We like to think of Irving Berlin as one of the most quintessentially American songwriters, but like so many of them, he had his roots elsewhere. He wrote this little-known tune for Fanny Brice in 1925, soon after legislation had been passed placing quotas on immigration. In this live recording by the incomparable Judy Blazer and NYFOS’s own Michael Barrett, listen for lyrics like “There’s millions of people on the shore / Why can’t you make room for just one more” and marvel at how relevant Berlin’s piece still is.
J. S. Bach: Agnus Dei (Mass in B minor)
In my mind, J. S. Bach is the greatest composer who ever lived. I know that he never wrote an opera, but my first...
Hi there! Do you know if there’s sheet music available for this song? I’m somewhat taken with it, and would love to add it to a program. Thank you, and thank you for sharing.
Here you go – thoroughly public domain, with Jack Gottlieb’s annotations:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pgie1es2630by4x/Don%27t%20Send%20Me%20Back%20to%20Petrograd%20-%20Berlin%20ed%20JG.pdf?dl=0