Meet the Music! The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
2019-01-13 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway, New York, NY, 10023, United States
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Sunday, January 13, 2019
Alice Tully Hall

Young People’s Chorus of New York City will be featured in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s production of the “The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses,” based on the enchanting tale of a Native American girl with a mystical connection to wild horses by Paul Goble. Set to music by composer Bruce Adolphe, Resident Lecturer and Director of Family Programs at CMS, the production transports audience members onto the plains through the visceral sounds of thunderstorms and thundering hooves.
This exciting one-hour performance will captivate children from age 6 and their families.
Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Sooyun Kim, Flute
Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet
Mihai Marica, Cello
David Kaplan, Piano
Eduardo Leandro, Percussion
Ticket-holders are encouraged to come early to experience the CMS’s Musical Petting Zoo from 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Tickets starting at $10 are available at the Alice Tully Hall box office, by phone from CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, or online:

Date:
January 13, 2019
Time:
2:00 p.m.

Venue:
Alice Tully Hall
Tickets:
Starting at $10 are available at the Alice Tully Hall box office, by phone from CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, or online.

Julia Wolfe's Fire in My Mouth
2019-01-24 19:30 - 2019-01-26 22:00 UTC | David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
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January 24, 25, and 26

Over 100 female singers from the Young People’s Chorus of New York City will join The Crossing and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden in three world premiere, multimedia performances of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in My Mouth at David Geffen Hall January 24, 25, and 26.
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic from Julia Wolfe, Fire in My Mouth dramatically illuminates the story of one of the most catastrophic events in New York City history—the infamous 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—which killed 146 people, mostly immigrant women, some as young as 14 years of age.
This immersive, multimedia production, with scenic, lighting, video, and projection design by Jeff Sugg, is being presented in the New York Philharmonic’s New York Stories: Threads of our City series, an exploration of New York City’s roots as a city of immigrants and how they have shaped the city’s history.
Artists

Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
The Crossing Chamber Choir
Donald Nally, director
Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Francisco J. Núñez, artistic director/founder
Jeff Sugg, Video and Scenic Designer

Date & Time:
Thursday, January 24
7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 25
8:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 26
8:00 p.m.

Venue:
David Geffen Hall
10 Lincoln Center
212-721-6500
Tickets:
$33 to $120
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Savannah Sings 2019
2019-02-07 - 2019-02-08 | Yamacraw Center for Performing Arts at the Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts, 649 West Jones Street, Savannah, 31401, United States
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February 7-8, 2019
Savannah, GA

Savannah Sings 2019 – Savannah’s Sixth Invitational Choir Festival
Young Men of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City will head out to Georgia, where on February 7 and 8 they will be the Chorus-in-Residence of Savannah Sings 2019, Savannah’s Sixth Invitational Choir Festival, under the direction of Artist-in-Residence Francisco J. Núñez and hosted by Festival Director John Tisbert.
YPC’s Young Men will join young men and women from Savannah’s top school and community choirs in two days of activities under Mr. Núñez and YPC Assistant Conductor Sonny Willis. These activities will culminate on Friday evening, February 8, in an exciting two-part concert open to the public.
The concert opens with performances by all of Savannah Sings! participants and closes with an extraordinary Festival Men’s Chorus Showcase conducted by Mr. Núñez and featuring YPC’s Young Men and more than 150 male voices specially selected for this occasion.
The 7 p.m. concert takes place at the Yamacraw Center for the Performing Arts of the Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts.
Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for students under 18 years on sale now.
(Proceeds from this performance will support future Savannah Sings! festivals)
Complete concert program to be announced shortly.

Date:
February 7-8, 2019
Time:
Concert on February 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Venue:
Yamacraw Center for Performing Arts at the Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
Tickets:
$10 adults / $5 students on sale now.

2019 Annual Gala
2019-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY, 10023, United States
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Annual Gala Celebration Concert and Dinner
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
7:00 p.m.

