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It all begins with the love of singing.

Founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Dianne Berkun, the GRAMMY award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy (BYCA) provides an unparalleled vocal music education and performing experience for New York City children. At BYCA, children who love to sing can develop their voices and their skills, and experience the joy of performing in a world-class vocal ensemble.

" The Brooklyn Youth Chorus is regularly heard alongside prestigious ensembles in major works at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the Brooklyn Academy of Music... It can sometimes be hard to think of this group as anything but a polished ensemble of miniature professionals." -- The New York Times

Project9/11BYC performs live in Howard Shore's Oscar® winning score of The Lord of the Rings at Radio City Hall
Project9/11BYC featured on Grizzly Bear's new album Veckatamist and Holy Ghost! single I Will Come Back
Project9/11Summer Auditions are being held now for the Fall season. Come sing with us!
GRAMMY® Winner -- Best Classical Album -- Adams' On the Transmigration of Souls