Event Program
Sunny Jain: American Lullabies
SUNNY JAIN: AMERICAN LULLABIES
SAT, FEBRUARY 4
Sunny Jain (of Red Baraat) reimagines the soundtrack of his childhood—Jain Bhajans (devotional songs), progressive rock, and jazz. Drums, voices, and ethereal soundscapes coalesce in this meditative, transcendent evening of music.
FEATURING
Ganavya Vocals
Shahzad Ismaily Bass
Grey Mcmurray Guitar
Sunny Jain Drumset/Dhol
The Artists
Sunny Jain
The career of Sunny Jain is a celebration of cultural diaspora: deep-rooted tradition that ripples outward, changing – and being changed by – the cultures that it touches. He is a composer, drummer, dhol player and community engager. Called the “Hendrix of dhol” by Manchester Salon (UK), Jain is also known for founding the band Red Baraat, a frenzied fusion of bhangra, hip-hop, jazz, rock, and sheer, unbridled energy that NPR has called “the best party band in years.” Since 2012, Jain has been curating Red Baraat Festival of Colors, a multi-city annual festival showcasing artists of the South Asian diaspora.
In 2014, NPR commissioned Jain to premiere a piece for “Make Music New York” day. Jain’s “100+ BPM” convened more than 350 musicians on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library, including drum lines from the New York Jets, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
In 2019, Jain became musical director for the OBIE award-winning theatrical show, The Jungle. That same year, he also music directed the massive celebration for Lincoln Center’s 60th Anniversary and St. Ann’s Warehouse gala.
On February 21, 2020, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released Jain’s Wild Wild East. Jon Pareles of The New York Times called the title track “furiously propulsive” and many have acclaimed it as Jain’s best work yet.
On May 21, 2021, Jain released Phoenix Rise, a collaborative effort featuring over 50 artists, such as Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), Endea Owens (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Joe Russo (jam band darling). Accompanied by a book that combines music, art, photography and plant-based recipes, all in the name of social justice. As executive producer and music producer, Jain partnered with Center for Constitutional Rights to fundraise and advocate for the work they do. 2021 also saw Jain receiving the MAP Fund, supporting the development of his first musical theater work, Love Force.
The career of Sunny Jain is a celebration of cultural diaspora: deep-rooted tradition that ripples outward, changing – and being changed by – the cultures that it touches. He is a composer, drummer, dhol player and community engager. Called the “Hendrix of dhol” by Manchester Salon (UK), Jain is also known for founding the band Red Baraat, a frenzied fusion of bhangra, hip-hop, jazz, rock, and sheer, unbridled energy that NPR has called “the best party band in years.” Since 2012, Jain has been curating Red Baraat Festival of Colors, a multi-city annual festival showcasing artists of the South Asian diaspora.
In 2014, NPR commissioned Jain to premiere a piece for “Make Music New York” day. Jain’s “100+ BPM” convened more than 350 musicians on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library, including drum lines from the New York Jets, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
In 2019, Jain became musical director for the OBIE award-winning theatrical show, The Jungle. That same year, he also music directed the massive celebration for Lincoln Center’s 60th Anniversary and St. Ann’s Warehouse gala.
On February 21, 2020, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released Jain’s Wild Wild East. Jon Pareles of The New York Times called the title track “furiously propulsive” and many have acclaimed it as Jain’s best work yet.
On May 21, 2021, Jain released Phoenix Rise, a collaborative effort featuring over 50 artists, such as Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), Endea Owens (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Joe Russo (jam band darling). Accompanied by a book that combines music, art, photography and plant-based recipes, all in the name of social justice. As executive producer and music producer, Jain partnered with Center for Constitutional Rights to fundraise and advocate for the work they do. 2021 also saw Jain receiving the MAP Fund, supporting the development of his first musical theater work, Love Force.
Ganavya
Tamil Nadu-raised and New York-born critically acclaimed vocalist Ganavya lives, learns, and loves fluidly from the nexus of many frameworks and understandings. Hers is a deeply profound and rooted voice. A multidisciplinary creator, she is a soundsmith and wordsmith. Trained as an improviser, scholar, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist, she maintains an inner library of “spi/ritual” blueprints offered to her by an intergenerational constellation of collaborators, continuously anchoring her practice in pasts, presents, and, futures. Much of her childhood was on the pilgrimage trail, learning the storytelling art form of harikathā and singing poetry that critiques hierarchal social structures. She is a co-founder of the non-hierarchical We Have Voice Collective.
