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Francisco Nunez

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“There was a moment where, through this pandemic, I got re-inspired to think again. It made me get off the treadmill of exactness and repetition and find a different path. It made me start thinking again. From this ugliness, from this brokenness, I am feeling a way to heal and heal stronger like any bone that comes back. So, I see this as an opportunity.” Francisco Núñez, Founder & Artistic Director of the Young People’s Chorus of New York, shares the impact from the pandemic on his leadership approach.

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