ABOUT

Founded in 2002, YES IS A WORLD is a nonprofit organization working to promote peace and social change through musical diversity and the collaboration of young artists. Our accomplishments to date have included large-scale performances featuring solo acts, choirs and orchestras, small recitals by individual artists, and fund-raising benefits supporting other organizations. Thanks to a generous grant from the Kaiser J. Family Foundation, we travelled to South Africa in 2006 to document the ways in which black South Africans are using choral music in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Since 2008, we have focused exclusively on fiscal sponsorship, fundraising and artistic support for other selected organizations that help fufill our mission. These groups include New York's Red Light New Music and Dither Electric Guitar Quartet, Charleston's New Music Collective, Tanzania's Shina Basic School, Namibia's Namib Desert Environmental Educational Trust (NaDEET), South Africa's J.L. Zwane Center and Nkosi's Haven, and the Southeast Asian Tsunami relief efforts of Faithful America.

Yes Is A World believes that a true integration of musical styles results in meaningful dialogue and avoids the confining parameters of traditional form. The juxtaposition of contrasting musical genres exemplifies the individual richness of these forms rather than the limitations. This concept parallels the belief that humanity should be stronger and more unified through its diversity, rather than be divided by it.

TED HEARNE, artistic director
MOLLIE STONE, associate conductor

CONTACT:
Yes is a World
958 Campbell Street
Joliet , Illinois 60435
773.750.4203
info@yesisaworld.org