Starring
Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Also Starring
Samuel Adler | Paquito D’Rivera | Aneesa Folds | Gordon Getty | Yuka C. Honda | David Lang | Francisco J. Núñez | Megan Williams
With Music by
Samuel Adler
Derek Bermel
Thomas Cabaniss
Paquito D’Rivera
Aneesa Folds
Gordon Getty
Michael Gordon
Michael Harrison
Ted Hearne
Yuka C. Honda
David Lang
Elizabeth Núñez
Francisco J. Núñez
Jim Papoulis
Paola Prestini
With Choreography by
Jean Borges
Anastasia Bredikhina
Tommy Scrivens
Megan Williams
Conducted by
Caitlin Henning
Elizabeth Núñez
Francisco J. Núñez
Sophia Papoulis
Maria Peña
Emma Sway
Sonny Willis
Co-directed and Produced by Francisco J. Núnez
Co-directed by Ansley Sawyer
TAP SONG TITLE BELOW FOR Credits
1. In Any Time of Great Distress (Words and Music by Samuel Adler)
Music makes our lives meaningful
And our days full of joy
And as we sing gives inner peace
STORY: I look at New York City during this time.
FEATURING:
Sofia Abreu (10)
Anastasia Bredikhina (17)
Julian Correa, Jr. (14)
Irene Cunto (10)
Sebastian Cunto (13)
Ahana Gupta (9)
Kaia Gupta (13)
Leela Gupta (7)
Helene Lafourcade (10)
Athena Leader (16)
Sergio Mallo Fragoso (15)
Jenia Marquez (17)
Isabel Medina (13) and Family
Arwen Monzon-Sanders (10)
Isabella Nuñez (17)
Carter Paterson (16)
Julisa Richardson (10)
Preston Washington (11)
2. For Every Atom (Music by Paola Prestini Poem by Walt Whitman)
I celebrate myself… For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
STORY: I’m on my way to perform at The Lion King and I get a call that Broadway has closed.
Isabel Medina (13) and Family
3. Dear Future (Words and Music by Yuka C. Honda)
Dear Future,
Hear me now.
Dear Future,
We are coming to you.
Dear Future,
We’re cocooning now.
Dear Future,
We’re getting ready for you.
Dear Future,
We are ready for you.
STORY: We isolate at home, while our mother takes care of the city.
FEATURING:
Ahana Gupta (9)
Kaia Gupta (13)
Leela Gupta (7)
and Family
4. Thank you Friends! (Music by Paquito D’Rivera Words by Alexis Romay)
I see you, I hear you
I wish you well
I value your efforts
I feel your strength
You make me feel good again
ICU mail carriers, firefighters
Bus drivers, food vendors
Thank you dear friends
I see you, I hear you
I wish you well
I love you my dear
My dear friends I love you
You make me feel good again
Thank you my friend!
STORY: Everyday at 7 o’clock, I walk.
FEATURING:
Sergio Mallo Fragoso (15) and Family
5. I Sing to Use the Waiting (Music by Gordon Getty Poem by Emily Dickinson)
I sing to use the waiting,
My bonnet but to tie,
And shut the door unto my house;
No more to do have I,
Till, his best step approaching,
We journey to the day,
And tell each other how we sang
To keep the dark away.
STORY: We must care for each other.
FEATURING:
Sofia Abreu (10)
6. A New Well (Music by Michael Harrison Words by Marina Harrison)
Have we drained the fount and the very source we come from?
Maybe it is time for us to say that we never knew what normal was.
We are being given an opportunity to drink from a new well.
Lift your heart; fill up the fount and care for everyone.
Lift your heart; fill up the fount and care for everyone.
Lift your heart up
Fill up the fount and care for everyone.
STORY: I knit a blanket as a gift.
FEATURING:
Helene Lafourcade (10)
7. Heaven Is (Words and Music by Thomas Cabaniss)
Heaven is when you sing,
And I can hear your song.
Heaven is when I sing,
And you sing along.
Heaven is when we’re together,
That’s where we belong.
STORY: I need to find my friend.