A Gala Evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Young People’s Chorus of New York City, under the direction of Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez, enter their fourth decade with a spectacular musical extravaganza. Together with a stunning line-up of special guests, including Broadway star Ashley Brown and Baritone Nmon Ford, YPC’s award-winning choristers will fill the stage and boxes above with show-stopping production numbers and dazzling choreography. Proceeds from this evening support the 2,000 children that benefit from YPC’s programs.
Benefiting the 2,000 children of the award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City®
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Concert is at 7:00 pm at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th Street
Dinner immediately following at the Mandarin Oriental
80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street

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2019 Gala Honorees

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP HONOREE
Aston Martin

HUMANITARIAN HONOREE
The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation

A Collective Ribbon
2019-03-17 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | John E. Reeves Great Hall at FIT, 200 W 28th Street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
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March 17, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
John E. Reeves Great Hall at FIT

YPC Performs Excerpt from “Fire in My Mouth”
“Protest,” an excerpt from Julia Wolfe’s acclaimed “Fire in my Mouth,” an oratorio based on the tragic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, will be reprised by members of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City and members of the New York Philharmonic.
This Sunday afternoon performance is part of a weekend-long series of events and discussions on March 16 and 17 at the Fashion Institute of Technology to create a permanent memorial to this catastrophic event, which claimed 146 young lives.
This performance is free and open to the public. More information is available at www.rememberthetrianglefire.org

Date:
March 17, 2019
Time:
3:00 p.m.

Venue:
John E. Reeves Great Hall at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Tickets:
This event is free and open to the public

In January, over 100 female singers from Young People’s Chorus of New York City joined The Crossing and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden in three world premiere, multimedia performances of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in My Mouth at David Geffen Hall.
The response from critics and audience members was overwhelming. Here are some comments:
“Women are the narrative heart of this musical adaptation. For this world premiere, [Julia] Wolfe was gifted with the extraordinary contributions from the female members of the professional chamber choir The Crossing and the exemplary young women in the multicultural Young People’s Chorus of New York City. This aggregation of young women dominated with voice and presence…The night belonged to Julia Wolfe, The Crossing, and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City.” – Classical Voice North America

“The 146 singers were all women of the same ages – young and just a bit older – as those who worked and died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Commitment shone in their faces, was heard in their voices and was evidenced by their every movement. They believed in Wolfe’s creation, and the audience was inspired by it.” – Seen and Heard International

“The standing ovation that ensued lasted for several curtain calls… No one, save a few wheelchair-bound patrons, was still seated by the time the applause finally died out, something I’ve never seen at David Geffen Hall and don’t expect to see again for some time. Indeed, it was the finest world premiere I’ve yet had the good fortune to attend.” – Oberon’s Grove

Wolfe, in short, has been steadily working up to Fire in my mouth. Still, it’s an accomplishment on a level unmatched in her previous work. Fire in my mouth is a monumental achievement in high musical drama, among the most commandingly imaginative and emotively potent works of any kind that I’ve ever experienced. – The Nation

Mr. van Zweden led a commanding account of a score that requires close coordination between disparate forces, and which ends with an elegiac final chorus in which the names of all 146 victims are tenderly sung to create a fabric of music and memory. – The New York Times

Our Lady of Lourdes Church Concert in Utica
2019-03-23 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave W, Toronto, ON M4V 1R5, Canada
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Saturday, March 23, 2019
7:00 p.m.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City is pleased to announce its debut at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. YPC’s award-winning choristers will weave together a program of music and show-stopping choreography in this “don’t miss” concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of Our Lady Of Lourdes.
This event is free and open to the public.

Date:
March 23, 2019
Time:
7:00 p.m.

Venue:
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Tickets:
Free Admission

Upstate New York Tour Program

Forever is my Song
Kyrie in D Minor, KV 90
Liminality
And So It Goes
Tres Cantos Nativos Dos Indios Krao
Oseh Shalom

Francisco J. Núñez
W. A. Mozart
Francisco J. Núñez
Billy Joel, arr. Kirby Shaw
Traditional Brazilian, arr. Marcos Leite
Debbie Friedman and Jerry Bock, arr. Gia Gan

Intermission

Shout Glory
Motherless Child
Dancing Queen/Mamma Mia
New York New York
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Got Gershwin (A Gershwin Medley)

Byron J. Smith
African American Spiritual-arr. Craig Hella Johnson
ABBA, arr. Francisco J. Núñez
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Robert Russell Bennett
Paul Simon, arr. Kirby Shaw
George Gershwin, arr. Adam Podd and Matt Podd

First United Methodist Church in Schenectady
2019-03-24 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | First United Methodist Church, 603 State Street, Schenectady, United States
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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN SCHENECTAD

Sunday, March 24, 20193:00 p.m.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City is pleased to return to the First United Methodist Church Schenectady for the presentation of their 41st concert series on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Upstate New York Tour Program

