
Led by director Christine Cornell, Brooklyn Harmonics is a top-tier, multi-generational vocal performance program. Our Tweens, Teens and 20+ ensembles perform customized close-harmony originals, and arrangements of pop, rock and global hits from today and yesterday. All three ensembles perform at BKCM and throughout the community, singing on mic and accompanied by a live band.
ONE VOCAL PROGRAM. THREE DYNAMIC ENSEMBLES.

BROOKLYN HARMONICS TWEENS
AGES 9-12
Tuesdays: 4:45-6:15 PM
Dates: 9/15-4/13 (27 Weeks)
Tuition: $1,397
Location: BKCM Prospect Park West (963 President St.)
Brooklyn Harmonics Tweens is a preparatory group for Brooklyn Harmonics Teens. Tweens perform customized arrangements of popular songs and originals and refine their ability to sing in unison and develop harmonizing skills. They have two performances during their scheduled Friday rehearsals open to family and friends. Tweens also join in the end-of-year concert alongside Teens and Twenty+.

BROOKLYN HARMONICS TEENS
AGES 13-18
Tuesdays: 6:45-8:30PM
Dates: 9/15-4/13 (27 Weeks)
Tuition: $1,620
Location: BKCM Prospect Park West (963 President St.)
Brooklyn Harmonics Teens sing dynamic, close-harmony arrangements of pop, rock, jazz and world music, as well as original tunes. This top-tier group that performs at BKCM and throughout the community, singing on mic and accompanied by a band. There are opportunities to sing solos and be featured in smaller groups. The Teens perform on their own, and with the Brooklyn Harmonics Tweens and Twenty+ groups in cross-generational concerts.

BROOKLYN HARMONICS 20+
ADULTS
Wednesdays: 7:30-9:00 PM
Dates: 1/20-4/14
Tuition: $600
Location: BKCM Seventh Avenue (58 Seventh Ave.)
As the adult arm of Brooklyn Harmonics, the Twenty+ sing arrangements of classic pop tunes and originals, written and arranged specifically for the ensemble every season. Twenty+ perform every spring, as well as in the end-of-year concert alongside the Brooklyn Harmonics Teens and Brooklyn Harmonics Tweens.
Auditions and Registration
New Applicants
First-time applicants to the Brooklyn Harmonics program are required to submit an application with an audition video. Please click the link below to submit your application online. If you have questions about the application or audition video, please email harmonics@bkcm.org.
Returning Students
Students who were enrolled in a 2025-26 Brooklyn Harmonics program are not required to submit an audition video, but must still fill out the short application form below. Returning Teens students will be asked to schedule a short live audition for voice placement for the year ahead. Please indicate on the form that you are a returning student.
Financial Aid
Financial Aid is available for qualifying students who are accepted into the program. To learn more about Financial Aid and apply, click here. If you have questions about financial aid, contact Kris Mandapat at kris.mandapat@bkcm.org.
Brooklyn Harmonics Director

Christine Cornell
Soprano Christine Cornell is a dynamic performer and passionate teaching artist in New York City. At the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, she directs the acclaimed Brooklyn Harmonics Vocal Program. Christine loves guiding singers of all ages to find their unique voices while building confidence, musicianship, and community.
As a performer, Christine’s career spans opera, musical theatre, jazz, and contemporary music. Recent highlights include solo appearances with the Sound Symphony Orchestra, a celebrated performance of Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and musical theatre favorites from My Fair Lady, The Pirates of Penzance, and Gershwin classics. She is currently part of the new musical The Real Kyle McCarren, which recently sold out Joe’s Pub and features Broadway stars Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin.
Christine has performed on stages across the country and abroad. Her diverse credits include appearances at Trinity Wall Street, 54 Below, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Gulf Shore Playhouse, the Westport Country Playhouse, the Quick Center, the Times Center, Virginia Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Goodspeed Opera House.
Whether performing or teaching, Christine brings a deep love of music and theatre to every project. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and graduate of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, she believes that singing is not just about technique, it is about telling stories, connecting with others, and having fun along the way.
Concert Calendar
December 17, 2026
Brooklyn Harmonics Teens
February 25, 2027
Brooklyn Harmonics Teens & Tweens
April 15, 2027
Brooklyn Harmonics: Teens, Tweens & Twenty+






