 |
 |
For Information and Booking:
Mary Shea Rosen
GMR Records
Box 651, Brattleboro, VT 05302
802-257-9566
e-mail: rosengmr@comcast.net  |
|
"Gary
Rosen is always a treat...utterly charming."
--Moira
McCormick, Family Fun
"...acute wit and marvelous melody"
--Newsweek
|
|
Award-Winning
Children's Musician Gary Rosen Releases New Album - read
more...
Gary
Rosen Sings a.a. Milne
Features songs
of Winnie the Pooh author, a.a. Milne |
Parents'
Choice Silver Award
Film Advisory Board of Excellence
4+ Honors from National
Parenting Publications Awards |
|
"...a
lovely smattering, or smackeral as Tigger would say, of
Pooh-related songs, some upbeat, some touching and tender,
all well-produced....Three cheers for Rosen, his children,
and oh yes, for Pooh too."
Jon Potter, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Brattleboro
VT Reformer
"......rollicking
and sensitive...the CD sweetly conveys the essence of the
beloved bear and the wit of his creator"
Paul Shackman, Booklist, American Library Association
|
Those
lucky enough to have seen Gary Rosen and his children perform
live know that at some point during the show a special, secret
bear wearing a red vest and a big smile strolls out from the
wings, usually looking for some honey. read
more... |
For thirty years,
Gary Rosen, formerly of Rosenshontz fame and a children's music pioneer,
has entertained millions of children and parents throughout the United
States with his imaginative and witty style of music and humor.
With Rosenshontz,
Gary has seven award winning albums (Parents Choice Gold Award, ALA
Notable Recording) and three videos (L.A. Parent's Video Award).
Gary is a recipient
of numerous Special Awards from ASCAP and is a member of the National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He has a catalog of more than
one hundred recorded songs.
His performance
credits include:
- The White House
- Boston's Colonial
Theater
- New York's Town
Hall
- The Smithsonian
in Washington
- Chicago's Poplar
Creek
- Pittsburgh's
Heinz Hall
- Philadelphia's
Annenberg Center
Gary has appeared
on The Disney Channel, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,
NBC's Today Show and CNN's Showbiz. In addition, he has
sung the National Anthem at Fenway Park and composed songs for Sesame
Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Gary's performances
are endorsed by the Vermont Arts Council and Meet The Composer.
A
graduate of Oberlin College, Gary made his home in Vermont with his
wife and 3 children who carry on his music and Teddy Bears' Picnics.
Currently
Available from GMR Records
|
Gary Rosen Sings a.a. Milne -
$14.98 plus shipping |
 |
Order
Gary Rosen Sings a.a. Milne now!
|
Gary's
July 2006 release, celebrates the 80th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh .
Sweet as hunny, Lela, Penn & Eliza Rosen join Gary
in 18 poems by a.a. Milne, set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson,
Milne's contemporary. "Sneezles", "Buckingham Palace", "Halfway
Down", "The More it Snows", "Disobedience" and 13 more
delightful songs.
Award
of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board: "..wonderful
tunes for children and the child in all of us...delightful
vocals and musical arrangements".
^top |
|
Pet Sounds - $14.98 plus shipping |
 |
Order
Pet Sounds now!
|
Pet Sounds, features
Gary's whimsical humor (On his "Funny Farm" dogs say "meow" and
ducks "moo") as well as his thoughtful inspiration ("The
Best That I Can"). Penn, Lela and Eliza Rosen inspired many
of Gary's songs and join him in performance.
"Pet
Sounds" Wins Gold & Silver
PET SOUNDS, has won the most prestigious Gold Award
for 2005 from NAPPA , National Parenting publications, representing
50 regional parenting publications and online at Parenthood.com . read
more...
^top |
Teddy Bears'
Picnic - $14.98 plus shipping |
 |
Order
Teddy Bears' Picnic now!
|
Teddy Bears' Picnic is
a winner of the 2002 NAPPA Honors, the 2001 Early Childhood
News' Director's Choice Award, the 2000 Children's Music
Web Award for Best Song for Young Children ("Rock n' Roll Teddy Bear" -- download the MP3 below!),
1999 Parent's Guide Award, a 1999 Parents' Choice
Award, a Year's Best CD by Scholastic Parent & Child,
and the Top Music of 1999 by Sesame Street Parents.
^top |
Cookin' - $14.98 plus shipping |
 |
Order
Cookin' now!
|
Cookin', his previous CD, is a 2002 Parents' Guide
Classic Audio and a 1996 National Parenting Publications
Gold Award winner, with guest artist Carly Simon,
and produced by Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Saturday Night
Live, Hall & Oates).
^top
|
|
|