This track is from the album Song in the Wind and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/donnagreenberg3

Song in the Wind (A Canção No Vento)

A gut-wrenching ballad about love and break-up. The confusion of indecision. Mature and moving. This song was originally written for the musical by Donna "Burnt....and Toasted". Newly arranged for jazz trio by pianist-arranger extraordinaire Mark Kieswetter.
Donna Greenberg, the Toronto-based singer, songwriter, and lyricist, is celebrating the release of STUCK ON YOU, her fifth CD since 2009 and her first all-jazz album. Featured are nine songs that follow the winding path to and from love, by turns sorrowful, joyful, and ironic.
Arranged for jazz trio by pianist/arranger extraordinaire Mark Kieswetter, these pieces are performed by Mark himself on piano, Jordan O’Connor on bass, and Ben Riley on drums.
Four of the songs are debuts: the sassy and flirtatious “Don’t Try to Change My Mind,” the sultry bossa nova “Meu Amor” sung in Brazilian Portuguese, the optimistic jazz waltz “There Will Always Be Spring.” and torchy “Go Your Way,” inspired by the Elena Ferrante story.
The other five songs are new renditions of earlier work: “You’re My Summer Peach,” “Why Can’t I Say Good-bye?”, “Dance the Night Away,” “I Kiss Your Open Mouth,” and “Reflections.”
This is music that will stick with you.
Donna Greenberg is a unique and stylistically versatile vocalist with a deep love of music. Her vocal precision, warmth, musicality, and dramatic flair are always evident in her heartfelt performance. She studied voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and has performed in both classical and jazz styles. Donna is not only a singer but also a songwriter/composer and lyricist, with a degree in English literature (University of Toronto) and with extensive background in music theory and composition (Royal Conservatory of Music Toronto). She has composed music and lyrics for a number of classical and jazz vocal works. Her varied musical influences: opera, musical theatre, liturgical music, musical theatre, and jazz. Donna’s first serious foray into jazz began with a one-woman show A TRIBUTE TO GERSHWIN, PORTER, AND RODGERS, which she wrote, sang, and danced. Inspired by the GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK, she decided in 2008 to devote herself more to jazz music, which has led to singing engagements in restaurants and clubs, at events, and on television, radio, and internet. She has enjoyed radio airplay across North America and Europe and is a sought after concert performer.  She has been featured in publications including Cashbox Canada, Hot Toronto, Canadian Jewish News and New Canadian Music, to name a very few.  
Donna now has six CDs to date.
More at http://www.donnagreenberg.com

Stuck on You Mastered

Why Can't I Say Good-bye?

There will Always be Spring

A torchy jazz ballad “Go Your Way,” inspired by the Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan novels. The song is about a lover's decision to finally wrench her survival out of the drama of attachment and detachment and to finally tell her lover to let go and leave.

Go Your Way

An upbeat swing love song. Fun to dance to!

Dance the Night Away

I Kiss Your Open Mouth

A present haunted by the spectres of the past, reflections that cast back another’s image — this is the fleeting illusory reality of “Reflections,”   as the persona struggles to break free.

Reflections

Sassy, flirtacious, this upbeat swing will certainly stick to you!

Don't Try to Change My Mind

Smooth and cool, the words of James Joyce still touch us today. Eighth song in my latest CD Love Songs of James Joyce. It is a “song cycle” set to poems from Chamber Music (1907), an early poetry collection by the famous Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941). In imitation of the song cycle properly belonging to classical music, as practiced by the likes of Schubert, Schumann, or Mahler, this cycle was created by carefully selecting thirteen otherwise unrelated poems from this collection and combining them so as to form a coherent whole that loosely tells a story, in this case, a story of unrequited love, with original music composed by Donna Greenberg and arranged by pianist/arranger extraordinaire Mark Kieswetter.

“O Cool”, perhaps the closest to traditional jazz in style, evokes the lover’s sensuality through the interplay of the sultry clarinet and the piano supported by bass.

