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SUMMARY:Micah Hendler
DESCRIPTION:Micah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC)\, an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project he has brought from a dream to the global stages of TED and “America’s Got Talent” to The New York Times and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” JYC’s work and mission will frame Hendler’s contributions to the Chautauqua Lecture Series weeklong celebration of “Art and Artists Against the Odds.”   \nThrough the co-creation of music and the sharing of stories\, JYC empowers young singers from East and West Jerusalem to speak and sing their truths as they become leaders in their communities and inspire singers and listeners around the world to join them in their work for peace\, justice\, inclusion and equality. Even in times of war\, JYC continues to meet\, and its singers’ commitment to each other\, and the power of their voices raised in harmony\, has only grown. In addition to his ongoing bridge-building work in Jerusalem\, Hendler has brought his JYC experience to the U.S. and around the world\, collaborating with several organizations working to depolarize America (including Braver Angels\, the One America Movement\, Convergence\, New Pluralists\, and Constructive Dialogue Institute)\, and global organizations including the United Nations\, Abu Dhabi Festival\, El Sistema Greece\, and the first World Congress of Music and Social Change.   \nHendler has a degree in music and international studies from Yale and has decades of musical experience from different global traditions. He has also been involved in dialogue work for 20 years and has written and presented in many local and global fora about his work with JYC. Selected for the Forbes “30 Under 30” list for Music in 2017\, Hendler has written extensively for Forbes.com on music\, society and social change in a global context\, using this platform to uplift marginalized voices that are not often heard in mainstream media. He currently lives in Washington\, D.C.\, where he leads regular community sings.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/micah-hendler/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly
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