THE LOVELY VOICE OF NITA SIM
During the two decades that I led weekly group singalongs at Manhattan’s Hamilton Senior Center, the outstanding soloist in the group was a lovely and personable woman named Nita Sim. Her exceptional voice, singing a wide range of selections, “brought down the house” every Tuesday. She is also a quite intelligent, articulate and dedicated woman, active in supporting worthwhile causes.
Although from the Philippines, Nita has now lived in the United States for almost a half-century. She has performed in opera, soloed with leading Philippine conductor-composers, and had a solo concert in Carnegie Hall.
The years have dealt kindly with Nita’s vocal prowess, and so, to memorialize for all time the splendid musicality of her voice, I decided in 2017 to make an album of her singing, with me at the piano. I’ve selected a half-dozen fine songs from that album for this blog entry, which I hope you’ll enjoy.
The songs are (in the order they appear)
1. Over the Rainbow
2. If I Loved You
3. You’ll Never Walk Alone
4. La Vie En Rose
5. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
6. The Lord’s Prayer
Click on the Play button to listen to this medley.
Additional information on the songs is contained in a liner notes PDF, which you can access (before, after or while listening to the songs) by clicking on this link.