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Young People's Chorus of New York City featured in Japanese newspaper
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ was featured on July 23, 2010 in "The Seikyo Shinbun," a Japanese newspaper that has a circulation of five million people across Japan, following their July 22nd concert in Tokyo. A translation of the article follows:
"Young People’s Chorus of New York City Performed in Tokyo"
"A concert of Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) organized by Min-On Concert Association
was held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Ikebukuro, Tokyo on July 22nd.
The Chorus group consisting of youngsters with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds transcends the diversity of its membership. Their beautiful voices of peace have won gold medals in three divisions in the World Choir Games and tremendous acclaim in over 50 countries throughout the world.
They performed “A-Train,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and some Japanese songs among many others, and their beautiful harmony and joyful performances received resounding applause from the audience as well as distinguished guests including those from American Embassy."
YPC Departs this week for their 14-city tour of Japan
Following an extremely successful tour of 18 Japanese cities last summer, 35 YPC choristers will return to Japan for a 14-city tour July 16 to August 13. While the choristers will return to two cities for concerts, they will be embarking on 12 new cities for performances this summer. Last summer's tour garnered the choristers and YPC founder and artistic director Francisco J. Núñez standing ovations from the usually reserved Japanese audiences that ranged from 2,000 to 4,000 people each night.
Chorister Zach Denkensohn described one such response on the YPC blog: "At the beginning of the tour, the Japanese Consul General told us that the audiences will clap politely after songs and then boisterously at the end if they liked the concert... As per the Consul General's prediction, the audience clapped boisterously, but something surprising happened: scattered among the crowd, people began standing. We same our two encore pieces as they crowd managed to somehow get even more excited. Onstage this resulted in an amazing feeling of pride and confidence."
As with the first tour, YPC's program will include Japanese compositions and folk songs sung in Japanese alongside American gospel music, traditional songs from various countries and contemporary classical compositions. YPC will also perform three selections from their Transient Glory® Series: "Panta Rhei," "Song of Ezekial" and "Tembandumba," as well as "Crosstown M42" complete with Japanese bus stops from the Radio Radiance™ Series.
This second tour is once again being sponsored by Min-On Concert Association, a Japanese company dedicated to encouraging young people to develop their artistic abilities through music festivals, concerts, and competitions. The Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ captured their attention in 2005 in Kyoto, where the chorus had been invited to represent the United States in the Seventh World Symposium on Choral Music.
Stay tuned to the YPC Blog for daily updates on the choristers' travels and experiences!
YPC Prepares for the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
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In the final days leading up to their tour to the United Kingdom and the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, YPC gives their audience an inside look at what goes into an undertaking like this. See a glimpse of the intense rehearsals that prepare them for the competition they will face at the Eisteddfod, hear what is in the mind of conductor Elizabeth Núñez just days before their departure, and listen to what choristers think of this whole experience.
You can watch YPC competing live on Llangollen t.v. at 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 9! Read about the choristers' travels on the YPC Blog - updated daily!
Young People's Chorus of New York City™ travels to Wales to compete in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Photograph by Stephanie Berger
On July 7, 2010, 57 members of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ will make their Welsh debut at the prestigious Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, a six day festival of music, song and dance that incorporates the Choir of the World competition. Each year, more than 4,000 musicians, singers, and dancers from around the globe travel to Llangollen, Wales, to perform at one of the world's most colorful festivals with its unique spirit of peace and goodwill. The YPC, led by associate conductor Elizabeth Núñez, will compete in the Junior Children’s Chorus, Senior Children’s Chorus and Folk Showcase categories. The YPC will also sing at several concerts with other choruses who have come to compete from around the world.
Up to 50,000 visitors descend on the small Welsh town for the festival which runs from July 6-11. During the day, International musicians and dancers compete in over 20 competitions. Each evening the best and most colourful competitors share the stage in renowned concerts given by professional artists, many of whom started their careers in Llangollen.
Photograph by Stefan Cohen
The choristers have been rehearsing intensely in preparation, and will bring YPC’s wide-ranging and challenging repertoire to this competition. YPC will perform works from its Transient Glory® concert series as well as Radio Radiance™ in the Senior Children’s Chorus competition, and bring the urban spirit of New York City to the Folk Showcase competition with their voices and unique choreography by Jacqueline Bird. YPC will depart on July 3 for the United Kingdom, and will spend two days in London rehearsing and sight-seeing before traveling to Llangollen, Wales.
