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The World of Musical Theatre from the West End to Broadway and Beyond
This one took me completely unawares. Until now the name Gerald Ginsburg meant absolutely nothing to me. I feel sure I am not alone. This largely forgotten American was born in 1932, into a world in which Gilbert and Sullivan and Jerome Kern was the popular music of the day and, inspired by their ability to tell stories through music and make words 'sing, he quietly, unassumingly, created what he referred to as 'the music of poetry' or better yet Theatre Lieder. ...
Read Full ReviewN’Kenge Foundation Benefit Gala
The Rebecca, Herman, and Gerald Ginsburg Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the N'Kenge Foundation's inaugural gala event on on November 22, 2024, at The Cutting Room in NYC! Selections of Ginsburg's music will be performed....
Join UsSound Advice Review by Rob Lester
Here's a welcome, classy and gorgeous discovery: 24 poems by such iconic writers as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and e. e. cummings that were set to striking music by the late Gerald Ginsburg, recorded by up-for-the-task actor-singers who include Broadway veterans. Only occasionally does a performance have the heavy air of a distancingly formal "art song" recital. Generally, the interpretations are refreshingly accessible, emotionally vulnerable, and nuanced. If you are poetry-phobic, don't hesitate to give Parting Gift: The Songs of Gerald Ginsburg a chance. It's a bonanza of beauty and tenderness, gracefully executed....
Read Full ReviewThe Album is Here! Parting Gift: The Songs of Gerald Ginsburg (PS Classics, 2024)
Our new album of Gerald Ginsburg's songs is out now! Stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, or purchase on iTunes and Amazon. Read more, and view lyrics and personnel on the Parting Gift section of our website. Or, preview the album at psclassics.com. Be in touch and let us know what you think!...
ExploreComing Soon! Parting Gift: The Songs of Gerald Ginsburg
PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American Popular Song, will release Parting Gift: The Songs of Gerald Ginsburg — a sumptuous all-star treasury at the crossroads of musical theatre and art song — on CD and in digital formats on Friday, June 21....
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