Celebrating 13 Years of Singing in the Bellevue area!

Welcome! We are excited for our 2024 - 2025 season and can't wait to have you join us!  We will continue our tradition of joyous performances, community outreach events, social gatherings, and of course, our outstanding musicianship training of our singers.  It's going to be a great year to be in BYC!    

Enrollment closes September 30th! Click here to enroll or join the waitlist!

If your chorister is in 3rd grade or older (by September 2024), you can sign up for a vocal placement/audition and enrollment information will be provided to you after. These are open now. Get started by filling out the form below or emailing [email protected] 

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For more information about each choir, including rehearsal times and tuition costs, click HERE. 

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Tuition and registration will be paid online via the our new Parent Portal here. Registration fees are the same as our Annual Dues and are nonrefundable. Tuition is nonrefundable once paid unless approved by the Managing Artistic Director on a case-by-case basis. 

Scholarships may be available for those in financial need. Please email us at [email protected] to see if you qualify. 

2024-25 Season:

In-person Choir Rehearsals

BYC choristers have returned to in-person choir rehearsals. We offer a wide variety of choirs for every age and ability. Discover which group may be best for your child here. Students in 3rd grade and up will need to sign up for a vocal placement session to find their choir placement. At this time, wearing a mask is optional.  We will update our policies as the COVID-19 guidelines for children change.

All choirs welcome students of all genders! Singers with changed voices (tenors and basses) will find a choir home in the Coda Choir. 

Musicianship Training

Rehearsals will include concentrated time working on the nuts and bolts of reading music in fun, engaging and uplifting ways, as only BYC can.  Musicianship skills such as solfège, takadimi rhythms, scales, modes, and sight-reading will provide the foundation for more confident music-making. 

MainStage Performances

MainStage Performances are professional concerts featuring all of our choirs. These performances are a chance for students to experience what it's like to be on stage, as well as for families and friends to hear them.  Our MainStage performances are held in December, March, and June. Details TBD. 

Mentorship

One of the best ways to learn a new skill is through experience! We believe wholeheartedly in experiential learning. To make it even more effective, we are incorporating a mentorship model into our rehearsals.

This year, we are hoping to revisit our mentorship program and bring in older choristers as volunteers/mentors to our younger groups. This approach to learning will provide a jumpstart to learning complex skills and concepts in rehearsal. Mentors show us how to unlock our own potential and take risks in new and exciting ways.