KRISANTHI PAPPAS
Website: www.krisanthi.com
Boston-based songwriter and singer Krisanthi Pappas writes music and lyrics in the genres of cabaret, jazz and light pop. Her songs have been recorded on her own CDs as well as performed by others in such shows as Boston Sings Boston, Stop The Presses (Washington DC) and many other concerts by solo performers in Boston, New England and New York City.
You can hear Krisanthi singing her original music and lyrics on ABC television's "One Life To Live", NBC's "Passions" and HereTV's "The Lair". You can also hear her performing her original song "One Slow Dance A Day" in the 2008 Mayon Film movie "Green River" and her song "If I Had Only Known" in the 2008 Lazy Susan Productions film "Tying The Not". Krisanthi's CDs are played on jazz and cabaret radio stations and programs throughout the Boston area and several states nationwide.
Krisanthi's song "If I Had Only Known" is featured on the compilation CD distributed to the European subscribers of Jazz Magazine along with a full feature article in the March 2008 issue. Her song "You and Me By The Christmas Tree" was released December 2007 on a holiday compilation CD by Crescent Music and Media, based out of North Carolina.
Krisanthi's song "One Slow Dance A Day" is the 2006 3rd place Jazz Winner of the prestigious Billboard World Song Contest. She also tied for first place in Cabaret Hotline Online 2006 Members' Choice Songwriters' Favorite Song Award for her song "My Back Yard".
Below is a list of some of her cabaret style songs. You can hear clips to almost all of them at www.krisanthi.com/pages/cds.html
Upon request, Krisanthi can tell you the vocal range of each song (lowest and highest notes) in the key it was written in and then transpose it to your vocal key before sending you the sheet music.
Am I Who You Want Me To Be
Lyrics: poignant and pensive; singer is wondering if she has lived up to the expectations of loved one (could be a parent or spouse or other relationship since lyrics don't specify)
Music: straight 4 pop ballad, dramatic and theatrical
Celebratin' Swing
Music: medium fast tempo swing, reminiscent of the big band era
Lyrics: upbeat and fun, lyrics are about why swing music is great and makes you feel so good
Christmas Party
Lyrics: fun lyrics about planning and having a Christmas party
Music: medium swing, shuffle
Congratulations!
Lyrics: fun lyrics about getting married and all the wedding festivities
Music: medium fast tempo samba; conga line style
Here's To Toughy McGee
Lyrics: about the singer's fun childhood memories with her older brother
Music: medium shuffle
If I Had Only Known
Lyrics: happy lyrics about falling in love with someone who she's been just friends with for a long time
Music: whimsical, medium tempo, 2-beat1930's style New Orleans dixieland jazz
I've Always Been Cool
Music: medium swing
Lyrics: comical song about having always been cool
A Ma'am Or A Gram (The Mammogram Song)
Music: medium swing
Lyrics: comical song about the importance of getting a mammogram
My Back Yard
Lyrics: singer tells story of how she began singing in her back yard as a child and how it later became her trade
Music: straight 4 folk-pop ballad, storytelling
Oh What A Day!
Lyrics: lyrics of elation when singer has discovered that the one she has had a crush on for a long time has mutual feelings about her
Music: fast tempo light swing, 8 bar intro is rubato
One Slow Dance A Day
Lyrics: sweet lyrics about making time for romance in a happy relationship
Music: traditional jazz standard-style ballad
Wayne
Lyrics: storytelling song about finding an old childhood friend after many years and reminiscing about how sweet and simple life was back then
Music: straight 4 pop, medium slow tempo
You And Me By The Christmas Tree
Lyrics: romantic song about sitting with a loved one by the Christmas tree and reflecting on the good things they have to be thankful for
Music: light, straight 4 ballad
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