While rehearsing “Ode to Joy,” the climactic final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, soprano Pat Rowser discovered it had plenty of high notes. And another challenge presented itself: “Ode to Joy” lyrics are in German.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.”
The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” - replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.” West Point officials made the change after attending funerals for female graduates killed in combat and listening to the line …
WEST POINT The U.S. Military Academy has changed the lyrics of the West Point Alma Mater and its companion piece, The Corps.
The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” — substituting lines like “The men of the Corps” for “The ranks of the Corps.”
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 (12:37 p.m.) The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs. Gender-neutral lyrics were incorporated into West Point’s “Alma Mater” and “The Corps” _ replacing lines like “The men of the Corps” with “The ranks of the Corps.”
A group of teens at a Bay Area high school may miss graduation thanks to the rap lyrics they recorded at home. A teacher heard the music playing on an iPod, and the district is not laughing.
The U.S. Military Academy will now honor its daughters as well as its sons in two of its beloved songs.
The 92nd Street Y has announced its 2009 lineup for Lyrics & Lyricists, its popular series devoted to the American songbook.
Century old tunes no longer exclude females
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