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Recent Examples of art song
The Yiddish art song duo Tsvey Brider—singer Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell and accordionist Dmitri Gaskin—will perform April 22 at Temple Beth-El, 2179 Highland Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35205.
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Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times, al, 15 Apr. 2023
These playlists cover a variety of genres, including opera, Renaissance music, art song and minimalism.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Mélusine, Cécile McLorin Salvant’s new album (released on March 24th), is half-French chanson/half-idiosyncratic art song that, when taken as a whole, reveals itself to be a creature of soaring majesty as well.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 28 Mar. 2023
There, the French baritone Stéphane Degout, with the pianist Cédric Tiberghien, will present an evening of art songs from composers including Fauré, Schubert, Debussy and Lili Boulanger (April 3 and 5).
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
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Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times, al, 15 Apr. 2023
These playlists cover a variety of genres, including opera, Renaissance music, art song and minimalism.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
Mélusine, Cécile McLorin Salvant’s new album (released on March 24th), is half-French chanson/half-idiosyncratic art song that, when taken as a whole, reveals itself to be a creature of soaring majesty as well.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 28 Mar. 2023
There, the French baritone Stéphane Degout, with the pianist Cédric Tiberghien, will present an evening of art songs from composers including Fauré, Schubert, Debussy and Lili Boulanger (April 3 and 5).
—Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
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There are references to a 16th-century Venetian playwright, an old American folk song, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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As romantic nationalism surged, scholars travelled the country collecting fairy tales, folk songs, local idioms, and traditional crafts.—
Caitlyn Murphy,
Hazlitt,
18 Dec. 2024
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What began as an Instagram community during the pandemic has evolved into a vibrant collection of more than 200 original works spanning digital, mural, abstract, and pop culture art — each inspired by Whataburger's iconic orange-and-white striped aesthetic.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Kármán line, considered the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space, is 62 miles, so the pop star will not actually be launched into orbit.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Johanson released six solo albums through 1984’s Sweet Revenge, then changed personas, sported a pompadour and sang standards for the 1987 album Buster Poindexter.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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Angie released her debut solo album Black Diamond in 1999, becoming gold certified by the RIAA.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Weaver Yankee said some orchestras have a chorus that performs with them from time to time, but the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus work together on a regular basis.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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At the same meeting, the city attorney tendered his resignation and the mayor tried to end the meeting by threatening to walk out — all to a chorus of snarky comments and jeers of irate residents.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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