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Billy Strayhorn: Day Dream
Our continuing preview of this year’s concerts continues with a peek at Tain’t...
Marc Blitzstein: In the Clear
Continuing my preview of our fall concerts: Silverlake and No For an Answer,...
John Dankworth: Shall I Compare Thee
NYFOS’s 32nd season is upon us, our Lapis Anniversary, and I thought I’d...
Amelia Chalfant/ Kalliope Jones: Summer Girl
So to end my week of songs I asked my youngest granddaughter Galatea (she is...
Tomas Mendez: Paloma Negra
Last week there was a wonderful interview with Linda Ronstadt and at the end...
Paolo Conte: Azzurro
If you don't know the astounding Italian Jazz singer, composer, polylingual...
Gino Paoli: Il Cielo in una Stanza
This is a song about ecstasy and abandon. My favorite section of it is:Io...
Domenico Modugno: Volare
I am looking forward to being part of the Lyrics by Shakespeare program in...
Antonín Dvořák: Song to the Moon
This is the aria that made me fall in love with opera. I first heard a small...
Reynaldo Hahn: Infidélité
The final line of this Reynaldo Hahn piece is what makes this recording with...
Lehár: Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiß
In addition to piano and conducting I had the pleasure of studying voice as a...
Haydn: With Verdure Clad
The vitality in the voice of Emma Kirkby is something that makes me smile...
Clara Schumann: Liebst du um Schönheit
Clara Schumann’s lied are some of my favorite pieces to collaborate on with...
Sari Gruber
Soprano Sari Gruber answers our questions on her path to music and long...
NYFOS@North Fork Wrap up
Before the concert:I’ve been abstracted and quietly jittery for a few days...