In The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Teens Speak Up By Singing Out
The group is celebrating its 25th anniversary by commissioning new pieces of contemporary classical music — and pushing the composers who write for the ensemble to broaden their own points of view.
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus is not your typical kids' choir, singing folk-song arrangements and show tunes. It's made up of over 600 kids from second grade to the end of high school, from struggling neighborhoods to New York's elite. Part of its mission is to give the kids a sense of purpose at a difficult time in life. The group has just released its first album, Black Mountain Songs, and is giving two high-profile concerts Friday and Saturday.
