York University AMPD and Arizona State University Virtually Unite Gospel Choirs with Kirk Franklin’s Arrangement of the Johnson Brothers’ “Lift Every Voice & Sing”

York AMPD and Arizona State University Virtually Unite with “Lift Every Voice & Sing” “Lift Every Voice & Sing” premieres on Sunday, September 26th, 2021, at 5PM EST on YouTube. Seventy students across academic disciplines, geographic locations and cultures in international chorus. Students are accompanied by Corey Butler in harmony with Kirk Franklin’s arrangement of …

York Music alumna earns spot in Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program

York Music alumna earns spot in Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program Soprano Jonelle Sills (BFA ’16) earns a spot in the Vancouver  Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program lead by industry leaders Leslie Dala, Kinza Tyrrell, Tina Chang and Vancouver Opera Music Director Emeritus Jonathan Darlington. Winner of the Dora Award winner …

The Art Gallery of York University to present Jess Dobkin’s ‘Wetrospective’ exhibition

The Art Gallery of York University to present Jess Dobkin’s ‘Wetrospective’ exhibition The Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) will reopen its doors this next month with the first-ever retrospective exhibition of Toronto’s performance art matriarch Jess Dobkin, curated by former AGYU director/curator Emelie Chhangur (now at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, Ont.). …