That s Life. He also shared a selection from the upcoming effort, Cottage for Sale.
The album, due to arrive in early 2021, is a companion to Nelson s 2018 LP
My Way, another collection filled with standards made famous by the late entertainer known as Ol Blue Eyes. That effort contained staples such as Summer Wind and, of course, Sinatra s signature tune, My Way.
On
That s Life, Nelson tackles more ubiquitous fare that Sinatra helped to popularize, such as I ve Got You Under My Skin, You Make Me Feel So Young and Luck Be a Lady. It s all part and parcel for the beloved crooner, who s one of Nelson s singing inspirations.
Do You Know What I Know? [PHIL-OSOPHY]
The title is a take-off on the Christmas song, Do You Hear What I Hear? You can hum it while I tell you about one of my favorite guests, Maestro Yaniv Dinur, Music Director of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.
We were talking about the family holiday pops virtual concert Saturday, December 19 at 3:30 pm. I was mentioning various Christmas songs, and Yaniv, who is celebrating Hanukkah, agreed that many of the classics were written by Jewish songwriters. Irving Berlin wrote White Christmas and Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn co-wrote Let It Snow.
It just wouldn t be the same without the sounds of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Holly Jolly Christmas, and Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, all written by Johnny Marks, who was Jewish.
Frank Sinatra was arguably the most famous Italian-American Catholic of the 20th century. The skinny kid from Hoboken, N.J. who was born 105 years ago, Dec. 12, 1915 grew up to become synonymous with the so-called Great American Songbook. That songbook, however, was largely written by Jewish-Americans, including immigrants and children of immigrants. And while the songwriters for the most part expressly tried to leave behind the accents and inflections of the Yiddish-speaking world from whence they came, the songs nonetheless often betrayed the influence of Jewish Eastern Europe in outlook and emotional temperament. Sinatra, as it turned out, just happened to become the greatest interpreter of that body of work.
The Shows Must Go On will present Gypsy and Ruthless! this week!
In Canada and the USA, Ruthless will be available to stream, starring Jason Gardner and Kim Maresca. Everywhere else, fans can catch Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton.
Both productions will be available for 48 hours beginning December 11.
Ruthless!
The camp cult classic from Joel Paley with music by Marvin Laird is filmed from London s West End following critical acclaim off-Broadway. Ruthless! The Musical famously spoofs Broadway musicals from Gypsy to Mame as well as iconic films including The Bad Seed and All About Eve. Talented eight year old Tina Denmark will do anything to play the lead in her school musical. Anything! As Tina discovers where her talent comes from, she shows us just what it takes to succeed. Premiering in 1992, the show is responsible for discovering young performers Britney Spears and Natalie Portman.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra holiday show to share tunes, cheer
Concert will be livestreamed Saturday, Sunday By James Bash, for The Columbian
Published: December 10, 2020, 6:02am
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A great way to keep the COVID-19 pandemic from pitching you into a basement of doldrums is to hear the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s holiday concert, which will be livestreamed this weekend. The hometown orchestra under guest conductor Ken Selden has teamed up with jazz clarinetist Ken Peplowski and vocalist Clairdee to perform selections that include familiar Christmas tunes and jazzy holiday numbers.
Peplowski, who is based in New York City, has been the featured performer in a couple of galas for the orchestra. He has built a following in the Pacific Northwest because of his work with the Oregon Festival of American Music, the Siletz Bay Music Festival, and the jazz festival in Newport, Ore., where he is now the music director.