Sirens, the official follow-up to the 26-year-old's 2011 electronic breakout Space Is Only Noise, is a focused and surprising album that builds on Jaar's talent for crafting spacious, occasionally danceable soundscapes.
There is a focused sense that we need to get back before it gets dark.
Ms. Stevenson is a focused, thoughtful player with a strong technique and little in the way of flamboyance.
The 1998 from Soos Creek is a focused and elegant wine, while the 1996 from Di Stefano is bigger and juicier.
Ms. Rosnes is a focused, percussive, highly disciplined pianist and a good example of what the mid-60's mainstream in jazz has evolved to.
"Sawkill River" is a focused, minor-key solo acoustic-guitar song, but it comes after a five-minute woolgatherer called "Chinese Children," one of three tracks about what his children will be like when he has them.
Despite serious service problems, it is a focused, high-quality restaurant that, in fits and starts, rises to heights that make it much more than a nice neighborhood spot.
"This is a focused approach to summer school that says, 'All of you who come here at the end of summer school will have something in your pocket that you didn't have before,"' Ms. Fariña said.
Jill Levy, the president of the principals' union, issued a statement saying: "Carmen Fariña is a focused and dedicated educator with a very clear idea on how to run schools.
The implication here is the worry rock, or the worry stone, is created by nervous energy -- while concentrating on this inanimate pile of ordinary rocks is somewhat relaxing because it is a focused exercise in color, shape and material.
Fischer's daughter Nora is a focused, fluid soprano soloist in the latter and in some tiny Spinoza settings, and is haunting in the Yiddish mourning song A Nay Kleyd.