FEATURING:
Helene Lafourcade (10)
Julisa Richardson (10)
8. when this all ends (Words and Music by David Lang Choreography by Megan Williams)
when this all ends
when this all ends I will be able to talk
when this all ends I will be all and nothing all at once
when this all ends I will be a stronger, clearer and a more
real version of myself
when this all ends I will be going
when this all ends I will be there
when this all ends I will come here
when this all ends I will come home into your arms
when this all ends
when this all ends I will engage more in my community
when this all ends I will figure out how to get back to you
when this all ends I will have a few years of peace
when this all ends I will have to leave
when this all ends I will hug the people in my life
when this all ends I will never forget
when this all ends I will never take our things for granted
when this all ends
STORY: My spirit needs healing.
FEATURING:
Jenia Marquez (17)
9. Como Estoy En Casa (Words and Music by Michael Gordon)
Since I’m at home, I’m going to sing a song.
Since I’m at home, I’m going to write a poem.
Since I’m at home, I can’t sing with you.
But in my heart, we all sing together.
Como estoy en casa, voy a cantar una canción.
Como estoy en casa, voy a escribir un poema.
Como estoy en casa, no puedo cantar contigo.
Pero en mi corazón, todos cantamos juntos.
(Since I’m at home, I’m going to sing a song.
Since I’m at home, I’m going to write a poem.
Since I’m at home, I can’t sing with you.
But in my heart, we all sing together.)
STORY: We share small moments of joy at home.
FEATURING::
Irene Cunto (10), Sebastian Cunto (13) and Family
IN LOVING MEMORY OF NATALIA ARAUJO
10. My Rainbow in the Window (Words and Music by Elizabeth Núñez Choreography by Tommy Scrivens)
Put a picture in my window pane
It’s a cloudy day filled with so much rain
Will my picture make you smile?
It’s a rainbow to brighten another day.
STORY: After every storm, we find a rainbow.
FEATURING:
Arwen Monzon-Sanders (10) and Family
Preston Washington (11) and Family
11. Where Do We Go From Here (Words and Music by Jim Papoulis)
Where do we go from here as we write our story?
Where do we go from here in our story?
Where do we go? Who knows
What will we write in our story?
Where do we go from here in our story?
Where do we go? Who really knows
What really matters, now I see
Now that we know we write our story
Where will we go?
We all will move to beauty.
STORY: I’m getting ready to go back into the world.
FEATURING:
Athena Leader (16) and Family
Kelly-Roland Ankoue (17)
Tracy-Roland Ankoue (15)
Marcus Byers (17)
12. Power to the People (Words and Music by Aneesa Folds Arranged by Francisco J. Núñez)
Just because we’re stuck at home
Doesn’t mean we’re stuck in our minds.
Just because we can’t hold each other
Doesn’t mean we stop the smiles.
Fifty states protesting together,
Look at that a strong celebration.
They won’t die in vain, we’re gonna fight
It’s time to save our nation.
We haven’t lost the music
We haven’t lost our voices
The world needs us more than ever
To stand for the right choices
We’re all one human race
We stand for all things equal
We’re far apart but still “one love”
That’s power to the people.
STORY: I run, I fight, and I love.
FEATURING:
Carter Paterson (16) and Family
13. The Definition of Crisis (Words and Music by Ted Hearne Choreography by Anastasia Bredikhina)
cri-sis
/’krisis/
noun
1. a time of intense difficulty, trouble or danger.
2. a time when a difficult decision must be made.
3. the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place.
STORY: I dance alone.
FEATURING:
Anastasia Bredikhina (17)
14. Come Home (Words and Music by Francisco J. Núñez)
Soon we’ll get back (it won’t be long)
Soon will be the time when we all come home.
STORY: I breathe as we return.
