Monica Yunus

Bard Music Festival To Present BERLIOZ AND HIS WORLD This August
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2024

The Bard Music Festival will present a celebration of French Romantic composer Berlioz with 11 themed concerts, 5 livestreams, and more, starting August 9.

Sing For Hope and The Amazin' Mets Foundation Continue To Bring The Healing Power Of The Arts To NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2023

Sing for Hope and the Amazin' Mets Foundation bring the healing power of the arts to NYC with two new Sing for Hope Pianos at Maimonides Medical Center and Queens Transition Center.

Sing For Hope Pianos Launch In New Orleans This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2023

Sing for Hope Pianos will take over the arts scene throughout the city of New Orleans, once again encouraging live music throughout the community. Debuting March 25th, Sing for Hope will display 11 Sing for Hope Pianos painted by local New Orleans artists which will be unveiled at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

Mambo Kings and Camille Zamora Come to The Wallis Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2022

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents MAMBO KINGS AND CAMILLE ZAMORA in a passionate evening of classic Zarzuela arias, tangos, boleros, and other musical treasures from Spain, Cuba, and The Americas on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 7:30 PM, in The Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater.

Sing For Hope Pianos Return to Liberty Plaza This Week
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2022

The beloved Sing for Hope Pianos will return to 28 Liberty Plaza on Friday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with 10 artist-designed pianos for all to enjoy. This one-day-only special event is designed to encourage everyone, from professional musicians to novices and everyone in between, to exercise their musical creativity and share “pop-up” moments of spontaneous music-making and improvised harmony.

The Wallis Announces Season of Theater, Dance, Music, Film, Cabaret, Conversation, and Family Entertainment
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2022

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced a robust and distinctive range of performances, programs, and events for the 2022/2023 season, including two world premieres, one U.S. premiere, one West Coast Premiere, and one Los Angeles Premiere, featuring groundbreaking produced and presented works in theater, dance, music, film, cabaret, conversation, and family entertainment.

SING FOR HOPE Celebrates Black History With Four Weeks of Live Virtual Programming
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2022

 Sing for Hope announced today that, in honor of Black History Month, it will present a month-long celebration of Black artists and culture on its Open Arts virtual platform. Interactive, live, and free of charge, Open Arts is a virtual extension of Sing for Hope’s mission of “art for all,” presenting the brightest stars of Broadway, opera, jazz, classical, pop, and the world’s leading stages.

OPERA America Announces Third Cycle of IDEA Opera Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2022

OPERA America has announced the third cycle of IDEA Opera Grants (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that supports teams of composers and librettists who identify as African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and/or Native American in the development of new operatic works and the advancement of their careers in the opera industry.

Sing For Hope Launches SING FOR HOPE/UNITEX CONCERT SERIES TO ReSTART NY 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2021

Sing for Hope, in partnership with its sponsor Unitex, has launched a series of free, live concerts at healthcare and assisted living facilities across New York City and Westchester, bringing the joy of music to a community that has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – older adults in long-term care.

Daphne Rubin-Vega to Receive 2021 Sing for Hope 'Art for All Award'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2021

The beloved Sing for Hope Pianos will return to 28 Liberty Plaza on Tuesday, September 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. when Sing for Hope launches 10 artist-designed pianos for anyone and everyone to play as a one-day-only special event.

Sing For Hope Pianos Come to Beverly Hills with 16-Artist Designed Pianos Placed in Parks & Public Spaces
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2021

Each Sing for Hope Piano features original artwork designed by Los Angeles-based visual artists and will appear at iconic locations throughout the area, including Beverly Hills City Hall, Beverly Gardens Park, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Will Rogers Memorial Park, La Cienega Park, and Roxbury Park.

Sing for Hope Announces Live, Virtual Performances with Healing Arts Interactive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2021

Sing for Hope Healing Arts is going digital with today’s launch of Healing Arts Interactive. Healing Arts Interactive will feature live, interactive performances by leading artists from Broadway, Lincoln Center, and the world’s top stages, available to anyone with internet access.

RefleXions Music Series And KUAF 91.3 to Launch First Episode of RefleXions' Podcast Featuring Sing for Hope Co-Founders
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2020

RefleXions Music Series has announced the premiere and release of the RefleXions Podcast, featuring 'Sing for Hope' co-founders Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora on their first episode on November 17 at noon during Ozarks at Large on KUAF, 91.3.

Sing for Hope Piano uplifts, engages FIU early voters
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2020

Sing for Hope has placed one of its iconic Sing for Hope Pianos near an early voting site at Florida International University in Miami, Fl., using the power of music to inspire voter engagement, bring joy to passersby, and create community through the arts. The beautiful artist-designed piano will remain near the polling site at FIU's Student Academic Success Center Multipurpose Room at Modesto Maidique Campus through November 1.

Monica Yunus & Camille Zamora Announced Inaugural Guest Artists For New RefleXions Music Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2020

Yunus and Zamora will be leading masterclasses for singers (student and professionals), other musicians, choir directors, audience members, art advocates, and music teachers, featuring University of Arkansas voice students and others interested in participating. The masterclasses will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday, October 15 from 3:30 to 5:00.

VIDEO: Sing for Hope & UNICEF Open UN High-Level Political Forum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2020

Sing for Hope and UNICEF announced that today's session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) opened with a special sung call to action by our world's youth, filmed and compiled completely virtually.

VIDEO: Jackie Hoffman, Lea Salonga and More Join WE ARE HERE: A Celebration Of Resilience, Resistance, And Hope
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2020

This Sunday, Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing for Hope, and Lang Lang International Music Foundation presented 'We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance, and Hope.'

Fosun Launches Partnership With Sing for Hope to Benefit Health Care Workers at Local Hospitals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2020

Fosun, a global investment entity and owner of the iconic 28 Liberty office tower in Lower Manhattan, has partnered with Sing for Hope to provide essential health-care workers at local hospitals with 10-minute Sing for Hope performances.

Whoopi Goldberg, Renée Fleming and More Join WE ARE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2020

This Sunday, June 14, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Sing for Hope, and Lang Lang International Music Foundation will come together to present “We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance, and Hope.”

John Brancy And Peter Dugan To Present Free, Live-Streamed Memorial Day Recital
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2020

Sing for Hope will present a free, live-streamed Memorial Day Weekend recital featuring 2020 GRAMMY winner John Brancy and acclaimed pianist Peter Dugan, host of NPR's “From the Top.” The special 30-minute program, scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd, at 8 PM ET and streamed live at facebook.com/sing4hope, will feature selections from Brancy and Dugan's upcoming album “The Journey Home,” which commemorates in song the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.