High Expectations: Marin Alsop

BBC

Conductor Marin Alsop believes “music is all about living in the positive”. As one of the few women to reach the top of her profession, she’s embarked on a music programme to reach 10,000 children and to create opportuinites for girls and women to follow in her footsteps.

Worthwhile links: The tyranny of low expectations and Harrison Bergeron.

Much more on Marin Alsop, here.