FEATURING:
Rida Ali (17)
Liam Bader (13)
Maxwell Belfor (9)
Ariette Bolle (12)
Elodie Bolle (15)
Olivia Brett (14)
Daquavia Brown (13)
Marcus Byers (17)
Alice Courbe (8)
Farrell Damon (17)
Angel Estrella (16)
Sienna Estrella (12)
Cara Finucane (10)
Isabella Gonzalez (12)
Ari Jimenez-Silverstein (9)
Brandon Louisor (17)
Patricia Martinez-Nieto (13)
Alba Martinez-Nieto (10)
Hugo Martinez-Nieto (8)
Cailin Paul (14)
Hayden Peebles (10)
Illian Ramos (15)
Jainarden Richardson (11)
Damian Riley-Driver (11)
Anya Rughwani (9)
Daniel Sanchez (15)
Marlee Severe (15)
Carmela Suozzi (14)
Zion Williams (18)
Benjamin Yang (14)
Niko Zylik (7)
15. Cabin Fever (Words and Music by Derek Bermel Choreography by Jean Borges)
It’s 3 a.m. but I’m awake in bed. Got too much drama going through my head.
No food in the house and my family’s stressed. No school, no sports, no music, no tests.
I gotta wear a mask when I walk to the store; Can’t chill in the playground anymore
Been six weeks since I hung out with my friends; I’m going round the bend; When’s it gonna end?
I called up my friend Francisco. I said what’s up Bro?
He said I’m listening to disco albums from my grandparents’ collection. Trying hard to avoid infection,
So it’s: Ah, ah, ah, ah, Stayin’ Alive, Stayin’ Alive; Ah, ah, ah, ah, Stayin’ Alive- – –
I always wanted to go viral; but not like this; I can’t even give my little sister a kiss.
My dog is like “Yo dog, why are you home all day and why can’t we go out to play?”
How can I explain this to a canine? Just trying to stay sane while I keep the quarantine.
Passover Seder never before televised; Easter and Ramadan, zooming with my own mom.
You gotta stay calm!
Days turn into weeks and weeks turn into years; I can’t hold back my tears
I’m trapped in the house like a mouse in a mousetrap.
I’m going cuckoo. I gotta bust out my rap.
Do you doubt that I am reaching my limit? Ha! My cabin fever’s got me counting the minutes.
My pulse is racing. It’s about to blow. I’m like the Tell-Tale heart in Edgar Allen Poe.
I got cabin
You got cabin
They got cabin
We got cabin fever.
I got cabin
She got cabin
He got cabin
We got cabin fever.
STORY: Do I need to go back inside my house?
FEATURING:
Julian Correa, Jr. (14)
YPC CHORISTERS:
Emma Abell
Gabrielle Aboutaam
Leanna Abrahamson
Sarah Abrams
Sofia Abreu
Xavier Acosta
Luciano Agudelo
Nevada Alba
Rida Ali
Maia Altamirano
Alexander-Roland Ankoue
Tracy-Roland Ankoue
Kelly-Roland Ankoue
Charmel Apilan
Griffen Argyres-Gordon
Sophie Au
Adriana Auza
Su Aykut-Murtula
Carlo Bachler
Liam Bader
Deirdre Bailey
Akili Bandele
Louisa Barber
Samuel Barber
William Barefoot
Dylan Batista
Jordan Batista
Sean Beauge
Aaliyah Bello
Ariana Bender
Nylu Bernshtayn
Sabina Berrocal
Zubin Bhattacharya
Max Bieber
Zyla Bilal
Ava Bishai
Ander Bishai
Gail Blachly-Preston
Leo Blachly-Preston
Isaiah Blackie
Sarai Blackie
Alyssa Blake
Lucas Bockowski
Kylie Bockowski
Ariette Bolle
