Songs of Resistance presents
Reframing Faith: Deconstructing Christian Nationalism, A Benefit Show for the Interfaith Center of New Yoek
Songs of Resistance, in partnership with Keepsake House, is thrilled to present a benefit show for the Interfaith Center of New York on July 12th, 3:30 pm! Tickets are $15- $ 20, and all proceeds will go to the Interfaith Center of New York. Please support The LOCAL Hostel with a $10 minimum beverage purchase at their bar/cafe. Featuring artists Nathan Mattingly, Nora Jean, and Bo Konigsmark with Jae.ci, who will share their songs of resistance and deconstructing their experiences with religion.
Doors: 3:00pm ET
Tickets: $15-20 donation
Songs of Resistance, in partnership with Keepsake House, is thrilled to present a benefit show for the Interfaith Center of New York. Featuring artists Bo Konigsmark with Jae.ci, Nathan Mattingly, and Nora Jean, who will share their songs of resistance and deconstructing their experiences with religion.
Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) works to overcome prejudice, violence, and misunderstanding by activating the power of the city's grassroots religious and civic leaders.
Songs of Resistance is a semi-monthly concert series led by Jae Carelli that organizes artists to ignite real change.
ARTISTS
Bo Konigsmark
Dr. Bo Konigsmark is an American composer, multiinstrumental performer, singer and ensemble director. Between 2016-2023 he received a bachelors in music from Berklee College of Music, a master of arts at Tufts University, and a doctorate in composition at the Hartt School. Bo is the artistic director and co-founder of the Into the Light Ensemble, a contemporary vocal group that performs new music by current composers, as well as new songs by the group itself. He is the winner of the Earle Brown award for outstanding composition from Berklee College of Music in 2018 and a 2024 grant recipient from the Newton Cultural Council. He currently teaches musicianship at the Suzuki School of Newton and continues to write music for the ensemble and various other commissions.
Jae.ci
Jae Carelli is a vocalist, musician, songwriter, and voice pedagogue whose work examines duality and identity through voice and sound. Jae navigates the space across binaries to explore the capabilities of voice as a key marker of identity, which guides their artistic expression as a transracial adoptee and their research with trans/gender-nonconforming singers in their Master’s program at the Voice Study Centre. They released a concept album, American Doll, and premiered their solo show, Homeward Bound, about the 7 core issues of adoption in 2025. Jae is the Founder and Director of Songs of Resistance, and also serves on Keepsake House's 2026 Artist Advisory Board.
Nathan Mattingly
Nathan Mattingly is a Brooklyn-based folk singer who wears his heart on his sleeve. Dubbed deconstruction folk, his writing blends the Americana sensibilities he was raised on with his talent for vulnerable, soul-searching storytelling.
Nora Jean
Nora Jean is a singer/songwriter/actor based in NYC. With a folk/musical theater sound, her inspiration ranges from Joni Mitchell to Sara Bareilles. Her songs will pull at heartstrings, and make you feel like a kid again. Since graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she has performed across the city in various indie bands, released her own music on streaming platforms, and is currently apart of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as a first year composer.
Nora Jean has previously performed in the Writers Room at Meadowlark Festival (2024).