AOP Brings Brooklyn Voices to 5x10 Talks

On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, AOP was asked to be a part of the inaugural 5x10 Talks, an event organized by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership to showcase innovation in the neighborhood. The event- which raised funds to support the DBP's year-round public programming and was held at the brand-new BRIC Arts | Media House- highlighted five leaders from Downtown Brooklyn to answer the question, "What's next?"

Under their I HEAR AMERICA SINGING program, AOP featured two of composer Gilda Lyons' songs, rapid transit and "I am From the Ghetto 'Brooklyn'" (the latter from her cycle Songs from the F Train), and three of their regular performers, soprano Adrienne Danrich, contralto Nicole Mitchell, and pianist Mila Henry. In addition, young poet Najaya Royale read her original text for "I Am From the Ghetto 'Brooklyn'", which she wrote when she was only 12 years old.

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Wanna find out what else is "next"? Watch clips from the entire event here, and check out photos here.

And thanks to a partnership with Brooklyn Independent Media, you can watch a SPECIAL BROADCAST of the 5x10 Talks from 6-7:30pm on May 24th, May 25th, May 31st, and June 1st. Tune in on Brooklyn’s Time Warner Cable 756, Verizon FiOS 46 (all five boroughs), and online at BRIC Brooklyn Indie Media.

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