by nyfos | Oct 8, 2019 | Song of the Day
This week New York Festival of Song honors the great Jessye Norman and her legacy with a series of remembrances from those she inspired. Today’s tribute comes from mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford. In high school at Fiorello H. LaGuardia, it was “Take your daughter...
by nyfos | Oct 7, 2019 | Song of the Day
Ms. Norman, speaking at NFYOS’s 2014 gala honoring Leonard Bernstein. This week New York Festival of Song honors the great Jessye Norman and her legacy with a series of remembrances from those she inspired. We begin with a tribute from soprano Julia Bullock. Ms....
by Rebecca Jo Loeb | Oct 3, 2019 | Song of the Day
During my recent trip to Brazil, and having been a fan of Brazilian Bossa Nova/Samba since being introduced to it by Steve a number of years ago, I was eager to hear what BRAZILIANS listen to in BRAZIL. None of this Gringo mess. Turns out they listen to the Gringo...
by Rebecca Jo Loeb | Oct 2, 2019 | Song of the Day
If any of you saw the newest A Star Is Born, you may have walked out humming one of the many romantic, tear-jerker power ballads crooned throughout the evening. I however was taken with a song only briefly sung by Bradley Cooper’s character towards the beginning...
by Rebecca Jo Loeb | Oct 1, 2019 | Song of the Day
Given the current political climate I feel it would be remiss of me to not include at least one good political song. For some reason this choral piece I sang at the University of Michigan popped into my head and I gave it a little re-listen and was pleased that I...
by Rebecca Jo Loeb | Sep 30, 2019 | Song of the Day
I love me a good cover, and I found this particular cover (not to mention the many other covers found on this album) to be some of the more interesting, jazzy, clever, and gaudy covers I’ve heard in recent memory. I chose “In my room” not only cause,...
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