Song For Billie Holiday

The Langston Hughes poem, "Song For Billie Holiday," set to music by John Stone. Featuring Amy Bartram (soprano) and John Stone (piano).

Soprano Amy Bartram, based in NYC, is a versatile singer who has sung a wide range of music including works by emerging composers, early music, and jazz. She is a frequent soloist in oratorios, a recitalist, and a singer with many professional choirs in NY. She also directs the medieval ensemble Machicoti. www.amybartram.com

John Stone is the composer and Music Director for the Paper Bag Players with whom he performs throughout the Northeast. His chamber works have toured nationally and internationally, with recent works commissioned by the viol consort Parthenia and the Queen's Chamber Band who performed his work at Merkin Concert Hall in 2007. www.johnkstone.info

Copyright © 2009 John Stone. Copyright © 1994 by The Estate of Langston Hughes

"Song For Billie Holiday" is part of "Daybreak in Alabama: A Langston Hughes Song Cycle." To purchase this song or album, find it at iTunes here:
http://itunes.apple.com/webObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=334080957&...
Amazon:
http://amzn.com/B002WKYTL2
or at CDBaby:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/johnstone21

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Billie Holiday
• Langston Hughes
• John Stone
• Amy Bartram
• blues
• jazz
• Song For Billie Holiday
• poems
• poetry
• art song
• Daybreak in Alabama
• Langston Hughes Song Cycle

[valerieszurdak]

just love it. also want to see you 2 perform it live. let me know when and where. it must be done!

[suryavarmanvii]

I wanted to see the performers!

[mariandelochs]

You captured the Billie Holiday aura, John! Congratulations on another beautiful piece!

[SDCmorg]

Beautifully set, J! :o) I bet Billie Holiday would like this!

[hellodawling]

Beautiful music and video. Nice footage choices and great ending.

[kathydee]

Very nice.

[zannilazzi]

What a beautiful song!