• Music Educators Workshop Program Details

    Application Timeline

    August 1, 2012
    Applications due

    August 20, 2012
    Notifications sent via email

    September 14, 2012
    Program begins

    Preliminary Program Schedule 

    Friday, September 14, 2012 | 5–8pm
    Introductory workshop and reception

    Saturday, September 15
    10am–5pm
    Cross-Choral Training Workshop led by Dianne Berkun and featuring singers from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus

    “Cross-Choral Training™  is Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy’s holistic and experiential approach to developing young singers. It is both functional voice training, based on voice science and health, and a comprehensive approach to building sight-reading and musicianship skills. C-CT was developed to meet the needs of the multi-faceted Brooklyn Youth Chorus, which prepares students to sing challenging music of many different genres and styles in both an educational context and on the professional stage.  Through demonstrations, interactive discussions, and performances by members of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, participants will learn how to go beyond “warming up” to achieve real musical and vocal breakthroughs”

    Saturday, October 27, 2012 | 7:30 PM 
    Concert #1
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

    October–December 2012
    30-minute voice lesson with a professional voice teacher

    Thursday, November 8, 2012 | 6:30-9:30 PM
    Sing side by side with the Oratorio Society of New York as they rehearse Handel's Messiah conducted by Kent Tritle.  Pre-rehearsal talk with David Rosenmeyer, Associate Conductor

    November 2012–February 2013 (Dates TBD)
    Participants sing side by side with New York-area adult choirs as they rehearse major works for their seasons

    Saturday, January 12, 2013 | 10 AM–5 PM
    Cross-Choral Training Workshop Part 2 led by Dianne Berkun and featuring singers from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus

    Sunday February 3, 2013 | 2 PM
    Concert #2
     West-Eastern Divan Orchestra  with Westminster Symphonic Choir

    February–April 2013
    Classroom observations and feedback from Dianne Berkun and Carnegie Hall staff

    February–April
    BYC rehearsal observations of the age group that you teach

    Sunday, March 10, 2013 | 3 PM
    Concert # 3
    La Pasión Según San Marcos: A Creative Learning Project     featuring three local high school-aged choirs  

    Saturday, April 20, 2013 | 8 PM
    Concert #4
    National High School Choral Festival featuring four of the top high school choirs from around the country 

     Monday, May 6, 2013 | 5–8pm
    Wrap-Up and Reflection session