The music of this cycle is in the style of jazz but with a Celtic twist and a pinch of classical! And both the melody and arrangement of each song attempt to stay true to the sentiments and imagery of Joyce’s poems, each performed to varying combinations of instruments, which capture the lover’s changing moods.

The songs are performed by some of Canada’s finest musicians: Mark Kieswetter on piano, keys, percussion, and celeste; Jordan O’Connor on bass; Drew Jurecka on violin and clarinet; Melissa Scott on oboe; Kiki Misumi on cello; Tom Skublics on flute and tin whistle; Sharlene Wallace on harp; all supporting the vocals by Donna Greenberg.

Joyce Mastered Jan. 11, 2017

O Cool

“My Love is in a Light Attire” is the fifth song from the album Love Songs of James Joyce, a “song cycle” set to poems from Chamber Music (1907), an early poetry collection by the famous Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941). This is an original song composed and sung by Donna Greenberg. Mark Kieswetter (arrangement/piano), Drew Jurecka (violin), and Jordan O’Connor (bass).
“My Love is in a Light Attire” Music Video can NOW be viewed online at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2dhlQUuqQ4
Have a listen and enjoy!
 BUY the digital tracks or CD at www.donnagreenberg.com
This music video was accepted into The Cutting Edge Film Festival Oct. 2017

Love Songs of James Joyce

My Love Is in a Light Attire

“The Twilight” is the second song from the album Love Songs of James Joyce, a “song cycle” set to poems from Chamber Music (1907), an early poetry collection by the famous Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941). This is an original song composed and sung by Donna Greenberg. Mark Kieswetter (arrangement/piano), and Jordan O’Connor (bass).

The Twilight

“In the Dark Pinewood” is the ninth song from the album Love Songs of James Joyce, a “song cycle” set to poems from Chamber Music (1907), an early poetry collection by the famous Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941). This is an original song composed and sung by Donna Greenberg, Mark Kieswetter (arrangement/piano/percussion), Drew Jurecka (violin), Jordan O’Connor (bass),

In The Dark Pinewood

This track is from the album Stranger and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/DonnaGreenberg

Angel Eyes

A Hundred Years from Today

DONNA GREENBERG Vocalist/Songwriter


Donna Greenberg is a unique and stylistically versatile vocalist and songwriter. Her warm voice, musicality and dramatic flair are always evident in her heartfelt performances. Whether singing her own extraordinary original songs or the great popular standards, Donna’s deep love of music is always evident. 
 
A vocalist, songwriter, lyricist, choreographer, dance teacher and dance filmmaker, Donna’s eclectic musical influences include studies in jazz, opera, musical theatre, and liturgical music. After graduating in English Lit from U of T, Donna completed extensive studies in voice, piano, harmony, and counterpoint, and performed solo classical recitals in French, Italian, Spanish, and German. She also composed and wrote lyrics for a number of vocal and choral compositions. 
 
Donna’s first serious foray into jazz began with her one-woman show, A Tribute to Gershwin, Porter and Rodgers, which she wrote, sang, and danced. Her decision to study and perform jazz began with an introduction to jazz/cabaret performer Adi Braun in 2008. 

Since then, Donna has worked with music director Jordan Klapman on more than two dozen of her original songs, culminating in the 2011 release of their first multi-language song album, Mav’rik. Mav’rik crosses boundaries by boldly jumping genres — jazz, swing bossa nova, tango, salsa, lullaby, and Celtic folk, all in one album.
Mav’rik showcases Greenberg’s heartfelt, yet powerful lyrics in four languages with haunting melodies, brought to richness with consummate musicians, producer and musical director, Jordan Klapman’ s arrangements and the orchestrations of Tony Quarrington. In the tradition of the 20th century popular songwriters, Greenberg, the songwriter brings this musical craft full-circle for the new millennium. 
                  
The release of Donna’s even more ambitious second album of             multi-language originals Song in the Wind is in its final production stages and will be released in Fall 2012. 

www.donnagreenberg.com

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