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From:  "Margaret L. Harrison"<peggyh@i...>
Date:  Wed May 1, 2002  5:11 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Graduation songs

On Wed, 1 May 2002 09:04:11 -0700 (PDT) mike zhang <zlmike95926@y...>
wrote:

>>I was ponited to sing a song at Graduation
Ceremony.Last year I sang "Sure on this shining night" by S. Barber. This year
they asked me to sing a cheerful song which I have no idea what should I sing.
Please HELP HELP. I am Baritone.

I'm not sure what is meant by a "cheerful" song. You might want to check out
"You'll Never Walk Alone", from Rodgers and Hammerstein's show, Carousel. In
the show, this is the song sung at the daughter's high school graduation
ceremony.

This is an uplifting song, so it can be considered "cheerful" in that sense.
But is not a fast and bouncy type of song, if that's what is meant by
"cheerful". This song is always well-received by audiences. Others along those
lines would be "Climb Every Mountain" from Sound of Music, and "The Impossible
Dream" from Man of La Mancha. The last one is especially good for baritones, as
it was sung by the terrific Richard Kiley in the original Broadway production.

Peggy





Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.



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