by NYFOS@North Fork | Aug 24, 2016 | Song of the Day
from Alex Rosen: I struggled for a bit, trying to find an appropriate song for today’s post, but eventually settled on one that was very important to me when I discovered it, and still remains one of my favorite songs from the modern musical theater repertory....
by NYFOS@North Fork | Aug 23, 2016 | Song of the Day
From Miles Mykkanen: Before coming to Orient for NYFOS@North Fork I spent two months in Europe. My adventures began with a week in Ireland. It was my second time visiting the Emerald Isle but this time around I really fell in love with the country and became...
by Steven Blier | Aug 21, 2016 | Blier's Blog
The last few days before a concert are always a little tricky to handle. I want to build confidence. I want to fix the little errors—notes, words, rhythms, dynamics—that seem to be repeat offenders. I also want to keep the cast reaching for the heights of expression...
by Steven Blier | Aug 19, 2016 | Blier's Blog
I have always had a complex relationship with the piano. But I have an especially complex relationship with the piano I am playing this week at Poquatuck Hall. Oysterponds Community Activities, the hall’s parent organization, proudly bought the piano several years...
by Steven Blier | Aug 18, 2016 | Blier's Blog
Wednesday is always the last play-day. People are still giggling over their memory slips, I calmly look the other way when I play a wrong note (which means I am looking the other way quite often), and a certain amount of experimentation remains the order of the...
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