5 Questions to Francisco Núñez (Young People’s Chorus of NYC)
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MacArthur Fellow Francisco Núñez founded the Young People’s Chorus of New York City in 1988 with a two-fold mission of artistic excellence and diversity.
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Ithaca College celebrates Class of 2016 graduation
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Clouds and light rain had little bearing on Ithaca College’s 121st Commencement celebration in honor of the Class of 2016 on May 22.The college’s 1,354 graduates gathered on the academic quad just before 9 a.m. for a traditional procession into Butterfield Stadium.
Read MoreMusical America: MA 30 The Influencers: Francisco J. Núñez
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In 2011 it was made more or less official: Francisco J. Núñez is a genius.
Read MoreWQXR Q2 Music Album of the Week: Young People's Chorus of New York City Looks Ahead with 'Transient Glory III'
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Founder and music director Francisco Núñez brings more than artistry to his leadership of the Young People's Chorus of New York.
Read MoreBAM's Epiphany - Concert or Art Installation?
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Like strange angels, or some other form of beatific extraterrestrial life, the choristers of the Young People's Chorus of New York looked on silently, clad in dark, robelike garments and lighting the way with luminescent white orbs. They smiled warmly as visitors, wearing 3D glasses, wandered through the space behind the stage set at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's versatile Fishman Space.
Read MoreBetter late than never: New York choir to share choral laurels with Denmark singers
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Police vans, buses, and ambulances are lined up for a whole block outside Munich's main train station these days. Bavaria braces itself each week as about 10,000 new refugees arrive from Syria and elsewhere. This southern state in Germany tries to welcome them — sorting and sending in a very orderly German way, and extending a caring hand.
Read MoreYoung People's Chorus in Tune with Pope's Visit
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Pope Francis is set to visit the National September 11th Memorial and Museum next week and while he's there, the Young People's Chorus of New York City will perform for him.
The chorus was founded 27 years ago by artistic director Francisco Nunez.
Read MoreReview: New York youth choir charms Festival del Sole crowd
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It didn’t take long Monday night for an award-winning youth choir from the Big Apple to put big smiles on the faces of a worldly Festival del Sole audience.
Fresh from the competitive ranks of the Golden Gate Choral Competition — during which the disciplined, attractive choristers earned three gold medals in major categories — the Young People’s Chorus (YPC) of New York City presented a delightful hour-long program of material ranging from classical to pop in the Christian Brothers Mont La Salle Chapel on Mount Veeder.
Read MoreCenterville High School Workshop
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“Phenomenal” was the word most repeated by the 72 young singers from Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia, who participated in a choral workshop given on April 17 by Francisco J. Núñez, the artistic director and founder of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City.
Read MoreChildren’s Chorus goes international with Sunday show
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Each season, the Pensacola Children’s Chorus presents a concert that shows off its members’ vocal prowess in performing a variety of choral music. This year’s concert is titled “One World, Many Voices,” and will feature all of the organization’s more than 300 singers, ages 8-18, as they take the audience on a musical journey around the globe.
Read MoreFox & friends: Francisco Nunez is changing young lives with music
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Oct. 10, 2014 - 6:55 - Alicia Acuna profiles the director of the Young People's Chorus of New York City
Read MorePRX Radio: Making Beautiful Music
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Jo Reed: That is the Young People's Chorus of New York singing “Every Stop on the F Train.” YPC Founder and Artistic Director Francisco Nunez is conducting. And this is Art Works, the weekly podcast produced by the National Endowment for the Arts. I'm Josephine Reed.
Read MoreLA Master Chorale Caps 50th Season With 3 Premieres
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While the Los Angeles Philharmonic gets the lion’s share of attention for its progressive programming, its co-resident in Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, has been mirroring that trait all along. Under Grant Gershon, its enthusiastic, boyish-looking music director, the Master Chorale has kept one foot planted in the usual choral tradition and the other foot eagerly stepping out of the mold.
Read MoreReview L.A. Master Chorale caps its 50th season with three new works
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The Los Angeles Master Chorale ended its 50th season Sunday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the premiere of three new works commissioned for the occasion and two other recent Chorale commissions. That's news. But so too is the way that this chorus operates.
Read MoreA Grand Finale -- and a Brand New Start
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Both the "tomorrow" and the "beyond" perspectives of our program are the focus of the new commission Es Tu Tiempo by Francisco J. Núñez.
Read MoreKodaly-Inspired Music Educator Named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow
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on September 20, 2011, Francisco J. Núñez was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship as choral conductor and composer. Núñez's award is the first for a Kodaly-inspired music educator in the history of MacArthur Fellowships.
Read MoreChoir & Organ: Chorus Lines
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7. Artists in the making: youth and children's choirs can be as good as professionals, given inspiring leadership and top-quality music, claims Francisco J. Núñez.
Read MoreHuffington Post: More Music Please
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“It’s not just about the best music curriculum in the world. The school system needs teachers like Francisco to make the curriculum work.” — Joan Tower
Read MoreNew York Times: Fresh Music and Spice, Stirred Up With Batons
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Francisco J. Núñez knows a thing or two about directing children’s choirs.
Read MoreChoral Director: Renewable Energy – Francisco Núñez
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Much has been made in the contemporary music world of the recent push toward so-called “alt-classical” – creative approaches to showcase, perform, and commission new works of music that utilize new instrumentation, new venues, and new composers.
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