NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 3

Bénédicte Jourdois joined us today. She is one of the premier French coaches in America, a superb pianist, a peerless musician, an assistant conductor at the Met, a colleague of mine at Juilliard.  They don’t call her Bénédicte for nothing—she is a...

NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 2

In a week-long residency Tuesday’s rehearsal has a very particular vibe. The Monday honeymoon, the thrill of meeting for the first time, is over.  Our first guest teacher, Albert Carbonell, lit up the room yesterday, but today we were left on our own to pull this...

NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 1

I was already looking forward to my annual residency at Caramoor, the twelfth season of the Vocal Rising Stars Program. But as the world started to come apart at the seams, my trip to Katonah became more alluring than ever. This year’s program is called The Art of...
Carlos Guastavino: Ya me voy a retirar

Carlos Guastavino: Ya me voy a retirar

Today’s post will be a bit shorter than my first three as I am in a particularly crazy part of my week. No week of featuring “Songs in the Key of Steven Blier” would be complete without a song by Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino. Steve...