Holiday Celebration 2011

A Special Holiday Concert & Reception Featuring the renowned Brooklyn Youth Chorus & Famed Soprano Harolyn Blackwell

presented by
BYC and the Endometriosis Foundation of America

The EFA and Brooklyn Youth Chorus would like to thank all those who came out in support of our organizations on Thursday evening, December 15, 2011 for an incredible concert with famed soprano Harolyn Blackwell and the BYC. We appreciate your support! "Songs for the Holidays" was a highly anticipated concert event featuring world premiere works by Ricky Ian Gordon and new holiday arrangements by Joel Martin. Hosted at the World Financial Center's incredible Winter Garden, over 200 guests gathered for an amazing display of talent followed by VIP cocktails and hors d'oeuvres under the famed marble staircase. Thank you all for your support, and we hope to see you again next year. Happy Holidays from the EFA & BYC family to you and yours! Special thanks to Dr. Tamer Seckin, EFA President & Founder, and Valerie Lewis, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy.

The World Financial Center's magnificent Winter Garden, with its glass enclosed 120-foot atrium and grand marble staircase, creates an unforgettable experience. A spectacular 3-story barrel-vaulted glass atrium, offering panoramic views of the future site of the World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan at one end and showcasing a majestic bay window with magnificent views of the Hudson River on the other, the central feature of the Winter Garden is the grand semicircular staircase, fashioned of Italian marble, which opens to a grove of 45-foot palm trees.

Click to watch videos from the event