WHO WE ARE

We Sing For The World is a music organization and studio founded on the belief that music not only brings people together but that it has the power to heal. 

We Sing For The World offers high quality at home piano and voice lessons to children and adults in the New York City and Westchester areas. In addition to the lessons, we offer exciting themed workshops, mini camps and benefit concerts featuring local artists to raise awareness of important issues in our community.  
In May 2014, WSFTW established its outreach program; a branch of the organization that focuses on bringing music lessons, concerts and workshops FREE of charge to our community and to other communities around the world.  

We thank you for taking the time to visit our website. Please email us or call us if you would like to know more about our lessons, bookings or about our charitable work in Costa Rica.

We Sing For The World welcomes any help you can provide! We are inspired by the love, care and commitment of our artists, friends and students. 


                                                                                                  Thank you for visiting our site!                                                                                                                                                                    

Daniele Hager

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​Deeply moved by the devastation of the 2011 caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, founder Daniele Hager drew upon her musical background to aid the victims. Her vision of bringing the world together through the power of music was quickly realized by organizing a series of concerts featuring versatile and dynamic artists who shared her philanthropic vision. 
We Sing For The World  has presented numerous benefit concerts in conjunction with various non-profit organizations featuring renown singers and musicians. Since its incarnation in 2011, We Sing For The World has brought together the voices of Broadway, pop, and opera while working with such charities as AmeriCares, Roots of Development, the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance and the Make-A-Wish® Hudson Valley foundation.
Daniele is a New York City based singer and actor. Her love for music began at a very young age. She came to this country with her family at the age of 17 from Mexico City, Mexico and went on to pursue a Bachelors degree and Masters degree in Opera Performance from SUNY Purchase and Florida State University.  

Anne Boccato

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​Anne Boccato is a pianist, composer and vocalist born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. She has been living in the United States for over 10 years, enjoying  the Jazz scene in New York City, teaching piano lessons and performing her own music, as well as collaborating with some wonderful musicians.
Her aim is to connect people to each other and to a snapshot of her inner life through her compositions, be they instrumental or songs sung in Portuguese, English or Spanish. Her love of languages is matched only by her love of watching her students go “aha!” and smile with satisfaction.
A graduate of SUNY Purchase College with a degree in Jazz piano performance, Anne has worked extensively with composition and arranging, combining musical elements of her native Brazil with the modern jazz she encountered in New York City’s thriving music scene. Anne has performed/appeared on recordings with John Patitucci, Antonio Sanchez, John Ellis, Charles Flores, Kris Allen, Jean-Michel Pilc, Kevin Hays, Brazilian guitarrist Fabio Gouvea, acclaimed Mexican vocalist Magos Herrera and many others, at venues such as Yale University, the Performing Arts Center at SUNY Purchase, the University of Hartford, as well as many places abroad. She has also worked as an assistant arranger on a project for Lincoln Center’s 2009 American Songbook Series.

Jon Dykstra

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Jon Dykstra is a multi-faceted musician, actor, and instructor, with many years of experience working with children of all ages. He is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and holds a BA from Pacific University. As an actor and member of Actors Equity he has earned numerous stage credits in and out of the New York area. As a pianist and singer, he performs frequently, whether collaborating with artists in musical theater, singing in choirs, accompanying ensembles or playing in bands. He cares deeply about working with children, giving them a creative outlet to explore music and theater of various cultures, and instilling within them a lifetime of love for the arts. He has been teaching piano in New York City for eight years, and loves the opportunity to bring out the best in his students and to cultivate and foster gifts and talents within them that they may not even be aware of.

Robi Hager

A native from Mexico City, Robi is a Broadway actor, singer and composer living in Philadelphia, PA.  He has produced and written his own work and continues to create new projects. Robi is also a teaching artist and director for High School musicals and plays. For more info go to www.robihager.com


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Lana Norris


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Lana is a pianist and music educator comfortable in many styles from musical theater to sacred music. She has worked with students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Kidz Theater, Interplay Chamber Music, and Nyack College, and is Adjunct Music Faculty at Hunter College. As a pianist, Lana specializes in vocal and contemporary music theater music. She has performed in New York Cityvenues such as Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Symphony Space, and Norwood Club and toured the United States and abroad as a choral accompanist. She is pursuing a Masters of Music in Vocal Collaborative Piano at Hunter College and writes about new concert music for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, a contemporary classical music blog. Lana has been teaching in New York City for five years, and is especially passionate about teaching music to spark social relationships, a growth mindset, and a lifelong connection to the arts. She’s thrilled to be part of the We Sing for the World team!

Christina Kay


​Christina Kay is a versatile singer and teacher with a particular enthusiasm for concert, early, and new music repertoire. In addition to working with We Sing for the World, Christina is a voice instructor at Highbridge Voices, an after school music and academic program in the Bronx. Before moving to New York City, she spent over four years performing and teaching voice and piano lessons in Wisconsin, where she maintained a studio of 30 students of all ages and taught as Adjunct Professor of Voice at Beloit College.
As a professional chorister, Christina has sung with many ensembles including American Classical Orchestra, ARTEK, True Concord Voice and Orchestra, Carmel Bach Festival Chorale, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Choir, and The Salvatones. Also active in the opera scene, Christina will premiere roles in La Farranucci (Opervacoteur Productions) and Times (Cakewood Creative Arts) in the coming months. She recently appeared in Petr Kotik’s Master-Pieces with S.E.M. Ensemble and in John Cage’s Song Books at New Opera Days Ostrava in Czech Republic, and has enjoyed additional performances as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Dalinda in Ariodante, Second Woman and First Witch in Dido and Aeneas, and Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music.
Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Christina holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Gettysburg College/Sunderman Conservatory, and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to singing and teaching around the city, Christina is the booking manager for Asaran Earth Trio, a New York City-based world folk band.

Jennifer Brooks


Jennifer Brooks is a singer, actor, writer, teaching artist, and educator from Rockland County, New York. Jennifer is a recent graduate from New York University’s Steinhardt School and holds a degree in Educational Theatre. Jennifer is a performer herself, having performed with theater companies across Rockland County, including Elmwood Playhouse, New Generation Theatre Co., Rockland Theatre Co., and the RCC Campus Players in productions such as Urinetown, Angels in America, Ragtime and She Loves Me. Her love of musical theatre extends to the page—she collaborated with composer Rai Arsa Artha on Margaret: A New Musical as book writer and lyricist. A workshop production of Margaret premiered at the Jerry Orbach Theater at the Snapple Theater Center in May of 2018. Jennifer is passionate about theatre education and has worked with students across New York City and Rockland County for many years. She worked as ASM at the Shubert Theater for the Shubert Foundation’s High School Theater Festival, and served as assistant director & dramaturg with New Generation Theatre Co, working on shows such as Young Frankenstein, In The Heights, and Hairspray. She is currently the music teacher at Children Of Mary Pre-School in Stony Point, New York. Jennifer is also the resident director at Rockland Theatre Company’s youth program in Haverstraw, NY., directing productions such as Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Annie Jr., and Frozen Jr., coming this summer. Jennifer is so excited to be joining the We Sing For The World team!