Raise Our Voices: A Cabaret for Cecilia Chorus
Wednesday, October 14 at 6pm
The Cecilia Chorus of New York invites you to an intimate evening of music, celebration, and community on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 54 Below, in honor of its landmark 120th anniversary season.
The evening honors Dr. Soon-Young Yoon — anthropologist, feminist leader, and NGO Representative of the International Alliance of Women to the United Nations, and author of Citizen of the World — whose lifelong commitment to justice, equality, and the power of human voices embodies the spirit the Cecilia Chorus has carried since 1906.
Called “reliably venturesome” by The New Yorker and “admirable” by The New York Times, The Cecilia Chorus of New York has been a treasured fixture of New York’s cultural scene for over a century. Raise our Voices celebrates our 120-year tradition of great music-making and dynamic community.
Tickets are sold as individual seats. To buy an entire table please contact president@ceciliachorusny.org
Dr. Soon-Young Yoon
Our honoree
Dr. Yoon is an anthropologist, feminist leader, and the NGO Representative of the International Alliance of Women to the United Nations. She is the co-director of the Cities for CEDAW Project. She has worked with UNICEF and the World Health Organization across Asia, Africa, and beyond. She is the author of Citizen of the World and co-author of Making Rights Real for Future Generations.
Born in Pyongyang and shaped by a lifetime of displacement, advocacy, and purpose, Dr. Yoon, a longtime member of The Cecilia Chorus of New York, has spent decades proving that voices raised together, in community, can change the world.
