2024 Spring Gala

LIFT EV’RY VOICE

Monday, May 6, 2024

Auditions now open
for the 2024/25 season!

Would you like to sing with the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus? Children who will be ages 7-18 during the 2024/25 school year are eligible to audition.

No prior experience is required to sing with Brooklyn Youth Chorus, but a love of singing is essential! Our audition process allows us to place singers at the level (segmented by both age and experience) where they are likely to be most successful.

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Upcoming events.

New York Philharmonic: Olga Neuwirth

April 18 - 20
David Geffen Hall

US Premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Project 19 commission “Keyframes for a Hippogriff.”

2024 Spring Gala: Lift Ev’ry Voice

Monday, May 6, 2024
BAM and BRIC

Honoree: Davóne Tines
AND SING! Concert and Dinner/Award Presentation.

Spring Sings

May 17-18
The Theater at City Tech

Our annual spring concerts to wrap up the Brooklyn Youth Chorus season.

Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert

July 11-12
Madison Square Garden

Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki returns to NYC.

Learn more about our events

"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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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.