Early in the Morning- Rorem

High School Senior Recital- June 2007

Lyrics:

Early in the morning
On a lovely summer day
As they lowered the bright awning
At the outdoor cafe
I was breakfasting on croissants and cafe au lait
Under greenery like scenery,
Rue Francois Premier

They were hosing the hot pavement
With a dash of flashing spray
And a smell of summer showers
When the dust is drenched away
Under greenery like scenery,
Rue Francois Premier

I was twenty and a lover
And in paradise to stay
Very early in the morning
Of a lovely summer day.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• early
• in
• the
• morning
• ned
• rorem
• senior
• recital
• emily
• bateman

[brianpadraic]

I love this song!

[composerlafave]

Lovely job! I studied composition with Ned in the 1980s. What a perfect sense he owns of matching music to words.

[composerlafave]

Lovely job! I was a student of Ned's in the 1980s. What a perfect sense he owns of setting words to music. Have you gone on to study voice at a college?

[gRaCiEiscRaZy]

wow this is very good. i envy your singing ability. great performance! :D

[BozoTheClown]

The sound is alright french is a bit off

a little too muc movement.

3 overall

[Kristenbasore]

Simply stunning! This performance insprired me to add this song to my classic rep.

Just beautiful

[kmhyde10]

womderful performance. very beautiful

[prufrock27]

Always a longtime favorite to accompany singers on, this song always takes me back a thousand years, and your performance is wonderful. Thank you!

A Humble Pianist

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso