This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys became the biggest American pop sensations of all time, selling over 175 million records worldwide. And everything that has led up to that curtain call feels, for just a second, as real and vivid as the sting of your hands clapping together."20 vocal selections from the Broadway musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons. I'm talking about the real, mostly middle-aged crowd at the August Wilson Theater, who seem to have forgotten what year it is or how old they are or, most important, that John Lloyd Young is not Frankie Valli. Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote, "THE CROWD GOES WILD. Directed by Des McAnuff, the then artistic director at La Jolla Playhouse, the musical uses many of the group's hit songs to tell the turbulent story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons' rise to fame. Jersey Boys premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse on Octoand ran through JanuThe musical opened on Broadway on Novemat the August Wilson Theatre starring John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli, Christian Hoff as Tommy DeVito, Daniel Reichard as Bob Gaudio, and J.
The Four Seasons : Jersey Boys - Vocal Selections Songlist: Breaths, Would You Harbor Me?, We Are., Cum Ba Yah, Young and Positive, Inner Voices, Run, Denko, Fulani Chant, Dream Songs Of Love, Wodaabe Nights, Alunde, Stay, Prayer To The One, Goin' To See My Baby, Motherless Child, Ella's Song, Sometime, I Remember, I Believe, No More Auction Block Voicing: SATB | Performed by Sweet Honey In The Rock | 8515b | Songbook | $24.95 | A Cappella As said of Sweet Honey in the foreword, by Harry Belafonte, "their melodies make the soul sing!" Their songs are living and breathing entities, and the texture of their sound requires flexibility. The voice ranges vary, depending upon the arrangement, but are typically five part, and reach down into the bass clef, notated as SATB plus lead. Compiled and edited by Ysaye M Barnwell, whose bass register and poignant compositions are an integral component of the Sweet Honey character, the songbook also includes performance notes, a discography and several essays.
Long awaited, the 20 arrangements contained herein are a joyous testimony to the significance of this African-American female ensemble.
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