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Sing with us!

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.

Cross Choral Training® Vocal Pedagogy Workshop

Join the Cross-Choral Training learning community November 3 for an all new one-day workshop on functional voice training in group settings. Whether you’re a seasoned conductor or a teaching artist just starting out, this course will elevate your teaching and help your students realize their full vocal potential!

2024/25 Season Events

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.

  • "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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