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The Young People's Chorus of New York City has distinguished itself as one of the finest youth choruses in the world. Founded by its artistic director Francisco J. Nunez in 1988 with a commitment to diversity and musical excellence, it has more than fulfilled its promise. The chorus has won cheers for its performances on three continents, singing everywhere from Carnegie Hall and the White House to Smetana Hall in Prague and St. Martin in the Fields in London and represented the United States at the Seventh World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto in 2005. The chorus returns to Japan in summer 2009 for a four-week, 19-city tour of the country and was recently honored to sing for Pope Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium on his first papal visit to the U.S.

The chorus just returned from Europe, where they won three gold medals in the 2008 Choir Olympics in Graz, Austria, followed by performances in Salzburg and Prague. At the same time, the chorus was featured on PBS-TV on From the Top at Carnegie Hall.

Each year, YPC serves more than 1,100 children from 7 to 18 from the New York City area through its core after-school program and its satellite program in nine of the city's public schools. Over the years, YPC has brought together hundreds of children of all ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds who have worked together, learned together, made lifelong friends and developed not only their exceptional artistic and creative abilities, but also the skills that will serve them throughout their lives.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City- residence at the 92nd Street Y; Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street; and WNYC, New York Public Radio-has received a 2005 Chorus America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and Chorus America's 2006 Education Outreach Award. They have also been cited as a recognized leader in demonstrating a strong commitment to urban at-risk youth by the New York State Assembly and the Mayor of New York City and as a "national model of artistic excellence and diversity" by the Presidential Committee on the Arts and Humanities.



Visit website: http://www.ypc.org/