Tamil Nadu-raised and New York-born critically acclaimed vocalist Ganavya lives, learns, and loves fluidly from the nexus of many frameworks and understandings. Hers is a deeply profound and rooted voice. A multidisciplinary creator, she is a soundsmith and wordsmith. Trained as an improviser, scholar, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist, she maintains an inner library of “spi/ritual” blueprints offered to her by an intergenerational constellation of collaborators, continuously anchoring her practice in pasts, presents, and, futures. Much of her childhood was on the pilgrimage trail, learning the storytelling art form of harikathā and singing poetry that critiques hierarchal social structures. She is a co-founder of the non-hierarchical We Have Voice Collective.
Shahzad Ismaily
Shahzad Ismaily was born in the States to Pakistani parents who emigrated here just before his birth. He grew up in a bicultural household, always following a multitude of paths and perusals. He is mostly self-taught as a musician, composer, recording engineer, and producer. He primarily plays electric bass, drums, percussion, guitar, synthesizers, and all manner of sound-makers procured in life’s travels. He has been an integral member of festival/residency/collective experiences such as the People Festival (the brainchild of Bon Iver, The National, and the Michelberger), the Eau Claires festival, and the Moers Festival. He has done work for dance and theater pieces, such as the film Frozen River (Oscar-nominated and Sundance award-winning), Inkboat (a butoh crew from California/Switzerland), and visual artist Laleh Khorramian. Ismaily is currently based in Brooklyn and working out of the recording studio collective he founded and created, Figure 8 Recording. He has studied music extensively in Pakistan, India, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Indonesia, Morocco, and Iceland.
Shahzad Ismaily was born in the States to Pakistani parents who emigrated here just before his birth. He grew up in a bicultural household, always following a multitude of paths and perusals. He is mostly self-taught as a musician, composer, recording engineer, and producer. He primarily plays electric bass, drums, percussion, guitar, synthesizers, and all manner of sound-makers procured in life’s travels. He has been an integral member of festival/residency/collective experiences such as the People Festival (the brainchild of Bon Iver, The National, and the Michelberger), the Eau Claires festival, and the Moers Festival. He has done work for dance and theater pieces, such as the film Frozen River (Oscar-nominated and Sundance award-winning), Inkboat (a butoh crew from California/Switzerland), and visual artist Laleh Khorramian. Ismaily is currently based in Brooklyn and working out of the recording studio collective he founded and created, Figure 8 Recording. He has studied music extensively in Pakistan, India, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Indonesia, Morocco, and Iceland.
Grey Mcmurray
Guitarist, singer, and producer Grey Mcmurray has been called “sublimely odd” (New York Magazine) and “the world’s least obtrusive guitarist” (The Guardian). He released his first solo album on Figureight Records in the summer of 2019. He has performed/recorded with Gil-Scott Heron, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tyondai Braxton, Alarm Will Sound, Olga Bell, Skuli Sverrissonn, Ali Sethi, Theo Bleckmann, Beth Orton, ACME, Colin Stetson, So Percussion, Shahzad Ismaily, Sam Amidon, and John Cale, among others. He is a co-leader of the trio Tongues in Trees with Samita Sinha and Sunny Jain, and of the duo itsnotyouitsme with Caleb Burhans, with four releases on New Amsterdam Records. Grey can be heard on So Percussion's Where (we) Live; he also co-produced Past Lives with Caleb Burhans. He hopes every day to provoke joyful tears in strangers' eyes.
Guitarist, singer, and producer Grey Mcmurray has been called “sublimely odd” (New York Magazine) and “the world’s least obtrusive guitarist” (The Guardian). He released his first solo album on Figureight Records in the summer of 2019. He has performed/recorded with Gil-Scott Heron, Meshell Ndegeocello, Tyondai Braxton, Alarm Will Sound, Olga Bell, Skuli Sverrissonn, Ali Sethi, Theo Bleckmann, Beth Orton, ACME, Colin Stetson, So Percussion, Shahzad Ismaily, Sam Amidon, and John Cale, among others. He is a co-leader of the trio Tongues in Trees with Samita Sinha and Sunny Jain, and of the duo itsnotyouitsme with Caleb Burhans, with four releases on New Amsterdam Records. Grey can be heard on So Percussion's Where (we) Live; he also co-produced Past Lives with Caleb Burhans. He hopes every day to provoke joyful tears in strangers' eyes.
