CONCERTS
Upcoming Events
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Rain Brings Change
Monday, November 17
2:45pm
KIPP Central City Primary
3127 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70125Kicking off NVNO’s 2025/26 season WADE IN THE WATER, this Main Stage program at KCCP examines our city’s unique relationship to water. Rain Brings Change highlights repertoire that features natural bodies of water and water-based events, like Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Born on the Bayou,” Zachary Richard’s “Big River,” and Band of Heathen’s “Hurricane.” Our concert will feature a live experiment designed by students with Ripple Effect Water Literacy Project based on Bessie Smith’s “Backwater Blues.” Rounded out by showstoppers like Cha Wa’s “My People” and the newly composed “Lowlands,” this concert puts our young talents on full display as we combine the power of science and song!
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Rain Brings Change
Wednesday, November 19
5:00pm
Hynes UNO
1901 Leon C Simon Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70122Join the combined 3rd-4th and 5th-6th grade choirs at Hynes UNO for our Main Stage program that examines our city’s unique relationship to water. Rain Brings Change highlights repertoire that features natural bodies of water and water-based events, like Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Born on the Bayou,” Zachary Richard’s “Big River,” and Band of Heathen’s “Hurricane.” Our concert will feature a live experiment designed by students with Ripple Effect Water Literacy Project based on Bessie Smith’s “Backwater Blues.” Rounded out by showstoppers like Cha Wa’s “My People” and the newly composed “Lowlands,” this concert puts our young talents on full display as we combine the power of science and song!
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Koats 4 Kids
Thursday, November 20
6:00pm
Gallier Hall
545 St Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130Join NVNO’s Festival Chorus on November 20th as they perform as a part of the 16th Annual Koats 4 Kids in Harmony Concert — a night of music, mentorship, and community that continues to grow with every note.
Experience songs written and performed by the youth we serve across our partner sites, alongside performances by the Koats for Kids String Quartet (featuring members of the LPO), Dirty Dozen Brass Band, New Voices New Orleans, Xavier University’s Music Department, Dr. Jee-Yeoun Ko, and more!
Bring a new or gently used children’s coat to support this annual coat drive and help share warmth with kids across our city.
Tickets and more information below!
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Rain Brings Change
Friday, November 21
12:30pm
KIPP Central City Academy
2514 Third St.
New Orleans, LA 70113Our Fall 2025 concert series culminates with a Main Stage program at KCCA that examines our city’s unique relationship to water. Rain Brings Change highlights repertoire that features natural bodies of water and water-based events, like Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Born on the Bayou,” Zachary Richard’s “Big River,” and Band of Heathen’s “Hurricane.” Our concert will feature a live experiment designed by students with Ripple Effect Water Literacy Project based on Bessie Smith’s “Backwater Blues.” Rounded out by showstoppers like Cha Wa’s “My People” and the newly composed “Lowlands,” this concert puts our young talents on full display as we combine the power of science and song!
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Dr. John's Birthday Bash
Saturday, November 22
2:00pm
Professor Longhair’s Home
1738 Professor Longhair Lane
New Orleans, LA 70113The newest voices in New Orleans to tribute one of the oldest voices of our jazz heritage, Mac Rebenak.
Patricia Byrd, curator of Professor Longhair's historic home will host the gathering at her home from 1:00-4:00pm; we will sing at 2:00pm. "My father and Mac had a friendship that few people will ever experience on earth. Mac visited here for hours on end, often rehearsing. Nearly one half of my father's home is dedicated to Dr. John. The young singers of New Voices New Orleans are the perfect performers to Walk on Gilded Splinters in his tribute. My father and Mac will be singing along with these amazing new voices in the Crescent City."
Please RSVP by emailing our host below. Please include your name and contact information.
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Caroling at Canal Place
Thursday, December 4
Noon
Canal Place
333 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130Celebrate the season with the 3rd and 4th grade singers of NVNO and the Hynes UNO Chorus! We meet under the giant tree at the main entrance between Louis Vuitton and Tiffany to sing remixed holiday tunes like “Jingle Jangle” and “Cray Cray Christmas” alongside classics like “Deck the Halls” and the timeless “Believe” from the Polar Express.
Don’t forget to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to win one of NVNO’s famous holiday baskets! To do so, click below and make a donation that is divisible by $5 and include your contact information as well as a tribute that says “Raffle Tickets.” We will mark tickets for you and, if you win, you can redeem your prize at the show! -
Caroling at Canal Place
Friday, December 5
Noon
Canal Place
333 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130Celebrate the season with the 5th and 6th grade singers of NVNO and the Hynes UNO Chorus! We meet under the giant tree at the main entrance between Louis Vuitton and Tiffany to sing remixed holiday tunes like “Jingle Jangle” and “Cray Cray Christmas” alongside classics like “Deck the Halls” and the timeless “Believe” from the Polar Express.
