In this follow-up to its 2003 Transient Glory CD (please type Q7284 in Search Reviews), Francisco Nuñez and his Young People's Chorus of New York City offer another impressive slate of new compositions presented in similarly savvy, stylish, technically proficient performances.
Read MorePerformed with vigour and freshness, this disc contains eleven recent commissions from this large youth choir, ranging from the delicate and understated (Judith Weir's Little Tree) to the dramatic (Tod Machover's I Dreamt a Dream with electro-acoustic accompaniment), and from the humorous (Benjamin Lees's The Nervous Family) to the cross-cultural (Bright Sheng's The Boatmen's Song): varied and often challenging music, performed with verve and colour - truly displaying what Núñez calls the 'transient glory' of youthful voices.
Read MoreWorks of MACHOVER, SHENG, NYMAN, ARGENTO, DEL TREDICI & others - Jon Holden, piano/ Perspectives Ensemble/ Extension Ensemble/ Young People’s Chorus of New York City/ Francisco J. Nunez, conductor – Vital Records
Read MoreOn November 9, 2005, a palpable energy filled The Harmonie Club in New York City as Child saluted six individuals who have dedicated themselves to creating a brighter future for kids. The evening was punctuated by laughter, tears, and standing ovations. Read on to meet our honorees and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our inspiring event.
Read MoreWhenever Francisco Nuñez’s prize-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City performs abroad, the choristers finish on a Big Apple note with “Take the A Train” and “New York, New York.”
Read MoreThis release is subtitled "A celebration of living music and the momentary beauty of the young voice", and it certainly offers extraordinary examples of both.
Read MoreThe problem with children's choruses, conductor Francisco J. Núñez has discovered, is that few of the major composers in history wrote for children, and many composers writing for children's choruses today are barely destined for publication, much less the history books.
Read MoreSubtitled “A celebration of living music and the momentary beauty of the young voice”, this is an essential disc for fans of new choral music and for anyone who wants to experience the virtuoso capabilities of one of today’s finest youth choirs.
Read MoreCantus in Choro -- A Global View of Choral Singing
Francisco J Núñez talks to Ken Smith about his adventurous project with the Young People's Chorus of New York City.
As the leader of a diverse urban chorus, conductor Francisco Núñez raises young voices -- and spirits.
Read MoreThe Young People’s Chorus of New York City took first place this week in an international choir festival held in Canada.
Read MoreWhen Francisco Nuñez was growing up poor and lonely in Washington Heights – and his best friend was a second-hand piano – he wondered what it would be like to have lots of friends, from all different backgrounds.
Read MoreThe Sullivan Street home of the Children's Aid Society Chorus has a new bauble: a shiny silver trophy representing the chorus's recent second-place finish in the Prague International Choir Festival and Competition.
Read MoreFrancisco Nunez has been tinkering on the piano since his mother brought home an out-of-tune clunker from the Salvation Army on West 46th Street when he was 5. These days, though, Mr. Nunez, 32, usually finds himself beside the piano, surrounded by 44 children ages 12 to 18 who run the gamut: rich and poor, parochial and public, white and black, Jewish and Muslim.
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