SONG LYRICS
Lyrics: Indeevar
Composer: Biddu
Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
Someone like you should come into my life
To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great
Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
Someone like you should come into my life
To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great
Phool Ko Bahaar, Bahaar Ko Chaman
Flowers need Spring, Spring needs garden
Dil Ko Dil, Badan Ko Badan
Heart needs heart body needs body
Har Kisiko Chahiye Tan Ka Milan
Everyone wants physical relationships attachment
Kash Mujh Par Aisa Dil Aapka Bhi Aaye
I hope wish that your heart will also feel like this for me
To Baat Ban Jaaye Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great
Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye
Someone like you should come into my life
To Baat Ban Jaaye, Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great
Maein Insaan Hoon, Farishta Nahin
I am a human being not a messenger of god or angel
Dar Hai Behak, Na Jaun Kahin
I fear that I may go out of the control
Tanha Dil Na Sambhlega
Lonely heart may not stay in control
Pyar Bina Yeh Tadpega
Without love heart will suffer
Aapsa Kahan Hai Dil Aapko Hi Paaye
No one is like you; My heart only wants to reach you
To Baat Ban Jaaye Haan Haan Baat Ban Jaaye
It will be great; Yes Yes life will become great
Lyrics: Billy Corgan
My daydream seems as one inside of you
Though it seems hard to reach through this life
Your blue and hopeless life
My daydream screams bitter 'til the end
The love I share -true- selfish to the heart
My heart, my sacred heart
My daydream dream
My daydream
My daydream dream
My daydream
I'm going crazy
I'm going crazy
I don't want feelings
Your feelings
I have gone crazy
Motherfucking crazy
I have gone
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Composer: S.D. Burman
Hai apna dil to awara
Na jaane kise Pe Aayegaa
My heart is a vagabond.
It will go to someone unknowingly
Haseena ne bulaya
Gale se bhee lagaya
Bahot samazaaya,
Yahee na samaza
Beauties called me, they even embraced me
They tried hard to explain, but my heart did not understand
Bahot bhola hain bechara
Na jaane kis pe aayega
It is very helplessly innocent
Who knows, on whom it will reach
Hai apna dil to awara
Na jaane kispe aayega
My heart is a vagabond.
It will go to someone unknowingly
Lyrics: Neil Peart
The dancer slows her frantic pace In pain and desperation
Her aching limbs and downcast face Aglow with perspiration
Stiff as wire, her lungs on fire With just the briefest pause
The flooding through her memory The echoes of old applause.
She limps across the floor
And closes her bedroom door...
The writer stare with glassy eyes
Defies the empty page
His beard is white, his face is lined
And streaked with tears of rage
Thirty years ago, how the words would flow With passion and precision
But now his mind is dark and dulled
By sickness and indecision
And he stares out the kitchen door
Where the sun will rise no more
Some are born to move the world
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we'd like to be
Sadder still to watch it die
Than never to have known it
For you, the blind who once could see
The bell tolls for thee
The bell tolls for
For you the blind who once could see
The bell tolls for thee...
The bell tolls for thee...
Jisane Rag-Dvesh Kāmādik, Joete Sab Jag Jiln Llyå
Saba Jaevon Ko Mokata-Mårg Ka, Nispruhna Ho Llpendesha Diyā………………………1
(The Spiritual Conqueror), Who has vanished affection, hatred, and other sensual temptations,
Who has gained the knowledge of the whole world and Who has discoursed upon the teachings of the Right Path of Liberation (for the benefit) of all in a quite unselfish manner.
