Elizabeth Núñez
Associate Conductor/Director of Satellite and Partner School Programs

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Elizabeth Núñez, Assistant Conductor for the award-winning Young People's Chorus of New York City, directs the Junior and Intermezzo choruses and serves as vocal coach. Mrs. Núñez is also the Director of YPC Partner and Satellite School Programs, working with New York City public schools to bring a choral experience to over 700 children throughout the city.

Mrs. Núñez continues to sing professionally and recently made her Metropolitan Opera House debut, singing the soprano solo in Mendelssohn's “A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.” She has also appeared in New York 's Lincoln Center and Boston 's Jordan Hall, and maintains an active voice studio. She made her debut with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in 2002. As a choral clinician, she has given workshops around the country and in New York for the NYC Department of Education, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the NYC School for Strings, and NYSSMA.

Mrs. Núñez received a Bachelor of Music Education at Lee University where she was awarded Music Education Graduate of the Year, and her Master of Music Education from the University of Oklahoma, where she also completed her Kodaly education certification.

 

 

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Elizabeth Núñez, Associate Conductor for the award-winning Young People's Chorus of New York City, directs the Prelude and Cantare divisions and serves as vocal coach. Since joining the YPC Staff in 2004, Mrs. Núñez has conducted at the 92nd Street Y, prepared the choir to appear on television including "Regis and Kelly," "The Martha Stewart Show" with Simon Cowell's "Il Divo" and for the lighting of the 5th Avenue Snowflake. The chorus has also been featured with the Ensemble for the Romantic Century. Under her direction, the YPC Cantare division has traveled to New Orleans and Niagara Falls, Canada; and will be featured performers at the New York State School of Music Association (NYSSMA) this winter in Rochester, NY .

As the Director of YPC Satellite and Partner School Programs, Mrs. Núñez continues to work with New York City public schools to bring a choral experience to over 750 children a year throughout the city.

Mrs. Núñez continues to sing professionally and recently made her Metropolitan Opera House debut, singing the soprano solo in Mendelssohn's “A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.” She has also appeared in New York 's Lincoln Center and Boston's Jordan Hall, and maintains an active voice studio. She made her debut with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale in 2002. Other solo appearances include performances of Handel's Messiah, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, and the role of Filia in Carissimi's Jephte. As a choral clinician, she has given workshops around the country and in New York for the NYC Department of Education, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the NYC School for Strings, and NYSSMA.

Mrs. Núñez received a Bachelor of Music Education at Lee University where she was awarded Music Education Graduate of the Year, and her Master of Music Education from the University of Oklahoma, where she also completed her Kodaly education certification. Mrs. Núñez studied conducting with Dennis Shrock and Janet Galván and voice with Dolores Leffingwell and currently with Shirlee Emmons.

At Lee University, Mrs. Núñez served as Assistant Conductor of the Children's Chorale and student conductor of both the Chorale and Choral Union. At the University of Oklahoma, she served as the Associate Conductor of the Norman Children's Chorus and frequently conducted choral ensembles at the University of Oklahoma including the Kodaly Workshop Chorus, University Choir, and University Chorale and was responsible for teaching undergraduate music appreciation classes.