Don’t forget to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to win one of NVNO’s famous holiday baskets! To do so, click below and make a donation that is divisible by $5 and include your contact information as well as a tribute that says “Raffle Tickets.” We will mark tickets for you and, if you win, you can redeem your prize at the show! -
Lights on the Lake
Saturday, December 13
5:00pm
New Canal Lighthouse
8001 Lakeshore Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70124We are thrilled that the NVNO Festival Chorus will perform at the annual Lights on the Lake holiday celebration! Join us on Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., and bring your family to enjoy a magical evening filled with festive lights and holiday cheer. This event promises the best view of the annual West End Boat Parade, a stunning display of beautifully decorated boats lighting up the lake.
Admission for all is $10 (free for children five and under) and tickets to the event will be sold at the door and online. No pets or chairs are allowed.
All proceeds from Lights at the Lake will allow Pontchartrain Conservancy to continue its mission to drive environmental sustainability and stewardship through scientific research, education, and advocacy, as well as offering education and outreach opportunities through the New Canal Lighthouse.
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Holidays at the Roosevelt
Tuesday, December 16
Noon
The Roosevelt New Orleans
130 Roosevelt Way
New Orleans, LA 70112NVNO at KCCP returns for the fourth year in a row to the gilded lobby of the incredible Roosevelt Hotel! Join singers from this 1st-4th grade program as they sing secular Christmas tunes like “Sleigh Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “The Christmas Song,” while reading excerpts from I Got the Christmas Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison.
Don’t forget to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to win one of NVNO’s famous holiday baskets! To do so, click below and make a donation that is divisible by $5 and include your contact information as well as a tribute that says “Raffle Tickets.” We will mark tickets for you and, if you win, you can redeem your prize at the show!
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Holidays at the Roosevelt
Wedneasday, December 17
Noon
The Roosevelt New Orleans
130 Roosevelt Way
New Orleans, LA 70112NVNO at KCCA returns for their second concert in the gilded lobby of the incredible Roosevelt Hotel! Join singers from this 5th-8th grade program as they sing secular Christmas tunes like “Sleigh Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “The Christmas Song,” while reading excerpts from I Got the Christmas Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison.
Don’t forget to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to win one of NVNO’s famous holiday baskets! To do so, click below and make a donation that is divisible by $5 and include your contact information as well as a tribute that says “Raffle Tickets.” We will mark tickets for you and, if you win, you can redeem your prize at the show!
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Holidays at the Roosevelt
Friday, December 19
Noon
The Roosevelt New Orleans
130 Roosevelt Way
New Orleans, LA 70112NVNO at KIPP Believe returns for their third concert in the gilded lobby of the incredible Roosevelt Hotel! Join singers from this K-4th grade program as they sing secular Christmas tunes like “Sleigh Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “The Christmas Song,” while reading excerpts from I Got the Christmas Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison.
Don’t forget to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to win one of NVNO’s famous holiday baskets! To do so, click below and make a donation that is divisible by $5 and include your contact information as well as a tribute that says “Raffle Tickets.” We will mark tickets for you and, if you win, you can redeem your prize at the show!
Previous Programs
Season Finale:
Here We Come
On May 6, 2025, we joined all of our programs together to showcase NVNO’s ultimate vision: an ensemble of over 140 singers coming together from across the city to perform on a Grand Stage, the New Orleans Jazz Market! This exciting event, titled “Here We Come,” unified singers from all four of our programs to perform music by local artists like Sweet Crude, Tank and The Bangas, and Jon Batiste, alongside the singers’ own creations. We were delighted that Cha Wa was able to join us onstage for our final two numbers!
This Season Finale Concert doubled as a GiveNOLA Day celebration, which helped us exceed all expectations of a first full fiscal year. Through the GiveNOLA Day portal alone, we raised $11,496 from 172 unique donors, enabling NVNO to take home and extra $3,500 in prize winnings because of our ranking among like-sized (small) organizations. Because of our community’s generosity, we won 3rd Place for number of unique donors and 5th Place for total raised – two testaments to our momentum among local nonprofits!
NVNO in Concert:
Here We Come
Spring 2025 community-based concerts at all three of our full-year partner schools offered glimpses of our finale program, “Here We Come.” At KIPP Central City Primary on March 17, KIPP Central City Academy on April 4, and Hynes UNO on April 9, we zoomed forward to present-day New Orleans as our singers performed contemporary music from New Orleans artists like Cha Wa, Sweet Crude, Tank and The Bangas, and Jon Batiste. Alongside these nationally and internationally renowned performers, NVNO singers wrote and performed their own new musical contributions like “Who Am I?” and “Great Big Tree.”
NVNO in Concert:
Hand & Eye
On January 31, 2025, NVNO at KIPP Central City Academy embarked on their first full concert experience, sharing Amy Bluemel’s celestial “Hand & Eye” with an intimate audience of family and community members. This concert wove spirituals and contemporary folk music through Amy’s telling of the soul’s journey through the stars, offering a moment for peace and reflection on the dimly-lit stage.
