written by

Steven Blier

Artistic Director, NYFOS
Schubert: Du bist die Ruh

Schubert: Du bist die Ruh

This week we are re-sharing a week of posts from our first summer of Song of the Day! Today’s post by Steven Blier originally ran on July 23, 2015.  I have been listening obsessively to the late American soprano Teresa Stich-Randall this week (as one does). Her name...

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The Beatles: Julia

The Beatles: Julia

This week we are re-sharing a week of posts from our first summer of Song of the Day! Today’s post by Steven Blier originally ran on July 22, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZip_br_v3w I am up to the “White Album” in my summer traversal of the...

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Rodgers/Sondheim: Take the Moment

Rodgers/Sondheim: Take the Moment

This week we are re-sharing a week of posts from our first summer of Song of the Day! Today’s post by Steven Blier originally ran on July 21, 2015. https://youtu.be/Lol4sVlkQZI Right now I am at Wolf Trap working on a concert devoted to the Rodgers clan—songs by...

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NYFOS@Caramooor 2020: Day 7

NYFOS@Caramooor 2020: Day 7

You never know which concert is going to become the year’s Big Event. I approach every project as if the fate of the world hung on my getting it just right. This season we revived two important, long-forgotten music theater pieces in November...

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NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 6

NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 6

Today wasn’t just our dress rehearsal, it was our Dress Rehearsal. The concert at Caramoor usually feels like a final run before the New York show on Tuesday, but this year it’s different. For one thing, there is no New York show because of the #$%^#&@*@ corona...

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