Norm Cohn (tenor vocalist) and Lynn Sullivan (piano accompanist) will perform a delightful afternoon of classic songs by 20th Century America’s great popular composer, Irving Berlin.
Set List
ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND (1911)
EVERYBODY’S DOIN’ IT NOW (1914)
PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY (1914)
OH, HOW I HATE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING (1918) (aka, “Yip Yip Yaphank” — WWI song)
A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY (1919)
SAY IT WITH MUSIC (1921)
WHAT’LL I DO? (1925)
ALWAYS (1925)
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ (1929)
I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM (1937) (from the film, “On the Avenue”, starring, Dick Powell , Alice Faye)
INTERMISSION
THIS IS THE ARMY (1942) (WWII song)
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1946) (Medley)
(1) “Doin’ What Comes Natur’ly” (+audience)
(2) “They Say that Falling in Love is wonderful”
(3) “Anything you can do” (+audience)
(4) “The Girl that I Marry”
(5) “There’s No Business Like Show Business”
LET’S TAKE AN OLD-FASHIONED WALK (1948) (aka, “Miss Liberty”)
IT’S A LOVELY DAY TODAY (1950) (aka “Call Me Madam”)
GOD BLESS AMERICA (1918) (singalong)
Article source: http://www.myacpl.org/events/afternoon-irvin-berlin-voice-and-piano-2012-09-22