Forever is my Song

Kyrie in D Minor, KV 90

Liminality

And So It Goes

Tres Cantos Nativos Dos Indios Krao

Oseh Shalom

Francisco J. Núñez

W. A. Mozart

Francisco J. Núñez

Billy Joel, arr. Kirby Shaw

Traditional Brazilian, arr. Marcos Leite

Debbie Friedman and Jerry Bock, arr. Gia Gan

Intermission

Shout Glory

Motherless Child

Dancing Queen/Mamma Mia

New York New York

Bridge Over Troubled Water

I Got Gershwin (A Gershwin Medley)

Francisco J. Núñez

W. A. Mozart

Francisco J. Núñez

Billy Joel, arr. Kirby Shaw

Traditional Brazilian, arr. Marcos Leite

Debbie Friedman and Jerry Bock, arr. Gia Gan

Intermission

Shout Glory

Motherless Child

Dancing Queen/Mamma Mia

New York New York

Bridge Over Troubled Water

I Got Gershwin (A Gershwin Medley)

Byron J. Smith

African American Spiritual-arr. Craig Hella Johnson

ABBA, arr. Francisco J. Núñez

YPC in the Junior Treble Festival
2019-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1R5, Canada
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
7:00 p.m.
At the invitation of the Toronto Children’s Chorus, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City led by Assistant YPC Conductor Maria Claudia Peña, will make its Toronto debut in the TCC’s annual Junior Treble Festival. In addition to workshops and rehearsals with other singers from choruses from throughout the Lake Ontario area, YPC will sing individually and also with the entire group in the festival’s closing concert at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church on Saturday, April 6, guest-conducted by award-winning composer/conductor Dr. Cristian Grases.
Participating choruses:

Bach Children’s Chorus
Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir
Gaudeamus Choirs of Halton Hills
Hamilton Children’s Choir
Mississauga Children’s Choir
Oakville Choir for Children & Youth
Toronto Children’s Chorus
VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto
Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Young Voices Toronto

Date:
April 6, 2019
Time:
7:00 p.m.

Venue:
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
Tickets:
$10 to $20
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YPC Celebrates Cinco de Mayo at Symphony Space
2019-05-03 | Peter Jay Sharp Theatre Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY, 10025, United States
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Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Young People’s Chorus of New York City and Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez will be the guest artists of Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for a Symphony Space performance as part of the annual celebration of Cinco de Mayo in a performance entitled “An Evening of Fandango & Afro Latin Jazz.”
YPC will reprise its performance of “Borderless,” an exciting work for YPC and string quartet commissioned from Mr. O’Farrill. The work imagines a “borderless”world where everyone belongs and is free to roam. The sounds and swirls connect the syncopation of Cuban Son, together with contemporary musical texture depicting a future where all can“enter the dream.”
Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Ellen Reid
Credit:James Matthew Daniel

Date:
May 3, 2019
Time:
7:00pm

Venue:
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Tickets:
$10 to $45

YPC's Community Choruses Concert
2019-05-11 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Church of the Intercession, Broadway at West 155th Street, New York, NY, United States
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Saturday, May 11
3:30 p.m.
In a joyful celebration of spring, over 100 excited young artists from the two community choruses of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City in Washington Heights and at Goddard Riverside Community Center, will join together for a buoyant program of music beloved by the singers and sure to delight their spring concert audience.
The children will be led by Assistant Conductors Gia Gan (YPC at Washington Heights) and Amber Salladin (YPC at Goddard Riverside) under the direction of Community Choruses Coordinator Maria C. Peña and accompanied by pianist Kajsa Wilkins, percussionist Steve Picataggio, and violinist Emma Hathaway, a YPC Conducting Fellow.
Tickets are $10 at the door. (Children under 16 are admitted free.)
All proceeds from this concert will go towards support of the YPC Community Choruses Program.

Date:
May 11, 2019
Time:
3:30 p.m.

Venue:
Church of the Intercession (on Broadway)
Tickets:
$10 at the door. (Children under 16 are admitted free.)

