Category Archives: Music

Hershey Felder performs for Seattle Rep Benefit

The Immigrant Songwriter Who Gave America a Voice Experience some of America’s greatest songs in the context in which they were written. From “God Bless America,” to “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “White Christmas,” “Always,” … Continue reading

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Ballet at home – Opera National de Paris

Thanks to Diane S.

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A song with feeling

Thanks to Sybil-Ann!

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I Will Be Free

From Sybil-Ann: Dana Winner is the stage name of Chantal Vanlee (born 10 February 1965 in Hasselt). She is a Belgian singer who is famous especially in Flanders, South Africa and the Netherlands

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The language of whistling

Thanks to Marilyn DiB!

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Dr. Fauci – a song for you!

Thanks to Donna D!

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Music is in our genes

This is Zubin Mehta’s grandson. He’s sure got his grandfather’s genes. So  in this time of self reflection, it made me wonder just what genes of ours are embedded in our grandkids, from Linda W.

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La petet soeur de Mozart

Thanks to Rosemary W!

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One day more – from Les Miserables

Thanks to Sue Van L!

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Jamming on Zoom

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Hello (from the Inside) An Adele Parody by Chris Mann

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Inspiration in the sky in Italy

Quite a tribute! Thanks to Gordon G. As Italy is in quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the virus, to meet other jets that stream the colors of the Italian flag while Pavarotti’s Nessus Dorma plays with the … Continue reading

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Neil Diamond sings “Hands..washing hands”

Thanks to Donna McK — something to sing about!

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Hiromi Lorraine Sakata Collection of Afghan Traditional Music (1966-67; 1971-73)

Ed note: Did you hear yesterday’s NPR program or see today’s NY Times about the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registrar?  Well, it’s not hard to believe, but Lorraine’s Afghan Music field recordings from 1966-67 and 1971-73 made it on the … Continue reading

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Ode to Joy – Virtual Concert

Thanks to Mary M for sending this!

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MetOpera night & day

Thanks to Dorothy W for this info All nightly streamings start at 7:30 p.m. and will remain on the Met’s home page at MetOpera.org for 20 hours. “We’d like to provide some grand opera solace to opera lovers in these extraordinarily difficult … Continue reading

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Singing the blues – G&S Style

A friend of mine currently in Cairo shared the following bit of comic relief.  (If you are not sureof the tune Google “I am the very model of a Modern Major General” from Pirates of Penzance. A PATTER-SONG FOR THE … Continue reading

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Tchaikovsky’s Divine Liturgy – Performed by Cappella Romana

The link to the broadcasted performance is https://www.facebook.com/cappellaromana/videos/1294997770699445/  You can also watch from Cappella Romana’s homepage at cappellaromana.org PROGRAM Peter Tchaikovsky: Divine Liturgy, with: Kalinnikov: First Antiphon Sheehan: Second Antiphon, Alleluiarion Rachmaninoff: Beatitudes for double choir, from his Divine Liturgy Chesnokov: Choral concerto, … Continue reading

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Greetings from Brussels!!

Last month you may recall that Spotlight on the Performing Arts sponsored a pre-competition recital by Yvette Kraft on February 29th. What follows is an email from Yvette and her mother Karen Sent to Mary Ann Hagan. Just an update … Continue reading

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The unofficial Australian national anthem

Today our virtual walk in Australia begins. Lets celebrate this beautiful country and pray for better times for our friends down under who are going through hard times.

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The history of the Lindy Hop and Swing

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Introducing The Radiohead Public Library: Radiohead Makes Their Full Catalogue Available via a Free Online Web Site

Are you interested in thousands of free on-line college courses, or in movies, books and music. Check out the amazing collection at www.openculture.com!

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Letter of Recommendation: ‘The Happy Song’ by Imogen Heap

From Marilyn Webb: Too bad there isn’t a Happy Song for us seniors….. by Mark O’Connell in the New York Times The song I listened to most this past year was ‘‘The Happy Song,’’ by the English singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. … Continue reading

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The USAF Band Holiday Flash Mob at the National Air and Space Museum

Starting with a single cellist on the floor of the National Air and Space Museum’s Milestones of Flight gallery and swelling to 120 musicians, The United States Air Force Band exhilarated museum visitors yesterday with its first-ever flash mob. The … Continue reading

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Singing Mozart in the MRI shows how overtone singers can hit two notes at once

In polyphonic overtone singing, vocalists manipulate their tongue, mouth and throat to produce two tones at once. While the technique has emerged in disparate societies, it is thought to have originated in (and is most commonly associated with) Mongolian culture. … Continue reading

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