music for seniors
sample program
A Summer Program
Introduction -
- "Getting To Know You" from The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- "Shall We Dance" from The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" by Arlen, Harburg and Rose
- "You've Gotta Have Heart" from Damn Yankees by Adler and Ross
- "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Norworth and Von Tilzer
- "The Lady Is a Tramp" from Babes in Arms by Rodgers and Hart
Gershwin Interlude -
- "Fascinating Rhythm" vocal followed by Gershwin's piano transcription
- "I Got Rhythm" vocal followed by Gershwin's piano transcription
- "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" by George and Ira Gershwin
Summery songs -
- "Oh! Susannah!" by Stephen Foster
- "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie
- "Let's Go Fly a Kite" from Mary Poppins by R.B. Sherman and R. M. Sherman
- "Jamaica Farewell" by Irving Burgie
- "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess by George and Ira Gershwin
Closing songs -
- "Cheek to Cheek" from Top Hat by Irving Berlin
- "Singin' In the Rain" from Singin' In the Rain by Freed and Brown
- "Sunshine Medley: 'Keep on the Sunny Side of Life,' 'You Are My Sunshine,' 'Sunny Side of the Street' "
- "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz by Arlen and Harburg
