Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Dexter’s original piece “I Must Confess” is performed by Sarah Elizabeth Charles live at Sing Sing prison in 2015. The song was also performed at the White House during an event titled Arts & Innovation: Prison Reform and Reentry in the 21st Century on December 17, 2015.
“I wrote the song for my wife because we were going through so much. I was going to the parole board at the time … I was really pushing her away. But I was speaking to Kenyatta about my relationship, and he was like, ‘Well how do you feel? Tell her. Confess it.’ And that’s how the title came about.” —Dexter on “I Must Confess”
Watch more videos on the “Inner Transformation” playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6on-dqI0232yBJIUqLEMydmqKDSw25zV
In 2026, Carnegie Hall celebrates the 15th anniversary of Musical Connections by releasing Sing Sing Voices, a series of three video playlists that feature original music created by men incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum‑security prison in New York. Shared publicly for the first time, the project includes nearly 50 songs written and performed during the longstanding residency in collaboration with Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Highlighting the creativity and humanity fostered through music, Grammy Award winners Common, Joyce DiDonato, and Arturo O’Farrill each introduce a playlist.
Learn more about Sing Sing Voices: carnegiehall.org/SingSingVoices
Performers:
Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Vocals
Ole Mathisen, Tenor Saxophone
Hector Martignon, Piano
Leo Traversa, Bass
Shadrich, Drums
Musical Connections is a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
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Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
Learn more at https://carnegiehall.org.
facebook.com/CarnegieHall
twitter.com/CarnegieHall
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Dexter’s original piece “I Must Confess” is performed by Sarah Elizabeth Charles live at Sing Sing prison in 2015. The song was also performed at the White House during an event titled Arts & Innovation: Prison Reform and Reentry in the 21st Century on December 17, 2015.
“I wrote the song for my wife because we were going through so much. I was going to the parole board at the time … I was really pushing her away. But I was speaking to Kenyatta about my relationship, and he was like, ‘Well how do you feel? Tell her. Confess it.’ And that’s how the title came about.” —Dexter on “I Must Confess”
Watch more videos on the “Inner Transformation” playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6on-dqI0232yBJIUqLEMydmqKDSw25zV
In 2026, Carnegie Hall celebrates the 15th anniversary of Musical Connections by releasing Sing Sing Voices, a series of three video playlists that feature original music created by men incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum‑security prison in New York. Shared publicly for the first time, the project includes nearly 50 songs written and performed during the longstanding residency in collaboration with Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Highlighting the creativity and humanity fostered through music, Grammy Award winners Common, Joyce DiDonato, and Arturo O’Farrill each introduce a playlist.
Learn more about Sing Sing Voices: carnegiehall.org/SingSingVoices
Performers:
Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Vocals
Ole Mathisen, Tenor Saxophone
Hector Martignon, Piano
Leo Traversa, Bass
Shadrich, Drums
Musical Connections is a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
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Carnegie Hall’s mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
Learn more at https://carnegiehall.org.
facebook.com/CarnegieHall
twitter.com/CarnegieHall
instagram.com/CarnegieHall