Elodie Bolle
Zelie Bonnay
Elliot Bossi
Summer Bothnerby
William Bouk
Adèle Bourrel
Juliette Bourrel
Jerome Boxer
Anastasia Bredikhina
Lauren Breen
Rachel Breland
Olivia Brett
Daquavia Brown
K’alee Brown
Charles Brown
Zoe Bryant
Amalia Burak
Jamari Burrowes-Davis
Camilo Burton
Celeste Burton
Lily Bushelle
Marcus Byers
Alyssa Cabassa
Eve Calderon-Caswell
Scarlett Capellan
Eva Capron
Jeanne Capron
Jazzatina Cardona
Ava Caulfield
Jessica Ceballos
Grace Cha
Samuel Chachkes
Edward Champ
Charlotte Chan
Katherine Chan
Thaleia Chan-Miller
Sierra Chang
Costanza Chawla
Juno Chen
Fiona Chen
Chloe Chen
Elizabeth Cheung
Amani Chiedozie
Michael Chinapen
Julia Ching
Eric Chiu
Isabel Cho
Monroe Chou
Connor Chun
Miriam Ciacca
Malick Cisse
Moussa Cisse
Sabrina Clauss-Ehlers
Izzy Clauss-Ehlers
Isaac Cohen
Giana Cohen
Kiana Cohen
Ryan Cohen
Isaac Cohen
Elizabeth Compere
Zanai Concepcion
Bereket Conover
Morgan Cook
Julian Correa
Giuliana Correa
Priya Couchman
James Cregan
Hennessy Cruz
Kamelia Cunningham
Irene Cunto
Sebastian Cunto
Sophia Cygielman
Farrell Damon
Anais DeBrousse
Camille DeBrousse
Jeremiah Dejesus
Leeyah Diaz
Cameron Dibadj
Ade Dickerson
Zaria Dickerson-Parker
Karla Dionicio
Carmen DiPiettro
Luna Dixon
Timothy Diyanov
Madeline Dominguez
Daniela Dominguez
Angeline Done
Luca Dorigo
Nina Dorigo
Madeleine Druker
James Drumm
Joshua Duncan
James Durran
Michaela Duryea
Ryanne Dykstra
Marimi Echaburu
Alexander Ecos
Margaret Eisenberg
Elisa Elbarmi
Teuta Elezaj
Ky-Mani Erskine
Anelaya Escoto
Mesfin Eshoo
Phoebe Estep
Sienna Estrella
Angel Estrella
Afton Fairey
Zoe Falcon
Catherine Farman-Farmaian
Reed Ferguson
Yriel Fernandez
Amberlis Fernandez
Maya Fernandez
Josiah Fernandez
Ashley Fernandez
Nina Figueroa
Talia Finckel
Dylan Fisher
Margaret Fitelson
Melanie Fleming
Givillyani Fleuristal-Muheto
Margaux Flum
Isaiah Flynn
Joshua Flynn
Nissi Flynn
Leyla Franceschi
Lennon Franklin
Sylvie Friedberg-Esquenazi
Ansan Friedman
Simon Friedman
Sydney Friedman
Beckett Fuller
Imani Galarza
Thandi Galloway
Nyla Garcia
Sofia Garcia
Debbie Garcia
Cecilia Gebauer
Kairo George-McCannon
Jaxon Gholston
Ryan Gibson
Laila Gilbert
Jonathan Gilmore
Matthew Gilsenan
Sean Gilsenan
Charlotte Gimbrere
Ecclesia Girsang
Rachael Girsang
Isaac Glenn
Adam Glicker
Robin Glicker
Tristan Glover
Georgia Goettel
Carina Golden
Aiden Golub
Isabella Gonzalez
Miles Gonzalez
Avery Gooden
Emelia Gooden
Mikayla Gordon
Monique Gordon
Ethan Gordon Nicholas
Eliana Graham
Alexis Granville-Walles
Francie Graves
Owen Graves
Ana Maria Griffin Morimoto
Nicole Grig
Ahana Gupta
Kaia Gupta
Kareena Gupta
Anna Gurevich
Diana Habib
Arpineh Halajian
Maya Haraguchi
Kaci Harris
Trinity Hasbun
Devin Hayes
Issa Hayes
Danica Haynes
Hermione Heckrich
Juan Pablo Hernandez
Anaya Hill
Oliver Holden
Maddalena Honablue
Kai Honda
Jonathan Hong
Herbie Ince
Ellie Ivanov
Raychel Jackson
River Jagnandan
Phoenix Jagnandan
Rena Jalon
Genavieve Jimenez
