Albany Park's Youth Choir Makes Rock History: Uniting Voices Chicago Records with The B-52s' Kate Pierson

By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Albany Park · March 14, 2026

Albany Park's beloved youth choral organization just landed the coolest collaboration in neighborhood history. Uniting Voices Chicago — which runs the Albany Park Neighborhood Choir program serving kids from the Northwest Side — has recorded a cover of 'People Have the Power' with none other than Kate Pierson of the legendary rock band The B-52s. The news, reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, is a stunning milestone for a community organization that has long championed accessible music education for children across Chicago's diverse neighborhoods.

For Albany Park families who know Uniting Voices Chicago through the neighborhood choir's annual spring concerts and community performances, this headline-grabbing collaboration is a reminder of just how far-reaching the organization's artistic ambitions truly are. The Albany Park Neighborhood Choir welcomes singers from third grade and up, giving kids a powerful creative outlet rooted in the neighborhood's vibrant, multicultural identity — and now, one of those programs is connected to a genuine piece of rock-and-roll history.

With the Albany Park Neighborhood Choir's Spring Concert still on the calendar for Tuesday, April 7 at the Copernicus Center (5216 W. Lawrence Ave.), there's never been a better moment to celebrate and support these young artists. Grab your