March of the Cards - Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Back in 1963, composer-conductor Oliver Wallace passed away. Wallace had a long career with Disney, scoring almost 150 Disney projects. His works included everything from the short subjects (Der Fuehrer's Face, Ben and Me, Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom and over 100 more) to live action films (Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Old Yeller) to documentaries (Seal Island, White Wilderness) to animated masterpieces (Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp). He worked for Disney from 1936 right up until his death thirty years later.

Wallace earned an Oscar for Best Score in 1941 for his work on Dumbo which he composed with Frank Churchill. He would go on to earn four more Oscar nominations for his scores to Victory Through Air Power, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and White Wilderness.

Today's cover song is a real treat because it's not often that someone covers a score. But ERICH KUNZEL and the CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA do just that with this cover of Wallace's March of the Cards from Alice in Wonderland.

March of the Cards Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 1989

Mary Poppins Medley - Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Since this Wednesday is the forty-fourth anniversary of Mary Poppins, I thought it would be fun to declare this week Mary Poppins Week! All of this wee will feature songs from the classic movie!

To kick off the week, I'm sharing with you the Mary Poppins Medley that was recorded by the CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA, conducted by ERICH KUNZEL, with the Indiana University's Singing Hoosiers providing the vocal work, from the Grammy nominated album, A DISNEY SPECTACULAR from 1989.

The medley is well put together and includes a good variety of the different songs featured in the film. Here is what you will hear in this medley:

Chim Chim Cher-ee
Jolly Holiday
A Spoonful of Sugar
Let's Go Fly a Kite
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Step in Time

Mary Poppins Medley Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 1989

Disney Fantasy Medley - Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Happy New Year everyone! I'm kicking off the new year with a the mother of all Disney medleys!

ERICH KUNZEL loves Disney music. He has recorded three albums full of the music from the films. The best one has got to be the Grammy nominated A DISNEY SPECTACULAR from 1989.

Erich Kunzel conducted the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1965-1977 until the creation of the CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA which he was appointed the head conductor. Kunzel, a master conductor and arranger quickly put this orchestra on the map with his great arrangements of pop music.

A DISNEY SPECTACULAR is performed with Indiana University's Singing Hoosiers who do most of the vocal work on the album.

There are many songs represented in this medley. Are you ready for me to list them all for you?

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Song of the South)
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan)
Main Titles (Dumbo)
Casey, Jr. (Dumbo)
The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day)
Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree)
Love is a Song (Bambi)
Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp)
The Siamese Cat Song (Lady and the Tramp)
Heigh-Ho (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Whistle While You Work (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Give a Little Whistle (Pinocchio)
I've Got No Strings (Pinocchio)
Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty)
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)

Disney Fantasy Medley Erich Kunzel & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 1989