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Auditioned choral education program for children in grades 3-12.
New Jersey Youth Chorus choristers can expect exceptional musical education and performance opportunities while discovering artistry, confidence, and community. Missed auditions for the New Jersey Youth Chorus? There is still time to join! Makeup auditions are available for students in grades 3-12.
NJYC
2026-27 Auditions
Missed auditions for the New Jersey Youth Chorus? There is still time to join! Makeup auditions are available for students in grades 3-12. NJYC singers have performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, the Super Bowl, The Today Show, NJPAC, and The Kennedy Center.
NJYC
Our Ensembles
NJYC has five performance ensembles for girls and boys. Following a successful audition, students will be placed in an appropriate ensemble based on their grade.
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NJYC provides premiere performances opportunities while inspiring young singers to discover, learn, and perform beyond their expectations.
NJYC is home to 3rd to 12th-grade singers from communities across the state of New Jersey. Choristers achieve musical excellence while building friendships, fostering self-expression, and experiencing once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunities.
Our philosophy and goals revolve around our choristers and the music. It is far more than singing: we teach values, we nurture, and we inspire.
NJYC history
1992
The New Jersey Youth Chorus, originally the Somerset Hills Children’s Chorus, was founded in 1992 by Trish Joyce.
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NJYC drew 30 choristers from the Bernardsville and Basking Ridge area.
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Now celebrating more than 30 years of musical excellence and exceptional performance experiences, NJYC is home to choristers from throughout northern and central New Jersey.
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