartet includes Lesley Robertson, a violist with a warm, focused tone, and Marina Hoover, who provides both solid support and, in exposed passages, a singing tone.
Stamitz came off as the best of these three composers, and the players responded to his urbane writing with a warm, focused sound and ample drive in the finale.
The myth of the 'pause' is based on ignoring 98 percent of global warming and focusing exclusively on the one bit that's slowed.
She's smart enough to know that audiences expect jokes about her CP, but it's not her only focus; she's a warm and mischievous performer.
The violinist Gil Shaham played the solo line with a warm, focused but never overly pretty tone, and perfectly characterized the work's anguished and occasionally angry (in the assertive movement, particularly) spirit.
Kristina Reiko Cooper brought a warm, focused timbre to the cello line; Mr. Sachs was the pianist.
Moreover, thoughtful touches often represent the kind of place the school is - signaling that it's warm, community-oriented, and focused on the individual experience.
