Sylvia is a British musical with book by Kate Prince and Priya Parmer, with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde and lyrics by Prince based on the life of Sylvia Pankhurst. Starting with a flash-forward to Sylvia’s expulsion from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1913, the work returns to Sylvia and […]
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American band formed by Jeff Mangum in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1989. They were active until 1998, and then from 2013 to 2015. The band’s music featured a deliberately low quality sound, influenced by indie rock and psychedelic folk. Mangum wrote surreal and opaque lyrics that covered a wide range of […]
Seguidilla
The Seguidilla plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means “sequence” and is the name of a dance) is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations. The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat. […]
L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1
L’Arlésienne is incidental music composed by Georges Bizet for Alphonse Daudet’s drama of the same name, usually translated as The Girl from Arles. It was first performed on 30 September 1872 at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris. Bizet’s original incidental music consists of 27 numbers for chorus and small orchestra, ranging from pieces of […]
Blame It On The Bossa Nova
Blame It on the Bossa Nova” is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gorme, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 in March 1963. “Blame It on the Bossa Nova” was an international hit for Gormé, reaching No. 1 in Australia, South Africa and […]
The Nightingale Trio
The Nightingale Trio is a women’s vocal trio inspired by traditional folk songs and vocal techniques from the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Their pure vocal stylings have been featured on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion and they have delighted audiences in live performances around the United States. The Nightingale Trio is village harmonies, birdsong lullabies, and […]