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Tag Archives: Immigration
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, … Continue reading
HAIKU NEW YORK
The sky is paper Bleeding upward from the edge There are ink towers My brother will be There to meet me at the dock Has it been five years? Now there are seagulls Wheeling and diving … Continue reading
Posted in Chamber Works, Literary Lyricism
Tagged a cappella, Angels in America, Anita Hollander, Ellen McLaughlin, haiku, harbor, Immigration, Jeannie Im, Lovette George, music theater, New Dramatists, New York, Nicky Paraiso, Patrick Mellen, seagulls, Statue of Liberty, through-composed
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4th Grade POWER OF PROGRESS – The Immigrants
Last spring the full 4th grade of the Brooklyn Children’s School presented “The Power of Progress 1840 – 1920”, a multi-media, multi-disciplinary event where different groups of children created presentations and performances on such topics as Suffragettes, Newsies, Tenement Buildings, … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, The Teaching Artist
Tagged 1900, 4th grade, Brooklyn Children's School, composing, emma lazerus, Immigration, migration, musical, newsies, pogrom, progress, suffragette, tenements, The New Colossus, tsar
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H A M I L T ON – Friday, August 21, 8pm, Rear Mezzanine, A 109
I cried twice during the second act Tears steaming down my face, shoulders quaking First, when tragedy strikes Alexander and Eliza Hamilton Their marriage already strained by scandal, estranged And now the death by duel of their eldest son … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, America, Broadway, Burr, choreography, costumes, Eliza Hamilton, grief, Hamilton, hip-hop, history, Immigration, Jefferson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madison, musical, orphan, politics, rap, tradition, Washington
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The Music of Ian McKellen reciting Shakespeare (hear! hear! right here!)
Ian McKellen just quoted Shakespeare to make a strong point about Immigration. Marc Maron interviewed Ian McKellen on the WTF podcast. Maron confessed he had trouble understanding Shakespeare, and McKellen suggested Moran may have not yet heard Shakespeare spoken by … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News
Tagged birthday, Ian McKellen, Immigration, interview, literature, Marc Maron, podcast, recitation, Shakespeare, speech, Thomas More, WTF, Xenophobia
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Notes from a Composer 