Young People’s Chorus of New York City

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC), the resident choir of both the 92nd Street Y and WNYC, New York public radio, has distinguished itself as one of the finest youth choruses in the city.  Under its founder and artistic director Francisco J. Núňez the multicultural chorus with a membership of more than 300 young people from ages 8 – 18 in five choral divisions has sung everywhere from Carnegie Hall and the White House to Smetana Hall in Prague and St. Martin in the Fields, London.  In 2002 they won first place in the children’s chorus division of the International Choral Kathaumixw competition and went on to receive gold medals at the Choir Olympics in 2004.  In the summer of 2005 the chorus was one of only two U.S. choruses invited to represent the U.S. at the Seventh World Symposium in Kyoto, Japan.  In association with the NYC Department of Education, YPC provides its award-winning choral program to an additional 700+ children through its Satellite Schools Program with 14 choirs in 10 New York City public schools.

Elizabeth Núňez

Elizabeth Núňez, Associate Conductor for the award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City, is also the Director of Young People’s Chorus Partner and Satellite School Programs.   Mrs. Núňez received a Bachelor of Music Education at Lee University where she was awarded Music Education Graduate of the Year and her Master of Music Education from the University of Oklahoma where she also completed her Kodaly education certification.     As a choral clinician she has given workshops around the country and in New York for the Department of Education and Metropolitan Opera Guild.  Mrs. Núňez continues to sing professionally. She was recently featured with the American Ballet Theater singing the soprano solo in Mendelssohn’s “A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream”.