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Cassandra Wilson: Death Letter
The original version of this song was called “Death Letter Blues” – it was...
Lianne La Havas: Elusive
“She’s saying that one has to hold someone in a relationship like one holds sand in their hands. If you simply keep your hands cupped open, the sand will happily stay there. But if you try to close your hands or squeeze them shut, the sand will slip through your fingers. You have to let someone breathe.”
John Brancy
Baritone John Brancy answers our questions on his connection to the music of...
Irving Berlin: I Paid My Income Tax Today
To round out the week, I present to you the American propaganda song "I Paid...
Kurt Weill: Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib?
Weill had brainstormed for years on ways to use his talents towards the...
Marc Blitzstein: American Day
Five years after his production of The Cradle Will Rock was abruptly cancelled...
Cole Porter: I’ve Got My Eyes on You
On a recent foray into the jazz realm here in Pittsburgh, I was introduced to...
Kurt Weill: Schicklgruber
This week, as I continue my preparations of the Weill and Blitzstein...
Blitzstein: Penny Candy
Marc Blitzstein’s No For An Answer will be featured on the Nov. 19 NYFOS...
Hans Eisler & Bertolt Brecht: A Man’s a Man
This week I’ve been sharing music of Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein in...
Kurt Weill: Speak Low
On Nov. 19, NYFOS will be presenting a concert version of Kurt Weill’s Der...
Marc Blitzstein: Moll’s Song
We are gearing up for a concert performance of Marc Blitzstein's No For An...
Francis Poulenc: Priez Pour Paix
Just a month ago at the Moab Music Festival we opened the season with a...
Jason Robert Brown: Just One Step
If you weren’t lucky enough to catch Shoshana Bean at Encores! last year,...
Gene de Paul: Afterthoughts
This recording of Jessye Norman singing ‘Afterthoughts’ with Michel Legrand at...