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"When You're Smiling" is a popular song written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin in 1928. Though it's been performed by a long list of well known artists throughout the past 89 years, the version which as stuck with me and affected me the most personally has...
"Classical" vocal music as a fun encore? Absolutely. Old Mother Hubbard, by Victor Hely-Hutchinson the the perfect encore, finale, or party piece. It's exciting, shows off the flexibility of the voice, and is funny from the first phrase to the last! This piece,...
Carlos Guastavino, an Argentinian composer whose songs most often contain fluid melodies and a natural lyricism rooted in the folk traditions of his homeland. There is often a great deal of imagery in the texts that he chooses to set, and the style of his composition...
As I began to think of some of the songs that I love, my mind immediately gravitated to multiple pieces from the cabaret songs of William Bolcom. Within these volumes of songs, "Black Max" (as it is most commonly known), has always stuck out as a favorite. It during...