by Matt Boehler | Jul 18, 2018 | Song of the Day
Meredith Monk is amazing, and the amount of concentration and virtuosity it must take for two singers to maintain the delicate balancing act of this piece seems super-human. High-wire act though it is, I find this song endlessly playful and fascinating. “Hocket” from...
by Matt Boehler | Jul 17, 2018 | Song of the Day
The recent successful rescue of the soccer team from a cave in Thailand brought to mind the unsuccessful rescue attempt of Floyd Collins from a cave in the hills of Kentucky, and the gorgeous harmonies contained within Adam Guettel’s musical about him, his family, and...
by Matt Boehler | Jul 16, 2018 | Song of the Day
My preferences change a lot, so only two things have earned from me the immutable stamp of “absolute favorite” over the years. My absolute favorite color: green. My absolute favorite art song: Poulenc’s “Montparnasse.” Green is obvious, it’s the best...
by Nicole Dalé Halton | Jul 13, 2018 | Song of the Day
To close out the week, here are the Beatles welcoming the summer sun in after the long, cold, lonely...
by Nicole Dalé Halton | Jul 12, 2018 | Song of the Day
Thinking back on my years living in New York City, I remember how sweltering the summers could be. I’ll try to send NYFOS and NYC a Mediterranean breeze from my home in Barcelona, but in the meantime, here is Ms. Fitzgerald once again, telling us that it’s “Too...
by Nicole Dalé Halton | Jul 11, 2018 | Song of the Day
While this song does not specifically mention summer, I think it beautifully captures the languid blissfulness of a warm summer evening spent in the best possible company. Here is Gérand Souzay to paint this beautiful picture for us “Au bord de...
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