NYFOS Next 2026-2027
The series for new song
Curated by Nathaniel LaNasa
“New York Festival of Song’s new music series showed … that the ancient form is alive and very much kicking in the hands of the current generation of practitioners.”
— David Wolfson in Cadenza
“Invaluable … a testament to the variety of ways composers today are treating the voice.” — The New York Times
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3-program subscriptions are available at $60 — over 30% off the single ticket price!
All programs begin at 3PM at The Theater at 150 W 17th Street
Sun, Sep 27, 2026
Featuring the world premiere of Jeremy Beck’s Dorothy Parker Songs, alongside 2 songs by Danika Lorén with texts by Parker. Artists include Kerrigan Bigelow, soprano; Alec Manasse, clarinet; Nathaniel LaNasa, piano
Sun, Nov 15, 2026
Program featuring Shannon Keegan, mezzo-soprano, to be announced
Sun, May 23, 2027
A world premiere song cycle by Cecilia Livingston with texts by Sappho
and Indyana Schneider, as well as John Glover’s cycle After Him with texts by Michael Kelly. Artists include Indyana Schneider, mezzo-soprano; Michael Kelly, baritone; Nathaniel LaNasa, piano
Single tickets ($30) and student tickets ($10) will go on sale here on August 17.
Seating for the NYFOS Next series is general admission. No physical tickets will be used for this program; attendees’ names will be on a list at the door. Walk-up ticket buyers welcome!
The NYFOS Next series is funded, in part, by a grant from The Aaron Copland Fund for Music; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
NYFOS Next is New York Festival of Song’s “invaluable contemporary-music series” (The New Yorker). With an emphasis on spontaneity, novelty, and collaboration, NYFOS Next offers a forum for song composers to share their work, and gives audiences an intimate encounter with the creative process, as new songs are presented in an informal setting. Composers and performers are invited to curate and host their own programs, showcasing their own work and the works of their peers, students or mentors. Past curators include Mark Adamo, Clarice Assad, Mark Campbell, Christopher Cerrone, Mohammed Fairouz, Gregory Feldmann, Gabriela Lena Frank, Kyle Jarrow (with Lauren Worsham), Gabriel Kahane, Laura Kaminsky, Laura Karpman & Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Carla Kilhstedt, Phil Kline, Lowell Liebermann, David T. Little, Harold Meltzer, Paul Moravec, John Musto, Russell Platt, Kevin Puts, Bright Sheng, and Joseph Thalken. Nathaniel LaNasa returns as the curator of the 26-27 NYFOS Next series.