by Michael Barrett | Oct 10, 2018 | Song of the Day
What is a populist voice? People talk about Johnny Cash and sometimes Willy Nelson as authentic folksters, singing about the American experience, failures and aspirations. NYFOS was recently at Exeter Academy, one of our finest prep schools. I was busy conducting ...
by Michael Barrett | Oct 9, 2018 | Song of the Day
We cover quite a bit of arcana in NYFOS concerts. Forgotten composers, obscure corners of the repertoire from A to Z. We delight in finding these treasures. Many of them defy classification. Is it a folk song, or a pop tune? We don’t think that’s of any importance...
by Joshua Blue | Oct 5, 2018 | Song of the Day
British-American tenor Joshua Blue considers “What is America?” in this week’s songs. Content Warning: All of the songs in this week’s collection contain strong language, and even stronger themes regarding the state of our nation. Content spans topics including,...
by Joshua Blue | Oct 4, 2018 | Song of the Day
British-American tenor Joshua Blue considers “What is America?” in this week’s songs. Content Warning: All of the songs in this week’s collection contain strong language, and even stronger themes regarding the state of our nation. Content spans topics including,...
by Joshua Blue | Oct 3, 2018 | Song of the Day
British-American tenor Joshua Blue considers “What is America?” in this week’s songs. Content Warning: All of the songs in this week’s collection contain strong language, and even stronger themes regarding the state of our nation. Content spans topics including,...
by Joshua Blue | Oct 2, 2018 | Song of the Day
British-American tenor Joshua Blue considers “What is America?” in this week’s songs. Content Warning: All of the songs in this week’s collection contain strong language, and even stronger themes regarding the state of our nation. Content spans topics including,...
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