Questions Wanted!

Join us TUESDAY for a

LIVE Q&A with Isabel Leonard,

Joshua Blue, Miles Mykkanen, Angel Riley

and Steven Blier

Following the premiere broadcast of

AMERICA, COME BACK

Tuesday, January 26, 7pm ET

Songs by Leonard Bernstein, Paul Simon, Richard Danielpour, William Grant Still, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin give us hope for the future—and close the door on 2020 once and for all. Featuring soprano Angel Riley; mezzo-sopranos Amanda Lynn Bottoms and Isabel Leonard; tenors Joshua Blue and Miles Mykkanen; baritones Justin Austin and Thomas Hampson; and pianists Steven Blier and Lucy Yates. Co-hosted by Steven Blier and tenor Miles Mykkanen. See program below.

Available to watch from January 26, 7pm ET through February 28.

Viewing links will be emailed out 24 hours before the premiere.

Digital series subscribers do not need to re-register to view.

QUESTIONS WANTED! Leave your questions for the live Q&A session, featuring Isabel Leonard, Joshua Blue, Miles Mykkanen, and Angel Riley with Steven Blier as host, in the comments section next to the video or submit them in advance by emailing info@nyfos.org.

The Program

To Thee I Sing

by George and Ira Gershwin

Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Steven Blier, piano

American Tune by Paul Simon

Justin Austin, soprano & Steven Blier, piano

Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Richard Danielpour/Maya Angelou

Angel Riley, soprano & Lucy Yates, piano

Prayer for the New Year by Mohammed Fairouz/Fadwa Tuqan

Amanda Lynn Bottoms, mezzo-soprano; Laura Metcalf, cello; & Steven Blier, piano

Take Care of This House by Leonard Bernstein/Alan Jay Lerner

Miles Mykkanen, tenor & Steven Blier, piano

Freedom Train by Sammy Heyward/Langston Hughes

Joshua Blue, tenor & Steven Blier, piano

Grief by William Grant Still/Leroy V. Brant

Thomas Hampson, baritone & Steven Blier, piano

Washington Square Dance by Irving Berlin

Miles Mykkanen, tenor & Steven Blier, piano

How To Watch

We aim to make enjoying the NYFOS@Home series as simple real-life concert attendance. For the duration of the 20-21 season, we will only ask for your email to access the individual events. The links to view will be emailed out 24 hours before each concert, and made available to registered patrons on the Eventbrite website.

Registration is free, although we hope that you will consider supporting the series so that we can continue to bring more performances to you.

Thank you to everyone who has already signed on as a NYFOS digital series 'subscriber'! There is no need to re-register for any of the programs; each concert's viewing link will be emailed to you 24 hours before its premiere. Please email us at info@nyfos.org if you have any questions about your registration.

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Programs and Artists subject to change.

All NYFOS programming is funded, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. NYFOS Mainstage is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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