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Young People’s Chorus of New York City Unveils Spring & Summer 2024 Season

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Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPCNYC) has announced its Spring and Summer season. First up is “The Crack-a-lackin’ Classical Concert.” The showcase will feature the ensemble alongside such artists as DJ Boo, Julia Bengtsson, Leadlights Ensemble, Washington Heights Community Choir, and the New York Youth Symphony. Performance Date: May 5, 2024 Then comes the Annual Spring Celebration Concert {…}

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Young People’s Chorus of New York City’s ‘Topsy-Turvy New York’ Nominated for a New York Emmy Award

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Credit: Young People’s Chorus of New York City The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) has been nominated for a New York Emmy Award. The nomination, in the Children/Youth (12 and under)—Short or Long Form Content category, is for their feature-length holiday special, “Topsy-Turvy New York.”  “Topsy-Turvy New York” was set to an original story by best-selling author {…}

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Young People’s Chorus of New York City Takes to The Green at Lincoln Center for Pop-Up Concert

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On July 11, 2021, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City will perform a pop-up concert on The Green at Lincoln Center, titled “Continuum Presents: Young People’s Chorus of New York City ‘Ready, Set, Sing!’” The program will represent music from four continents, and draw from genres such as musical theatre, pop, opera, folk, and spirituals, among others. The {…}

News, Streaming

Lincoln Center and Young People’s Chorus of New York City to Honor COVID Victims in Upcoming Video

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City have partnered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives due to COVID-19. On March 14, the two organizations will release a video of the children’s chorus singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel.” Available on Lincoln Center’s Facebook, YouTube, and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Review: El Niño

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(Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) Metropolitan Opera debuted John Adams’s “El Niño,” with libretto based on original sources by Peter Sellars and John Adams, to a sold out house of past, present, and future opera goers on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. “El Niño” is unlike anything John Adams has done before and the historical timing of this debut is {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Death of Classical 2023 Review: Con Alma

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Photo: Unison Media “Con Alma” was performed at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC’s Trusteeship Chamber on March 14th, 2023. This once-in-a-lifetime experience, presented by VisionIntoArt, and Death of Classical, in partnership with Carnegie Hall, showcased the album “Con Alma” by composer Paola Prestini and Mexican singer and composer Magos Herrera. Performers from the Young People’s Chorus of NYC, led by Artistic {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera on Recording ‘Con Alma’

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On Dec. 4, Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera released “Con Alma,” an album recorded remotely between March and October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new release features classic songs from the Mexican and Jazz songbook and over 30 musicians across three continents including the all-women German-based Ensemble Sjaella, Constellation Chor, the Young People’s Chorus of NYC, Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica {…}