Dolly Parton:  Deportee

Dolly Parton: Deportee

I think this piece speaks even more today than when Dolly recorded it over 40 years ago. I think too often Dolly’s music can be tossed off by many as light music, this shows the breadth of expression and commentary Dolly has offered throughout her entire career. ...
Donna Summer: I Feel Love

Donna Summer: I Feel Love

What do you get when you google ‘summer songs’ to close out a week at Song of the Day? Donna Summer. May you be soothed by her dreamy vocals as you cruise down a traffic-free highway to your disco party on the...
Edu Lobo/Chico Buarque:  Beatriz

Edu Lobo/Chico Buarque: Beatriz

Brazilian-American composer/vocalist/pianist Clarice Assad, a NYFOS Next curator and featured composer on our mainstage series in recent years, performs the Brazilian classic “Beatriz” with her father Sergio Assad on...
Richard Adler/Jerry Ross: Who’s Got the Pain?

Richard Adler/Jerry Ross: Who’s Got the Pain?

This has been stuck in our heads since watching the recent tv series Fosse/Verdon. That noise! That vocal car horn of a sound! Where did come from? How did it end up in the show? Why?!? Better to give up the questions and just enjoy the dance. Bob Fosse and Gwen...