YPC's School Choruses Concert
2019-05-13 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, 10128, United States
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Monday, May 13
10:15 a.m. and at 11:45 a.m.
The energy and talents of the children who participate in the School Choruses music education program of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City will be on display at its 16th annual School Choruses celebration concert. Under the direction of Elizabeth Núñez, YPC’s Associate Artistic Director, hundreds of excited children from local schools in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Bronx neighborhoods are eager to perform.
Led by their YPC conductors, the children will sing music from many countries and languages drawn from their YPC curriculum. Just a few examples of the musical gems being performed by the children are Tongo, the traditional echo song from Polynesia; Kusimama, in English and Swahili; De Colores, a Mexican folk song; Bare Necessities, a favorite from “The Lion King,” and an “oldie” from the Fabulous Fifties, Rockin’ Robin. As with every YPC performance, both concerts will close with all of the children–and the audience–joining together to sing the YPC anthem, Give Us Hope.
The year-end finale of their in-school music program will take place at the 92nd Street Y and with so many children participating, two concerts are scheduled at 10:15am and 11:45am.
10:15 am: Performance will include P.S.75, P.S. 89, P.S. 198, P.S.1 P.S. 89X the Ella Baker School, Thurgood Marshall Academy, Parkside Prep and St. Ignatius School
11:45 am: Performance will include P.S. 130,P.S. 69, P.S. 90, P.S. 770, P.S.304, P.S. 64, P,S, 153Q, P.S. 178 and P.S 268.
YPC School Choruses Conductors:
Gia Gan
Emma Hathaway
Maria Pena
Amber Salladin
Sonny Willis

Date:
May 13, 2019
Time:
10:15 a.m. and at 11:45 a.m.

Venue:
92nd Street Y
Tickets:
$15

Vocal Resolutions: Shaping Perceptions through Music
2019-05-19 | Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
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May 19, 2019
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City culminates the third season of Vocal Resolutions: Shaping Perceptions through Music – an initiative that uses singing as a catalyst for cultural exploration and mutual understanding – with a concert, centering on this year’s theme of “balance.”
In partnership with the Shallaway Youth Choir of Newfoundland, the concert is curated by 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid and YPC Artistic Director Francisco Núñez and will be highlighted by the world premiere of Ms. Reid’s So Much on My Soul, a YPC commission on the theme, to be premiered by both of the evening’s choirs.
In addition to individual sets by YPC and Shallaway, the program also features Ms. Reid’s percussion work Fear | Release performed by Mantra Percussion, as well as a performance by YPC and Mantra of her cover of The Books’ Take Time .
When Francisco J. Núñez asked me to write a piece about “balance” for the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, he was quick to specify that the lyrics for my piece could come from anywhere and that I could interpret the word however I saw fit. After meeting with the YPC musicians, it became clear that the most compelling texts were the choristers’ own personal stories. It felt important for the piece to have cycles and repeating gestures, as the journey to self-acceptance and balance is both cyclical and endless.
– Ellen Reid
Major support for Vocal Resolutions is provided by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation. The Lead Corporate Sponsor for Balancing Bubbles is Travelers.
“So Much on My Soul” was commissioned by YPC with support from The Adele and John Gray Endowment Fund. Special thanks to The ASCAP Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and Amphion Foundation for supporting new music commissions and performances, and the Witherspoon Fund of the New York Community Trust for supporting new work by female composers.
Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Ellen Reid
Credit:James Matthew Daniel
Shallaway Youth Choir

Date:
May 19, 2019
Time:
7:00pm

Venue:
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
Tickets:
$15 to $25

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The program is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Laughter, Love, And Lullabies
2019-05-21 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Peter Jay Sharp Theatre Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY, 10025, United States
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Tuesday, May 21
8:00 p.m.
YPC will be the special guest artists of the SoHarmoniums Women’s Choir in a program celebrating mothers entitled Laughter, Love, and Lullabies.
The concert, under the direction of Elizabeth Núñez – the founding artistic director of SoHarmoniums and YPC’s associate artistic director – will premiere new arrangements of lullabies written for Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project!
A special highlight of the program is “The Goddess Turns Magic into Music,” a new work for treble choir, piano and cello composed by Francisco J. Núñez, for the SoHarmoniums and Elizabeth Núñez, on the occasion of their 10th anniversary.”

Date:
May 21, 2019
Time:
8:00 p.m.

Venue:
Symphony Space
Tickets:
$20- $100

Spring Celebration Concert
2019-06-01 19:30 (America/New_York) | United Palace, 4140 Broadway, New York, NY, 10033, United States
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
United Palace
Join us for our annual Spring Celebration! In this special performance, 425 outstanding singers and a dynamic orchestra featuring a diverse and vibrant repertoire from around the globe is led by Artistic Director and Founder Francisco Núñez along with Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez, Conductors Sophia Papoulis, Maria Peña, and Sonny Willis, and Choreographer Jacquie Bird. Bring your friends and family for an evening of powerful music and dance that will inspire, ignite, and thrill your mind.

