{"id":81883,"date":"2024-09-16T11:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/press-release\/kycc-celebrates-23rd-annual-benefit-concert-at-zipper-concert-hall\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:31:21","slug":"kycc-celebrates-23rd-annual-benefit-concert-at-zipper-concert-hall","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/press-release\/kycc-celebrates-23rd-annual-benefit-concert-at-zipper-concert-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"KYCC Celebrates 23rd Annual Benefit Concert at Zipper Concert Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 12, 2024, KYCC presented its 23rd Annual Benefit Concert<\/a> at The Colburn School’s Zipper Concert Hall<\/a> in Downtown Los Angeles. This year’s benefit concert raised $482,000 of unrestricted funds to support programs and services across KYCC. The concert was held in partnership with the Korean American Music Foundation<\/a> (KAMF), whose talented orchestra accompanied all of our evening’s performers. This year’s Title Sponsor was Bank of America<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00abWe are honored to be back in-person to celebrate 49 years of KYCC’s service to the community and all of our supporters who have championed us along the way,\u00bb says KYCC Executive Director, Johng Ho Song. \u00abThanks to support from all of our sponsors, like this year’s Title Sponsor, Bank of America, we are able to provide crucial unrestricted funding for our agency, ensuring that we can build capacity and sustain our programs at the highest levels of quality for many more years to come.\u00bb<\/p>\n

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Our Masters of Ceremonies were Alex Reid<\/a>, former K-Pop idol with BP Rania, and Suzie Suh<\/a>, news anchor for KCAL News, who led our audience through the evening of unforgettable musical performances. The evening began with KAMF’s Korean American Youth Symphony orchestra playing Franz von Suppe’s \u00abCalgary,\u00bb followed by Queen’s iconic \u00abBohemian Rhapsody.\u00bb\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Throughout the night, we were joined by the amazing musical talents of Joey Qui\u00f1ones, an East LA native and lead singer of the East LA Soul and R&B band, Thee Sinseers<\/a>, who sang a classic hit by Sunny & The Sunliners, \u00abTalk to Me,\u00bb followed by his own track, \u00abWhat\u2019s His Name.\u00bb<\/p>\n

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German-born, London-raised singer-songwriter, Arlissa<\/a> graced us with her stunning vocals, performing her original songs, \u00abEvery Time I Breathe,\u00bb \u00abHearts Ain’t Gonna Lie,\u00bb and a special preview of her new upcoming album, performing the song, \u00abSkin & Bones.\u00bb\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Following our intermission, our final performer of the evening was actor, singer-songwriter, and producer Kevin Woo<\/a>, most notably recognized as the main vocalist in the K-pop idol group U-KISS, who made their debut in 2008. Kevin’s performance included his rendition of \u00abBeautiful\u00bb by Crush (Goblin OST), his original song \u00abBeautiful Day,\u00bb and \u00ab0330,\u00bb a tribute to his K-Pop days with U-KISS.\u00a0The final performance to end the evening was a very special duet, combining the amazing vocals of Arlissa and Kevin Woo, singing \u00abShallow,\u00bb by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, from the movie, \u00abA Star is Born.\u00bb\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A special thank you to all of our sponsors who made this event possible. For more information about KYCC’s Annual Benefit Concert, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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