Chandrika Tandon News

World Music Institute will present an evening with THE HEALING PROJECT Choir, founded by composer and activist Samora Pinderhughes, at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan as part of its Sacred Sounds of Healing series.

The Yuval Ron Ensemble, featuring Sufi Qawwali master Sukhawat Ali Khan, will present a concert blending Sufi and Jewish sacred music traditions in Manhattan on February 21, 2026.

World Music Institute will continue celebrating 40 years of presenting the finest global music and dance in New York City with a brand-new Spring-Summer season full of new discoveries, old favorites, and special events.

As part of its 40th anniversary season, World Music Institute will debut a new series, titled Sacred Sounds of Healing In a time of heightened turmoil, stress, and anxiety, WMI recognizes people's need for balance, healing, and community.

2025 Grammy-winner and two-time Grammy-nominee Chandrika Tandon will present Divine Ecstasy at Peter Norton Symphony Space, with an ensemble of instrumental and vocal musicians. Learn more!

2025 Grammy-winner and two-time Grammy-nominee Chandrika Tandon will present Divine Ecstasy at The Town Hall, with an ensemble of instrumental and vocal musicians. Learn more!

The Town Hall has revealed initial programming for their 2025-2026 Season of The Town Hall Presents. The 2025-2026 season will celebrate Black Brilliance, Queer Icons, Girlhood, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets here!

The World Music Institute is celebrating 40 years of global music and dance in New York City with a vibrant 2025–2026 season, officially launching this fall. In honor of its milestone anniversary, WMI will present a dynamic blend of new discoveries, returning favorites, and special programming that pays tribute to its founders, legacy artists, and ongoing mission to connect cultures through music.

Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City will present Limitless: An Evening With YPC, a vibrant and visionary performance by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC), taking place at Damrosch Park in July 2025.

YPC National has announced its 2025 summer choral workshops, set to take place at iconic New York City artistic venues July 9-12. Designed for the next generation of singers and the educators who guide them, the YPC National Lab: Summer Choral Intensive and the YPC National Studio: Choral Conducting Workshop offer unparalleled access to world-class faculty.

The ASCAP Foundation will honor Broadway composer and humanitarian Stephen Schwartz with the ASCAP Foundation Champion Award at its 50th Anniversary Celebration on June 10, 2025.  

The award-winning YPC (Young People's Chorus of New York City) has announced an exciting lineup of spring and summer events, featuring concert tours in Japan and Canada, a Spring Celebration Concert, performances in Lincoln Center's Summer for the City festival, a screening of its award-winning documentary This Time Round at the New York City Independent Film Festival, and more.

It's music's biggest night! Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, and more took home awards at The 67th Annual GRAMMYs, now available to rewatch on Paramount+. Check out the full list of GRAMMY winners here!

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande more were nominated for GRAMMYS. Check out the full list of nominations now! The Outsiders, Suffs and more were nominated in the Best Musical Theatre Album category.

The award-winning, Young People's Chorus of New York City has announced its participation at the annual Diwali at Times Square alongside Grammy-nominated artist Chandrika Tandon on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at New York Times Square.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City were tapped to accompany Grammy nominated artist Chandrika Tandon at “Modi&US:Progress Together,” a community gathering and reception in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Chandrika Tandon's song-cycle, Shivoyam-The Quest, which recently touched down at the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center, is part oratorio, part jam session, part spectacle, and organized around the many steps to enlightenment she experienced. It's not prescriptive-not a 'how to' manual, as much as a travelogue, with a number of beautiful stops along the way.

Over 450 alumni, donors and supporters gathered at St. Ann's Warehouse on Monday night for the NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2019 Gala, honoring notable alumni Susan Kelechi Watson and Sharon Chang. The event featured several performances by current Tisch students in tribute to the two honorees. Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and Martin Scorsese served as honorary co-chairs for the evening. In attendance were NYU Tisch Dean Allyson Green, NYU Provost Katherine Fleming, Grammy Award-winning music executive Clive Davis and Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad. Nearly $1 million was raised to support critical needs of talented Tisch students.