Joan Morris
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"Joan Morris," is a mezzo-soprano,

Born in Portland, Oregon, she is one half of the famous musical duo of Bolcom and Morris. Her musical partner and husband is composer/pianist William Bolcom. Together, they specialize in older popular songs, primarily from the first half of the 20th century, but extending beyond that to include both contemporary cabaret songs and a number of songs dating back to the American Civil War. In general, her performance practice is historically informed, rarely deviating from the original versions of songs for the sake of political correctness. Her singing voice is known for exceptional clarity, such that the lyrics are almost always completely intelligible.

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Tonight's temperatures could make the side streets pretty rough. We're just getting into the subdivisions, so it's going to be quite some time before we have plowed all of them.

We have seen an absolute explosion in the number of hybrids out there since about 2004.

We've seen a definite increase in congestion (in) the lanes over the past few years.

We don't mobilize as early as we used to.

We are not using inferior pavement. It's sort of like using oak instead of mahogany, you still are going to have a good quality project.