Jhosanna Jimenez-Corporan
Ari Jimenez-Silverstein
Daniel Johnson
Victoria Johnson
Savannah Johnson
Emery Jones
Shawn Jones
Roen Jones
Leda Kahn
Anjani Kambhampati
Arya Kambhampati
Maahir Kasliwal
Hannah Katz
Simar Kaur
Erin Kazmierczak
Liam Kaznelson
Safaira Kelly
Scarlet Kelly
Kai Kelly
Benjamin Kimmel
Lulu Kish
Nefelie Kiskinis
Ana Knezevic
Harper Knight
James Knight
Jolie Knight
Greta Knight
Ava Knight
Ella Knox
Shakti Kolbert
Ravin Koshy
Ella Kosowicz
Maya Kramer-Johansen
Michael Krensavage
Varvara Kushnarenko
Maria Kushnarenko
Abigail Kwon
Helene Lafourcade
Sophia Lai
Olivia Lam
Sophia Lam
Livia Lamon
Calvin Lang
Hadrien Langrois
Emma Lapidos
Ruby Larsen
Anthony Lau
Josephine Le Sourd
Athena Leader
Amaya Leblanca
Penelope Lee
Annabelle Lee-Morrow
Kiep Leon
Maya Levanon
Zachariah Levin
Annabelle Levine
Ryo Leyh
Arthur Li
Allegra Lief
Josephine Lin
Miki Lin
Amberly Liranzo
Elissa Llenas
Evalisse Lopez
Camille Lopez
Brandon Louisor
George Lounsbery-Scaife
Summar Lowe
Nicole Lui-Leung
Luisana Madero
Olive Maharam
Ciara Malamug
Akila Malave
Sergio Mallo Fragoso
Liliana Mann
Gloria Manning
Olivia Manning
Victoria Manning
Milena Manocchia
Jaclyn Markham
Lea Marlin
Jenia Marquez
Desmarie Marte
Astrid Martin
Oscar Martin
Millia Claire Martinez
Allisson Martinez
Alba Martinez-Nieto
Patricia Martinez-Nieto
Emilia Maschang
Nylah Matthews
Pilar Mayuga
Natalie McCormick
Oliver McDermott Matthews
Ronan McKinnon
Chloe McMurray
Quin McNair
Jack McShane
Isabel Medina
Sophia Meehan
Noa Mehler
Abriana Menin
Melania Mestanza
Aidan Metz
Scotia Millar
Mia Miranda
Lahyanna Lee Mitchell
Liora Modell
Josefina Moehn-Aguayo
Lorena Monell
Olivia Morakis
Jack Morris
Alexander Moustakerski
Saarah Muhammad
Adalyn Mulcahy
Angelina Musat
Theron Negri
Anaiah Nelson
Loic Nguyen
Elyse Niemann
Sophia Noailles
Camila Noboa
Valentina Noboa
Benjamin Novak
Alissa Nu’man
Isabella Nuñez
Sabrina Núñez
Sebastian Núñez
Serim Oh
Yerim Oh
Chizi Okeiche
Noah Ortiz-Pedroza
Adam Osman-Krinsky
Ella Ouattara
Amanda Pacheco
Nora Pai
Claire Pan
Emily Park
Paisley Parmenter
Mariella Parmenter
Carter Paterson
Leo Patrick
Cailin Paul
Clyde Paul
Anmy Paulino Collado
Haden Peebles
Hazel Peebles
Aryanna Peña
Jacob Peña
Noah Peña
Sarah Peña
Valentina Perez-Merlo
Adedayo Perkovich
Marisa Peters
Alexius Petitefrere
Ciara Petitfrere
Syron Phillips
Madelaine Pichardo
Hunter Pilaro
Claire Pilla
Madeleine Pilla
Isabella Pinilla
Sarah Pinilla
Austin Pitre-Adger
Jose Placido
Valentina Poma
Sophia Ponichter
Gabriel Ponichter
Miyuri Portalatin
Kai Portalatin
Airi Portalatin
Jeremy Pouchot
Leyen Prado
Isabella Preston
Isobella Purcell
Saisha Puri
Alexander Pyun
Mili Raghavan
Alexander Rahman
Madison Ramirez
Rosalia Ramirez
David Ramirez
Illian Ramos
Iandra Ramos
Bryan Ramos Acosta
Marcelo Ranghelli-Duran
Lincoln Rann
Chishana Rattan
Victoria Ray
Azaria Reeves
Liam Reilly
Jainarden Richardson
Damian Riley-Driver
Nikolas Rios
Krisna Rivera
