Oh Say, Can You Sing… the Star-Spangled Banner?
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Oh Say, Can You Sing… the Star-Spangled Banner?

Can you believe that it’s almost July 4th?! Independence Day is just around the corner, and that makes it the perfect time to talk about our national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”.   Oh, Say, Can YOU sing the Star-Spangled Banner?  Ask almost any singer about performing this song, and a look of fear, or…

Fall in Love With the Great American Songbook!
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Fall in Love With the Great American Songbook!

“Has anyone ever heard of the famous American composer Cole Porter?” I hopefully asked my college Voice 1 class last week. I was met by utter silence and blank stares. “How about The Great American Songbook? “ I tried again. “No one?” I followed up, even more wistfully. “Really?” I cried one last time. Nada. Zip. Zero….

Celebrate Women’s History Month!  Clara Schumann’s “Liebst du um Schönheit”
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Celebrate Women’s History Month! Clara Schumann’s “Liebst du um Schönheit”

Celebrate Women’s History Month! Clara Schumann’s “Liebst du um Schönheit” is the perfect way to spotlight this virtuoso pianist and composer, by featuring one of the most famous and lovely German art songs of the Romantic era.  Clara Schumann was the wife of famed composer Robert Schumann  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schumann  but carved out her own place in…