Ernie Valenzuela wrote:
>Placing myself in the situation of the young baritone - I would be >gravitating toward a love song from an American or English composer. >Someone like Cole Porter or Irving Berlin. Something like: "They say >that falling in love is wonderful" from Annie Get Your Gun. Or "All >the things you are" from >Very Warm for May. Or look into a selection by George Gershwin? The >list really is voluminous & should be considered because the literature is >accessible, easy to learn, easy on the voice (with limitations) & everybody >will understand what's being sung.
I agree. Here are a few standards that come to mind:
On the Street Where You Live Fly Me to the Moon My One and Only Love Till There Was You Embraceable You The Nearness of You Our Love is Here to Stay Watch What Happens I Could Write a Book I Love You The More I See You My Romance There's a Place for Us There Will Never Be Another You They Can't Take That Away From Me The Second Time Around (if the bride and groom have both been married before)
I would also consider two songs by Lennon and McCartney:
And I Love Her Here, There, and Everywhere
and one by Billy Joel:
Just the Way You Are
I also suspect that some of the songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim would be appropriate, but I'm not familiar witht the lyrics so I don't know which ones.
John Link
http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkFeldenkrais http://www.mp3.com/JohnLinkVocalQuintet
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