"The children have been buzzing for months with excitement about our upcoming trip to Wales. They are anticipating seeing the country, learning the culture, but most of all they are eager to experience the high art presented at the Eisteddfod. And, of course, we can't wait to take to the stage ourselves and show Wales our New York City spirit." - Elizabeth Núñez, Conductor.
Young People's Chorus of New York City™'s Highlights of the Week
Photograph by Stefan Cohen
In the past week, the Young People's Chorus of New York City™performed at the Metropolitan Opera House with American Ballet Theatre, 92nd Street Y in YPC's Annual Spring Celebration, and at La Sociedad Coral Latinoamericana's Third Annual Chorus Concert in Washington Heights. In addition, they held two recording sessions for their upcoming cd, and received the Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.
Photograph by Stefan Cohen
The YPC's "Spring Celebration: A Family Concert" was held on Saturday, June 12, at the 92nd Street Y where all five divisions performed. It contained not only a preview of the repertoire that will be performed this summer on tours to Wales and Japan, but also included three world premieres: Tembandumba, a YPC commission from the famous Cuban composer and renowned jazz artist Paquito D'Rivera, and two world premieres from New York City composer Thomas Cabaniss: Bright is the Ring of Words and A Lad That is Gone.
Photograph by Stefan Cohen
That same evening a group of choristers left the 92nd Street Y after their performance and went straight to the Metropolitan Opera House to perform in American Ballet Theatre's performance of "The Dream" with music by Felix Mendelssohn. The YPC will be in six performances as part of ABT's 70th Anniversary Season. The following day YPC made their debut at La Sociedad Coral Latinoamericana's Third Annual Chorus Concert in Washington Heights. Members of Chorale performed along with three other choirs in this spirited concert that recognized Hernando Merchand, who developed the Santa Rosa of Lima's Grupo Coral America.
Photograph by Stefan Cohen
From there the YPC headed into the recording studio for intense sessions which will be part of a new YPC cd to be released this summer. The recording was held at the historic Clinton Studios in one of the last sessions before the venue closes its doors permanently. YPC recorded in the same studio as such reknowned artists as Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Yo Yo Ma, and Placido Domingo.
The week concluded with YPC receiving the distinguished Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming at Chorus America's National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
YPC makes its debut at La Sociedad Coral Latinoamericana’s
Third Annual Chorus Concert June 13
Photograph by Stephanie Berger
The Young People's Chorus of New York City™ will make their debut at La Sociedad Coral Latinoamericana's Third Chorus Concert on Sunday, June 13th, 2010 at 5 p.m. In 2009, La Sociedad Coral Latinoamericana recognized YPC's Artistic Director/Founder Francisco J. Núñez as their Man of the Year, and this year's concert honors Hernando Merchand, who developed the Santa Rosa of Lima's Grupo Coral America. Four other choruses will be performing and include Coral Ecumenica Cantico Nuevo, a Methodist church choir; Cantoria Saint Joseph from St. Joseph churchin Palisades, NJ; and Coro de Camara San Pablo from the Methodist United San Pablo Church in Queens.
Admission is free, and further information is available by calling 646-418-4016 or emailing Fredery de Leon at frederydl@hotmail.com.
YPC Concert with the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Featured in the New York Times
Young People's Chorus of New York City and the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. Photograph by Hiroyuki Ito for the New York Times
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City's™ concert with the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys was featured in the New York Times this week. The all-Benjamin Britten program culminated in their performance of "Cantata: St. Nicolas."
...The excellent Young People’s Chorus of New York City joined the St. Thomas singers and the Orchestra of St. Luke's for the evening’s final work, a beautifully rendered interpretation of the cantata “St. Nicolas.”
Read the complete review here...
YPC presents "Listen to Our Story," the 7th Annual Satellite Schools Concert May 20, 2010
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ will shine the spotlight on the children who participate in the YPC Satellite Chorus Program™ in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens in a free concert to be held at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday, May 20, at 11 a.m.
The children in the YPC Satellite Chorus Program™ have been practicing throughout the school year for this annual event and will be led by their instructors—YPC conductors Elizabeth Núñez, Amy Kotsonis, Sophia Miller; and Jon Holden, who is also the YPC’s principal pianist.
