by Colton Pometta | Aug 7, 2018 | Song of the Day
One magic trick performed by great musical theater lyricists I find particularly impressive is when a repeating lyrical hook, often found in the title, evolves throughout a song and takes on new meanings. Rather than just the usual redundant repetition, the same...
by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Aug 3, 2018 | Song of the Day
From Jon Nakagawa, Lincoln Center’s Director of Contemporary Programs (American Songbook, White Light Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival) I, of course, love Sondheim and this is one of his iconic songs. However, Sondheim (or for that matter any composer, but especially...
by Nicole Dalé Halton | Jul 10, 2018 | Song of the Day
To continue with our celebration of summer, here is a Sondheim gem sung by Dawn Upshaw, warning us about the dangers of “The Girls of...
by Steven Blier | Jul 14, 2017 | Song of the Day
When I was planning the FSH gala with Amanda Bottoms and Dimitri Katotakis, they both mentioned that they’d recently sung “Too Many Mornings” from Sondheim’s Follies. For some reason, I initially resisted. Too hackneyed? off-topic? I don’t know. About two weeks later...
by Steven Blier | Jul 12, 2017 | Song of the Day
Art, like medical research, thrives on creative, talented people. But it also thrives on open-hearted patrons, some of whom can be as visionary (in their own way) as their beneficiaries. For this week’s FSH Dystrophy fundraiser, I grabbed a recent song by Stephen...
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