The Today Show: National Children’s Chorus performs ‘The Christmas Song’ live!
The National Children’s Chorus, led by artistic director Luke McEndarfer, performs “The Christmas Song” live on TODAY as a part of the Citi Music Series.
The Today Show
The National Children’s Chorus, led by artistic director Luke McEndarfer, performs “The Christmas Song” live on TODAY as a part of the Citi Music Series.
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Gramophone: Video of the Day: VOCES8 and the National Children's Chorus perform 'Homeward Bound'
A truly ethereal sound from a combined choir of over 300 singers
Three minutes of solace is on offer in today's Video of the Day from the National Children's Chorus of the United States. The three hundred strong choir is joined by the internationally-acclaimed VOCES8 in a performance of Homeward Bound from a concert this July at the St John's Smith Square in London.
Gramophone
By Jonathan Whiting
A truly ethereal sound from a combined choir of over 300 singers
Three minutes of solace is on offer in today's Video of the Day from the National Children's Chorus of the United States. The three hundred strong choir is joined by the internationally-acclaimed VOCES8 in a performance of Homeward Bound from a concert this July at the St John's Smith Square in London.
Watch here.
Vail Daily: Kids nationwide attend opera camp, perform comedy in Avon with ‘The Tinker of Tivoli’
About 50 kids, ages 10-18, have been attending Vail Opera Camp since Aug. 1, learning musical training, stage direction and acting from artists who work in top opera houses around the world. Thursday, they showcase their skills with “The Tinker of Tivoli” at Nottingham Park in Avon.
Vail Daily
By Kimberly Nicoletti
About 50 kids, ages 10-18, have been attending Vail Opera Camp since Aug. 1, learning musical training, stage direction and acting from artists who work in top opera houses around the world. Thursday, they showcase their skills with “The Tinker of Tivoli” at Nottingham Park in Avon.
Vail Opera Camp began in 2021 as part of the Grammy-award-winning National Children’s Chorus, which trains more than a thousand students, ages 5-17, throughout 30 choirs based in chapter cities of Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Boston and Chicago. All choir members practice the same repertoire and breath marks, so they can participate in any of the concerts nationwide, which have included performing on the 2022 Grammy-winning album “Mahler: Symphony No. 8,” a sold-out debut at Carnegie Hall and a concert tour in the United Kingdom.
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Person Place Thing: Episode 454: Luke McEndarfer
Early in his career, the conductor of the National Children’s Chorus interviewed for a job with Sister Stella Maria Enright. “She said, ‘Where did you park?’ And I said, ‘Right in front.’ And she said, ‘There is never parking in front. That is a sign from the holy spirit.’” She was kidding. Kind of. He got the job.
Person Place Thing
By Randy Cohen
Early in his career, the conductor of the National Children’s Chorus interviewed for a job with Sister Stella Maria Enright. “She said, ‘Where did you park?’ And I said, ‘Right in front.’ And she said, ‘There is never parking in front. That is a sign from the holy spirit.’” She was kidding. Kind of. He got the job.
Listen to the episode here.
Playbill: National Children's Chorus Makes Carnegie Hall Solo Debut May 6
The concert previews music the Grammy-winning group is set to record at London's Abbey Road Studios this summer.
The Grammy-winning National Children's Chorus makes its solo concert debut at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage May 6 at 3 PM. The concert, titled Voices of Action, Creating a World of Belonging, previews music the group is set to record at London's famed Abbey Road Studios this summer, part of their forthcoming holiday music album.
Playbill
By Logan Culwell-Block
The concert previews music the Grammy-winning group is set to record at London's Abbey Road Studios this summer.
The Grammy-winning National Children's Chorus makes its solo concert debut at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage May 6 at 3 PM. The concert, titled Voices of Action, Creating a World of Belonging, previews music the group is set to record at London's famed Abbey Road Studios this summer, part of their forthcoming holiday music album.
The multi-cultural offerings include the world premieres of Gaayatri Kaundinya's"Diya Jalein," the Spanish lullaby "A La Nanita Nana" by Carlos Cordero, Andy Beck's arrangement of the Nigerian carol "Betelehemu," and André J. Thomas and Langston Hughes' "I Dream a World," along with works by Sharon Farber, Ola Gjeilo, and Eric Whitacre.
The ensemble, made up of young singers aged 10 to 18, is led by conductors Luke McEndarfer, Dr. Pamela Blackstone, Dr. Allan Laiño, and Dr. Nicholas Nicassio.
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Blogcritics: Exclusive Interview: Luke McEndarfer, National Children’s Chorus Artistic Director, on Ukraine Concert at Disney Hall
“When you live from the truth of your purpose, you need not worry, and can know with certainty that you are always headed in the right direction.” Those words of wisdom come to us from Luke McEndarfer, Artistic Director of the the National Children’s Chorus (NCC).
Maestro McEndarfer will lead the NCC in a concert with the American Youth Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 25. Dedicated to the people of Ukraine, the concert, co-led by Maestro Carlos Izcaray, is dubbed “Voices of Peace.” It will feature a performance of Benjamin Britten’s challenging War Requiem.
Blogcritics
By Jon Sobel
“When you live from the truth of your purpose, you need not worry, and can know with certainty that you are always headed in the right direction.” Those words of wisdom come to us from Luke McEndarfer, Artistic Director of the the National Children’s Chorus (NCC).
Maestro McEndarfer will lead the NCC in a concert with the American Youth Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Feb. 25. Dedicated to the people of Ukraine, the concert, co-led by Maestro Carlos Izcaray, is dubbed “Voices of Peace.” It will feature a performance of Benjamin Britten’s challenging War Requiem.
Read more here.