Sneak peek at this weekend’s concert with Steven Blier!
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Love is Sweeping the Country
Steve Blier’s blog post (link below) about the song that ends this weekend’s Four of a Kind concert puts Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing into stunning contemporary context: I remember hearing Lin-Manuel Miranda at last year’s Tony Award ceremony when he read his acceptance in the form of a poem—“ And love is love is love is love is love
Read MoreEvergreen Brahms at The Barns
Steven Blier muses about the Liebeslieder coming to The Barns on June 3 & 4. Brahms: Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel
Read More“You see the fire of the evening…”
Steven Blier continues to blog about his upcoming Four of a Kind Wolf Trap concert (June 3 & 4)! Today’s installment focuses on Poulenc’s “Tu vois le feu du soir” – “Poulenc’s music glides like a gentle boat ride, rapt with adoration and appreciation. It was the composer’s favorite song, and his longest.” Poulenc: Tu vois le feu
Read More“Piazzolla-Steve is burly, not overly polite, beer-drinking…”
I cannot wait to hear Steve and Joseph take on the tango… Be there. Astor Piazzolla: Fuga y misterio
Read MoreHi-ho, Four of a Kind!
Today and tomorrow, we are fortunate to hear from Steve Blier of the New York Festival of Song. On today’s NYFOS blog (No Song is Safe from Us), Steve shares his excitement about his upcoming Four of a Kind performances at The Barns: Gershwin: Hi-Ho!
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