Buddha, Veer, Jin, Hari, Brahma, Yä Usano Svåhaena Kaho,
Buddha Se Prorit Ho Yah, Chillta Usee Men Loe Raho………………………2
(You may call Him Either by the name of) Buddha, Vira, Jina, Hari, Brahma, or Independent (Deity),
Enamored by devotion to (that Spiritual Conqueror) my mind may remain absorbed in Him and Him only
Vishayon Ki Āsha Nahin Jinake, Såmybhuv Dhan Raktete Hein,
Niya Par Ke Hit Sadhan Men Jo, Nashadin Tampar Rahete Hein………………………3
(Those ascetics) who have no desire for sensual pleasures, whose only possession is mental equanimity, who remain engaged always, day and night, in bringing about the good for their own selves and for others as well.
Svarith Tyåg Ki Kathin Tapasya, Bina Khed Jo Kante Hein
Ase Ghāni Sädhu Jagat Ke, Dukh Samuh Ko Harame Hein………………………4
Who always undergo the penance of self-sacrifice without any regret – such learned ascetics remove the multitues of troubles of the world.
Raha Sadå Saesang Unhin Kil, Dhyån Unhin Kil Nihya Rahe,
Unhin Jamu Charyā Men yah, Chita Sadil Anurahe Rahe………………………5
May I ever have their good company and May I ever keep them in mind, May my heard be always engrossed and inclined to adopt the rules of conduct, which they observe.
Nahin Sadum Khee Joru Ko, Jhurrah Kabhee Naheen Kaha Karoon,
Pir Dhan Vanitå Par NA Lubhun, Santoshamruta Piyä Karoon………………………6
May I never hurt and harm any living being; may I never speak a lie. May I never be greedy of wealth or wife of other, May I ever drink the nectar of contentment
Ahakar Ka Bhar Na Rakkhun, Naheen Khee pe Krodhh Karoon,
Dekh Dooharon Kee Bachatee Ko, Kabhee Na Eersha – Bhnäv Dharoon………………………7
May I never entertain the idea of egotism, nor may I be angry with anybody! May I never become jealous on seeing the worldly prosperity of other people.
Rahe Bhävana Aisee Meree, Saral Safya Vyanahãr Karoon,
Rahe Jaon Tik Eesa Jeevan Men, Auron Kã Udelir Karun………………………8
May my thoughts and feelings be such that I may always act in a simple and straightforward manner.
May I ever, so far as I can, do good in this life to others.
Matree Bhãv Jafat Men Merå, Ura Se Käruna Shota Vahe………………………9
May I always have friendly feelings towards all living beings of the world and may the stream of compassion always flow from my heart towards distressed and afflicted living beings.
Durjan - Krose – Kumaragarton Par, Kshobh Naheen Mujhako Awai,
Samya – Bhihr Rakhoon Main Un Par, Aisoe Parinati Ho Javai………………………10
May I never become fretful towards bad, cruel, and wicked persons. May I keep tolerance towards them. May I be so disposed.
Gunee Janon Ko Dekh Hruday Men, Mere Prom Llenad Awai,
Bane Jahän tak, Unaki Sewali, Karake Yah Man Sukh Påwai………………………11
May my heart be overflowing with love at the sight of the virtuous and may I be happy to serve them so far as possible.
Houn Nahin Krutagna Kabhee Main, Droha Na Mere Una Avai,
Guha Grāhana Kå Bhanra Rahe Nita, Drushti Na Dothon Para Javai………………………12
May I never be ungrateful (towards anybody); nor may I revolt (against anybody).) May I ever be appreciating the good qualities of other persons and may I never look at their faults.
Koyi Bura Kaho Yå Acchhå, Lakshmee Avai Yar Javai,
Lãkhon Vansho Taka Jeeun Yå, Mruhya Āja Hee Ā Javai………………………13
Whether anybody calls me by my bad or good name; whether wealth comes to me or goes away from me, whether I may live for millions of years or meet death this very day,
Athana Koyi Kaisa Hee Bhay, Yā Lålacha Dene Avai,
To Bhee Nyāya Mānga se Mera, Kabhee Na Pad Digane Pāwai………………………14
Or whether anybody terrifies me or tempts me in any way, still may my steps never swerve from and trespass the Righteous Path.
Hokara Sukhamen Magna Na Foole, Dukha Men Kabhee NA Ghabaravai
Parvava-Nadee-Smashāna Bhayaraka, Asawee Se Naheen Bhaya Khaval………………………15
May my mind neither by puffed up with joy, nor may it become nervous in pain and grief. May it never be frightened even of a mountain, a river, a cremation ground, or a terrible forest.
