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Blier’s Blog: “Letters from Spain” / Day 1
DAY 1 - April 21, 2015 We’ve had two days of rehearsal on LETTERS FROM SPAIN,...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Days 5 & 6
DAYS 5 and 6, March 13 and 14 So much drama. Friday we did a presentation for...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Day 4
DAY 4, March 12, 2015 The atmosphere was, as I expected, a little different...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Day 3
DAY 3, March 11, 2015 Wednesday is usually when we start to see where the...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Day 2
DAY 2, March 10, 2015 The day started with the usual drive from Manhattan up...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Day 1
DAY 1, March 9, 2015 I greet the Caramoor residency with a tangle of emotions...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@NorthFork / “In the Memory Palace”
August 25, 2014 There is a certain excitement to playing in big cities and...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@North Fork / Day 4
Day 5: August 21, 2014 Officially Thursday is the second-last rehearsal, but...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@NorthFork / Day 4
Day 4: August 20 Days that have drama are easy to describe. Days like...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@NorthFork / Day 3
Day 3: August 19, 2014 Tuesday is the day to go in for the kill (gently)....
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@NorthFork / Day 2
Day 2: August 18, 2014 Today was the first heavy-duty day of rehearsal. It...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@NorthFork / Day 1!
Day 1: August 17, 2014 By 3 PM, the four singers have arrived in my beautiful...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / “Ports of Call”
March 18, 2014 We had our Caramoor show on Sunday, and today [Tuesday] was the...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Day 5
VOCAL RISING STARS, SIXTH SEASON Day 5: March 14, 2014 As Sondheim wrote in...
Blier’s Blog: NYFOS@Caramoor / Day 4
March 13, 2014 VOCAL RISING STARS, SIXTH SEASON: Day 4 A day of highs and...