(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- After a three-year hiatus, The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC is excited to announce the return of Voices in Harmony – an awe-inspiring celebration on the bergenPAC stage featuring singers, musicians and dancers from schools serving students with special needs performing. The production will be on Sunday, May 7 at 3:00pm. This will be the fourth rendition of the show after the pandemic forced a pause and include students from private and public schools across the region. The public is invited to attend.
Voices in Harmony is supported in part by Visions Federal Credit Union.
“This event gives the students a beautiful platform to express themselves and become stars for the day and provides them with an experience for a lifetime,” says Alexander Diaz, bergenPAC’s Executive Director.
“Our students’ excitement and enthusiasm bring tears and smiles to everyone who attends the performance!” says Diane Somers, director of The Chapel Hill Academy.
The students rehearse throughout the year in their classrooms with teaching artists from The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC’s outreach program. Voices in Harmony brings everyone together to share their talents with the community.
“From dance to musical theatre, from Hip-hop culture to instrumental skills, the artists have added a third dimension to our music program. Ideas from their areas of expertise challenge and inspire our students,” Barbara Giaquinto of the Felician School for Exceptional Children said. “To top it all off, the students get to perform on the bergenPAC stage for their family and friends and show-off their hard work and learning in an afternoon of celebration and fun!”
Participating schools include: Bergen Boulevard School, Bergenfield High School, Garfield High School, Lindbergh Elementary School, Lyndhurst High School, Lyndhurst Middle School, Palisades Park JR/ SR High School, Pompton Lakes High School, Ridgefield Memorial High School, Ridgefield Park High School, Shaler Academy, Slocum Skewes, and Teaneck High School.
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey. Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat bergenPAC is the area’s cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that, through programs, classes, outreach, school shows, and main theater presented shows, reach more than 30,000 students and community youth annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, “hands-on” training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors, members, and patrons that the not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
