New York Festival of Song
New Album - May 28, 2026 Release Date
On Friday, May 29, 2026, New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) will release a new album, My Brother's Keeper, on NYFOS Records. Co-produced by baritone Justin Austin along with pianist and NYFOS's GRAMMY-nominated Artistic Director Steven Blier, the recording brings together six of today's leading Black male vocalists in a resounding collection of works celebrating the commitment of Black men in support of one another.
Tenors Joshua Blue and Chaz'men Williams-Ali; baritones Will Liverman, Joseph Parrish, and Jorell Williams; and bass-baritone Alan Williams are featured alongside Blier on piano, in solo and combined performances of works handpicked by the artists for their cultural and personal resonance.
JORELL WILLIAMS | Lyric Baritone
Opera • Concert • New Works • Composer
“Magnificent…” — BBC Music Magazine
“Jorell Williams steals the show
with his easy charm and stunning vocals.”
- Bachtrack
Baritone Jorell Williams brings commanding presence, resonant tone, and dramatic intelligence to performances spanning Mozart, contemporary opera, and the concert stage.
Jorell Williams appears regularly in opera houses and concert halls across North America. In the 2025–2026 season, he makes his company debut with the New Orleans Opera in Dialogues des Carmélites, returns to the Indianapolis Opera for his role debut as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and joins Tapestry Opera for the Canadian premiere of 10 Days in a Madhouse. His season also includes concert and recital appearances with the Canadian Art Song Project, Cincinnati Art Song Initiative, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, New Orleans Symphony, and the Omaha Symphony in repertoire ranging from Brahms and Haydn to American art song.
Recent orchestral and concert engagements include appearances with the National Philharmonic, Symphony Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Ottawa Caelis Academy, Eugene Symphony, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Williams is particularly noted for his performances of Messiah, Ein deutsches Requiem, Elijah, and Carmina Burana.
