Young People’s Chorus of New York City with founder and artistic director Francisco J. Nunez; and 17-year-old classical guitarist, and speed skater, Kimani Griffin from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

September 2008 (check local listings)

 

The stage is packed with teenagers when FROM THE TOP AT CARNEGIE HALL welcomes the Young People's Chorus of New York City and their passionate founder and artistic director Francisco J. Nunez. After a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of some of its young performers, the chorus performs Jim Papoulis' "Panta Rhei" (All Things Are in Flux) and Luis Kalaff's "Guayacanal." Seventeen-year-old classical guitarist Kimani Griffin from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, doubles as an equally talented speed skater with Olympic potential. She performs the third movement Preludio e toccatina from "Aquarelle" by Sérgio Assad.