by nyfos | Apr 5, 2018 | Artist of the Month
As part of NYFOS’s 30th anniversary celebration, our co-founders answer our questions this week on Artist of the Month. Hear them reflect further on our history at the 30th Anniversary Celebration concert at Merkin Concert Hall on April 24. How did the two of...
by Steven Blier | Mar 10, 2018 | Program Notes
Today’s program combines a narrow focus on a single culture — the British Isles — with the wide-angle lens on four centuries of song, thereby ranging across practically the entire span of Western classical music. The purity of the Renaissance gradually gives way to...
by Steven Blier | Mar 8, 2018 | Blier's Blog
We got word yesterday that a major snowstorm was headed our way. It would certainly make the city a slushy mess, and these storms are usually even more severe in Westchester. By lunchtime yesterday, Katonah hadn’t completely recovered from the previous Friday’s...
by Steven Blier | Mar 6, 2018 | Blier's Blog
Today marked the beginning of the tenth season of NYFOS@Caramoor, aka the Vocal Rising Stars Program. Our annual retreat to Caramoor for this residency is a highlight of my year. The unfailing warmth of the people who work there, the calm of the environment, and the...
by Steven Blier | Feb 24, 2018 | Program Notes
It was just three days after the last election, and I was booked for lunch with my colleague Mary Birnbaum. Our one agenda item was the NYFOS@Juilliard concert in the early spring. Mary showed up looking as if she’d come from a funeral. I’d never seen her in such a...
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