“I love singing with the Brooklynite choir—they are such a vibrant bunch! Charlie, our director, brings her phenomenal energy to every rehearsal so that it never feels like… a rehearsal! Each time, I leave feeling high with energy!”
– LAURE SINNHUBER-GILES, MIDWIFE
Our second adult choir, started in 2015, Brooklynite is the lively younger sibling to Britpop Choir—basically all the attitude with none of the accent.
Close-knit, cheerful and, we admit, a little kooky, we’re a group of people who like nothing more on a school night than to sing our hearts out, laugh a lot, sing some more. They’re songs you know—from pop to rock to indie, Prince to Sia to Death Cab for Cutie—and, let’s face it, can’t get out of your head. But it’s not about the song so much as the sound—the big, beautiful sound—and the chance to make it together.
You don’t have to read music, just really love it. You definitely don’t have to be a pro. And you don’t even have to be from Brooklyn, as long as you’re able to find Gowanus. (But you do have to be 18, just because.)
Check out our YouTube Channel to see us in action!
Brooklynite Choir sings “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers
Brooklynite Choir sings “Dive” by Olivia Dean
Choir Leader: Charlie Adams
Venue: Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 269 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 7:30-9pm
Rehearsal Dates (Fall- Winter 2026-2027):
Sept: 30
Oct: 7, 14, 21, 28
Nov: 4 _ 18 _
Dec: 2, 9, 16 _ _
Jan: 6, 13, 20, 27
Feb: 3, 10
Final Performance: Friday February 12th, 7:30 - 9:30pm @Littlefield
Price: $400 ($25 per rehearsal) + a 3% processing fee.
The cycle fee can be paid in up to 8 installments.
Financial aid is available; please contact us for more info.
Ability Level: All - no audition needed. Our choir members range from professionals to beginners and everyone in between.
Teaching Method: Our approach focuses on ‘learning by ear’ so we typically don’t use sheet music (we provide lyric sheets). Check out our FAQs for more info on this. If you are a die-hard sheet music singer consider joining Manhattanite Choir as they incorporate notation in their rehearsals.
Participants: Maximum 60 people.
How to get involved: Click here to join the wait list and to receive info for the upcoming cycle.
Questions: Check out our FAQs or get in touch