BroadwayWorld.com: New York Festival of Song Finishes Series with THE WIDER VIEW: SONGS BY BLACK COMPOSERS 8 PM April 13 at Merkin Hall

The final concert of the 2021-2022 series is set for Wednesday, April 13th.

by Marissa Tomeo 

Mar. 6, 2022

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, concludes its 2021-22 Mainstage Series with The Wider View: Songs by Black Composers on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 8:00pm at Merkin Hall, co-presented by Kaufman Music Center. The concert features mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, soprano Kearstin Piper Brown, and baritone Jorell Williams, together with pianists Nathaniel LaNasa and Steven Blier, in works by Black composers that include H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, Adolphus C. Hailstork, Robert Owens, Hale Smith, and William Grant Still.

The Wider View: Songs by Black Composers is set to take place on April 13, 2022 at 8:00pm at the Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/new-york-festival-of-song-the-wider-view-songs-by-black-composers/.

The concert will feature works by by H. Leslie Adams, Margaret Bonds, Harry Burleigh, Adolphus C. Hailstork, Robert Owens, Hale Smith, and William Grant Still.