Date:
June 1, 2019
Time:
7:30pm

Venue:

United Palace
Tickets:
Here

YPC performs in “Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything”
2019-07-11 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10128, United States
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YPC PERFORMS IN LEONARD COHEN: A CRACK IN EVERYTHIN

Thursday, July 11The Jewish Museum

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City will give a concert of songs and poems by Leonard Cohen and others to coincide with the Jewish Museum exhibition, “Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything.” under the direction of Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez. YPC is a longtime and frequent collaborator with Bang on a Can, and has forged a unique presence in the city’s music community for its innovative vocal arrangements and as a groundbreaking commissioner and performer of new music for young voices by today’s leading composers.

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DETAILS

Date:July 11, 2019

Time:7:30pm

Venue:The Jewish Museum

Tickets:General – $20Students and seniors – $16Members – $12

Classical Theatre of Harlem’s "The Bacchae" - Free Pre-Curtain Concert at Marcus Garvey Park
2019-07-13 19:00 UTC | Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, 18 Mt Morris Park W, New York, 10027, United States
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FREE PRE-CURTAIN PERFORMANCE BEFORE CLASSICAL THEATER OF HARLEM’S “THE BACCHAE” AT MARCUS GARVEY PARK

Saturday, July 13, at 7:00 p.m.Richard Rodgers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey Park

Young People’s Chorus of New York City returns to Marcus Garvey Park for a pre-curtain concert to The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Uptown Shakespeare in the Park theatrical presentation of “The Bacchae.”

“The Bacchae,” a new version of the Euripides classic Greek tragedy by Bryan Doerries, is directed by Carl Cofield with choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher. It tells the story of Dionysus, the god of wine, prophecy, religious ecstasy, and fertility, who returns to his birthplace in Thebes in order to clear his mother’s name and to punish the insolent city state for refusing to allow people to worship him.

This pre-curtain concert by YPC is a one-hour example of the acclaimed programs of virtuoso music and dance that have thrilled and entertained a global array of festival audiences on four continents for over two decades.

7:00 p.m. Pre-curtain concert by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City

8:15 p.m. The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s presentation of “The Bacchae”

Both performances are free and open to the public.

DETAILS

Date:Saturday, July 13

Time:7:00 p.m.

Venue:Marcus Garvey Park’s Richard Rodgers Amphitheater6316, Mt Morris Park W, New York, NY 10027

Tickets:Free and open to the public

YPC and YPC National Concinamus perform at Lee University's Pangle Hall
2019-07-25 19:00 UTC | Pangle Hall, 340 Church Street Northeast, Cleveland, TN, United States
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Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Lee University, Pangle Hall
Following a week-long Lee University residency hosted by YPC National, YPC joins YPC National Concinamus for its debut performance Thursday, July 25th at Lee University’s Pangle Hall. Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez will conduct both ensembles made up of children from New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, and the Dominican Republic.
The concert program will feature two world premiere performances of new commissions by Bruce Adolphe and Jim Papoulis and is free and open to the public.

Date:
Thursday, July 25
Time:
7:00 p.m.

Venue:
Lee University’s Pangle Hall
340 Church Street NE
Cleveland, TN 37311
Tickets:
Free and open to the public

YPC and YPC National Concinamus perform at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
2019-07-26 19:30 UTC | St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, TN, United States
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Friday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Following Thursday’s debut performance, YPC and YPC National Concinamus perform a free concert on Friday, July 26th at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez will conduct both ensembles made up of children from New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, and the Dominican Republic.
The concert program will feature performances of newly commissioned music by composers Bruce Adolphe and Jim Papoulis and is free and open to the public.

Date:
Friday, July 26
Time:
7:30 p.m.

Venue:
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
1267 N. Rutherford Blvd Murfreesboro, TN.
Tickets:
Free and open to the public

A Night Of Women Composers: From Clara Schumann To Meredith Monk
2019-09-27 19:30 UTC | National Sawdust, 80 North 6th Street, New York, NY, United States
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Friday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m.
National Sawdust
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City and Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez will be featured in National Sawdust’s very special Season 5 opening concert on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. In a nod to this empowering women-led organization, National Sawdust begins the season with a spotlight on seven female composers who have and are bringing their distinctive voices to the music of our time: Clara Schumann, Emma O’Halloran, Mary Lou Williams, Missy Mazzoli, Meredith Monk, Paola Prestini, and this year’s Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid.
On opening night, YPC will reprise Ellen Reid’s So Much on My Soul, a YPC commission that includes a text inspired by personal stories from several YPC chorus members.
Tickets on sale now at Nationalsawdust.org.

Date:
Friday, September 27, 2019
Time:
7:30 p.m.

