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25 Years of Brooklyn Youth Chorus
September 14, 2017It has been a milestone year for us at Brooklyn Youth Chorus. We released our first album, were Artists-in-Residence at WQXR, had our Broadway debut and realized an impactful evening-length work, Silent Voices, on the BAM Opera House stage. In this video, we interview current students and alumni, New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert, and our own Founder & Artistic Director Dianne Berkun Menaker to show you what Brooklyn Youth Chorus is all about.
Black Mountain Songs Album Receives Rave Reviews from The New Yorker
The New Yorker
By Russell Platt | March 27, 2017“Black Mountain Songs” earned a rave review in the Times—and when you hear the astonishingly secure performance of the young singers, who have been tasked with executing some formidably complex choral textures, you immediately understand why. But when divorced from the production the unevenness of the selections is inevitably apparent."
New Amsterdam Records to release Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ debut album, Black Mountain Songs, March 31
February 14, 2017
New Amsterdam Records is proud to announce the release of Black Mountain Songs, the debut album from the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus, out March 31.
Watch Brooklyn Youth Chorus Perform “Silver Bells” with Sarah McLachlan
December 5, 2016Brooklyn Youth Chorus performs at the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Caroline Shaw paves the way for new music
The Guardian
By Stacey Anderson | June 9, 2016Dianne Berkun Menaker comments on Caroline's music for the chorus and new music in general.
Let Their Voices Soar!
Brooklyn Daily
By Dennis Lynch | March 24, 2016Brooklyn Youth Chorus's Ready, Set, Sing Program at PS 1 in Sunset Park takes the spotlight in an article that appeared in the Brooklyn Daily.
Watch Caroline Shaw’s Anni’s Constant from Black Mountain Songs
October 27, 2015Brooklyn Youth Chorus performs Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw's "Anni's Constant" from their groundbreaking production, Black Mountain Songs. Recorded live in concert at BAM, Nov 20-23, 2014, as part of the BAM Next Wave Festival.
Collaboration with Caroline Shaw and Kanye West
October 21, 2015Composer and friend Caroline Shaw collaborated with Kanye West for his latest song "Say You Will." Listen to it here:
Men’s Ensemble performs for the President
The Men's Ensemble performs at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Annual Gala, which included attendees President Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Representative Nydia Velazquez, and more.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus 2015-16 Season Opens This Week at National Sawdust
October 4, 2015Accompanied by American Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Chorus performs excerpts from Paola Prestini’s newest work Aging Magician and a premiere by Sarah Small. The evening also features works by Caroline Shaw and Richard Reed Parry. Joining the Chorus will be Bulgarian a cappella trio Black Sea Hotel.
High Praise for Brooklyn Youth Chorus at Joan of Arc at the Stake
June 12, 2015Critics are praising the New York Philharmonic's season finale of Honegger's oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake, starring Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard and Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
The Wall Street Journal is “smitten” with Brooklyn Youth Chorus
The Wall Street Journal
By Ralph Gardner | April 9, 2015Hundreds of musicians, including the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, perform the Academy Award®-winning Howard Shore’s score of "The Lord of the Rings" as the movie plays on a screen above their heads in seven performances.
A Youthful Tribute to a Fallen Friend of Art
The New York TImes
By Anthony Tommasini | November 21, 2014A Review of Black Mountain Songs from The New York Times
Members of the National, Arcade Fire Develop a Brooklyn-Grown Show at BAM
Wall Street Journal
By Vipal Monga | November 18, 2014The Wall Street Journal's Vipal Monga previews Black Mountain Songs.
Let us now praise Brooklyn’s most focused musical force
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
May 9, 2013Brooklyn Youth Chorus celebrates at its Spring Gala