Camille Zamora News

The Juilliard School today announced that choreographer Alonzo King, actress Rita Moreno, and composer Kaija Saariaho will receive honorary doctorates during the school's 114th commencement ceremony

Young at Arts, Westchester's most impactful performing arts educational organization, will host its annual gala, Tango Corazon: A Night of Latin Rhythm and Soul, on May 9, 2019. The evening will feature performances by celebrated soprano Camille Zamora, Grammy winning Hector Del Curto Trio, dynamic tango duo Yaisuri and John Hernan and select Young at Arts students. Tango Corazon will serve as a benefit to actualize the greater mission of the program and continue to provide need-based scholarships to students throughout Westchester and The Bronx.

Sing for Hope announced this week that Linda E. Johnson has been elected Chair of the Board by unanimous board vote.

On Tuesday, December 11th, Sing for Hope united young artists from Queens and Haiti for an afternoon of performance, collaboration, and community-building through the universal language of the arts. The Andrea Bocelli Foundations' "Voices of Haiti" Choir, which performed with Mr. Bocelli at Madison Square Garden the following night, exchanged performances and stories with the middle school choir at IS 10 Horace Greeley, one of 180 Sing for Hope partner schools.

On Monday, October 29, Sing for Hope held its 12th annual Sing for Hope Gala, uniting New York's philanthropic and cultural leaders for a magical evening in support of the organization's programs and commitment to bring the arts to under-resourced areas. The event, co-chaired by Ann Ziff, Renee Fleming, and Muhammad Yunus, with Vice Chairs Dr. William Isacoff and Linda E. Johnson, was held at celebrity chef Danny Meyer's brand-new Bay Room event space. BroadwayWorld has photos from the evening below!

Miss New York 2018, Nia Franklin, has teamed up with Sing for Hope, a nonprofit organization focused on transforming lives by using the power of the arts to help bring music to every corner of New York City and beyond. Franklin, a classically trained opera singer, will join Sing for Hope for two special performances as they celebrate music in the community on Wednesday, August 1, beginning at 1:00 PM. Full schedule below.

Today, twenty-one arts leaders and activists announce the launch of Turn The Spotlight, a foundation created to pair top-tier mentors with exceptional women, people of color, and other equity-seeking groups in the arts. Beth Stewart, a New York City-based arts entrepreneur and classical music publicist, will lead the foundation, which is supported by an Advisory Board of arts world luminaries, including soprano Julia Bullock, journalists Anne Midgette and Celeste Headlee, conductors Lidiya Yankovskaya and Nicole Paiement, stage director Francesca Zambello, classical music publicist Mary Lou Falcone, arts advocates Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora, and women's rights advocate Amanda Mejia.

Acclaimed string quintet Sybarite5 will honor Chamber Music America board member, and longtime supporter of innovative chamber music projects, James E. Rocco, at their 4th Annual Backers Ball in New York City on Thursday, June 7, 2018, from 7-9 pm.  The event is in support of Sybarite5 as it continues its mission to change the perceptions of performance with cutting-edge concerts, dynamic new commissions, and engaging educational outreach.

Sing for Hope, the country's largest annual public arts project, is bringing the renowned Sing for Hope Pianos back to the streets of New York City this summer. The 2018 Sing for Hope Piano collection - which features the work of skilled artists, including Broadway casts of Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen, The Play that Goes Wrong, and Wicked -- will be revealed to the public for the first time on Monday, June 4, beginning at 12 PM at 28 Liberty Plaza (28 Liberty Street).

Sing for Hope, the country's largest annual public arts project, is bringing the renowned Sing for Hope Pianos back to the streets of New York City this summer. The 2018 Sing for Hope Piano collection - which features the work of skilled artists, including Broadway casts of Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen, The Play that Goes Wrong, and Wicked -- will be revealed to the public for the first time on Monday, June 4, beginning at 12 PM at 28 Liberty Plaza (28 Liberty Street). 

Sing for Hope, the nonprofit arts organization, and MINI USA today announced #DrivingHope, a partnership motivated by both organizations' passion for bringing creativity to communities. MINI USA will join the country's largest recurring public arts project, the Sing for Hope Pianos, by creating a mobile #MINIPiano inside a MINI Countryman. From June 4-24, the 50 Sing for Hope Pianos will be located throughout the five boroughs and the #MINIPiano will act as a traveling piano, driving music directly to additional underserved communities.

On October 26th, a Sing for Hope Piano was gifted to Vy Higginsen's organization Mama Foundation for the Arts during a musical celebration where teens from Mama Foundation for the Arts serenaded Roberta Flack and the star musician, best known for her classic #1 singles 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' and 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' delivered some advice to the students about their future musical endeavors.

On Monday, October 16, Sing for Hope held its 11th annual Sing for Hope Gala, uniting New York's philanthropic and cultural leaders for a magical evening in support of the organization's programs and commitment to bring the arts to under-resourced areas at Tribeca Rooftop in downtown Manhattan. BroadwayWorld has photos from the evening below!

On Monday, October 16, Sing for Hope will hold its 11th annual Sing for Hope Gala, uniting New York's philanthropic and cultural leaders for a magical evening in support of the organization's programs and commitment to bring the arts to under-resourced areas at Tribeca Rooftop in downtown Manhattan.

Sing for Hope today announced the 50 New York City public schools across the five boroughs chosen to receive Sing for Hope Pianos this fall. The placement of Sing for Hope Pianos in schools is in partnership with the New York City Department of Education and benefits an estimated 15,000 school children. The delivery, maintenance, and associated programming for each piano is estimated to cost $100,000 and the program has not yet been fully funded.

Sing for Hope will bring their renowned Sing for Hope Pianos back to the streets of New York City this summer. The 2017 Collection will be revealed to the public for the first time during a kickoff event on Monday, June 5 at 12PM at 28 Liberty Plaza (28 Liberty Street).

Sing for Hope is bringing its renowned Sing for Hope Pianos back to the streets of New York City this summer. From June 5-25, as a celebration of the work Sing for Hope does in communities year-round, 60 Sing for Hope Pianos will be placed in parks and public spaces in high traffic locations across all five boroughs in New York for anyone and everyone to play.

Sing for Hope is proud to announce an exciting new Cultural Partnership Program that supports NYC-area arts organizations in their efforts to increase reach, diversify audiences, and model civic spirit. The Sing for Hope Cultural Partnership Program is a go-to resource for arts organizations that want to engage communities on a broader scale, but may not have the budget or bandwidth to establish a fulI community outreach department.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) announced its 2017/18 season to a packed house in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre earlier this evening. The Orchestra's third annual, free Season Preview Concert once again featured the entire orchestra onstage performing selected excerpts, with emcee Music Director Ward Stare joined for the first time by Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik. The two co-hosted the informal and lively evening from a living room-type setting on stage, and took turns conducting highlights from the upcoming Philharmonics and Pops Series.

A selection of the brightest stars of classical music and Broadway will participate in a filmed concert performance of two of Hillary Clinton's watershed speeches, both of which have been set to music by the composer and conductor Glen Roven.