This performance of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus (BYC) was recorded live by the chorus and WQXR at French Institute Alliance Francaise on January 14-15, 2017, as part of the choir’s Silent Voices initiative which premieres at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 12 and 13, 2017 as a fully staged production, with original text by Hilton Als and hosted by Q2 Music’s Helga Davis. Silent Voices, a multimedia concert series produced and performed by Brooklyn Youth Chorus, harnesses the power of young people to be instruments of change, giving voice to those silenced or marginalized. The Chorus has commissioned a diverse group of innovative artists to interpret rich historical narratives and personal stories in creating music that explores race and identity, gender and sexuality, inequity and social disparity—music that matters. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus serves as WQXR’s 2016-2017 Artist-in-Residence. Throughout the season, the Chorus appears in The Greene Space at WQXR, performs at venues around New York City in concerts webcast live on Q2 Music, and will be featured in associated on-air and online programming at wqxr.org. Filmed and edited by Oxbow Lake Films. Audio by WQXR, New York.

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