NVNO in Concert:
Heart Song
On November 18 and November 20, 2024, singers in NVNO programs at KIPP Central City Primary and Hynes UNO (respectively) staged stories about Meadowlark, Possum, and Rabbit, as shared by Chickasaw Storyteller Amy Bluemel, alongside contemporary repertoire that included Sia’s “Bird Set Free,” Sondheim’s “Children Will Listen,” and Stevie Wonder’s “True to Your Heart.” This uplifting program brought singers and audiences back in time, grounding us with humorous and heartfelt tales from Southeastern cultures like those in and around Bvlbancha, the site of present-day New Orleans once known as Bvlbancha, the “place of many tongues.”
NVNO in Concert:
Inheritance
On April 5, 2024, NVNO @ KCCP put on their season finale program, “Inheritance,” that took singers on a journey to New Orleans’ musical past. Adapting scenes from The Magic Tree House’s A Good Night for Ghosts, our protagonists went back in time to meet three of New Orleans’ singing ancestors: MJ, CN, and LA. Can you guess who those initials stand for?
NVNO in Concert:
Lineage
On December 1, 2023, NVNO @ KCCP put on their Fall program, “Lineage,” in which singers unpacked the power of community, creating their own family and chosen-family trees. During the concert, attendees young and old came together to build a community tree that still exists today. Pieces of that very tree became a costume in our next program, “Inheritance.” Do you think family trees can come to life?
NVNO in Concert:
Invisible Rivers 2.0
In May 2023, NVNO @ KIPP Central City Primary put on three productions of “Invisible Rivers,” including events at the school and the New Orleans Jazz Market. For the first time ever, our singers performed at Louisiana Children’s Museum in their glorious entryway to a crowd of excited parents. After the performance, we of course got to experience their incredible exhibits. It was a delight to put our singers’ water-learning on display to a brand new community of supporters! This series was produced in collaboration with our fiscal sponsors Ripple Effect and Mondo Bizarro.
NVNO in Concert:
Now We’re Here
On March 24, 2023, NVNO @ KCCP convened for their finale concert, “Now We’re Here.” This crown of our pilot season, DARE TO DREAM, celebrated how much can be accomplished with creativity, collaboration, and community! With songs like “Make it Happen,” “Eyes on Tomorrow,” and “Count on Me,” our program centered on the rewards of persistence. This project was sponsored by the “Tiny” Fellowship with 4.0 Schools.
NVNO in Concert:
Everybody Says Don’t
On December 15, 2022, NVNO @ KCCP put on it’s inaugural concert program, “Everybody Says Don’t.” It’s easy to imagine how often young people hear the word “don’t.” “Don’t get out of line... don’t walk on the grass... don’t touch a thing...” This concert playfully considered the power of saying “do.” Enacting children’s books like Amazing Grace, Emmanuel’s Dream, and Rosie Revere, Engineer, participants performed stories of creative resilience, connected with community members, and celebrated the power to accomplish their dreams. This project was sponsored by the “Tiny” Fellowship with 4.0 Schools.
NVNO in Concert:
Everybody Says Don’t
On December 7, 2022, NVNO @ KIPP East Community Primary put on its full-length pilot concert, “Everybody Says Don’t.” Enacting the same scenes from the same stories we studied at KIPP Central City Primary, this new group of KIPPsters explored the idea of saying “do” during their after school program. Rehearsals were taught collaboratively between NVNO staff and teachers from the school. This project was sponsored by the “Tiny” Fellowship with 4.0 Schools.
NVNO in Concert:
Invisible Rivers
On May 7, 2022, NVNO @ KIPP Central City Primary put on its first full-length production, “Invisible Rivers,” in collaboration with our fiscal sponsors Ripple Effect and Mondo Bizarro. After teachers participated in a learning cohort with Ripple Effect, they brought their learning about the Mississippi River and sediment diversion in Southeastern Louisiana to nine weeks of rehearsals that bridged the music room and science class. Singers internalized scientific knowledge while celebrating their new understandings on stage.
NVNO Pop-Up:
The Water is Wide
On March 19, 2022, NVNO held a one-day, “pop-up” experience for interested singers at KIPP East Community Primary. Participants sang, danced, and made visual art in a program that was all about water! Water sustains, heals, divides, and disrupts. Water has both conquered and inspired our collective imaginations, and plays a dominant role in the past, present, and future here in New Orleans. Singers explored their own relationship to water, and considered what it means for the future of our city. This project was sponsored by the “Essentials” Fellowship with 4.0 Schools.
NVNO Pop-Up:
March, March
On January 17, 2022, NVNO held a one-day, “pop-up” experience for participants at Upturn Arts. Throughout this Day of Service, we learned about the power of protest song. We expressed ourselves through dance, theatre, visual art, and music. And, we learned that when we express ourselves in love, we can cast a new vision for the future and transform the world!
NVNO Pop-Up:
My Strength,
Our Power
On October 21, 2021, NVNO held a one-day, “pop-up” experience for interested singers at KIPP Central City Primary. Together, we explored how different individual strengths relate to broader, supportive communities. Over the course of 3 hours, children sang, danced, and made art that investigated our theme, on- and off-stage, using a unique approach to music and movement education. This project was sponsored by the “Essentials” Fellowship with 4.0 Schools.
