“A Perfect Day,” Pt. 2: World War I
During WWI, no song was more beloved of Allied troops, no song was more ingrained in the popular cultures of the U.S. and U.K.
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During WWI, no song was more beloved of Allied troops, no song was more ingrained in the popular cultures of the U.S. and U.K.
Two members of the WSF Team explore the context and power of Liza Lehmann’s “Evensong.”
This month Stephen Rodgers is guest host for Thomas Hampson’s weekly program, Song and Beyond. Here are two conversations with members of the WSF team.
Although Emma Louise Ashford (1850-1930) is little known today, her music has been performed ever since it was published, in the U.S. and around the globe.
Carrie Jacobs Bond’s world-wide hit, “A Perfect Day” (1910), was one of the most purchased, most sung, and most parodied songs for decades.