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From:  Patricia M Smith <dgcsorcmgr@j...>
Patricia M Smith <dgcsorcmgr@j...>
Date:  Thu Jan 11, 2001  3:09 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Tonight on PBS


There's a piece on the new Michael W. Smith CDm "Freedom" based on the
same letter but, I believe, that it might be an instrumental piece. I'm
embarrased to say that we haven't listened to the CD yet & we bought it
the Saturday b-4 Xmas!

Pat


On Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:21:43 -0800 (PST) Trevor Allen
<trevorjamesallen@y...> writes:
<trevorjamesallen@y...> writes:
> I felt the same way. I kept on switching channels.
> Whenever she talked, I just got bored. I couldn't get
> involved in what she was saying. Her jokes, or at
> least what she meant to be amusing was not funny or
> witty at all. She sang beautifully. I was wondering,
> does anyone know the title of the song she sang that
> was a soldier singing to his wife/girlfriend/fiancee,
> named Sarah. It was a great song, but I missed the
> title. If anyone knows a title and composer, I'd be
> very grateful.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Trevor
> --- Karen <kjensen@c...> wrote:
> --- Karen <kjensen@c...> wrote:
> > >I'm sorry to be posting this at the last minute,
> > but it almost slipped my
> > >mind altogether. Renee Fleming is doing her
> > jazz/crossover thing on PBS
> > >tonight (Thursday, January 4th) as part of the Live
> > from Lincoln Center
> > >series. Check your local listings.
> > I'm curious to know what others thought of this. I
> > saw bits of it,
> > and I am just exploring my own reaction which was to
> > keep switching away
> > from it. I could see that it was speaking to "an
> > audience" but I was not
> > able to enter in and be a part of it. There seemed
> > to be something in the
> > communicative style which seemed to me to be
> > overly-done for TV which
> > brings the audience so close to the performer. Or
> > perhaps it was TV itself
> > which is a medium not well-suited to the vocal art.
> > What do others think?
> > Cheers, Karen Jensen
> >
>
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