Madlyn Fafard,: 8/12/12

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Teddy Bear's Picnic - Val Rosing with Henry Hall & his Orchestra

Do you want to build imagination, creativity, then start with a song like this. Just imagine!

LA PALOMA - NANA MOUSKOURI

Here is an example of a voice that fits a song like a glove, perfect!

Julio Iglesias - Amor, Amor, Amor

A song that is light, lilting and pleasing on all levels, showcasing his voice

Mario Lanza - Parlami d'Amore Mariu

It is not Sunday, but I can hear the music of those long ago Sundays on the radio in our home in Framingham, Mass., U.S. A.,as Pearl and Guido Oliva conducted the Italian Hour for people of Italian ancestry to enjoy the music of their homeland. My Mom would sing, as she cooked our favorite Italian, Sunday dinner. Mom was born in this country, but her parents still struggled with English, so Italian music pleased them and she learned it as a child. All were proud to be called Americans, and they insisted we learn to speak English only, so we the children could bring the family into the life of our country, America! A place where we could be free, and dream the impossible, while reaching for the sky!

FLORES - Vals de las flores - Tchaikovsky

I am so thankful to have grown up in the wonderful era of Disney, fairy tales, and exposure to the wonders of music that came from the fabulous Disney studios.

El Lago de los Cisnes - Chaikovski

In addition to the great fairy tales, Disney introduced us as children to this great classical music playing in the background of his cartoon scenes. How lucky we were as children to be exposed to the wonders of our inherited fairy tales and music of such beauty. It fostered imagination, creativity and tremendous joy for me.