Colleen Dhas

Percy Grainger
Australian-born composer
(8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961)

Today, 8 July, is Australian-born composer Percy Grainger's birthday anniversary. It's very likely you have heard of the tune 'Danny Boy'. Grainger arranged it. Yes. That he did. Its original title is 'Irish Tune from County Derry.' For today, I have created a YouTube using another one of his Irish tunes.

Geoffrey Simon & The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (1990)
Colleen Dhas (Grainger)
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This video is embedded with the 1990 world premiere recording of Grainger's 'Colleen Dhas.' The pastoral setting of this work is agreeable to that of an Irish countryside.

An Americana on Amercia's Birthday

Stephen Foster
Foremost 19th century American songsmith
(4 July, 1826 – 13 January, 1864)

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Robert White, tenor (1976)
- Beautiful Dreamer (Foster)


Beautiful Dreamer (1862)

Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song
List while I woo thee with soft melody
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me

Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelie
Over the streamlet vapors are borne
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me

A Summer Place 2010

A summer place for respite and pampering (June 22 - 29, 2010).

Norrie Paramor and Orchestra
with Patricia Clark
Theme from 'A Summer Place' (Steiner)
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First Day of Summer, 21 June 2010

I am traveling to Virginia.  See you in July.

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Dan Gibson et al (2006)
- Summer Wind (Bradtke/Meier/Mercer)

Charles Gounod Birthday Anniversary

Charles Gounod
French-born Romantic period music and opera composer
(17 June, 1818 – 18 October, 1893)
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Sharon Bezaly, flute (2002)
- Concertino for Flute
and Chamber Orchestra (Gounod)

Edvard Grieg's Birthday Anniversary

Edvard Grieg
Norwegian pianist, late Romantic period composer
(15 June, 1843 - 4 September, 1907)

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The Pete Smith Orchestra (1969)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (after Grieg)

Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise

Sunrise, Mesa Verde NP, AZ

Stanley Black
English pianist, composer,
arranger, and conductor
(14 June, 1913 - 27 November, 2002)
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Stanley Black, piano (1959)
- Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg)

I Am All Right with Porter

Cole Porter
Renown American pop composer and lyricist
(9 June, 1891 - 15 October, 1964)
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Ralph Sharon Trio (1990)
- It's All Right with Me (Porter)

D-Day, June 6, 1944

Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Normandy
"Good Luck! And Let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God
upon this great and noble undertaking."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Order of the Day, June 4, 1944

The Spartacus Onedin Line

    Ballet Spartacus (Khachaturian)
Aram Khachaturian
Armenian composer
(6 June, 1903 – 1 May, 1978)

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Ronnie Aldrich twin-piano (2004)
- Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
(The 'Spartacus' Ballet Orchestration)
or as
The Theme from 'The Onedin Line'