Young Singers of the Palm Beaches children’s choir performed at Carnegie Hall in June

The Young Singers participated in the National Youth Chorus Concert, “A Light Shines: Life In Harmony” on Saturday, June 8th. The Young Singers opened the concert as the Spotlight Choir. Led by YSPB Co-Founders and Conductors Shawn Berry and Connie Drosakis, the singers performed “Cherokee Morning Song” which was arranged by YSPB Co-Founder Michael Yannette, and included a tribal flute played by Effrain Chura. Other pieces the choir performed were Aurora’s “Apple Tree” with percussion sticks by YSPB choir member Rishi Iyer, and Z.Randall Stroope’s “Homeland.” Recent Young Singer graduate Isabella Bernal accompanied the choir on the piano, along with YSPB's pianist and percussionist Eric Rucker.

 

After their performance as Spotlight Choir, the Young Singers participated in the Festival Choir on Carnegie’s stage, joining 140 other singers from the U.S. selected by audition: the Chattanooga Boy’s Choir, the Heartland Youth Choir from Iowa, the LeFlore Rattler Chorus from Alabama, and Voices of Hope Children’s Choir from California. The Festival Choir was conducted by Vincent Oakes and Andrew Minear.

The song, “Awaken” by Sherry Blevins made its world premiere at the concert, sung by the Festival Choir, it discusses our addiction to our devices and how that has negatively affected our ability to focus and to connect with each other. The song offers hope through sharing the light within you rather than the light of the phone.