Nikolai Rivera
Jasper Rivera
Sawyer Rivera
Dylan Rivera-Thomas
Giles Roache
Maveliette Rodriguez
Isabella Rodriguez
Emely Rodriguez
Gerson Romero
Janelys Rosario-Luciano
Ela Roso
Isaac Ross
Miah Ruiz
Elliot Sadoff
Chloë Saffire Klein
Garan Salandy
Caleb Salladin
Louise Salvignol
Hannah Salyer
Grace Salyer
Jason Salyer
Nael Samad
Eli San Emeterio
Daniel Sanchez
Cris Angelica Sanchez
Arthur Sauleau
Thomas Sauleau
Leelou Scardovi-Mounier
Benjamin Schaper
Lola Scharff
Geo Schecter
Alexa Schwartz
Andi Seaman
Max Sebok
Nathaniel Segura
Julia Sen
Christine Seo
Harley Severe
Marlee Severe
Carmen Severino
Cate Shanahan
Sydni Sharpe
Meital Sherman
Abebaw Silver
Ashley Singh
Deanna Singh
Tucker Smith
Meri Smith
Svetlana Solodukhin
Mia Sorden
Amber Sosa
Camila Sosa
Kyami Souza
Skyler Spivey
Sonia Spivey
Julia Sprung
Emerson Stallard
Yana Stanicheva
Lora Maria Stanicheva
Maximilian Stein
Marlo Steward
Lucy Steward
Lena Strassberg
Oliver Strassberg
Alexander Strassberg
Stella Strassberg
Polina Strela
Lucy Sullens
Johnny Sullivan
Luke Sullivan
Danica Summer
Carmela Suozzi
Matilda Surla
Nina Suskin
Sylvie Suskin
Carolyn Sydneus
Karl Sydneus II
Jada Sykes-Cole
Arjun Talwar
Athena Tan
Skye Tarshis
Patricia Thomas
Darius Tirgan
Phoebe Tobin
Hannah Tsinis
Heather Tsung
Max Tsung
Chance Tuck
Zoe Urgiles
Mia Valdez
Emily Van
Gil Vardi
Maruca Varela Smith
Gabriel Vargas
Larisa Vargas
Santiago Vargas Machado
A’miiya Vasquez
Dorian Vaughn
Haylee Velez
Hannah Veloz
Valentina Vergara
Alice Verougstraete
Jeanne Verougstraete
Dayani Villanueva
Paul Von Bachmayr
Noah Walker
Malik Waller
Elyn Wang
Jane Wang
Albert Ward
Amber Ward
Preston Washington
Joelle Wee
Jonathan Wee
Josie Wender
Harper Whelan
Oliver Whelan
Finnley Wiley
Zion Williams
Marco Winell
Elizabeth Wolf
Nirvana Wright
Miles Wuertele
Gary Xing
Diana Yamada
Kaia Yamaguchi
Benjamin Yang
Pompie Yannopoulos
Tate Yoder
Caroline Yoon
Martin Zakoian
Victor Zavala Ramos
Tiffany Zhang
Emma Zhang
Aerin Zirkin
This Time Round Full Credits
Francisco J. Núñez
Executive Producer
Music Director
Co-Director
Ansley Sawyer
Director of Photography
Editor
Co-Director
YPC Artistic Staff
Francisco J. Núñez, Artistic Director/Founder
Elizabeth Núñez, Creative Director
Nancy Bloom, Executive Producer
Sophia Miller, Associate Conductor
Gia Gan, Associate Conductor
Emma Sway, Associate Conductor
Caitlin Henning, Associate Conductor
Maria C. Peña, Associate Conductor
Sonny Willis, Associate Conductor
Taisiya Pushkar, Collaborative Pianist
Lindsay Bogaty, Director of Production
Lila Newman, Project Manager
Bryan Smith, Mixing Engineer
Jim Papoulis, Mixing Engineer
Ted Hearne, Mixing Engineer
Yuka C. Honda, Mixing Engineer
Patrick Karnik, Mastering Engineer
Emma Sway, Project Manager
Georgina James, Production Assistant
Ansley Sawyer, Editor
Donny Thomas, Editor
John Swisher, Editor
Maressa Valentino, Marketing Manager
The Ronin Agency, Creative Collaboration
