NEWorks Voices of America [NVoA]

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The NEWorks Voices of America [NVoA], formerly the NEWorks Inspirational Voices and NEWorks Tribute Singers, is a collective of diverse community vocalists assembled by NEWorks Productions since 2009 to perform for major national events. The mission of this choral aggregation is to provide community vocalists with extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunities! Under the music direction of Nolan Williams, Jr. -- American composer, producer and musician -- standout NVoA performances include: the American Academy of Nursing 50th Anniversary Awards Gala (2023); the East Coast premiere of Damien Geter's 'An African American Requiem' (The Kennedy Center, 2022); the Havana Lyceum Orchestra's U.S. premiere of Mozart's opera, "The Clemency of Titus" (The Kennedy Center, 2020); the Anti-Defamation League's 25th Anniversary Concert Against Hate, performing with Kate Davis, Maestro Emil de Cou and the National Symphony Orchestra (The Kennedy Center, 2019); the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize, performing with Patti LaBelle (Constitution Hall, 2019); the 2018 NBA All Star Game, National Anthem (recording); the Andrea Bocelli World Tour (BALTIMORE, MD: CFG Bank Arena, 2023; WASHINGTON, DC: Capital One Arena, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015); the Democratic National Convention, performing with Carole King and Lenny Kravitz (Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, 2016); the Grad Nation Summit, presented by America's Promise Alliance, spearheaded by the Honorable Colin and Mrs. Alma Powell (2014); and, Some Enchanted Evening: A Musical Birthday Salute to Senator Edward M. Kennedy (The Kennedy Center, 2009).  

NVOA performances pictured below: 'Come Together' - 2017 Kennedy Center Spring Gala; 2014 Grad Nation Summit (with the Honorable Colin and Mrs. Alma Powell); 2017 Andrea Bocelli World Tour Concert, Washington, D.C.; 2016 Democratic National Convention (with Lenny Kravitz).

Since their debut on the international stage in 2007, performing four major concerts for Italy’s celebrated Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival, NEWorks Voices of Inspiration (NVoI) has emerged as one of the most sought-after choral aggregations specializing in African American sacred music. Theirs is a fresh sound, punctuated by their ability to move effortlessly from anthems to spirituals, from multicultural music to gospel songs. NVoI has been featured in performance at the White House, the United States Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Theatre. In 2012, VOI traveled to Cairo, Egypt to perform in an international choral festival by invitation of the U.S. State Department. Standout performances include: two concert programs with the National Symphony Orchestra; the 95th birthday celebration for TV producer and icon Norman Lear; the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony; the Nancy Hanks Lecture, presented by Americans for the Arts; and, the Time-Life/BET infomercial, VOICES. 

NVOI performances pictured below: U.S. State Department-sponsored cultural tour to Cairo, Egypt (2015); Black History Month performance at The White House (2010); Reflections of Peace: From Gandhi to King (with the Honorable Nirupama Rao, former Ambassador of India to the U.S., 2013); 9/11: Ten Years Later, a YouTube Live performance from The Kennedy Center Concert Hall.