Last night the New York Festival of Song saluted Ned Rorem on his 90th birthday year with a special concert at Merkin Hall.  I was delighted to be there for the festivities.  NYFOS co-director Steven Blier provided informative notes in the program describing the long relationship between Rorem and NYFOS, which has presented special birthday celebration concerts for him several times over the past few decades.  All deserved, of course, as Rorem is one of … <Read More>