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Flory Jagoda: Ocho Kandelikas
Jewish communities can be found all over the world and can be heard speaking...
Benedetto Marcello: Maoz Tzur
This medieval poem so closely associated with Hanukkah is often sung to a...
Moishe Oysher: Happy Hanukkah
Hot a gitn Khanike! This week we're sampling just a smattering of Hanukkah...
Donizetti: Il dolce suono
I seem to have spent the week writing about bel canto singing without posting...
Bill Evans & Tony Bennett perform “A Child Is Born”
I’ve been ruminating about bel canto all week—not just the sometimes...
Billy Strayhorn: Lotus Blossom
I’ve been thinking about bel canto the past few days. Usually the term refers...
Henry Arne: The Soldier Tir’d of War’s Alarms
My friend Becca Jo’s challenge to stop telling her what performances I didn’t...
Renata Scotto sings Puccini’s Suor Angelica
This week I find myself floating around in what feels like a weightless state,...
Hear Them Talkin’ To Ya
Program notes for Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do: Songs of Gay...
HARLEM, BILLY STRAYHORN, ETHEL WATERS, HALL JOHNSON, ALBERTA HUNTER, AND ME
Program notes for Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do: Songs of Gay...
Little Simz: Venom | A COLORS SHOW
All songs from this week’s “Song of the Day” come from women of color...
Mayra Andrade: Tan Kalakatan | A COLORS SHOW
All songs from this week’s “Song of the Day” come from women of color...
Madison McFerrin: TRY | A COLORS SHOW
All songs from this week’s “Song of the Day” come from women of color...
Ravyn Lenae: Sticky | A COLORS SHOW
All songs from this week’s “Song of the Day” come from women of color...
Little Simz: Backseat | A COLORS SHOW
All songs from this week’s “Song of the Day” come from women of color...