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Song a Day Meme: Day 19
Apr. 24th, 2011 08:37 amIt's hard to pinpoint when I learned about the musical, although I can narrow it down to high school; I'm guessing my junior year, so the school year from '87-'88. That's when Franklin Habit began attending my high school. He and I rode the same bus to school, but his was one of the last stops, while mine was one of the first. After meeting him via some other friends I began saving my seat for him.
Although I'd had a vague interest in musicals, mostly Annie, from my elementary school days, Franklin was a major Broadway fan. I'm guessing he was the vector; he introduced me to a lot of wonderful musicals that academic year.
Every year at SUNY Oswego, Rosemary Nesbitt sponsored a festival for high school drama types wherein the various high school drama clubs played a scene and were critiqued by a guest judge. We then got to see the full version of whatever Oswego's theatre department was producing at that point. Throughout the day we also got to see/hear various productions by the arts departments, and one of the performances we saw, either in my junior or senior year of high school, was one of the advanced ensembles singing songs from the musical. If it was my junior year, that probably influenced my desire to attend Oswego. If it was my senior year, it just made me happy that I'd decided to attend there.
One year in high school, I believe it was my senior year, we took a field trip to NYC. I can't remember if we saw more than one show, but I do know that we saw Les Miserables. I believe I did not have The Original Symphonic Recording at that point, but I desperately loved part of the show that was not on The Original Broadway Cast Recording, so I was on the lookout for a complete recording. My wish was granted, and The Original Symphonic Cast Recording has been my favorite album since. Indeed, although it spans three discs, I do not skip any of the songs when I listen to it. Perhaps my favorite part is "Epilogue (Finale)", which contains one of my favorite verses of any music: "Take my hand, I'll lead you to salvation / Take my love, for love is everlasting / And remember the truth that once was spoken / To love another person is to see the face of God." It also includes reprise of the song "Do You Hear the People Sing?" Actually, I could go on for quite a long time about this album, but I'll err on the side of "I'm talking too much" and leave it at that.
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Although I'd had a vague interest in musicals, mostly Annie, from my elementary school days, Franklin was a major Broadway fan. I'm guessing he was the vector; he introduced me to a lot of wonderful musicals that academic year.
Every year at SUNY Oswego, Rosemary Nesbitt sponsored a festival for high school drama types wherein the various high school drama clubs played a scene and were critiqued by a guest judge. We then got to see the full version of whatever Oswego's theatre department was producing at that point. Throughout the day we also got to see/hear various productions by the arts departments, and one of the performances we saw, either in my junior or senior year of high school, was one of the advanced ensembles singing songs from the musical. If it was my junior year, that probably influenced my desire to attend Oswego. If it was my senior year, it just made me happy that I'd decided to attend there.
One year in high school, I believe it was my senior year, we took a field trip to NYC. I can't remember if we saw more than one show, but I do know that we saw Les Miserables. I believe I did not have The Original Symphonic Recording at that point, but I desperately loved part of the show that was not on The Original Broadway Cast Recording, so I was on the lookout for a complete recording. My wish was granted, and The Original Symphonic Cast Recording has been my favorite album since. Indeed, although it spans three discs, I do not skip any of the songs when I listen to it. Perhaps my favorite part is "Epilogue (Finale)", which contains one of my favorite verses of any music: "Take my hand, I'll lead you to salvation / Take my love, for love is everlasting / And remember the truth that once was spoken / To love another person is to see the face of God." It also includes reprise of the song "Do You Hear the People Sing?" Actually, I could go on for quite a long time about this album, but I'll err on the side of "I'm talking too much" and leave it at that.
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