He never gets nervous on stage.He\'s played for British royalty and before audiences in the largest concert halls - all but one."Carnegie Hall," he said.Although he misses his father and two brothers - mostly his dad - in England, he looks forward to returning to Bloomington next year.His mother - who has spent the school year with him in a apartment near St.
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three days a week for a series of lessons, classes and practices with various choirs and ensembles.His schedule doesn\'t leave much time for the pursuits of most pre-teen boys.Julian doesn\'t mind.He has his friends at the music school - who just happen to be twice his age.He loves to perform. Then he\'s back to the music school, staying until 10 p.m. Piano and clarinet lessons at the music school are at 7.He attends sixth grade at St. Julian and his mother, Maureen, had driven three hours from London to see Klug.They remained in touch.In August, Julian - with support from IU and private donors - came with his mother to Bloomington to work with Klug at the IU School of Music.Julian rises at 6 a.m. It\'s not possible to measure him, certainly against any his age."Klug met Julian two years ago while teaching a one-day master class for exceptional students in Britain.
He\'s old enough to care about his mussed hair, but not to have any real interest in girls.He groans about math class.Giving his mother grief about rules of the house brings a devilish grin to his lips.But when he plays a clarinet, it is clear this is no average boy."I\'ve never seen a child like this," said Howard Klug, Indiana University professor of clarinet. Julian Bliss seems like any other 11-year-old boy.Sitting still isn\'t easy for him.
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