The Young People’s Chorus of New York City led by YPC Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez celebrate the holidays in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum with two works that may inspire a new holiday tradition. The program pairs the New York premiere of Samuel Adler’s “The Flames of Freedom” – in eight movements, representing the eight lights of Hanukkah and incorporating well-known holiday songs and hymns – with Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” widely performed, particularly during the holiday season.
About this performance Elizabeth Núñez comments: “I’m very excited to be leading the first New York performance of The Flames of Freedom, made all the more special by sharing a program with the Britten work that inspired it. We are reimagining these works through themes of light and hope in times of darkness – the miracles around us every day and remembered during the holiday season. To hear the works paired in concert has long been Samuel Adler’s dream, and by bringing together two holiday traditions, the program also reflects YPC’s mission of bridging cultures.” More information from: https://ypc.org/event/for-the-miracles-a-holiday-celebration/
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