Previous Seasons
2019-2020 Season
The Kennedy Center
February 21, 2020
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Partners in Education Annual Meeting
Keynote Presentation and Workshop
The Kennedy Center
February 20, 2020
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Any Given Child Exchange & Partners in Education Annual Meeting
Concert Presentation
w/ Sister Cities Girlchoir, Alysia Lee, Artistic Director
Sister Cities Girlchoir & ANA Crusis Women’s Choir
December 14-15, 2019
ANNA Crusis Women’s Choir
Keep Hope Alive
w/ special guests Sister Cities Girlchoir, Alysia Lee, Artistic Director
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With selections from Björk, to Sweet Honey in the Rock, to Holly Near, to Diana Ross to a winner of the DeCapo Chamber Choir Competition, ANNA is teaming up with Sister Cities Girl Choir to bring you a concert experience filled with energy and empathy, insight and exhilaration.
Tree Lighting Celebration
Philadelphia Museum of Art
11/27/19
Artistic Director
Maryland ArtsLab 2019
Maryland Citizens for the Arts
11/22/19
Presenter
All County Honors Elementary Chorus
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
11/14/19
Guest Conductor
Selected singers from throughout St. Mary’s County Public Schools unite under the elegant baton of Alysia Lee. Selections by Emily Crocker, Alan Menken, Joseph Shamabala, and more
11/7/19
Kennedy Center
Citizen Artist campaign
"I make music that builds strong, powerful communities." 🎶Meet #CitizenArtist Fellow Alysia Lee, and nominate an artist or change-maker you know that's making a difference: bit.ly/CAFnomination
2019 Delaware Arts Summit
Delaware Division of the Arts
10/28/19
Keynote Presenter
Arts In Education Conference
U.S. Department of Education
10/24/19
Featured Presenter
10/14/19
Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center
Annual Partners Brunch celebrating 15 years of service
Keynote Presenter
10/01/19
Maryland State Department of Education
October 2019, Alysia’s Corner
Highlights from the work of the Fine Arts Office of the Maryland State Department of Education
Read feature online.
9/12/19
Arts Education Partnership
National Convening 2019
Featured Presenter
Watch video of Alysia’s onstage interview. Click here.
Event Details
10/19/2019
Sister Cities Girlchoir
Performances in Public Spaces
Artistic Director
This event is presented by the City’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy as part of Performances in Public Spaces, a summer series of FREE cultural performances in parks and plazas across Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Event Details
04/29/19
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Arts Summit 2019
Citizen Artist Fellows, a curated group of artists who use their artistic practice to create positive social impact were presented to the public for the first time. Now in its fourth year, the Citizen Artists Fellow program recognizes a 2019-2020 class of eight change-makers representing every region of the country.
05/08/19
Wells Fargo Regional Foundation
Featured Presenter
Kennedy Center magazine feature
September 2019
Interview in On Tap magazine
pages 61-62
“You see all the cross-pollination that’s occurring,” Lee says of the festival programming. “It’s really inspiring and makes me think about the through-line of creativity and how things can speak. I love that the festival is a place for that. It’s hard to even fathom missing one day of it.”
WURD Radio Interview
Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow
Kennedy Center, Citizen Artist Fellow Award
2018-2019 News and Events
10/02/18
Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation
2018 George Bartol Arts Education Award
Employing the core principles of El Sistema and the Girl Effect, Sister Cities Girlchoir provides a safe space for girls to build resilience and connection, strengthen academic and social skills and develop healthy habits while fully engaged in a world-class choral training program.
11/28/18
Chorus America
Interview in The Voice
Chorus Education Programs Today: Partnering, Collaborating and Deepening Community Connections by Don Lee.
“We have to allow for evolution to take place. We should all be thinking of ourselves as lovers of music. And so the dream here is that music education continues, that music survives, not necessarily my style that I prefer.” Lee believes the real question to ask about repertoire is, “What guides how we want to portray ourselves?” Her main goal is to create connection with the community.
09/06/18
Uncommon Individual Foundation
Video Feature
The Conductor: Sister Cities Girlchoir introduces us to social entrepreneur, Alysia Lee! She created Sister Cities Girlchoir in 2012 with the intention of inspiring social change, and creating a safe environment for young girls.