“Singing together makes me feel hopeful and like I’m a part of something bigger than myself. Best part of my week is rehearsal and singing with this great group of humans.”
– MICHAEL BLANDINO, ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Start spreading the news, you’re singing today!
Be heard to the top of the highest skyscraper! Introducing NYCP’s newest Manhattan choir. With a mix of New York Choir Project’s favorite bespoke arrangements and some new and exciting tunes, Manhattanite Choir is ready to hit the city and wow the crowd.
Manhattanite Choir started in December 2025 and has been a roaring success. We are excited to launch a second cycle (see below) and welcome back one of NYCP’s awesome new choir leaders- Jean Kim! Check out Jean’s bio below and get excited to sing with her, she’s the tops!
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Registration for Spring 2026 is now open! Register here.
Spring 2026- Program Info
Choir Leader: Jean Kim
Balance Arts Center, 151 W. 30th St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018
While Balance Arts Center remains the primary rehearsal space, four sessions will need to take place at Ripley Grier. It’s about a 12 minute walk between the two venues, so hopefully it won’t cause too many issues.
Day: Thursdays
Time: 7:30-9pm
Dates for Spring:
The sessions taking place at Ripley Grier have (RG) next to them, all the other sessions will happen Balance Arts Center.
Feb 26 (RG)
Mar 5 (RG), 12 (RG), 19, 26
April _ _ 16, 23, 30
May 7, 14, 21 (RG), 28
Jun 4, 11
Final Performance: Tuesday June 16th @ The Delancey Rooftop Venue.
Note: We generally follow the Department of Education Calendar and pause choir rehearsals when public schools are not in session or closed to honor holidays.
Cycle Fee: $308 ($22 per session). This can be paid in up to six 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: Hybrid learning model - ‘Learn-by-ear’ and music notation. You do NOT need to be able to read sheet music to take part. Harmonies will be taught by ear but sheet music will be offered as a rehearsal tool for people that read notation. This is a little different to our typical approach to choir leading. Check out our FAQs for more info on this
Participants: Maximum 55 people.
How to get involved:
Join the waitlist to receive info on signing up for Spring 2026 or future cycles.
Questions: Check out our FAQs or get in touch
*Cancellation Policy and Terms of Service*
Meet your choir leader!
Pianist, singer, choral conductor and educator Jean Sophie Kim is an accomplished and versatile artist whose performances span North America, Europe, and North Africa. She has performed at venues including Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Alcázar Palace in Seville, Seoul Arts Center, and the Banff Centre.
A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and the University of Western Ontario, Jean has served as assistant director and conductor for David Lang’s Mile Long Opera at the Highline and spent over a decade with the Grammy Award–winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus, facilitated singers in performances at BAM, Zankel Hall, and the Park Avenue Armory.
Recent highlights include singing with the Acrobat Ensemble and Lutosławski String Quartet at Jazz at Lincoln Center and performing her cabaret show So… Is This a Date? across the U.S. A Bespoken Fellow and artist-in-residence at the Curiosibot Lab in Valencia, Spain. Jean is delighted to join the New York Choir Project as a Choir Leader, bringing her passion for innovative and community-driven choral music to the ensemble.