The children in the YPC Satellite program hail from:
P.S. 1 -- Henry Street on the Lower East Side, Manhattan
P.S. 75 – 96th Street and West End Avenue on the Upper West Side, Manhattan
P.S. 130 – Chinatown, Manhattan
P.S. 268 – Crown Heights in Brooklyn
H.S. 515 – Lower East Side Preparatory School, Manhattan
P.S./I.S. 178Q – Jamaica Estates in Queens
P.S. 69 – The New Vision School, Clason Point in the Bronx
P.S. 198 – Upper East Side, Manhattan
The concert opens with all of the YPC Satellite Chorus Program™ children joining together in singing Aaron Copland’s "Ching-a-Ring Chaw," then each school will sing individually. Afterwards, composer Jim Papoulis will lead the children in a special song-writing workshop. They will all brainstorm to create a musical phrase that will be melded it into lyrics based on the children’s ideas. The song will then be written on a board onstage, so that everyone in the concert hall can sing it together.
The concert closes with all joining together in singing “Give Us Hope,” the powerful childhood anthem composed for the YPC by Jim Papoulis, with the composer himself on the piano.
For more information please visit the YPC Satellite Chorus Program™ site.
This concert is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.
YPC's performance of "Another Secret eQuation" is the "highlight of the evening" at the Kronos Quartet's Carnegie Hall concert March 11th
Kronos Quartet and Young People's Chorus of New York City.
Photographs by Stephanie Berger
The Kronos Quartet starts the weekend off right at Zankel Hall
... Though Riley turns 75 this year, he proved with last night’s world premiere that he doesn’t plan on slowing down. Featuring Kronos in tandem with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, his Another Secret eQuation was easily the highlight of the evening. With the commanding chorus used as a live loop of sorts, Kronos took repeated lines such as “They never listen to us” and ran with them, underscoring the momentum of the text and adding to the power of such admonishing words coming out of the mouths of babes.
Read the entire review here...
Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ joins the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys in a performance of Britten’s “Cantata: Saint Nicolas” May 19, 2010
photograph by Stephanie Berger
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ will join the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys for an all-Britten program at Saint Thomas Church. Benjamin Britten, England’s leading 20th century composer, enjoyed writing music celebrating the joys of childhood. The program’s first half includes some of Britten’s most beloved choral works, including the “Missa Brevis in D” and “Hymn to Saint Cecilia.” The program concludes with the “Cantata: Saint Nicolas,” the patron saint of children, and the two choruses will combine to perform this great work, accompanied by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. on May 19, 2010 at Saint Thomas Church. Tickets may be purchased through Saint Thomas Church
YPC performs in the world premiere of Francisco J. Núñez’s “The Activists”
at Princeton University
A blended chorus of one hundred and fifty young people will fill the soaring spaces of Princeton University Chapel with glorious music on Saturday, April 10, at 7:30 PM. The concert, "Lift One Voice," will feature the premiere of a brand new work by Francisco J. Núñez, noted composer of choral music and Founder/Artistic Director of The Young People's Chorus of New York City. Hailed by the New York Times as one "who has been raising the bar for children's music for over a decade," Núñez will personally conduct the massed voices which combine members of Trenton Children's Chorus (organizer of the event), with the Westminster Conservatory Cantus, Princeton Girlchoir Cantores, Princeton High School Freshman Women's Choir, and Núñez' own Young People's Chorus.
Trenton Children's Chorus (TCC) commissioned Núñez to create the new piece, titled "The Activists," in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of TCC's work bringing children together to make music and find support for their aspirations. TCC then invited other area choruses to join in this debut concert. Núñez has chosen the poetry of children's author J. Pat Rick Lewis for the lyrics of "The Activists," dedicated to civil rights heroes and heroines.
Of the new work, Núñez says, "I freely adapted J. Pat Rick Lewis' poetry and created a story from the civil rights era starting from the death of MLK, to Malcolm X describing the need for justice, to Rosa Parks changing history. The musical piece proceeds through a wide range of expressions, beginning with a mournful choral hymn for voices, flute and Piano, followed by a march. Then a beautiful blue grass solo partners with a hymn-like Amazing Grace, which is followed by a return to the march that leads, finally, to an all-out, hand-clapping climax."
