Word: demeanor
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...Beethoven’s bursts of scurrying fast-tempo polyphony were as sure, swift, and unimpeded as mere human agency could make them,” wrote correspondent Richard Buell, “additionally enlivened by the performers’ awareness (visible in their faces and demeanor) that they were indeed daring the impossible.” Marvin was praised throughout the piece. “It was the kind of conducting that has a lot of ‘there’ to it but somehow disappears, egolessly, into the music,” Buell added...
Tales of Marvin have been passed down from students too, and they form the subtext on which his unusual rehearsal demeanor sits. Storer passed on a popular story from a Radcliffe Choral Society tour, which featured a karaoke bar in Tennessee, an RCS rendition of “I Will Survive,” and—most importantly—Marvin’s unbuttoning his collared shirt, unveiling his neon pink t-shirt, and swinging the former over his head as he danced...
...He’s done a great job,” Tillman said. “He’s a guy who is very consistent in terms of his approach and his demeanor. He never seems to get rattled… and he is very, very intelligent when it comes to the athletic IQ… His versatility is really important to us, and it certainly has helped us so far this year...
Howell’s office in Adams seems almost designed for meditation; there is plenty of open space, a high ceiling, and large windows. It is decorated in pale earth tones and furnished with comfortable couches. She has a warm, open demeanor and speaks with the comforting cadence of a therapist...
...longer a single unit, the executive producers are spread out across the room, supervising and talking with the rest of the cast. For all their relaxed demeanor before, today is serious business. Su calls everybody in, and explains that they must run through it again but this time paying attention to the small things. “We’ll be shouting at you,” warns Feliz-Taveras, wearing her sweet grin that suggests anything...