Multimedia Concert Silent Voices at Fiaf French Institute Alliance Française: Florence Gould Hall

Brooklyn Youth Chorus harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change in an electrifying multimedia concert. To give voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social, cultural or religious circumstances, The Chorus commissioned a diverse group of innovative artists to interpret historical narratives and personal stories. The result is new music that explores race and identity, inequity and social disparity—music that matters.

Focusing on the voices of African-American and immigrant men and women in America, the concert includes commissioned music by Rhiannon Giddens, Nico Muhly, Shara Nova, Jeff Beal, DJ Spooky, and others....

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Brooklyn Youth Chorus harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change in an electrifying multimedia concert. To give voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social, cultural or religious circumstances, The Chorus commissioned a diverse group of innovative artists to interpret historical narratives and personal stories. The result is new music that explores race and identity, inequity and social disparity—music that matters.

Focusing on the voices of African-American and immigrant men and women in America, the concert includes commissioned music by Rhiannon Giddens, Nico Muhly, Shara Nova, Jeff Beal, DJ Spooky, and others.

Part of a year-long series of performances, Silent Voices will culminate in a world premiere in May 2017.
Silent Voices is a co-commission of Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and WQXR.

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