“Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” is a jazz instrumental composed by Charles Mingus, originally recorded by his sextet in 1959 and released on his album Mingus Ah Um. One of Mingus’s best-known compositions, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” became a jazz standard, recorded by other jazz and jazz fusion artists. Charles Mingus was one of the all-time […]
Kinnfolk
Kinnfolk are the husband and wife duo of Josh and Julie Kinn. They weave octave mandolin, bodhrán (Irish drum), and smooth vocal harmonies into their Celtic folk music from the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. From sea shanties and working songs, to trad tunes and Old Time favourites, Kinnfolk’s fresh take on classics blends […]
Osaka Toin Symphonic Band
In 2005, the Osaka Toin Symphonic Band was inaugurated to support the baseball team and now has 182 members. From April 2006 it has been led by director Takashi Umeda. They participated in the national tournament of the All Japan Wind Orchestra Competition a total of fifteen times and won the “Gold Award” seven times. […]
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto (E-flat major)
Joseph Haydn composed the Concerto per il Clarino (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major) in 1796 for the trumpet virtuoso Anton Weidinger. Joseph Haydn was 64 years of age. A favourite of the trumpet repertoire, it has been cited as “possibly Haydn’s most popular concerto”. Although written in 1796, Weidinger first performed the concerto four years […]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, released in April 1987 by Arista Records as the leading single from her second studio album, Whitney. By the late summer of 1986, Houston had achieved global success with her self titled debut album. Released in February 1985, […]
I Only Want To Be With You
“I Only Want to Be with You” is a song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. According to Jean Ryder, the ex-wife of songwriter Mike Hawker, “I Only Want to Be With You” was written soon after she and Hawker married in December 1961, being inspired by Hawker’s intense romantic feelings for his new […]
The Sky Is Crying
“The Sky Is Crying” is a blues standard written and initially recorded by Elmore James in 1959. Called “one of his most durable compositions”, “The Sky Is Crying” became a R&B record chart hit and has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists.”The Sky Is Crying” is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues notated in 12/8 time […]
I Only Have Eyes for You
“I Only Have Eyes For You” is a song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin. The song was written for the 1934 film ‘Dames’, in which it was performed by Dick Powell. In addition to the original version by Dick Powell, recordings of the song by Ben Selvin (vocal by Howard Phillips), Eddy […]
Songs for World Book Day
Today is World Book Day, which encourages children of all ages to celebrate the power of reading and explore the pleasures of books. Here are some songs that were inspired by books. 1984 by David Bowie Nineteen Eighty-Four is the 1949 dystopian novel written by George Orwell that takes place in an imagined future where […]
Sylvia
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 […]