Frebruary Music

Hey everyone! Here's a little bit about the music to which you are listening.
1. "He Is with You"
Mandisa, the artist who first brought this music to life, is a previous American Idol contestant.
She is a christian artist who has signed with Sparrow Records. She has an AMAZING voice.
She is trained in Vocal Jazz (she has the perfect voice for it). Her music is wholesome, well
written, encouraging. The lyrics are very good (I would love to know who writes them). If you
like this song you will probably love the rest of her stuff.
2."Fantasie-Impromptu
Chopin. Need I say much more? Chopin was a genius. He wrote many solo pieces for the piano.
This is one of his most famous pieces. Chopin's compositions are technically very
demanding but the emphasis of his music is on the nuances, on expressive depth instead
of great technical skill. In simple terms, the emotion is more important than playing the notes
perfectly. All of his works are amazing and are heart piercingly beautiful.
3. Upside Down
In Upside Down Jack Johnson combines prose like singing and acoustics to give a relaxing
feel good sound that makes you want to lay in a hammock and read. Much of his music is
similar, but for the best playlist of his music check out the Curious George soundtrack.
4. Libiamo Ne Lieti Calici
This duet should be familiar to everyone, even if you don't listen to opera. It is often heard in
Italian resturants. This duet is in the first act of Verdi's La Traviata. La Traviata is a tragic
opera about a woman (Violetta) who is recently recovered from an illness and is courted by
Alfredo, whom she intially rejects. The opera follows their romance, the various situations
they get into and the reactions of their friends and family. The opera ends with Alfredo
returning from exile and Violetta dying in his arms from tuberculosis. This duet is a drinking
song; it is sung by Alfredo in order to impress Violetta.
5. Haven't Met You Yet
This song is sung by one of my favorite artists. Michael Buble's music reminices with the days
of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and so many others. His cut-through-warm-
butter-with-a-knife voice makes his music ideal for dinner parties and cozy nights. This song
is from his most recent album (Crazy Love) and is an original. This song is for every young
lady out there, who is worrying about when she's going to find her man. The song is
saying don't worry because "you just haven't met him yet".