Saturday 17 October: The Flight of the Songbird; From the Silver Screens of Paris to Broadway
Updated: Aug 22
From the Silver Screens of Paris to Broadway follow the flight of the Songbird around the world exploring the beautiful melodies of Legrand, Kosma, Mancini and Bernstein.
17 October 2o26, 1pm
Michaelhouse, Trinity St, Cambridge
Nicolò Pierini (Piano)
Running Order:
Michel Legrand (1932-2019) -Lyrics Alan Bergman (b.1925) and Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)
Where is it Written from Yentl
Michel Legrand (1932-2019) - Lyrics Claude Nougaro (1929-2004)
Le Cinéma
Michel Legrand (1932-2019)
On My Way to You
Michel Legrand (1932-2019) - Lyrics Alan Bergman (b.1925) and Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)
Papa Can You Hear Me from Yentl
Ernesto Nazareth
Brejeiro
Joseph Kosma (1905-1969) - French Lyrics by Jacques Prévert and English Lyrics Johnny Mercer
Les Feuilles Mortes/Autumn Leaves
Music and Lyrics by Christine McVie (1943-2022)
Songbird
Henry Mancini (1924-1994) - Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) Johnny MercerJon
Charade from Charade
Amedeo Tommasi
Danny's Blues
Jerome Kern (1885-1945) - Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
'All The Things You Are' from Very Warm for May
Cy Coleman (1929-2004) Lyrics Ira Gasman (1942-2018)
He's No Good from The Life
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) - Libretto Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Somewhere from West Side Story
Coming Up: Ladies of Literature and Libretti; Desire, Despair, Destiny January 2027