Venue:
National Sawdust
80 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Tickets:
General Admission $35
Purchase here
In a review following YPC’s world premiere performance of So Much on My Soul this past spring, Classical Voice of North America wrote:
“So Much On my Soul came out of talks that Reid had with the singers, about what makes them personally anxious and how they cope with their fears…Reid’s colorful, charming style is well proportioned for the piece and successfully tailored to this type of voice…Reid was quoted as saying, ‘It felt important to have cycles and repeating gestures, as the journey to self-acceptance and balance is cyclical and endless.’ I’d say the message was delivered.”

YPC Big Sing 2019
2019-10-19 15:00 UTC | Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
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THE SECOND ANNUAL YPC BIG SING

Join Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez and Associate Director Elizabeth Núñez, along with special guests a cappella quartet Midtown and musical renegade Nick Demeris, in the second YPC Big Sing!

Raise your voice in shared harmony with hundreds of other fellow New Yorkers in a program of Broadway, pop, and folk favorites. Don’t miss this fabulous, family-friendly event!

The New York Times picks the YPC Big Sing for the weekend’s “9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C.”

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2019 WIT: Women Inspiring Tomorrow Conference
2019-10-27 12:00 UTC | SECOND Floor, 849 6TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
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Sunday, October 27
SECOND Floor NYC
WIT serves the young women and alumnae of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City by encouraging mentoring relationships with accomplished women from various professions (what we call WIT Pros) as part of YPC’s College Bound Program. This year’s conference theme is FINDING YOUR VOICE and will include networking opportunities, a panel discussion, and a formal lunch.
Panelists:

Chef and author Mary Giuliani, Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites
Erin Stanton, founder and author of Susie’s Senior Dogs
Journalists Jazmine Hughes and Caitlin Roper of The New York Times Magazine

With Special Guest Artist – YPC alumna and Freestyle Love Supreme break-out star Aneesa Folds
Created by YPC’s Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez, WIT: Women Inspiring Tomorrow provides special opportunities for high school-aged choristers and YPC alumnae to meet and learn from successful women in a variety of fields. WIT’s innovative programming extends YPC’s mission of excellence, diversity and education beyond the rehearsal room, ensuring that choristers have the tools to thrive in their careers and in professional relationships in the future.
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DETAILS
Date :
Sunday, October 27
Time :
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Venue:
SECOND Floor
849 6th Avenue
New York, NY, 10001

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2019
2019-11-28 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | NY, United States
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Thursday, November 28
YPC performs with Tony award-winning Broadway star Idina Menzel in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Watch the parade live in person or on NBC-TV for over-the-top fun, epic balloons & floats, major stars & of course YPC!
Learn more about the parade here.

Date & Time:
Thursday, November 28 at 9:00 a.m.

Venue:
See the parade route here.
Tickets:
Free and open to the public

Winter Wonder: A Festive Holiday Concert
2019-12-08 16:00 UTC | David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
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Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 p.m.
David Geffen Hall
Share the magic of the holidays with friends and family at this very special Winter Wonder holiday concert! Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez and Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez turn the spotlight on YPC’s award-winning choristers and two extraordinary guest artists: Metropolitan Opera star Nadine Sierra and the incredible dramatic baritone Lester Lynch, who will join their voices with over 400 talented young people in a joyous program of holiday classics. If you can only make it to one holiday concert this season, make sure it is Winter Wonder!
Special $200 Concert Sponsor Prime-Seat Tickets are available! Click here to reserve or contact Alyssa at asadoff@ypc.org.
Tickets $39-$200 on sale now!
Special Guests
Nadine Sierra

Metropolitan Opera soprano Nadine Sierra, praised for her vocal beauty, seamless technique, and abundant musicality, made history when she became the youngest winner of the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions at age 21. Currently starring as Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Met, Ms. Sierra has today become a fixture in the world’s top opera houses.
Lester Lynch

Lester Lynch, widely known for his charismatic portrayals and commanding voice, has established himself among today’s most sought-after dramatic baritones. Receiving acclaim in a wide variety of opera’s most important baritone roles ranging from Scarpia and Rigoletto to Count di Luna, Opera Today recently raved that “he is now in consideration for admittance to the ‘Scarpia Preferred Pantheon.’”

Date:
December 8, 2019
Time:
4:00 p.m.

Venue:
David Geffen Hall
Tickets:
$39-200 available at lincolncenter.org

Clement Clarke Moore Candlelight Carol Service
2019-12-15 15:00 UTC | Church of the Intercession, 550 W 155th St, New York, NY, 10032, United States
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CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE CANDLELIGHT CAROL SERVICE

Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 p.m.

