Ted Hearne: [EXPLOSIVE HAZARD]

Ted Hearne: [EXPLOSIVE HAZARD]

by | Aug 30, 2017 | Song of the Day

A little over a year ago, transgender Americans were granted the right to serve openly as such in the U.S. Military. This was a decision that allowed an estimated 2,500 people the freedom to be themselves. Following the repeal of this decree four days ago, I felt it...
Ted Hearne: Letter to my father

Ted Hearne: Letter to my father

by | Aug 29, 2017 | Song of the Day

Today’s selection comes from Ted Hearne’s 2015 composition Coloring Book. He describes the work as such: “I set the words of three great black American writers of different generations (Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Claudia Rankine) in texts...
Ted Hearne: Kanye West 9.2.05

Ted Hearne: Kanye West 9.2.05

by | Aug 28, 2017 | Song of the Day

This week has been a wonderful and necessary time for reflection in Orient, NY. The past 7 months have been a challenging time for many of us as we have seen the people whose job it is to unite our country make one polarizing speech after another. We have begun to...

NYFOS@North Fork: Day 5

by | Aug 26, 2017 | Blier's Blog

When I planned “Red, White, and Blues” I thought I was making a light summer entertainment: 10 French songs, 10 American songs, encore, done. A pitcher of musical sangria. Then I started working on the program, and got a little carried way with visions of sugarplums....