by Michael Barrett | Mar 7, 2019 | Song of the Day
We’ve been in Spain, or thereabouts, all week on Song of The Day. Here is something I would call flamenco style. Or at least this arrangement is. Talk about an entrance! This is a song that Garcia Lorca loved. Our Lorca concert will be April 24th in NYC.
by Michael Barrett | Mar 6, 2019 | Song of the Day
We at NYFOS know Jean Ritchie as the author of “Now Is The Cool Of The Day”, a song we’ve performed many times. It’s a great song that reminds us we are in control of our planet. And that the day of reckoning is at hand. Did we keep the grasses green and the...
by Michael Barrett | Mar 5, 2019 | Song of the Day
At our last NYFOS concert we presented a huge song cycle by composer Roberto Sierra. I was drawn to this music’s dark side, and its exploration of uneasy human emotion. Maybe that’s one reason I seem to be drawn to this marvelous music from Spain. Here is some...
by Michael Barrett | Mar 4, 2019 | Song of the Day
La Bien Pagá as sung by Miguel de Molina. A spaniard, he ended up in Argentina. These old musical films are delicious with their emotional drama. This one is about his ex- the “well paid” woman. And she seems so amused! The musical style is like an old zarzuela aria,...
by Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts | Mar 1, 2019 | Song of the Day
From Tim Coffey, Caramoor’s Artistic Planning Manager: Coming from an Irish family, my earliest memories of hearing live music came from family parties. The ‘adults’ would each take turns singing a song a cappalla in the circle in the living room. And my great grandma...
by Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts | Feb 28, 2019 | Song of the Day
From Maggi Landau, Caramoor’s Artistic Director of American Roots Music: A close friend of mine hosts lively dinner parties mixing exotic foods, unlikely pairings of people, and free flowing spirits. These convivial gatherings last late into the night, fueled by...
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