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New Music is a cornerstone of Brooklyn Youth Chorus’s mission. In addition to providing unparalleled voice training and performance opportunities, Brooklyn Youth Chorus gives singers the opportunity to work directly with composers to develop and create original work. These musical experiences transcend learning notes on a page. In deep collaborations, commissioned artists encourage our singers to be authentic and vulnerable as they co-create magic for the stage.

Brooklyn Youth Chorus has commissioned ten major music-theater works and over 140 new compositions for youth chorus from artists that represent the full diversity of the human experience. This music expands our understanding of what young artists can achieve, inspires and challenges our singers, and shapes the future of our musical culture.

As we plan for our 35th Anniversary, we aim to bolster our New Music Fund, allowing us to invest in new commissions and major new music projects each year. Port(al), set to premiere May 1, 2025, is the first major work funded by this campaign. Support toward this fund extends the reach of our choral theater projects, such as Port(al), by allowing Brooklyn Youth Chorus to record these commissions and tour these innovative productions over many seasons.

Support the Port(al)/New Music Campaign today

SPONSORS

Brooklyn Youth Chorus gratefully acknowledges the lead donors of Port(al), without whom this project would not be possible. 

This project is made possible with the generous support of Charles J. and Irene F. Hamm, the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation, Marc Agger of the Agger Fish Building, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation and GaryGraham422. 

The commissioning of Port(al) was made possible with major support from The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Youth and Contemporary Music Initiative.

Port(al) was developed with the support of a residency at PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, NY.

The premiere of Port(al) is dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of the passage of the NYC landmarks law, the legislation that created the Landmarks Preservation commission and established the preservation law in New York City.

Additional Support Provided By:

Jacqueline and Joseph Aguanno
Henry and Karoly Gutman - In Memory of Grace and Bill Gutman