Rahe Adola Akampa Nirantara, yaha Mana Drushatara band Javai,
Ishta Viyoga-Anishta Yoga men, Sahanasheetata Dukhabavai………………………16
May my mind remain always steady and firm, unswerving and unshaken; may it become stronger everyday. May I bear and endure with patience the deprivation of dear ones and the occurrence of undesired evils.
Sukhee Rahain Saba Jeeva Jagata Ke, Koyl Kabhee Ne Ghabarāvai,
Vaina- Papa-Abhimāna Chhoda Jag, Naye nave Mangala Gavai………………………17
May all living beings of the world be happy! May nobody ever feel distressed! May the people of the world renounce enmity, sin, pride and sing the songs of joy everyday.
Ghar-Ghar Charchā Rahe Dharma Ki, Dushkruta Dushkara Ho Javai,
Gnāna-Charita Unnata Kar Apanā, Manuj-Janma-Fal Sab Pavai………………………18
Mau Dharma (Truth) be the topic of house-talk in every home! May evil deeds be scarce! May (people) increase their knowledge and conduct, and thereby enjoy the blessed fruit of human birth.
Es Bheed Vyåpi Naheen jagamen, Vrushti Samaya Pardi Hul Karai,
Dharmanishtha Hokara Raja Bhee, Nyāya Praja Kā Kira karai………………………19
May death and dread never spread in the world and may the rains be timely! May the Ruler be righteous and may he administer justice to his subjects.
Roga Bharee Durbhāska Na Fale, Praja Shanti Se Jiya Karai,
Parama Ahinsa-Dharma-Jagata Men Faita, Satva-Hita Kiyā Karai………………………20
May disease and pestilence never spread, may the people live in peace, may the highest religion of Ahimsa (Non-injury) pervade the whole world and may it bring about universal good.
Faile Prema Paraspara Jagamen, Moha Doora Hee Raha Karai,
Apriya katuka Kathora Shabda Naheen, Koyi Mulhase Kara Karai………………………21
May universal love pervade the world and may ignorance of attachment remain far away. May nobody speak unkind, bitter, and harsh words.
Ban Kara Sab “Yugaveera” Hrudaya Se, Deshonati Rata Rahā Karai,
Vashu-Swaroopa-Vichāra Khushi Se, Saba Duhkha Sarakai Sahā karai………………………22
May all become “Hero of the age” heartily and remain engaged in elevating the Cause of Righteousness. May all gain the sight of Truth called Vastu-Swarupa (reality of substance) and may they bear with pleasure, trouble, and misfortunes! Amen!
Samaro Mantra Bhalo Navakār, Ye Chhe Chaud Puravano Sār
Ena Mahimāno Nahir Pār, Eno Arth Anant Apār
Chant Navakār Mantra as it is the summary of fourteen Purvas, a Jain Scripture.
There is no limit to its fame and importance and it contains a very deep meaning.
Sukhamān Sammaro Dukhammān Samaro, Samaro Divas Ne rat
Jivata Samaro. Maratā Samaro Samaro Sahoo Sanghat
Remember it in good times and bad times, day and night, in your daily living
and at the death bed. Chant it all together
Yogi Samara, Bhogi Samane,Samane Raja Rank
Devo Samare, Danav Samare, Semane Sahoo Nihshank
Everyone chants it, including Saints, Common People,
Heavenly Gods and Demons. Everyone chants it without any doubts.
Adasath Akhasar Ena Jāno, Adasath Tinath Sār,
Āth Sampadāthi Paramāno, Adasidhhi Dātār
Knowing Sixty Eight letters of the Navakar Mantra is equivalent to having visited
Sixty Eight Holy Temples. It is greater than eight types of different wealth and it
offers a path to eternal knowledge and salvation.
Navapad Ena Navandhi Āpe, Bhavobhavana Dukha Kāpe
Veer Vachanashi Hrudayne Vyāpe, Paramatam Pad Āpe
Nine verses of the Navakar Mantra gives true and eternal Happiness and cuts life
time misery. When you truly take it to your heart, it will help you achieve salvation (Mosksha)
Maitri Bhāvanun Pavitra Jharanu, Muj Halyāman, Vahyā Kare
Subha Thāo ā Sakal Vishvanun, Evi Bhavanā, Nitya Rahe
May the sacred stream of amity flow forever in my heart,
May the universe prosper, such is my cherished desire.
