New York Festival of Song
Join us TOMORROW for a
LIVE Q&A with Denyce Graves
Theo Hoffman, Lucia Bradford, Christopher Reynolds, and Steven Blier
Following the premiere broadcast of

"BLACK MARKET"
AND OTHER SONGS FOR SURVIVAL
Wednesday, October 21, 7pm ET
Co-curated by baritone Theo Hoffman and NYFOS’s Steven Blier, Black Market features songs that gave people courage during times of crisis. Music by Kurt Weill, Frederick Hollander, Bessie Smith, and Harry T. Burleigh, as well as the world premiere of a newly-commissioned song by Matthew Aucoin. Including soprano Janai Brugger, mezzo-sopranos Lucia Bradford, Denyce Graves, and Kate Lindsey, baritones Leroy Davis and Theo Hoffman, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines with pianists Steven Blier, Adam Nielsen, Christopher Reynolds, and JoyAnne Amani Richardson.
See program below.

Register to view
Available to watch from October 21, 7pm ET until November 30.
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 Denyce Graves, Lucia Bradford, Theo Hoffman, and Christopher Reynolds 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

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free 
by Billy Taylor/Dick Durban
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano & JoyAnne Amani Richardson, piano

Abendlied by Georg Joel/Fritz Lampl
Black Market by Friedrich Hollander
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano & Steven Blier, piano

Were I a Star by Harry T. Burleigh/A. Musgrove Robarts
Just You by Harry T. Burleigh/Madge Maria Miller
Janai Brugger, soprano & Christopher Reynolds, piano

A Dream Wasted by William Grant Still/Verna Arvey
Leroy Davis, baritone & Christopher Reynolds, piano

Backwater Blues by Bessie Smith
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano & Steven Blier, piano

Thousands of Miles by Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone & Steven Blier, piano

From Revelations of Divine Love, Chapter III by Matthew Aucoin/Julian of Norwich*
Theo Hoffman, baritone & Adam Nielsen, piano

*World premiere performance; commissioned for New York Festival of Song and Theo Hoffman with support from the Julian Autrey Song Foundation, Theo Hoffman and Steven Blier
How To Watch
We aim to make enjoying the NYFOS@Home series as simple real-life concert attendance. For the duration of the fall 2020 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.
For the latest info on the digital series, including behind the scenes glimpses at the rehearsal process, video messages from the artists, program notes, bios and more, please follow NYFOS on social media (links below).
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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