Silent Noon, another song from Ralph Vaughn Williams song cycle “The House of Life”, was a favorite of mine in college (Go Griffins).
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I Have Trod the Upward and the Downward Slope comes on the day where a mentor and friend has died.
The Dodger,..yeah, I’ve done this one before as well, but the first stanza is so relevant, especially with our choice of Presidential candidates. The Dodger, one of my favorite songs from Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs”. His volume 1 & 2 collections are so…American with their lyrics, chord structure, rhythm […]Read more »
The Boatman’s Dance, a song by Aaron Copland, is so fun to do, I had to sing it again under the overpass. The Boatman’s Dance is a song that I did while “discovering” the acoustics of the underside of the overpass. I’ve done this song before but the sound just […]Read more »
Early in the morning is not a time to do an art song by Ralph Vaughan Williams, but I just loved this piece, especially early in the morning.
DONATE TO THE GREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER DONATE TO THE GREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER Indeed, this song is an example of needing an accompaniment. The piano part is just beautiful, but hauling a grand piano under the overpass is just not in the budget. Follow: http://bit.ly/1f3uf4n Song requests: http://bit.ly/1Nj1Hlf Help […]Read more »