Classical music is timeless. Many films have used classical music to enhance their storytelling. Whenever people remember 2001: A Space Odyssey, one immediately thinks of Richard Strauss’ Sprach Zarathustra. Producer of Gone with the Wind, David O. Selznick used two of Claude Debussy’s pieces, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn, and The Girl With the Flaxen Hair in the ... Read More »
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The High and the Mighty: Sherry’s Cherries – Action, Adventure and Suspense
From the opening bars of music from the film, Jaws, you know the shark is nearby and there is very little time left. Many of my friends have husbands who love action and adventure films. Sometimes the guys would go to these movies as a group and the women would go to the “chick-flicks”. I love movie soundtracks. On our ... Read More »
Sherry’s Cherries – Song on the Radio
Many years ago, I drove my daughter and her friends to dance classes. Two hours later I would pick them up, but I would always arrive early, sit in the car, and listen to the radio. One night I heard a ‘song on the radio’ that I had never heard before, and I fell in love again. In those days ... Read More »
Sherry’s Cherries – Salute to Broadway Songs: I Have Dreamed
“Only music may span that space between the finite and the infinite…” – Edgar Cayce. On our next Sherry’s Cherries, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond will pay tribute to Broadway and some of the most beautiful music from the greatest composers and lyricists. For all you soundtrack people – you might like this one. Most of these songs originated on ... Read More »
Sherry’s Cherries: From Cherry Blossom to Neverland
When my daughter was a baby, I used to put melodic music on each night when I tucked her in. She absolutely loved bedtime. Today she plays three instruments and is in two orchestras. The music on my next Sherry’s Cherries pays tribute to “the melody.” Beautiful melodies can be calming, peaceful, or lift the spirit. As a child my ... Read More »
Sherry’s Cherries: Where or When
I have always said that one of the first people I hug when I cross over will be Lorenz Hart. Larry had so much talent. He was so gifted, but all he saw were his flaws. He left the world some of the most beautiful music, which I will play for you on this show. When Larry died at a ... Read More »
Music from the 60s and 70s: Rhiannon and the Fire Breathing Dragon
During the month of August, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond will pay tribute to many artists and musicians from the 60s and the 70s. The music of this time was the music of The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and all the way through disco. It was also the time of women singers and writers like Joni Mitchell and Carole King. ... Read More »
Sherry’s Cherries: Pure Imagination
My next show will showcase songs from movies. Not soundtracks, but songs like Moon River, Charade, A Summer Place and several dozen others that perhaps you haven’t heard. Pay special attention to Magic Mona from The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. It’s a wonderful song sung by an extraordinary singer, Phyllis Hyman. Truly one of my favorites. Another song I love, ... Read More »
Dream Away: Tribute to Male Singers (Sherry’s Cherries – Show 7)
Those voices, and those songs. Well, I had the most wonderful time preparing these shows, listening to this wonderful music from these talented artists, composers and lyricists. There were so many beautiful songs that I made this show into Part I and Part II. Now is a good time to tell you, the listeners, about the DMCA rules. These rules ... Read More »
Sherry’s Cherries: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
I was 19 years old and a student at New York University. One day while walking on 8th Street, I came across a record store (remember those?). That’s when I discovered Carmen McRae and I fell in love with her music. When I was older and CDs came out, I tried to buy a CD of Carmen’s album, Second to ... Read More »