by Sari Gruber | Jul 10, 2019 | Song of the Day
When a singer welcomes a child into the family, there are many nights of baby-rocking that put to practical use the collection of lullabies learned for the recital stage. De Falla’s “Nana” was a song I had performed only once as a student at Tanglewood Music Center,...
by Corey Friedlander | Jul 25, 2018 | Song of the Day
Yes, I’m well aware that no sound can be heard in the vacuum of space. Still, I am rather taken by the theory of Pythagoras known as the Harmony of the Spheres, in which he postulated that the sun, moon, and planets all emit their own unique hum based on their...
by Aleba Gartner and Phil Kline | Apr 26, 2017 | Song of the Day
Today’s pairing: two lullabies. From Aleba: Sinead O’Connor: My Darling Child All the dark and stormy Sinead stories aside, her voice is something exquisite—and I think never more so than on the album Universal Mother. This was her fourth album, and she dedicated it...
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