Grace Brady, senior major recital, voice
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Program:
Playing With Fire: Songs of Flirtation
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now (1932) Music by Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller (1904-1943) Lyrics Andy Razaf (1895-1973)
If I Were a Bell from Guys and Dolls (1950) by Frank Loesser (1910-1969)
I Cain’t Say No from Oklahoma! (1943) Music by Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
He Moves Me: Songs of Yearning and Growth
I Don’t Know How to Love Him from Jesus Christ Superstar (1971) Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) Lyrics by Tim Rice (1944-)
With You from Ghost: The Musical (2011) Dave Stewart (1952-) and Glen Ballard (1953-)
I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables (1980) Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944-) French lyrics by Alain Boublil (1941-) English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer (1925-2020)
I At Least Gotta Try: Songs of Ambition
I Can Cook, Too from On the Town (1944) Music by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Lyrics by Betty Comden (1917-2006) and Adolph Green (1914-2002)
Some People from Gypsy (1959) Music by Jule Styne (1905-1994) Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Maybe This Time (1964) Music by John Kander (1927-) Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1928-2004)
You and I Could (Never) Be: Songs of Love’s Decisions and Ultimatums
Everybody Loves Louis from Sunday in the Park with George (1983) Stephen Sondheim
Love Me or Leave Me from Whoopee! (1928) Music by Walter Donaldson (1893-1947) Lyrics by Gus Kahn (1886-1941)
I Wish You Love (1942) Music by Léo Chauliac (1913-1977) and Charles Trenet (1913-2001) French lyrics by Charles Trenet English lyrics by Albert Askew Beach (1924-1997)
I’ve Looked at Clouds That Way: Songs of Atmospheric Reflection
Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) (1960) Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) English lyrics by Gene Lees (1928-2010)
Misty (1954) Erroll Garner (1921-1977) Lyrics by Johnny Burke (1908-1964)
Both Sides Now (1968) Joni Mitchell (1943-)
Biography:
Grace Brady is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in American Culture Studies and Music. Growing up in Chicago with two music-loving parents, Grace began taking piano lessons at 7 years old and has always loved jazz, pop music, Broadway, and many other genres. Despite her classical piano training throughout high school, she found herself most connected to music when singing as her mom practiced the guitar. Grace began playing simple chords on the piano and singing along to her favorite pop songs for hours each day, writing her first full song senior year of high school. Her freshman year of college, she joined Amateurs A Cappella, performing in concerts and competitions with her close friends. Under Kelly Daniel- Decker, Grace then began taking voice lessons her sophomore year. She has continued writing songs throughout college through classes and in her free time. Grace would like to thank her friends and family that have encouraged her throughout her musical journey at WashU.