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Lauryn Hill: Black Rage (Sketch)
In response to current protests against police brutality, NYFOS is re-posting...
Common, feat. John Legend: Glory
In response to current protests against police brutality, NYFOS is re-posting...
Robert Schumann: Abendlied
The Golden Carriage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWWMFWBAic Text by...
Arthur Johnston/Sam Coslow: Moon Song
A Melodious Plea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLp3E9K5KyI “Moon Song” by...
Ruth Crawford Seeger: White Moon
Running from the House https://youtu.be/jcedQna60EU White moon comes in on a...
Gabriel Fauré: La lune blanche luit dans les bois
Dream On https://youtu.be/ab_AGeNEzvE Text and translation This classic gem...
Robert Schumann: An den Mond
Hey song-of-the-day-ers! Thanks to NYFOS for welcoming me back to this blog to...
Antonín Dvořák: Dobrú noc, má mila
The music of Antonín Dvořák has brought into my singing life perhaps the most...
Handel: Io t’abbraccio
Handel, simply put, is a wonderful composer. Dramatic, crisp, complex,...
Varya Panina sings “Ja perezhil svoi zhelanija”
For my third Song of the Day we are again turning to Russia, and inching...
Stan Rogers: Lock-Keeper
For my second installment, I continue with singer-songwriters, but move to...
Bulat Okudzhava: The Last Trolley
It is with deep love and gratitude I return to NYFOS Song for the Day. As we...
Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal: I’ll Be Seeing You
And just like that, we’ve reached the end of this musical pilgrimage. This has...
Kenny Ascher / Paul Hamilton Williams: Rainbow Connection
Music was a major part of my upbringing, which I still consider one of the...
Sara Bareilles: Orpheus
A couple decades ahead in a brave new world called “the present”, lives Sara...