ANNOUNCING The 2023-24 Season!
Subscriptions and single tickets to the Mainstage series are available now! And NYFOS Records keeps churning out the tunes with a new album due out in September! To keep up
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NYFOS NEXT
the “invaluable” series for new song
Curated by Nathaniel LaNasa
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART, 150 W. 17th St.
Sunday, October 15, 3pm | Tickets
Featuring the world premiere performance of We Two, a song cycle by Iain Bell with text by Walt Whitman, performed by baritone Gregory Feldmann with curator LaNasa at the keyboard. In addition, works by Renee Esmail, Andrew Cheung and others, sung by sopranos Robin Steitz and Paulina Swierczek. more info
Sunday, November 19, 3pm | Tickets
November’s program spotlights singer-songwriters who emerged from the classical tradition. The featured composer-performers include Molly Joyce, Dicky Dutton, and Lucy Dhegrae. more info
NEXT AT MERKIN
an evening of South American song
GRACIAS A LA VIDA
Tuesday, December 5, 8pm | Tickets Available Now
A musical tour of South America, with songs from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The program features Ecuadorian tenor César Andrés Parreño and Bolivian soprano Shelén Hughes, with Steven Blier as pianist and host.
Complimentary reception with the artists following the concert in the upper lobby.
New Release
Slated for release in digital and physical formats and on all major streaming platforms on Sept 15, 2023. Order your copy today!
MI PAÍS: SONGS OF ARGENTINA
feat. Federico De Michelis & Steven Blier
“Mi país: Songs of Argentina is the realization of a dream, a dive into the spellbinding delicacy of its art songs as well as the sultry five o’clock shadow of its tangos.” — Steven Blier. Learn more
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Mariano Mores’ “Cafetín de Buenos Aires”
Carlos Guastavino’s “Noches de Santa Fe“
The 2023-24 Season
Subscriptions available now!
MERKIN HALL, NYFOS NEXT, & MORE!
From South American song to Carole King, from Renaissance polyphony to world premieres, the 36th season at NYFOS is full of beauty, surprise, and delight.
Order your subscription to the four-concert Mainstage series at Merkin Hall today, and get a discount on our adventurous NYFOS Next series and advance sales to fan-favorite holiday concert A Goyishe Christmas to You!. The opportunity to mingle with the artists at post-concert gatherings is included with every ticket. More info.
Email your completed order form to info@nyfos.org or mail it to NYFOS at 209 W 29th St, #6018, New York, NY 10001 to grab seats before single ticket go on sale on August 8.
We can’t wait to see you there!
BLACK & BLUE
a solo album from NYFOS Records!
the debut album of tenor Joshua Blue with pianist Steven Blier
Recorded at Big Orange Sheep in November 2022, and produced by Steven Blier and Jonathan Estabrooks, Black & Blue explores themes of racial equality and human resilience, in songs spanning over five decades. The disc includes two songs receiving their first-ever recordings: Freedom Train and Negrita. Joshua Blue performs together with NYFOS Artistic Director Steven Blier at the piano, showcasing their long-standing artistic relationship. Learn more
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Released in digital and physical formats on March 31, 2023, debuting at #3 on the Billboard Classical Crossover Chart!
Now streaming on all major platforms! Listen now!
“…incredible skill and flawless delivery.” — Take Effect Reviews
A Rare Masterpiece
a new EP from NYFOS Records coming soon!
A PICNIC CANTATA
a midcentury masterwork by Paul Bowles
This seven-movement work balances sensuality with innocence and lightness with hints of foreboding. Bowles’ music dips into the exotic sounds of Morocco and Ceylon, Poulenc-style post-impressionism, and pure American tunefulness to paint the journey, and Schuyler’s libretto melds the directness of Gertrude Stein with the fantasy of Maurice Sendak, allowing simple things to become paradoxical and mysterious. Learn more
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Released in digital and physical formats on November 18, 2022.
SINGLE
a favorite from the NYFOS stage joins our label
Love Sublime
feat. Sasha Cooke and Steven Blier
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NYFOS RecORDS
dedicated to sharing extraordinary live performances from our extensive archives, as well as new studio recordings with some of today’s most exciting voices.
Our first album
FROM RAGS TO RICHES
feat. Stephanie Blythe, William Burden, Steven Blier
In an extraordinary live performance from The Kaye Playhouse in the year 2000. Released in digital and physical formats on January 28, 2022. Learn more
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“If you’ve never had the pleasure of attending an NYFOS concert, now is your chance to hear what the fuss is about”
FROM THE ARCHIVES
an anonymous early Latin American art song
El dulce de América
feat. Jennifer Aylmer, Oren Fader, James Saporito, and Steven Blier
Created by an unknown composer and poet around 1780, this sweet Spanish-language tune is a cautionary tale of the dangers of indulgence.
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