by Maya Lassiter Photo credit: Ock The Wizard 2017 feels like ages ago, but working on the Songs Children Sing project feels like yesterday. I still sing I Love Books, Cat’s Cradle, You and I, and Follow Your Dream. The melodies still get stuck in my head. I was...
Here In My House was written by Aline Shader in 1970 while she was the drama teacher at Bowen Elementary School in Newton MA. Please sing along in celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah and the winter holiday season! Many thanks to all of you who have made this song a...
Happy Birthday, World was written by Aline Shader in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Earth Day. The Songs Children Sing community joined together in 2020 to celebrate Earth Day at 50. A virtual performance of Happy Birthday, World with a chorus of 16 and a...
Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Two and a Half Men, Once and Again), gave a heartwarming tribute to Aline Shader, her drama teacher at Bowen Elementary School, during a concert of Aline’s songs performed by members of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the...
In October 2019, an epic concert was produced at Berklee Performance Center in Boston MA. Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Boston Children’s Chorus and special guests celebrated the music of Aline Shader with arrangements for 15-piece big band and...