Brooklyn Youth Chorus

BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS’s Grammy Award-winning ensemble, led by Founder & Artistic Director Dianne Berkun Menaker, is one of the most highly regarded ensembles in the country and has stretched the artistic boundaries for the youth chorus. Hailed by The New York Times as "a polished ensemble of miniature professionals," the Chorus has performed and  collaborated with an impressive range of organizations and artists including the New York Philharmonic, Kronos Quartet, International Contemporary Ensemble, The National, David Byrne, Wye Oak, Bon Iver, Shara Nova, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Elton John, and Grizzly Bear. Brooklyn Youth Chorus has developed an active commissioning program and has collaborated with some of the most important composers of our time. Founded in 1992, Brooklyn Youth Chorus has served over 10,000 students over the course of its history, annually serving hundreds of students in its core after-school and public-school outreach programs.