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Interested in joining Brooklyn Youth Chorus? Singers ages 5-18 can start in January!

Placement audition dates are now available for singers ages 7-18. For younger singers ages 5-6, we offer a Pre-Preparatory Music Class without a placement audition.

Holiday Concert Tickets Now On-Sale

Celebrate the season with Brooklyn Youth Chorus! Enjoy a heartwarming and joyful concert of choral classics, contemporary music, and everybody’s holiday favorites from our indomitable young beginners, spirited advanced singers, and polished pre-professional ensembles.

Join us December 13-14 as the Training Divisions and Performing Ensembles of Brooklyn Youth Chorus join together to fill the glorious and stunning Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph with the sounds of the season in this uplifting and much-anticipated annual celebration of the holidays.

2024/25 Season Events

Events
Philip Glass Ensemble: Powaqqatsi
Dec 3
Philip Glass Ensemble: Powaqqatsi
Brooklyn Youth Chorus at The Watermark
Dec 9
Brooklyn Youth Chorus at The Watermark
Holiday Harmonies (Fri)
Dec 13
Holiday Harmonies (Fri)
Holiday Harmonies (Sat)
Dec 14
Holiday Harmonies (Sat)
Winter's Song
Dec 14
Winter's Song
Cobble Hill Holiday Gather and Sing
Dec 18
Cobble Hill Holiday Gather and Sing
Bernstein’s Symphony No.3 “Kaddish”
Jan 29
Bernstein’s Symphony No.3 “Kaddish”

Training singers for life.

  • Astonishing, inspired performances.

    Singers at Brooklyn Youth Chorus learn to deliver authentic performances across a wide range of genres and styles, including original work by a diverse group of composers

  • Music education with no barriers.

    We strive to remove any barriers to participation. The only requirement to join the Chorus is commitment and a love for singing.

  • Healthy, skills-based voice training.

    Brooklyn Youth Chorus students are trained using the Cross-Choral Training® method. This method is a proven holistic and experiential approach to teaching voice and musicianship in a group setting, designed by Founder & Artistic Director Dianne Berkun Menaker.

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  • "Brooklyn Youth Chorus, under the direction of Dianne Berkun Menaker, featured a heavenly chorus of young singers reminiscent of angels ascending among us."

    OperaWire

  • "Among New York's choral groups, BYC STANDS ALONE."

    New York Magazine

  • "SPECTACULAR, DAZZLING, and EXEMPLARY."

    The New York Times

  • "When they start singing and you feel the collective power of that choir, something magical happens, and you (finally) feel something that resembles rapture. "

    playcrazygame.com

  • "The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, a superb ensemble of bright singers, consistently demonstrates a polish and commitment well beyond its years. It is hard to think of this group as anything but a polished ensemble of miniature professionals."

    The New York Times

  • “BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS IS AS FINE AS IT GETS, in demand with the greatest orchestras and the most important composers.”

    Brooklyn Rail

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