Gunathi Bharelā Guni Jan Dekhi, Haiyun Marun Nrutya Kare
E Santonā Charan Kamalaman, Muj Jeevananun Ardhya Rahe
May my heart sing with ecstasy at the sight of the virtuous,
May my life be an offering at their feet.
Deen Krur Ne Dham Vihonā, Dekhi Dilmān Dard Rahe
Karunā Bihini Ānkhomanthi, Asruno Sihubh Srot Vahe
May my heart bleed at the sight of the wretched, the cruel, and the poor
May my tears of compassion flow from my eyes.
Marg Bhulelā Jeevan Pathikane, Marg Chindhava Ubho Rahun
Kare Upekshā E Maragani, Toe Samata Chitta Dharun
May I always be there to show the path to the pathless wanderers of life,
But if they should not hearken to me, may I bide patiently.
Chandra Prabhuni Dharm Bhāvanā, Haiye Sou Mānav Lāve
Ver Jheranā Pāp Tajeene, Mangal Gaeto E Gāve
May the spirit of goodwill enter into all our hearts,
May we all sing together the immortal song of human brotherhood.
Tumase Lāgee Lagan, Le Lo Apanee Shaman
Paras Pyārā Meto Meto Ji Sanikat Hamaral
We are in love (devoted to) with you
Please accept us into your fold (congregation)
Dear Lord Paras, remove all our afflictions and pain.
Nishadin Tujako, Par Se Neha Tajun
Jesvan Sārā, Tere Charanon Men Beete Hamārā
We wish to pray to you day and night, and think of nothing else,
And spend all of our life at your feet
Ashwasenke Rajaduāre, Vama Deveeke Sut Prān Pyāra
Saba se Nehā Todā, Jaga se Munhako Modā
Sanyama Dhāra
You are the dear son of King Ashvasan, and the precious and beloved son of Mother Vamadeva
You broke all association with the world, and turned away from all wordly treasures,
You took the path of ascetic (monkhood).
Indra Aur Dharanendra Bhee Āye, Devi Padmāvati Mangai Gāve
Asha Pooro Sadā, Dukh Nahin Pāva Kada
Savak Thārā
Indra and Dharanendra came to pray, Devi Padmavati sang a song of praise,
Please fulfill our aspirations, never to suffer from afflictions,
I am your devotee.
Jagake Dukhani To Parawāh Nahin Hai, Swarg Sukkaki Bhee Chah Nahin hai
Meto Janam – Maran Hove Aisā Yatan
Paras Pyara
I do not care about the worldly pains; nor do I wish to have heavenly pleasures,
I am mainly longing for the end of this cycle to birth and death.
Lanchon Bar Tumhe Shish Navanun, Jagaka Nāth Tumheen Kaise Pāun
Pankaj Vyakul bhaya, Darshan Bin Ye Jiya
Lage Khārā
We bow to you millions of times, O Lord of this universe, how can we get close to you?
Pankaj (the poet) is anxious without your sight (blessings), and
Life feels barren without you.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey You'll never know, dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away
The other night, dear
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you
In my arms
When I awoke, dear
I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are gray
You'll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don't take
My sunshine away
This program is made possible by Susan Bay Nimoy, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the MacMillan Family Foundation, the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, The Achelis and Bodman Foundation, the Charina Endowment Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Michael Tuch Foundation, the Vidda Foundation, and The Grodzins Fund.
This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Music programming also receives support from an endowment established by The Bydale Foundation, Mary Flager Cary Charitable Trust, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Christopher and Barbara Dixon, the Herman Goldman Foundation, William and Angela Haines, Walter and Marge Scheuer, and Zabar’s.
Symphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
Pianos by Steinway & Sons – the Artistic Choice of Symphony Space.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
Peg Wreen Managing Director
Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Artistic Director (1988-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
Allan Miller
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Darren Critz Director of Performing Arts Programs
Sofia Frohna Assistant Producer of Performing Arts Programs
*in memoriam
