THE MERCED COUNTY SCHOOLS OFFICE, MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, BROUGHT TO ITS SCHOOLS A PROGRAM OF PLANNED LIVE PERFORMANCES. A TOTAL OF 127,573 STUDENTS FROM 21 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 6 SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 5 PRE-SCHOOL CENTERS, AND 6 PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS ATTENDED PROGRAMS. THE 25 PERFORMING GROUPS INCLUDED BALLET DANCERS, CHOIRS, BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, AN AMERICAN INDIAN DANCE GROUP, DRAMA GROUPS, JAZZ AND DANCE ENSEMBLES, AND SOLOS. THE PROJECT EVALUATION, CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION TEAM FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE, CONCLUDED THAT THE PROJECT (1) WAS EDUCATIONALLY SOUND, (2) WELL COORDINATED, (3) PROVIDED A BALANCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERFORMING GROUPS, AND (4) PROVIDED FOR GOOD PERFORMER-LISTENER RAPPORT. (SF)