Following a recent rehearsal of "The Activists" with the huge joint chorus, TCC Artistic Director Patricia Thel said, "It was the most amazing experience I have ever had as a conductor. The music is simply extraordinary and the impact of all these voices is like a force of nature!"
Both seasoned concert-goers and children will be entertained by the varied musical selections as well as by the inspiring vision of so many young people joining together to lift their voices as one in honor of justice, peace, and hope. Reverend Darrell Armstrong, Senior Pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, and Emily Mann, Artistic Director of The McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, will each speak to the importance of such experiences in the lives of the young and in the life of the community.
Tickets are available at the door of the Princeton University Chapel located on the Princeton University campus. Suggested donation is $20 for adults and $10 for students. For more information, call 609-658-7404 or contact www.trentonchildrenschorus.org.
Maurice Hines to Headline Gala Benefit for Young People's Chorus
Maurice Hines
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Tony nominee Maurice Hines will headline a gala benefit for the Young People's Chorus of New York City, to be held at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, on Monday, March 15, at 7pm.
Hines will perform several numbers from the musical revue Sophisticated Ladies, based on the music of Duke Ellington, and will joined by cast members from the Arena Stage production of the show, which Hines will star in beginning in April.
Performers will also include Broadway veterans Sean Bradford and Janet Dacal, jazz percussionist Dafnis Prieto, New York Voices, composer Rob Kapilow, The New York Pops, and all five divisions of the YPC, as well as children from the YPC's Satellite program in New York City schools.
Original article published in Theatermania
By: Dan Bacalzo · Feb 11, 2010 · New York
Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ joins Kronos Quartet in the
World Premiere of Terry Riley’s “Another Secret eQuation”
The YPC joins a roster of global artists as Kronos Quartet concludes its adventures season-long Carnegie Hall Perspectives Series on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The concert series explores a variety of dynamic themes that reflect the far-reaching explorations that Kronos has undertaken in more than 30 years of work.
On Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m., Kronos Quartet celebrates its 30-year collaboration with composer Terry Riley and the composer's upcoming 75th birthday, a relationship that has resulted in 25 new works and stretches from the premiere of Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector in 1980 through the acclaimed all-star performance of In C, featuring the YPC, that sold out Carnegie Hall last year.
This program features the world premiere of the Kronos Quartet/YPC co-commission, “Another Secret eQuation,” in which Riley addresses the actions of children's elders "and the overwhelmingly messy world the kids were being handed," as well as the New York premiere of Transylvanian Horn Courtship, which draws inspiration from Riley's legendary Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band performances of the 1960s with specially designed string instruments with metal horns created for Kronos by MacArthur Fellow Walter Kitundu. The program will also feature other recent Riley works and commissions for Kronos including the New York premiere of The Welcoming Baptism of Sweet Daisy Grace (the most recent piece Riley has written for Kronos, in celebration of the birth of his granddaughter) as well as "One Earth, One People, One Love" from Sun Rings and Good Medicine from Salome Dances for Peace.
Tickets and information are available at the Carnegie Hall box office, from CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or from www.carnegiehall.org.
YPC and City Winery raise $71,000 for Haitian relief efforts
Four concerts organized by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ and the City Winery - held at the City Winery on Varick Street in New York City on January 20, 21, 24, and 25 - have raised $71,000 to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti, thanks to performances donated by so many caring artists. The benefit was organized because of a phone call made to the YPC by the Haitian Consul in New York. YPC's own Executive Producer, Nancy Bloom made contact with philanthropist Michael Dorf, owner of City Winery, who opened his doors for this event. Francisco J. Núñez, artistic director and founder of YPC, said, "We are so delighted that we were able to offer even some small help to relieve the unbearable devastation in Haiti. There is still so much to be done, and our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the Haitian people."
On opening night, January 20, Félix Augustin, the Consul General of Haiti in New York City, took the stage of the City Winery to thank all of the artists. The opening night roster featured YPC, The Swell Season, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Patti Smith, Yo La Tengo, Joshua Bell, and Tiempo Libre, among others. Subsequent performers included Rosanne Cash, Lewis Black, Vernon Reid and Corey Glover from Living Colour, Marshall Crenshaw, Rich Pagano and The Sugarcane, Willie Nile, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, and some of NYC's best indie bands.
