New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) is set to present “Fugitives” on Feb. 12, 2026, at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall in New York City. Headlining the program is mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsay and baritone Justin Austin. They are joined by pianists Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois. The program will explore the music of Jewish composers of the 1930s and ’40s, {…}
New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, is set to open its mainstage season with “My Brother’s Keeper” on Nov. 19, 2024 at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. Conceived by baritone Justin Austin, the program tells a story of brotherly love, caretaking, and community among Black men in America through art song, soul, gospel, and {…}
The New York Festival of Song announces its 2024-25 season. Adriana Stepien, Scott Rubén La Marca, Philip Stoddard, Katherine M. Carter, and Steven Blier lead NYFOS@North Fork. The concert at Poquatuck Hall will feature music by Strauss, Lehar, Kalman, Weill, Piazzolla, Mauri, Puccini, Kern, Sondheim, Messager, and Sorozabal. Performance Date: August 25, 2024 Steven Palacio, Blythe Gaissert, Britt Hewitt, and {…}
New York Festival of Song concludes its 2023-24 Mainstage season with “Eros and Co.” The concert will be presented on March 19, 2024 at Merkin Hall, featuring Caramoor’s 2024 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars. The concert will showcase soprano Shan Hai, mezzo-soprano Sophia Baete, tenor Scott Rubén La Marca, baritone Michael Hawk, and pianist Amber Scherer in songs that promise to {…}
The New York Festival of Song is set to collaborate with the Young Concert Artists in a program entitled “All Together Now.” The concert will be performed on Feb. 21, 2024 at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall and will feature five vocalists from the YCA roster including soprano/pianist Chelsea Guo, mezzo-sopranos Megan Moore, and Erin Wagner, tenor Daniel McGrew, {…}
The New York Festival of Song continues the Next Festival on Nov. 19 at Rubin Museum of Art with a mini concert entitled “In Her Own Words.” The program curated by curated by Nathaniel LaNasa shines a spotlight on singer-songwriters who have emerged from the classical tradition. The featured composer-performer Molly Joyce is a musician whose limited mobility in her {…}
The New York Festival of Song is set to present “Gracias a la vida,” a musical tour of South America, with songs from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The concert will be held on Dec. 5, 2023 at Merkin Hall. The program features Ecuadorian tenor César Andrés Parreño and Bolivian soprano Shelén Hughes, with Steven Blier as {…}
The New York Festival of Song is set to present its annual NYFOS Next Festival with two performances. The first performance will take place on Oct. 15, 2023 and centers around the themes of frustrated communication, getting lost in translation, being misunderstood on purpose, and the tragedy and comedy of being known and unknown through language. The program features the {…}
New York Festival of Song announced the release of its next studio album “Mi País: Songs of Argentina” featuring bass-baritone Federico De Michelis. Included on the CD are songs by Mariano Mores, Carlos Guastavino, Carlos López Buchardo, Astor Piazzolla, and more. De Michelis and pianist and NYFOS Artistic Director Steven Blier are joined by tenor César Andrés Parreño, bandoneon player {…}
The New York Festival of Song is set to present “Perennials – Songs For Every Season” on Sept. 28, 2023 at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center. Co-created and co-hosted by pianists Steven Blier and Peter Dugan, “Perennials” celebrates the steadying power of music to guide us through the year with works by Fauré, Strauss, Toldrà, Sondheim, Carole King, and {…}
The New York Festival of Songs has announced the lineup for the 2023-24 season. “100 Years of Broadway Love” is presented by soprano Kerrigan Bigelow, mezzo-soprano Sophia Baete, and baritone Shavon Lloyd, with Steven Blier as pianist following a weeklong residency in Orient, NY. Performance Dates: August 21-27, 2023 Kicking off its 36th season mainstage season is curators and co-pianists {…}