{"id":132455,"date":"2026-02-13T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/132455\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:35:05","slug":"joyce-didonato-to-feature-in-young-peoples-chorus-of-new-york-citys-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/132455\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce DiDonato to Feature in Young People\u2019s Chorus of New York City&#8217;s Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/operawire.com\/?s=Young+People%E2%80%99s+Chorus+of+New+York+City\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Young People\u2019s Chorus of New York City<\/a> is to present a Gala Concert &amp; Benefit Dinner on March 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The gala will be held at Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2019s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City.\u00a0This evening will celebrate the transformative power of music while raising crucial funds for life-changing programs that serve over 2,000 young people across all five boroughs of New York City annually.<\/p>\n<p>The Gala concert will feature an exhilarating musical journey through American culture and song in celebration of the nation\u2019s 250 anniversary. 450 young choristers will take the stage alongside special guest artist, singer <a href=\"https:\/\/operawire.com\/?s=Joyce+DiDonato\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joyce DiDonato<\/a>, in a program led by YPC Founder and Artistic Director Francisco J. N\u00fa\u00f1ez and Creative Director Elizabeth N\u00fa\u00f1ez that weaves together classical, spiritual, folk, and popular traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by a vibrant 25-piece orchestra, the ensemble will sing works from Samuel Barber, John Leavitt and Gordon Getty. The performance will be brought to life with choreography led by Jacqueline Bird, captivating staging, and costumes.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Francisco J. N\u00fa\u00f1ez said,\u00a0\u201cYPC\u2019s gala is a celebration of what becomes possible when young people are given the opportunity to discover their voices. This evening helps ensure that our choristers continue to grow in confidence, artistry, and hope for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read Related Stories\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Young People\u2019s Chorus of New York City is to present a Gala Concert &amp; Benefit Dinner on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[56667,9,24,55,54,56,56668],"class_list":{"0":"post-132455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-joyce-didonato","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-city-news","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-young-peoples-chorus-of-new-york"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}