Young People’s Chorus at Washington Heights (YPCWH) led by YPC Conductors Maria Peña and Gia Gan return to the Church of the Intercession to open the church’s century-old holiday tradition: a performance of holiday music, followed by a candlelight reading of Clement Clarke Moore’s “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and a lantern procession and wreath-laying ceremony at Clement Moore’s mausoleum at Trinity Church, across the from The Church of the Intercession.

The performance and reading are free and open to the public.

On Christmas Day at 3 p.m., tune into PIX-11 for a one-hour TV special of this year’s Clement Clarke Moore holiday event.

DETAILS

Date & Time:

Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 p.m

Venue:

Church of the IntercessionBroadway at West 155th Street

Tickets:Free and open to the public

40th Annual A City Singing at Christmas
2019-12-19 19:00 (America/New_York) | St Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue and 51st Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
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40TH ANNUAL A CITY SINGING AT CHRISTMAS

Thursday, December 19 at 7:00 p.m.

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City returns to St. Patrick’s Cathedral for this cherished and much-anticipated celebration of Christmas. This inspiring evening of traditional and contemporary Christmas hymns and carols closes with the performers and entire congregation raising their voices together to sing Silent Night by candlelight.

Admission is FREE. Come early for best seats.

Performed byOrpheus Club Men’s ChorusYoung People’s Chorus of New York CitySt. Patrick’s Cathedral ChoirThe Cathedral OrgansNew York Symphonic Brass

Renowned baritone Lester Lynch will join YPC its “City Singing at Christmas” program:

Coventry CarolRise Up Shepherd, African American Spiritual – with Lester LynchFollow with Star In the East, Traditional Folk Hymn – with Lester LynchBetelehemu

The concert is traditionally live-streamed at www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/live – beginning at 7:00 p.m.

DETAILS

Date:

Thursday, December 19

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Venue:

St. Patrick’s Cathedral5th Avenue between 50th/51st Streets, New York, NY 10022

Tickets:Admission is FREE — come early for the best seats.

YPC Invited to Participate in Historic Commemoration
2020-01-23 | Yad Vashem, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Israel
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YPC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN HISTORIC COMMEMORATION

Thursday, January 23, 2020Yad Vashem

The European Jewish Congress has invited the Young People’s Chorus of New York City to join singers from the allied countries of the U.K., France, and Russia to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, in concert with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia conducted by renowned Maestro Vladimir Spivakov at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem as part of World Holocaust Forum 2020.

Under the auspices of the President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin, the program for this International Holocaust Remembrance Day performance on January 23 will include “Dies Irae” from Mozart’s Requiem, “Dies Irae” from Karl Jenkins’s Requiem, and “Hostias” from Saint-Saens’s Requiem.

The YPC choristers are both the only singers from the United States invited, as well as the only children, to participate. They will join with adult singers from the Royal Opera House in the U.K., the Opera Garnier/Bastille & Radio France; and the Grand Choir “Masters of Choral Singing” from Russia.

Many of the most powerful heads of state from around the world have been invited to attend, and among those already confirmed are French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and King Philippe from Belgium.

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Watch the Livestream (January 23)

DETAILS

Date:

January 23, 2020

Venue:

Yad Vashem

ACDA Eastern Region Conference 2020
2020-03-06 | Hochstein School of Music, 50 N Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY, 14614, United States
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ACDA EASTERN REGION CONFERENCE 2020

March 4-7, 2020Rochester, NY

Young People’s Chorus of New York City, under the direction of YPC Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez, has been selected to take part in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern Region Conference in Rochester, New York.

While in Rochester, YPC choristers will perform two concerts at Rochester’s historic Hochstein School of Music. Accompanied by pianist Taisiya Pushkar, and featuring choreography by Jacquelyn Bird, both concerts will take place on Friday, March 6 at 9:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Choirs from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, and Massachusetts competed for one of the highly-coveted individual concert sessions and YPC is one of only 13 choruses selected to perform.

DETAILS

Date:

ConferenceMarch 4-7, 2020

ConcertMarch 6, 2020

Venue:

Hochstein School of Music

Time:

Concert9:45 a.m.2:30 p.m.

2020 Annual Gala Benefit Concert & Dinner
2020-03-10 19:00 UTC | Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Benefitting over 2,000 children of the award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City®
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th Street
Dinner immediately following at the Mandarin Oriental
80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street

For more information, please contact ypcgala@ypc.org.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City, under the direction of Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez, will fill the stage with show-stopping production numbers and dazzling choreography.

