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Staten Island music program goes virtual for holiday performance
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
Singers from the DEA Music and Art School Sounds of Unity Chorus , rehearse for their Radio City Music Hall performance opening for the world- renowned Rockettes at the holiday Christmas Spectacular. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) Jan Somma-HammelJan Somma-Hammel
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. DEA Music & Art, an artistic school for children, is facing its biggest audience yet during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: The Internet.
The program typically host live Christmas performances at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, but due to the pandemic the DEA Music & Art musicians have resorted to virtual streaming. To keep the holiday spirit alive, the program has published a slew of videos on its YouTube channel featuring students singing holiday songs like “Last Christmas” and popular songs like “Vienna” by Billy Joel.