All the proceeds raised were divided equally among Partners in Health, Doctors Without Borders, and Jewish Renaissance Medical Center. Partners in Health has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years and works to bring modern medical care to poor communities in nine countries around the world by caring for its patients, alleviating the root causes of disease in their communities, and sharing lessons learned around the world. Doctors Without Borders has been working in Haiti for 19 years, is currently operating three emergency hospitals in Port-au-Prince, and is mobilizing a large emergency response to this disaster. Jewish Renaissance Medical Center is preparing to deliver a self-sustained medical compound in the outskirts of Port Au Prince. The compound will be set up to handle in excess of 100 patients simultaneously and will have the capacity to provide all forms of medical assistance. The JRMC has already provided physicians and supplies to Haiti and will continue to build capacity over the coming weeks as the compound is established.
YPC performs as part of Carnegie Hall’s Neighborhood Concert Series
Come join the chorus for an evening!
YPC has been invited to perform as part of the Neighborhood Concert Series presented by the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Sing Learn and sing some of the chorus's favorite multicultural repertoire, including American gospel music and spirituals; songs from Japanese-American, Brazilian, and South- African cultures; and even a Broadway show tune with choreography! All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary—just bring your family, friends, and of course, your voices!
WHEN: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:30 PM
WHERE: Lehman Stages at Lehman College The Lovinger Theatre 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West | Bronx
MORE INFO: 718-960-8025
Emergency Benefit Concert For Haiti at City Winery
On Wednesday, January 20, at 8:30 p.m. the Young People’s Chorus of New York City will open the first of four concerts at the City Winery (155 Varick Street) to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti.
“What can I do?” is a question so many are asking as they witness the struggles of the Haitian people to recover from the devastating earthquake that continues to take the lives of so many men, women and children.
"The Young People's Chorus of New York City has been asked by the government of Haiti to help with the relief effort by putting together a concert to benefit the people of Haiti.
While we can't match the national effort we can in a small way help raise moneys by gathering together the best possible talent in our region and asking them to perform at no cost. Enclosed is the schedule of events that have been put together and we hope you will attend one of these events to show our solidarity with the Haitian people.
Please attend one of these events to help with this terrible catastrope for an impoverished and desperately nation." Jerry Kremer, Chair
Tickets are available at the door or online at
www.citywinery.com
For more information, call 212.608.0555
Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law and 100 percent of proceeds will be distributed equally to three organizations:
Partners in Health (www.pih.org)
Doctors without Borders (www.Doctorswithoutborders.org)
Jewish Renaissance Medical Center
Four Emergency Benefit Concerts for Haiti
Félix Augustin, Consul General of Haiti will greet everyone and thank them for their generosity. The following artists are among those who will perform: the Young People’s Chorus of New York City conducted by Francisco J. Núñez, Patti Smith, The Swell Season, John Wesley Harding, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Yo La Tengo, Joshua Bell, and Tiempo Libre
Artists include Lewis Black, Brian Stoke Mitchell, Vernon Reid and Corey Glover from Living Colour, Marshall Crenshaw, David Johansen, Rich Pagano and The Sugarcane, and Willie Nile.
Artists include Rosanne Cash, Tambou Combo, Madeleine Peyroux, and BETTY.
15 indie artists include Amber Rubarth, Ian Axel, Vienna Teng, Wes Hutchinson, Ari Hest, Will Knox, Joey Ryan, Rosi Golan, Nate Campany, Martin Rivas, Dov Rosenblatt, Alex Berger, Greg Holden and the Haiti Benefit House Band – Kevin Rice, Chris Kuffner, Adam Christgau, Tony Maceli, Melissa Tong, Ward Williams, and Marika Hughes.
*Directions
By Subway: 1 Train to Houston Street or Canal Street; C / E Trains to Spring Street
By Bus: M20 downtown or uptown, M6 uptown, M21 crosstown
Parking: Parking garage on Spring Street between Hudson and Varick, 1 block South of City Winery. Street parking on Vandam available after 7 p.m.
YPC Gala Benefit Concert "It's Up To You, New York" on March 15, 2010
Mark your calendars: Monday, March 15, 2010 for YPC's Gala Benefit Concert, It's Up To You, New York: YPC Shaping Lives Through Music, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th.
The evening will feature unique and exciting performances from special guest artists Maurice Hines and Members of the Cast of Sophisticated Ladies, The New York Pops, and other special guests to be announced with hundreds of choristers from all five YPC divisions and the Satellite Schools program.
