Upcoming Events
SUN, OCT 5, 2025, 3PM
THE THEATER AT 150 W 17TH
NYFOS Next: THE COLOR OF WHERE YOU CAN NEVER GO
Built around a new song cycle by Christopher Trapani, the program explores uncrossable distances. Sharon Harms sings Trapani’s cycle, commissioned through the Barlow Prize for a consortium of singers. Also on the program is Amelia Brey’s Eurydice, on an unfinished 1916 poem by H. D., and recent songs by Herschel Garfein and Eve Beglarian. Subscriptions available by post or email. Single tickets available Sept 1.
SUN, NOV 16, 2025, 3PM
THE THEATER AT 150 W 17TH
NYFOS Next: THE MANY WORLDS INTERPRETATION
Michael Stephen Brown’s Love’s Lives Lost anchors this program featuring increasingly divergent spin-offs of shared pasts. Brown’s cycle takes inspiration from Schumann’s Dichterliebe, telling of the unexpected reunion of two former lovers. Kimberly Osberg’s You, Us, Me reflects on a relationship in which each partner loved different aspects of their lives together. Featuring soprano Susanna Phillips and pianists Michael Stephen Brown and Nathaniel LaNasa. Subscriptions available by post or email. Single tickets available Sept 1.
THU, NOV 20, 2025, 8PM
MERKIN HALL AT KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER
Mainstage — SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA: A LOVE STORY
Created for baritone Joseph Parrish, a Baltimore native, and Bolivian soprano Shelén Hughes, partners on- and offstage, this program will explore milongas, tangos, blues, and art songs that span the two continents. NYFOS’s own Steven Blier is pianist and host. Complimentary reception with the artists included after the concert. Single tickets available beginning Sept 1. Subscribe today: via the Merkin website or mailed or emailed order form.
WED, JAN 15, 2026, 7:30PM
THE PETER J SHARP THEATER AT THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
100 YEARS OF BROADWAY LOVE
A song concert featuring a century of love songs—including some out-of-love songs—from Kern to Sondheim. Performed by students from the Marcus Institute of Vocal Arts, after a residency with NYFOS’s own Steven Blier and director Katherine M. Carter. This program will be livestreamed and tickets will become available from The Juilliard School box office in the fall.
THU, FEB 12, 2026, 8PM
MERKIN HALL AT KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER
Mainstage — FUGITIVES
A revival of an acclaimed program last heard in 2008, the playlist includes songs from the concert stage, the movies, Broadway, and Berlin’s cabarets, tracing the varied fates of the composers who faced destruction during Hitler’s rise to power. Some began new lives and brilliant careers abroad, others were to meet with darker ends. Featuring works by Kurt Weill, Franz Schreker, Alexander Zemlinsky, Friedrich Hollaender, Kurt Tucholsky, Erich Korngold, Hanns Eisler, and many others; with baritone Justin Austin and a special co-star to be announced later in the season, and pianists Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois. Complimentary reception with the artists included after the concert. Single tickets available beginning Sept 1. Subscribe today: via the Merkin website or mailed or emailed order form.
WED, MAR 11, 2026, 8PM
MERKIN HALL AT KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER
Mainstage — TO THE SEA
A musical dive into the world’s rivers and oceans, with songs by Elgar (the magnificent Sea Pictures), Fauré, Guastavino, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Pauline Viardot, and many others. Caramoor’s 2026 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars, a quartet of singers and one pianist, perform after a week of residency and mentorship by Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois, resulting in a concert of special power. Complimentary reception with the artists included after the concert. Single tickets available beginning Sept 1. Subscribe today: via the Merkin website or mailed or emailed order form.
TUE, APR 7, 2026, 8PM
MERKIN HALL AT KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER
Mainstage — POULENC / SONDHEIM
Two masters of irony, musical wit, urban sophistication, and psychological acumen go head to head in a concert of kinship and contrast. Poulenc’s sensuality is the perfect foil for Sondheim’s lightning wordplay. Starring soprano Christine Price and baritone Theo Hoffman, pianists and curators Bénédicte Jourdois and Steven Blier. Complimentary reception with the artists included after the concert. Single tickets available beginning Sept 1. Subscribe today: via the Merkin website or mailed or emailed order form.
MAY 2026
Spring Gala
Our annual gala evening with cocktails, dinner, and extraordinary performances in support of NYFOS’s 38th season. Further information to be announced in the fall.
JUNE 2026
NYFOS Next
The NYFOS Next series will include a third program this season, created in collaboration with Luna Composition Lab and slated for June 2026. More information to be announced in the fall.
