Greenville Youth Chorale: Sharing A Love For Singing

Do you know a young person who loves to sing? Greenville Youth Chorale is a children’s choir offering a four-choir program that serves Upstate singers in K5 through 12th grade. This is the real deal with professional-level choral instruction and inspirational performance opportunities for the Upstate’s young people. GYC is celebrating 5 seasons this year!

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Greenville Youth Chorale

Greenville Youth Chorale is the creation of Dr. Steven Brundage, a pianist and teacher. Founded in 2019, GYC rehearses in downtown Greenville and serves nearly 100 singers throughout its 4 choirs each season.

“We are creating a community of young people who love to sing and are committed to vocal and personal growth,” says Artistic Director, Laura Brundage.

Husband and wife team, Steven and Laura Brundage, lead GYC with a priority towards excellence and inspiration. Their staff of conductors include a talented and award-winning group elementary, high school, and collegiate choral conductors from all throughout Greenville county.

Inspirational Experiences

GYC singers experienced a milestone this past year as they performed at the Peace Center with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra in their “Holiday at Peace” shows throughout December. “Providing inspirational and transformative experiences is foundational to our programs and belief system,” says Steven Brundage.

Chamber Singers, GYC’s high school choir, performs each Christmas with the International Ballet and Greenville Symphony Orchestra in their production of “The Nutcracker,” singing the angelic “Snowflake Waltz” scene.

Beginning this past April, GYC’s annual spring concert is now held at the Gunter Theatre in downtown Greenville, providing its singers, family, and audience with a world-class performance experience.

There are so many more transformative experiences awaiting young people who sing with Greenville Youth Chorale. This summer, an ensemble of GYC singers are performing in New York City at Carnegie Hall as part of the National Youth Festival Chorus, and in summer 2025, GYC will perform in London and Canterbury, England!

The 2024-2025 Season

Reaching year-five was no easy feat. GYC’s first season was cut short by the COVID pandemic, halting all regular season activities for Greenville Youth Chorale until the fall of 2021.

“Starting GYC in 2019 with more than 100 singers and such a positive response from the community and then immediately stopping all regular activities before our first season had even ended was hard,” says Steven.

Greenville Youth Chorale bounced right back from COVID shutdowns, beginning the 2021-2022 season with 100 singers back in their rosters.

The upcoming 5th season will be a celebration of the past while looking to the future. “We have such a wonderful community of singers and families who love the music making, the camaraderie, and who really enjoy the experience of singing together.” says Steven.

Greenville Youth Chorale will cap their 5th season with a performance in London next summer, 2025!

Join GYC

Looking for a music-making community perfect for your child? New singers can apply at greenvilleyouthchorale.com and schedule an audition for August!

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