Hosted and Special Performance By

Jason Mraz
Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter
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Lisa Delan
Acclaimed American Soprano
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Aneesa Folds

Broadway’s Freestyle Love Supreme and YPC Alumna
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Gordon Getty
YPC LEGACY HONOREE
Composer and Philanthropist
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YPC’s Annual Gala Concert and Dinner is the most important fundraising event of the year, supporting:

The acclaimed artistry of YPC’s young singers
Scholarship fund for children from underserved communities
Choral education for children in New York City schools
College Bound programming that ensures that 100% of YPC graduates continue onto higher education

Each year over 2,000 young people ages 8-18 benefit musically, academically, and socially through their participation in YPC’s after-school and in-school programs.

“YPC is more than just a chorus. It’s an organization that is actively working to even out the playing field for all of its choristers, not only musically but in their personal and professional lives.” – YPC Alumna

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Festival Napa Valley Remote Ensemble Project
2020-04-21 | NY, United States
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FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY REMOTE ENSEMBLE PROJECT

April 21, 202026 states, eight countries and five continents

VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE “VA PENSIERO” CHORUS FROM VERDI’S NABUCCO

When Festival Napa Valley, California Wine Country’s flagship music festival, made the decision to postpone its 15th Anniversary Season to 2021, its artists refused to be silenced. Led by two alumni of the Festival’s Blackburn Music Academy – conductor Zach Salsburg-Frank and violinist Sienna Peck – 126 past and present Festival Napa Valley musicians joined forces to create an extraordinary virtual performance of the famous “Va, pensiero” chorus from the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi.

“Although we will not have a summer season this year, our pioneering spirit is alive and well and we are creating innovative ways to continue to bring music to our audiences,” said Richard Walker, President & CEO of Festival Napa Valley.

The innovations include the Festival Napa Valley Remote Ensemble, made up of: instrumentalists and singers from 26 states, 8 countries, and 5 continents representing two dozen orchestras, ensembles, opera companies and music conservatories such as the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Juilliard School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, and many more.

“Va, pensiero was a perfect choice of music, a moving hymn that has served as a rallying song of hope and resilience for people around the world,” said Charles Letourneau, the Festival’s Vice President and Director of Artistic Planning.

Each musician recorded their part on a smartphone while following the virtual conductor. The group was synchronized into one glorious collective performance. It was dedicated to the essential workers whose heroic efforts safeguard the health and safety of our communities.

Added Letourneau: “Our technical engineer Wei Wang created a visually and musically stunning virtual performance that proves digital art can be as moving as a live performance in these extraordinary times”.

Festival Napa Valley’s 15th Anniversary Season will take place July 16-25, 2021.

The (virtual) Universe in Verse
2020-04-25 16:30 (America/New_York) | NY, United States
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THE (VIRTUAL) UNIVERSE IN VERSE

Saturday, April 25, 2020

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City performs in The Universe in Verse — a broadening of perspective: cosmic, creaturely, temporal, scientific, humanistic, on Saturday, April 25, 2020.

Participating musicians include Rosanne Cash, Patti Smith, Amanda Palmer, Zoë Keating, Morley, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Paola Prestini. Prestini’s Thrush Song, which is based on text from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, will be performed by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, in a virtual performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

Stream live on Saturday, April 25 at 4:30 p.m. EDT here: www.brainpickings.org/the-universe-in-verse

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DETAILS

Date:

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Time:

4:30 p.m.

Venue:

Livestream at www.brainpickings.org/the-universe-in-verse/

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHORUS OF NEW YORK CITY SINGERS

Alyssa Blake

Kelli Carter

Julia Ching

Sabrina Clauss-Ehlers

Sebastian Cunto

Nina Dorigo

Margaret Eisenberg

Dea Elezaj

Asila Folds

Celia Frank

Beckett Fuller

Rachael Girsang

Georgia Goettel

Nicole Grig

Hannah Katz

Erin Kazmierczak

Ana Knezevic

Ella Kosowicz

Maya Kramer-Johansen

Maya Levanon

Ryo Leygh

Nicole Lui-Leung

Liliana Mann

Milena Manocchia

Jaclyn Markham

Jenia Marquez

Nylah Matthews

Natalie McCormick

Isabel Medina

Abriana Menin

Scotia Millar

Jasmine Neal

Cailin Paul

Adedayo Perkovich

Mili Raghavan

Alex Rahman

Iandra Ramos

Alexa Schwartz

Thalia St. Hubert

Polina Strella

Skye Tarshis
