New York Festival of Song Sets 2016-17 Season

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG (Steven Blier, Artistic Director; Michael Barrett, Associate Artistic Director) has announced its 2016-17 season, including Hot-off-the-press premieres by Adam Guettel, Gabriel Kahane, William Bolcom; A performance of Paul Bowles and James Schuyler's surrealistic and witty Picnic Cantata, a rare, mid-century modern gem;Sumptuous songs of Tchaikovsky and his circle, part of the New York Philharmonic's "Beloved Friend-Tchaikovsky and his World" Festival; Dazzling comic turns by singer-actors Mary Testa, Lauren Worsham, Hal Cazalet; Two brilliant baritones just entering their prime, American balladeer John Brancy and Russian titan Alexey Lavrov; National Sawdust welcomes the moveable, modern salon NYFOS Next with performances curated by Christopher Cerrone, Gabriela Lena Frank, Kyle Jarrow, Lauren Worsham.

Four new NYFOS MAINSTAGE programs
at Merkin Concert Hall

Co-presented by Kaufman Music Center and New York Festival of Song
The original thematic song party

Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, pianists

"Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel:
A Century of American Musical Theater"

Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Songs by the legendary Richard Rodgers, his daughter Mary Rodgers,
plus first hearings of recent material by his grandson Adam Guettel
Lauren Worsham, soprano • Mary Testa, mezzo-soprano
Hal Cazalet, tenor • John Brancy, baritone

"Pyotr the Great:
The Songs of Tchaikovsky and His Circle"

Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 8:00 p.m.
The haunting, often autobiographical songs of Tchaikovsky,
paired with those of his students and intimates
(Part of the New York Philharmonic's city-wide Tchaikovsky Festival)
Works by Tchaikovsky, Glière, Scriabin, Taneyev, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein
Antonina Chehovska, soprano (NYFOS debut) • Alexey Lavrov, baritone

"Picnic Cantata/Dinner at Eight"

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

A rare performance of Paul Bowles & James Schuyler's Picnic Cantata,
a preview of William Bolcom & Mark Campbell's new opera Dinner at Eight,
and a new song cycle by Gabriel Kahane commissioned by NYFOS
Chelsea Morris and Amy Owens, sopranos
Amanda Lynn Bottoms and Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-sopranos

"Four Islands"

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 8:00 p.m.

Ireland, Madagascar, Cuba, and Manhattan:
four distinctive, insular musical destinations
Songs by Bantock, Ravel, Simóns, Bernstein and many others
With Caramoor's 2017 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars

NYFOS NEXT, the series for new song,
moves to NATIONAL SAWDUST in Brooklyn

Co-presented by National Sawdust and New York Festival of Song
Artists curate and host three 1-hour shows of contemporary vocal music
All concerts at 7:00 p.m.
November 2: Gabriela Lena Frank & Friends
December 8: Christopher Cerrone & Friends
April 5: Kyle and Lauren Worsham Jarrow & Friends

NYFOS EMERGING ARTISTS

NYFOS mentors & showcases the next generation in three intensive residencies
NYFOS@North Fork: August 21, 2016: Killer B's
NYFOS@Juilliard: January 11, 2017: From Lute Song to the Beatles
NYFOS@Caramoor: March 12, 2017: Four Islands

Year 7 of the uproarious
A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU!
at HENRY'S Restaurant

Xmas favorites-and some lesser-known gems-written by Jewish songwriters
An instant classic, this program has become a beloved annual holiday tradition
December 12 at HENRY's Restaurant on Broadway & 105th