Funds raised will support YPC’s work to better the lives of thousands of New York City children of all economic, religious and ethnic backgrounds from ages 7 to 18.
For tickets and more information, please contact Mary Jane Happy at 212-289-7779, ext. 20 or mhappy@ypc.org.
Click here to learn more about the gala.
YPC FEATURED IN DORA THE EXPLORER'S NEW HOLIDAY DVD & CD
YPC recently recorded a special version of the Dora the Explorer theme song, which is featured on two new Dora the Explorer holiday releases – “Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure”DVD and “Dora’s Christmas” CD. The all-new feature-length DVD, created by Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, is available now, and the companion CD, from Nickelodeon and Sony Music is currently available in stores nationwide and on iTunes
Click on the video above to watch the special behind-the-scenes footage of the recording session!
YPC IS GOING TO GENEVA IN DECEMBER
YPC will make a holiday trip abroad for their first performances in Switzerland, where they will join the Geneva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Tania Leon in opening the Swiss government’s United Nations ceremonies at Geneva Cathedral followed by a holiday performance at Victoria Hall on December 10th, which will be taped for a Christmas Eve broadcast on Swiss radio.
Tickets are on sale now for the Victoria Hall concert! Make a vacation out of it and be there to see YPC make their Swiss debut!
YPC WINTER CONCERT TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
Songs of the Season
A Family Holiday Concert
SUNDAY, December 6, 2009 at 7pm
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall
Our annual holiday concert features all five divisions of YPC - Prelude, Intermezzo, Cantare, Young Men, and Concert Chorus. The program will highlight songs of the season from many parts of the world including arrangements of carols from YPC's popular holiday album, Coolside of Yuletide.
Tickets are on sale now at the 92nd Street Y Box Office. You can purchase directly by calling 212-415-5500.
Tickets are available for $15, $25, and $50. New to this concert is Patron Concert Sponsor tickets available for $150 and available exclusively through the YPC office at 212-289-7779.
To read about YPC's amazing experience touring Japan this past summer, please click on the newsletter above. Read anecdotes about the trip, learn where YPC performed over the 25-day tour, and hear stories directly from the choristers.
Radio Radiance™ Air Dates Announced!
YPC's new radio and internet program, Radio Radiance™, an NEA-funded project in collaboration with WNYC New York Public Radio and American Public Media (APM), will begin airing on Friday, September 11 on APM's "Performance Today." Each program will feature a performance by YPC and interviews with the featured composer. See below for complete broadcast schedule.
Listen to the programs directly on the "Performance Today" website today!
UPCOMING BROADCASTS
Wednesday, September 24: YPC performs "Machaut in the Machine Age VI: Liement me deport" by Eve Beglarian, followed by an interview with the composer. Visit the Radio Radiance™ page to listen to the broadcast and for accompanying Listening Guides!
PAST BROADCASTS
Friday, September 11: YPC performs "Crosstown M42" by Robert Kapilow and Fred Newman, followed by an interview with the composers. See video below about the new work. Visit the Radio Radiance™ page to listen to the broadcast and for accompanying Listening Guides!
Wednesday, September 16: YPC performs "Picaflor" by Gabriela Lena Frank, followed by an interview with the composer.Visit the Radio Radiance™ page to listen to the broadcast and for accompanying Listening Guides!
Tuesday, September 22: YPC performs "Things" by Meredith Monk, followed by an interview with the composer.Visit the Radio Radiance™ page to listen to the broadcast and for accompanying Listening Guides!
YPC JAPAN TOUR IS FEATURED IN THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
On August 18, YPC graced the cover of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle in a fantastic article about the Japan Tour including interviews with the Brooklyn choristers who took part. To read the article in full, please click here.
YPC ANNOUNCES 2009/2010 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS of the 2009/2010 Season Include:
- September 11: YPC will perform with the New York Choral Society at St. Patrick's Cathedral
- December 17: YPC will perform in the annual Christmas Concert at St. Patrick's Cathedral
- December 18-19: YPC will perform with the New York Pops in three concerts at Carnegie Hall
- March 11: YPC will return to Carnegie Hall to perform with the Kronos Quartet
- May 5: YPC will perform with the St. Thomas Boys Choir
- July 20-Aug 13: YPC will return to Japan for a 15-city tour presented by the Min-On Concert Association
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