New York Festival of Song
Attended the concert last night with HA. Kaufman Music Center and New York Festival of Song present "Harlem Renaissance" in song and poetry. Julia Bullock sang soprano, Darius de Haas tenor, and James Martin baritone. On the piano was NYFOS was Artistic Director Steven Blier and Associate Artistic Director Michael Barrett. The Joint is Jumpin' Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller; lyrics by Andy Razaf and J. C. Johnson Sung by Ensemble A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid Music by James P. Johnson; lyrics by Andy Razaf Sung by Mr. Martin Aint'-cha Glad Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller; lyrics by Andy Razaf Sung by Ms. Bullock L'il Gal Music by J. Rosamond Johnson; poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar Sung by Mr. Martin Death of an Old Seaman Music by Cecil Cohen; poem by Langston Hughes Sung by Ms. Bullock The Breath of a Rose Music by William Grant Still; poem by Langston Hughes Sung by Ms. Bullock Day Dream (a concert highlight f...