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Irving, and mezzo-soprano Eugenia Farrar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the Navy Yard, choristers are learning about their own history, the history of the world, and the evolution of how marginalized groups have been treated in our society\u2014and how they\u2019ve shaped it. As we\u2019ve all dug into the past, the more personal and individual stories have taken center stage, rather than the grand movements of history,\u201d said Brooklyn Youth Chorus founder and artistic director Dianne Berkun Menaker per an official press statement.<\/p>\n<h6>Read Related Stories<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/operawire.com\/davone-tines-brooklyn-youth-chorus-bam-to-present-and-sing-lift-evry-voice-gala\/\">Dav\u00f3ne Tines, Brooklyn Youth Chorus &amp; BAM to Present \u2018And Sing!\u2019 &amp; \u2018Lift Ev\u2019ry Voice\u2019 Gala<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/operawire.com\/the-met-cloisters-to-feature-world-premiere-of-paola-prestini-magos-herreras-primero-sueno\/\">The Met Cloisters to Feature World Premiere of Paola Prestini &amp; Magos Herrera\u2019s \u2018Primero Sue\u00f1o\u2019<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/operawire.com\/paola-prestini-brenda-shaughnessys-sensorium-ex-sets-world-premiere-production\/\">Paola Prestini &amp; Brenda Shaughnessy\u2019s \u2018Sensorium Ex\u2019 Sets World Premiere Production<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo credit: Caroline Tompkins) Brooklyn Youth Chorus has announced &#8220;Port(al),&#8221; a site-specific performance that explores the history of Brooklyn Navy Yard. 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