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NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 3
Bénédicte Jourdois joined us today. She is one of the premier French coaches...
NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 2
In a week-long residency Tuesday’s rehearsal has a very particular vibe. The...
NYFOS@Caramoor 2020: Day 1
I was already looking forward to my annual residency at Caramoor, the twelfth...
Stephanus le Roux Marais: Mali, di slaaf se Lied
It has been such a treat to be asked to host the NYFOS Song of the Day blog...
Carlos Guastavino: Ya me voy a retirar
Today's post will be a bit shorter than my first three as I am in a...
Marc Blitzstein: Stay in My Arms
Widely unknown but celebrated by NYFOS, Marc Blitzstein just might be my...
Stephen Sondheim: What More Do I Need?
For the past three years I have lived in a ground floor, one bedroom apartment...
Jayme Ovalle: Azulão
By way of introduction, my name is Thomas West. I am a baritone originally...
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum previews her upcoming NYFOS Next evening,...
Anaïs Mitchell: The Wall
From Ann Gregg, a producer, program designer, educator and musician I recently...
The Beach Boys: Little Deuce Coupe
From Tim Coffey, Caramoor’s Artistic Planning Manager It’s winter on the east...
Mary Rodgers: The Boy From…
From Kathy Schuman, Caramoor’s VP, Artistic Planning and Executive Producer As...
Ralph Vaughan Williams: O Man, Greatly Beloved
From Caramoor’s Senior Artistic Planning Manager, Ellie Gisler Murphy The...
Donizetti: Il dolce suono
Joan Sutherland is indisputably one of the greatest opera singers to have ever...
Nina Simone performs ‘Stars’
This famous live recording of Nina Simone performing "Stars" at the...