Junot Díaz Wins Prestigous MacArthur Genius Grant
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I remember thinking when I first read Drown, damn Junot Díaz is a genius. Well, he is now officially a genius. Earlier this week, the MacArthur Foundation announced their 2012 MacArthur Fellows and the immensely talented Mr. Díaz was one of the recipients. On top of joining a select group of [...]
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City Honored By First Lady Michelle Obama
Last week, in a rousing ceremony at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama bestowed a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award on the Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC). YPC was one of 12 organizations to be honored with the nation’s highest award for youth organizations. YPC’s founder and artistic director, Francisco [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama Honors The Young People’s Chorus of New York City Live Today @ 2:30
Don’t miss one of the most exciting experiences in the history of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City. In an awards presentation ceremony at the White House today- November 2, at 2:30 p.m.-First Lady Michelle Obama will present a 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award to YPC chorister Stephan Douglas-Allen and [...]
Washington Heights Native Awarded Prestigious MacArthur Foundation Grant
Washington Heights native Francisco J. Núñez, artistic director of the award-winning Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ (YPC) has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Genius award. The MacArthur Foundation annual grants goes to exemplary scientists, scholars, researchers, writers, artists, composers and other creative Americans. The program provides a fellowship, with recipients (some 20 [...]
A Propulsive Force for Jazz | WSJ.com
By LARRY BLUMENFELD Shortly after drummer Dafnis Prieto moved to New York in 1999, he felt overwhelmed. “To be honest, it wasn’t really my cup of tea,” he said from his apartment in Washington Heights. New York was different from Barcelona, where he’d spent the previous year, and a far cry from Havana, where he [...]
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