You are cordially invited to the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
2024 SPRING GALA:
LIFT EV’RY VOICE
Honoree: Davóne Tines
Monday, May 6, 2024
6:00 PM Pre-Concert Toast
7:00 PM AND SING! Concert
Presented by Brooklyn Youth Chorus
with Davóne Tines & Arreon A. Harley-Emerson
BAM | The Harvey at BAM Strong
651 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (map)
followed by
8:30 PM Dinner & Award Presentation
BRIC
647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (map)
Your generosity provides mission support for Brooklyn Youth Chorus, empowering young people through access to unparalleled voice training, extraordinary performance opportunities, and a community that nurtures the skills and friendships that set our singers up for a lifetime of success.
Together, we will lift every child’s voice. Together we will lift the chorus!
For gala-related questions, in-kind donations, and donations to our gala auction, please contact Director of Development, Julie Griffith at jgriffith@brooklynyouthchorus.org
JOIN THE CELEBRATION
TABLES
$25,000 Victory Supporter
Pre-concert toast, concierge premium concert seating, head dinner table for 10, meet and greet with honoree Davóne Tines, and recognition during remarks.
$10,000 Harmonies Supporter
Pre-concert toast, concierge premium concert seating, dinner table for 10, and recognition during remarks.
$7,500 Voices Supporter
Pre-concert toast, premium concert seating, and dinner table for 10.
$6,000 Rising Sun Supporter
Pre-concert toast, premium concert seating, and half dinner table for 6.
$3,000 New Day Supporter
Pre-concert toast, premium concert seating, and dinner table seating for 4.
TICKETS
$1,000 Resound Supporter
Pre-concert toast, premium concert seating, and dinner table seating for 1.
$500 Rejoice Supporter
Pre-concert toast, concert seating, and dinner table seating for 1.
ALUMNI
$250 Ring supporter
Pre-concert toast, concert seating, and dinner table seating for 1.
CONCERT ONLY TICKETS
$175 Community Sing supporter
Pre-concert toast and concert seating for 1.
All table and ticket donations include listing on the evening’s materials and on the website.
For Ring Supporters and above: The non tax-deductible portion is $185pp.
For Concert Only Supporters: The non tax-deductible portion is $75pp.
Browse, bid, and support Brooklyn Youth Chorus!
As part of our Lift Ev'ry Voice Spring Gala, generous members of our community have donated fabulous items to help us create an auction that offers everything from unique experiences and getaways to concert and theater tickets, fine dining, artwork, beautiful purses and jewelry, and more.
Your participation and generosity provide mission support for Brooklyn Youth Chorus, empowering young people through access to unparalleled voice training, extraordinary performance opportunities, and a community that nurtures the skills and friendships that set our singers up for a lifetime of success.
The auction will run until 10:30pm on Monday, May 6.
Thank you—and may the odds be ever in your favor.
ABOUT OUR HONOREE
Davóne Tines, heralded as an artist “changing what it means to be a classical singer (The New Yorker) and “[one] of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times), is a pathbreaking artist whose work encompasses a diverse repertoire, ranging from early music to new commissions by leading composers, while exploring the social issues of today. A creator, curator, and performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, he is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, spirituals, contemporary classical, gospel, and protest songs as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance connecting to all of humanity. A most valued friend and collaborator of Brooklyn Youth Chorus, he serves as a professional artist mentor to choristers in the College and Career Readiness Initiative.
ABOUT AND SING!
AND SING!
Created by Davóne Tines; Conceived by Dianne Berkun Menaker; Curated by Arreon A. Harley-Emerson; Directed by Maureen Towey
Brooklyn Youth Chorus partners with groundbreaking artists Davóne Tines and Arreon A. Harley-Emerson for a conversational concert that examines the things that make us unique - our voices, histories, and traditions - and how they converge to make choral music that moves us.
Davóne Tines, BAM’s Artist In Residence, invites creatives from on stage and off to the proverbial fireside to examine choral music of the Black Diaspora. These multi-hyphenated leaders, performers, conductors, singers, educators, curators, storytellers, and legacy-holders join 100+ singers from Brooklyn Youth Chorus for a joyful and insightful evening of musical commentary and connection.
Curated by Brooklyn Youth Chorus Artistic Advisor, Arreon A. Harley-Emerson, AND SING! is a musical sampling of a wide spectrum of periods, idioms, and genres. Audience and performers come together to ponder, honor, and sing - celebrating the many facets that create our collective humanity.
Additional AND SING! concert tickets are available through BAM for $39.50.
CLICK HERE to be redirected to BAM's website →
AND SING! is sponsored in part by the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation, as part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Youth and Contemporary Music Initiative at Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
Jessica Holloway, Chair
Marissa Alperin
Katherine Bartholomaus
Lynn Cole
Meg Gleason
Young Hah
Anna McNeil
Gertjan Meijer
Sam Nana-Sinkam
Amanda Van Doorene
GALA COMMITTEE
Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno
Marissa Alperin and John Lowe
Lauren Ashcraft
Katherine and Gary Bartholomaus
Sara Bloom and Sam Nana-Sinkam
Marie DeRosa and Richard McNeil
Martha Eckfeldt
Kathleen Emberger
Naomi Gardner and Dean Johnson
Tracy Garrison-Feinberg
Kara Hailey and Nicola Allais
Jessica and Cas Holloway
Young Hah and Dongjo Park
Nancy and Michael James
Anna McNeil
Gertjan Meijer and Pim Zeegers
Karen Rockey
Katrin and Jonathan Rouner
Jennifer Sage and Nicolas Grabar
Johari Jenkins Taylor
Amanda Van Doorene
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE