CONCERTS
Upcoming Events
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Stomp & Storytelling
October 19, 2024
10:00-11:30AM
Nanih Bvlbancha on the Lafitte GreenwayNVNO community members are invited to attend our Stomp & Storytelling event at Nanih Bvlbancha on the Lafitte Greenway. This open rehearsal, intended for singers and families currently enrolled in NVNO programs, features Storytelling by Amy Bluemel of the Chickasaw Nation and a Stomp by Amy and members of her dance troupe Hithla. The featured stories will be cornerstones of our upcoming concerts "Heart Song" and "Hand & Eye."
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Heart Song
November 18, 2024
2:00-2:45PM
KIPP Central City PrimaryJoin NVNO at KIPP Central City Primary for their Fall 2024 performance of "Heart Song." Collaborating with Chickasaw Storyteller Amy Bluemel, our singers share inspiring and cautionary tales from Meadowlark, Possum, and Rabbit, as they all try to figure out what to do with the gifts given to them by Aba' Bínni'li', “the one who sits above.” This playful program is designed for audiences of all ages and is FREE and open to the public.
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Heart Song
November 20, 2024
5:00-5:45PM
Hynes UNOJoin NVNO and the Hynes UNO Chorus for their Fall 2024 performance of "Heart Song." Collaborating with Chickasaw Storyteller Amy Bluemel, our singers share inspiring and cautionary tales from Meadowlark, Possum, and Rabbit, as they all try to figure out what to do with the gifts given to them by Aba' Bínni'li', “the one who sits above.” This playful program is designed for audiences of all ages and is FREE and open to the public.
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Caroling at Canal Place
December 5, 2024
10:30 - 11:00AM
Canal PlaceJoin us for Caroling at Canal Place with Hynes UNO! This festive holiday program rings in the spirit of the season in the grand main entrance to Canal Place. We’ll sing seasonal favorites like “Sleigh Ride,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” alongside timeless new melodies like “Believe” from Polar Express. This event is FREE and open to the public.
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Holidays at the Roosevelt
December 18, 2024
Noon - 12:30PM
The Roosevelt HotelJoin NVNO at KIPP Central City Primary for this festive holiday program that rings in the spirit of the season in the sparkling lobby of The Roosevelt Hotel. We’ll sing seasonal favorites like “Sleigh Ride,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” alongside timeless new melodies like “Believe” from Polar Express. This event is FREE and open to the public.
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Holidays at The Roosevelt
December 20, 2024
Noon - 12:30PM
The Roosevelt HotelJoin NVNO at KIPP Believe Primary for this festive holiday program that rings in the spirit of the season in the sparkling lobby of The Roosevelt Hotel. We’ll sing seasonal favorites like “Sleigh Ride,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” alongside timeless new melodies like “Believe” from Polar Express. This event is FREE and open to the public.
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Here We Come
March 17, 2025
2:00-2:45PM
KIPP Central City PrimaryNVNO at KIPP Central City Primary presents our Spring 2025 program, "Here We Come," featuring new music composed by our singers alongside pieces from locally born, nationally renowned performers like Cha Wa, Tank & The Bangas, Sweet Crude, and Jon Batiste. This preview of our Season Finale is for audiences of all ages and is FREE and open to the public. Excitingly, the concert will feature unreleased music from Cha Wa’s upcoming album.
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Here We Come
April 9, 2025
5:00-5:45PM
Hynes UNONVNO and the Hynes UNO Chorus presents our Spring 2025 program, "Here We Come," featuring new music composed by our singers alongside pieces from locally born, nationally renowned performers like Cha Wa, Tank & The Bangas, Sweet Crude, and Jon Batiste. This preview of our Season Finale is for audiences of all ages and is FREE and open to the public. Excitingly, the concert will feature unreleased music from Cha Wa’s upcoming album.ption goes here
Previous Programs
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.
