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This
Is
the
Day!
Storysongs
and Singalongs
Sung by Yonah
& friends
****
Eighteen brand
new songs
for playtime, rest time,
storytime, and bedtime--
a dozen songs
inspired by picture books:
activity songs
(“Moon Rooster,”
“Summer Is Summer,”
“Kallaloo”),
singalongs
(“Greetings, Sun,”
“This Is the Day,” “Rata
Pata Scata Fata”),
Spanish/English
songs,
and more!
Listen for a
jump-up calypso, a sleepy
lullaby or two,
a mystery, and a
love song to the Virgin
Islands....
Recommended by Rob
Reid (www.rapnrob.com),
Author, Something
Musical Happened at the
Library
and Children’s
Jukebox --
“What a
wonderful family musical
experience
with direct ties
to children’s
literature.”
Recommended by Dr.
Toy (www.drtoy.com)
-- Author,
Smart Play
Smart Toys --
"...the
music and lyrics are a
great connection
to quality music and
books." Summer
List, 2008
Recommended by Kids'
Music
that
Rocks --
"Teachers and Librarians
could totally use this
album in tandem with
books like Greetings,
Sun or Summer is
Summer...."
Recommended
by Stephanie Bange, School Library
Journal --
"PreS-Gr
1—Poet/songwriter David
Gershator has penned
music (and often the
lyrics) to 18 songs, 11
of them based on picture
books written by or
co-written with his wife
Phillis.... Daughter
Yonah, whose trained
voice is strong and
pitch-perfect, provides
lead vocals on most
songs.... Pair the song
with the book to add
depth to a story time."
1/1/2009
The singers:
YONAH
DANIELLA GERSHATOR
Yonah is a lyric
mezzo-soprano based in NYC.
She has sung with many
notable vocal ensembles,
orchestras, and conductors
including the NY Choral
Artists, Concert Chorale of
NY, Bard Summerscape
Opera/Festival Choruses and
Manhattan Chorale. Along
with this recording, she can
be heard on Dave Hall's Christmas!
Originally a pianist and
flutist, Yonah attended
Juillliard, Manhattan School
of Music and the University
of the Virgin Islands. She
teaches voice and is also a
Guild Certified Feldenkrais®
Practitioner.
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DAVE HALL
Singer,
songwriter and
composer, Dave
has released
several
critically
praised
recordings of
original music
and has
written music
for adult and
children’s
theater, film,
and
educational
television.He
is a graduate
of The
Manhattan
School of
Music and
lives and
works upstate
and in
Brooklyn, New
York.
www.rowhousemusic.com
DAVID
GERSHATOR
Songwriter
and lyricist,
David was an
award winning
poet, artist,
author of
several poetry
chapbooks,
co-author of
eight picture
books––and
Yonah’s
dad. www.davidgershator.net
****
Produced by
Dave Hall
& Yonah
Gershator
Music by David
Gershator
Lyrics by
David and
Phillis
Gershator
Vocal &
instrumental
arrangements
by Dave Hall
Engineered by
Dave Hall
& recorded
at
Rowhouse
Music, Bklyn,
NY
Mastering by
Phillip
Klum
Guitar: Dave
Hall
Fiddle: Rob
Hech
Banjo &
guitar:
Matthew Check
Percussion:
Dave Hall
& Yonah
Gershator
Package
design:
Phillis
Gershator
& Jennifer
Keys
Title
lettering:
Marjorie
Priceman
Manufactured
in the USA by
Furnace MFG
DYP
Productions
St.
Thomas, VI
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