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Concert Series at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street, New York, NY
All concerts will be performed without intermission and last approximately 90 minutes except where noted. Each will be followed by a complimentary wine reception with the artists.
Tickets: $40–$55 for single tickets; student tickets $10

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Mr. Gershwin Goes to Washington

Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin*

*Additional Music for "In Our United State" written by Burton Lane

Adapted by Laurence Maslon from the libretti by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Saturday, October 20, 2012, 8pm
Marc Kudisch as John P. Wintergreen; Anne-Carolyn Bird as Mary Turner; Lauren Worsham as Diana Devereaux; David Garrison in six comedic roles.
Steven Blier and Joseph Thalken, pianists; Directed by Laurence Maslon

Just in time for election fever, Mr. Gershwin gathers George and Ira's best satirical songs about politics–including “Of Thee I Sing," "Union Square," and “Strike Up the Band"–into a zany musical comedy about the presidential campaign of John P. Wintergreen.

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Mr. Gershwin Goes to Washington is funded, in part, by the A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation.
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Women
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 8pm
Corrine Winters, soprano; Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano;
Andrew Garland, baritone; Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists The lives of women, sung in their own words and seen through the eyes of men. Featuring world premieres by four of today’s finest songwriters: Mark Adamo, Mohammed Fairouz, Carla Kihlstedt, and Harold Meltzer, alongside works by Thea Musgrave, John Musto, and others.

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Jacques Brel & Charles Trénet: Fire and Fantasy
Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 8pm
Marie Lenormand, mezzo-soprano; Philippe Pierce, tenor; Bill Schimmel, accordion
Greg Utzig, banjo and guitar; Steven Blier, piano This program celebrates two of the 20th century's greatest balladeers, the passionate social critic Jacques Brel and the endlessly imaginative Charles Trénet. Featuring both hidden gems and signature pieces, including Brel's "Ne me quitte pas" and Trénet's "La mer.”

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Song of the Midnight Sun
Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 8pm*
Caramoor's 2013 Terrance W. Schwab Vocal Rising Stars
Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists Great Scandinavian songwriters, including Grieg, Sibelius, Stenhammar, Nielsen, and Rautavaara, reveal a world of hidden loves, night-time confessions, and natural beauty. Concluding NYFOS’s fifth annual professional training residency, this concert showcases Caramoor’s Terrance W. Schwab Vocal Rising Stars with Michael Barrett and Steven Blier at the piano.

* Performed with intermission; approx. 2 hours

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Caramoor’s Terrance W. Schwab Vocal Rising Stars program is made possible by generous support from the Terrance W. Schwab Endowment Fund for Young Vocal Artists.

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All NYFOS programming is funded, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

NYFOS at Merkin Concert Hall and NYFOS Next at DiMenna Center are funded, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.