With today’s song, I want to prepare all my SOTD friends for the opening number of the song program I will be performing at Zankel Hall next season. (You can purchase tickets starting on August 20 here.) I must admit that I sometimes feel discouraged by many of my...
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Paul Appleby
J. S. Bach: Großer Herr, o starker König
Since I am feeling celebratory after our fantastic NYFOS 30 th Anniversary concert last night, I picked a joyous bass aria from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Bach has become my favorite composer over the years. He’s just the best not only because of his incomparable...
Francis Poulenc: Tu vois le feu du soir
I once asked a pianist friend of mine to read through “Tu vois le feu du soir” with me and he asked, “what’s this song about?” I have never had a more difficult time answering that question. So I just shared the text with him. Here is the mysterious, surreal text of...
Jorge Anckerman: Flor de Yumurí
Hello again, NYFOS Song of the Weekers! The last time I took over this blog for a week, parsimony was not an aspiration that guided my writing. This time I will keep it brief, and I promise to try to avoid words like “parsimony.” I will ask you to indulge me in...
Song of the Day: December 4
This week we welcome Schubert/Beatles cast member and longtime friend of NYFOS Paul Appleby to Song of the Day! You can hear him with NYFOS on Tuesday, December 8th at Merkin Concert Hall (Get tickets here). And don’t miss his solo recital at Carnegie Hall on March...
Song of the Day: December 3
This week we welcome Schubert/Beatles cast member and longtime friend of NYFOS Paul Appleby to Song of the Day! You can hear him with NYFOS on Tuesday, December 8th at Merkin Concert Hall (Get tickets here). And don’t miss his solo recital at Carnegie Hall on March...