by nyfos | Jan 17, 2018 | Song of the Day
To celebrate NYFOS’s 30th Anniversary Season, Song of the Day is featuring some selections from our commercial recordings. “Dream With Me” was originally written for Leonard Bernstein’s Peter Pan to be sung by Wendy. It was dropped from the show...
by Michael Barrett | Jan 5, 2018 | Song of the Day
It’s the big Bernstein year. Steven Blier and I have already done a passel of LB shows, with more to come this winter and next fall. But here’s a beautiful rarity from his Peter Pan. Most folks don’t know it, since it didn’t have a big run on B’way. He wrote half a...
by Leann Osterkamp | Nov 17, 2017 | Song of the Day
From his 1977 song cycle Songfest, “A Julia de Burgos” uses the text of poet Julia de Burgos. Jack Gottlieb describes the cycle terrifically: Originally commissioned to be a work in celebration of the American Bicentennial Year (1976), Songfest could not...
by Leann Osterkamp | Nov 16, 2017 | Song of the Day
This terrific remastered original cast recording from the 1953 rendition of Wonderful Town portrays Wreck, a guy who describes his fame and glory days as a student because of his ability to pass the ol’ pigskin. In this hilarious song, Wreck can’t spell, read, or...
by Leann Osterkamp | Nov 15, 2017 | Song of the Day
Perhaps Bernstein’s most well-known work, “Somewhere” has an inherent timeless relevance. It expresses the hope of a world in which conflict is absent and people are able to live without prejudice and hatred. Bernstein spent his entire life being involved...
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