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Promoting Unionism through music
New York City Labor Chorus 20th Anniversary Concert
MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY
above: The chorus celebrates its 20th anniversary.
right: On their way into Town Hall, UFT members of the chorus smile for the camera.
The 75-member New York City Labor Chorus entertained a full house at Town Hall on Nov. 5 at their 20th Anniversary Concert. The chorus members, who represent some 20 metro-area labor unions, have toured the world with their musical messages of American labor and social struggles. Barbara Bailey, the chorus president and one of the founders, said the group’s aim is to revive the labor movement. “What better way than with a song?” she asks. Jana Ballard, the choral director at LaGuardia HS of Music and Art in Manhattan, leads the group.
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Related topics: labor movement