Francisco Núñez (conductor)
Francisco Núñez | |
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| File:NUNEZ1.JPG Núñez in 2011 | |
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| Born | 1965 New York City |
| Occupation | Conductor |
Francisco J. Núñez (born 1965 New York City) is an American conductor, composer, and the Director of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City.[1][2] Núñez founded the Young People's Chorus in 1988 "to provide children of all ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds with a safe haven for personal and artistic growth."[3] He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.[4]
Life
Núñez was born in New York City, and grew up in the Dominican Republic and New York's Washington Heights neighborhood.[5][6] He graduated from New York University in 1988 with a B.S. in piano performance.[7]
Núñez is the recipient of numerous awards in addition to the MacArthur Fellowship, including a 2009 ASCAP Concert Music Award, the 2009 New York Choral Society’s Choral Excellence Award, and the 2005 Liberty Award from the New York Post.[8] He is a member of ASCAP.[9]
Nunez founded an annual festival called Transient Glory in 2001. Transient Glory features original compositions created expressly for YPC by award-winning composers such as Paquito D'Rivera. The Transient Glory festival has been performed at leading New York City music venues such as Carnegie Hall.[10]
Núñez also leads the University Glee Club of New York City, its fifth conductor since the all-men’s choir was established in 1894. He served as the director of choral activities at New York University from 2003 to 2010.[11]
Nunez served as conductor of the 2011 North Carolina Middle School Honors Chorus. Núñez wrote a piece entitled 'Forever Is My Song' for the event.
On May 19, 2014, Núñez was awarded the NYU Steinhardt Distinguished Alumni Award (and received a tie custom designed for NYU by Salvatore Ferragamo).
Núñez is married to Elizabeth McKinney and has two children, Sebastian and Sabrina.
References
- ^ http://www.ypc.org/aboutypc/fnunez.html
- ^ Clyde Haberman (September 21, 2011). "In a City of Reinvention, Genius Finds a Home". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.ypc.org/aboutypc/fnunez.html
- ^ http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7730991/k.781D/Francisco_Nuacutentildeez.htm
- ^ Clyde Haberman (September 21, 2011). "In a City of Reinvention, Genius Finds a Home". The New York Times.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (October 3, 2011). "Two Chosen 'Geniuses' Reflect on a Label". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.ypc.org/aboutypc/fnunez.html
- ^ http://www.ypc.org/aboutypc/fnunez.html
- ^ http://www.ascap.com/playback/2011/09/faces_places/concert/Francisco_Nunez.aspx?rss=1
- ^ http://www.ypc.org/transientglory/#list
- ^ http://www.ypc.org/aboutypc/fnunez.html
External links
- "Conversation: Francisco Nunez, Choral Conductor for Kids", PBS Newshour, Jeffrey Brown, September 23, 2011
- http://www.musiccelebrations.com/festivals/2010/francisco_nunez.html