Two cities. One purpose.
Choose your city
The concert
The note you sing against stigma.
The note you write to the lost and living.
The sustained note of care held for 35 years.
The voices
Headliner
Clay Aiken rose to national attention on American Idol and topped the Billboard 200 with his multi-platinum debut, Measure of a Man. A recording artist, Broadway performer and advocate, he brings more than two decades of music and storytelling to the stage.
Special opening performance
Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner André De Shields has shaped American theater for more than five decades, from The Wiz to Hadestown. An advocate for people living with HIV and long-term survivors, he opens the evening with a spirit of resilience and remembrance.
Music director
SiriusXM Broadway host, pianist and conductor Seth Rudetsky combines musical expertise with humor and infectious energy. The co-creator of Broadway’s Disaster! and the fundraising series Stars in the House serves as music director, bringing his collaborative spirit to performances by Clay Aiken and André De Shields.
Three notes we live by
Stigma can’t outsing us. Speaking up, showing up, and singing out have always mattered.
Medical care treats HIV. Music can help us face fear, isolation, and silence. Tonight, both are in the room.
Celebrating out loud is its own act of defiance. We are still here, still singing, and still taking care of each other.
World AIDS Day 2026
CAN Community Health brings us together through music to remember, celebrate, and keep showing up for one another.
