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Program
"Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace"; words from a prayer attributed to St Francis of Assisi [Don]
"The Way We Were"; lyric by Alan and Marilyn Bergman; music by Marvin Hamlisch; arranged by Pete Rupay, and so sung by the Redlands Harmony Heritage Barbershop Chorus; the theme song for the 1973 film The Way We Were; sung by Barbra Streisand; the film starred B.S. and Robert Redford. The film story is about two people who had fallen in love and took different sides in the Hollywood blacklist controversy. The song won an oscar for 1973 and a grammy in 1974. [Howard, Dave S, Bryan, Tony: a cappella]
"Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad" and "If We Could See the World Through the Eyes of a Puppy " [Lola, with Mary S on guitar]
"I've Never Been In Love Before"; music and lyric by Frank Loesser; from the 1950 Broadway show Guys and Dolls; the duet is sung by Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown just after they return from Havana to New York and just before they discover that Nathan's crap game has been held in the mission in her absence; film version came out in 1955. [Tom, Sue]
"Think of Me"; lyric by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; from the 1986 show The Phantom of the Opera. This song is first sung by Carlotta, the over-the-hill lead soprano in the Paris opera; when she storms off the set in dress rehearsal, Christine, who is a member of the chorus is pressed in to do the part. Her opening is a triumph. [Jane, with Bryan]
"When All Night Long" (Sentry's Song); lyric by Sir William S. Gilbert; music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; from the 1882 comic opera Iolanthe. The song opens the second act, which is set in front of Westminster Hall, the Houses of Parliament. The sentry, Pvt Willis of the Grenadier Guards, dressed in red with bearskin hat, makes fun of party politics. At that time, the two political parties in Britain were the Liberals and the Conservatives; party discipline was stronger than it is today in the U. S. Congress. [Tony]
"I Belong Here"; music and lyric by Jerry Herman (best known for the show Hello, Dolly!); from the 1979 show The Grand Tour [Betty C]
"Deh, vieni alla finestra" (Oh, come to the window, O my treasure); lyric by Lorenzo da Ponte; music by Wolfgang A. Mozart; from the 1787 opera Don Giovanni; the aria is sung after Leporello, Don Giovanni's servant, has led Donna Elvira away, Don Giovanni serenades her chambermaid, accompanying himself on a mandolin. [Brian]
| Deh, vieni alla finestra, o mio
tesoro, Deh, vieni a consolar il pianto mio. Se neghi a me di dar qualche ristoro, Davanti agli occhi tuoi morir vogl'io! Tu ch'hai la bocca dolce più del miele, Tu che il zucchero porti in mezzo al core! Non esser, gioja mia, con me crudele! Lasciati almen veder, mio bell'amore! |
Oh, come to the window, O my treasure, Oh, come to console my sorrow (literally, my plaint). If you refuse to give me some solace, In front of your dear eyes I will die! Your lips are sweeter than honey, You have the very essence of sweetness in your heart! Be not cruel to me, O my joy! Let me have one glance, my beautiful love! |
A scene from the 1992 musical show Crazy
for You; including "They Can't Take That
Away From Me"; lyric by Ira
Gershwin; music by George
Gershwin; from the 1937 musical film Shall
We Dance; also used in the 1949 musical film The
Barkleys of Broadway; both films featured Fred
Astaire and Ginger
Rogers; and "But Not for Me";
lyric by Ira Gershwin; music by George Gershwin; from the 1930
musical show Girl Crazy; which featured both Ethel
Merman and Ginger Rogers in their Broadway debut; also, the
pit orchestra included Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Red Nichols,
and Gene Krupa; film versions in 1932
and 1943;
the 1943 film featured Judy
Garland, June
Allison, Mickey
Rooney, Nancy
Walker, and Gil
Stratton, and was directed by Busby
Berkeley [Janine & Jerry, accompanied by Barbara]
"Blow Away the Morning Dew"; traditional English folk song (before 1916: See the words to a different version, with the same tune here.) [Paula & Mary, accompanying themselves on guitar, with Paula on flute]
"She Moved Through the Fair"; traditional Irish air from County Donegal; words by P. Colum [Andrea, unaccompanied]
"Malagueña"; music and Spanish lyric by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona; English lyric by Marian Banks; 1929; from the suite Andalucía [Ralph]
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"; lyric by Hal David; music by Burt Bacharach; 1963; recorded by Dionne Warwick [Sue]
"Wouldn't It Be Loverly"; lyric by Alan J. Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe; from the 1956 musical show My Fair Lady, which featured Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews; in the film version, which came out in 1964, Rex Harrison was cast as Higgins again after Cary Grant turned the part down; Audrey Hepburn was as Eliza, Jack Warner thinking the unknown Julie Andrews would not be a big enough draw; Marni Nixon was Eliza's singing voice; Jeremy Brett was Freddy, with Bill Shirley singing the part; Brett was later to play Sherlock Holmes on PBS. [Mary H]
"Anthem"; lyric by Tim Rice; music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (both of ABBA fame); originally from the 1984 concept album for Chess; then from the 1986 London show Chess; it then appeared on Broadway in 1988 in a drastically different version. The basic story is as follows: After winning the World Chess Championship, the Russian has sought political asylum in the west to be with the woman he loves. His asylum is granted, and is certain he has made the right decision. At the same time, he is equally certain that he will never be able to truly leave his country. The reasons for the Russian's defection differ significantly between the older and newer versions, yet the song "Anthem" is one of the more popular solos from the show. Perhaps the most familiar song from the show is "One Night in Bangkok." [Tom]
"God Bless the Child"; music and lyric by Arthur Herzog, Jr., and Billie Holiday (1941); Arr. Anita Kerr (1970); based on the proverb "God blesses the child that's got his own." [Paula, accompanying herself on piano]
"Serenade"; lyric by Dorothy Donnelly; music by Sigmund Romberg; from the 1924 show The Student Prince in Heidelberg; film version, The Student Prince, came out in 1954. [Don]
"Ya Got Trouble"; music and lyric by Meredith Willson; from the 1957 Broadway show The Music Man; the film version was released in 1962 [John & ensemble]
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all selections were accompanied by June Young on piano.
OMITTED:
"Mr Sandman"; by Pat Ballard; recorded in 1954 by The Chordettes, reaching #1 in Billboard for 7 weeks; this song was popularly revived in 1981. [Sue, Janine, Colleen]
"Saga of Jenny"; lyric by Ira Gershwin; music by Kurt Weill; from the play with music The Lady in the Dark; book by Moss Hart; featured Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye (in his B'way debut), and Victor Mature; the show concerns Liza Elliott, editor of Allure in psychoanalysis; the action takes place in the Allure office, in the analyst's office, and in four dream sequences. The 1944 film version starred Ginger Rogers. [Paula]
"The Farmer in the Dell"; first published in 1883; words and music are traditional; based on the German children's game Der Kirmessbauer; tune adapted for the words "The bride cuts the cake". [Mary & Paula]
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