Beracah Music Foundation, Inc.
Beracah Youth Orchestra (BYO)
Korean-American Youth Orchestra of Maryland
Who We Are
Founded in May 2019, Beracah Music Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering the next generation through music.
Our flagship ensemble, the Beracah Youth Orchestra, provides young musicians with high-quality orchestral training, ensemble experience, and meaningful performance opportunities in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Since its founding, Beracah Music Foundation has brought music beyond the concert hall through community outreach, charitable performances, international cultural exchanges, and educational programs. Our students have performed at Carnegie Hall, participated in international cultural exchanges and vision trips, supported charitable initiatives through benefit concerts and instrument donation projects, and shared music with senior centers, schools, refugee communities, and underserved populations.
We are also committed to promoting K-Classic and fostering mutual understanding by connecting diverse cultures through the universal language of music.
Beracah is a Hebrew word meaning "Blessing," inspired by the biblical Valley of Beracah (Valley of Blessing), reflecting our hope that music can bring encouragement, hope, and blessing to communities around the world.
Beracah Programs
Open Concert
We provide high-quality music education and meaningful performance experiences that help young musicians develop their talents and make a positive impact on their communities through music. We encourage them to foster cultural understanding, service, and harmony.
Members of the Beracah Youth Orchestra rehearse regularly, performing a diverse repertoire while developing artistic excellence, teamwork, and leadership.
Music Festival
We share our musical culture in the community having a good relationship with each other. Music is a second language that communicates with one another by touching one's mind and feelings. It is a music festival that plays music together and builds up relationships.
Outreach Concert
We support and serve our community and neighborhood by participating in musical activities depending on their purposes by cooperation. We share the messages of love, peace, and hope based on Christian beliefs.
The members of Beracah Youth Ensemble are willing to arrange and participate in the events.
Benefit Concert
We provide professional performances to the community. The concert aims to help expand the audience’s musical culture and cultural understanding by introducing repertoires that are easily accessible to the public, works by famous classical composers, and performances featuring unique musical materials from various cultures. We help people or organizations who are in need with a fundraising concert.
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Music Camp
The goal of the music camp is to support young musicians' high-quality music education, providing them with useful and systematic music education. During the music camp, performers form and develop relationships with each other as they practice new repertories together. They perform these practiced pieces in public to achieve a successful camp.
Music Competition
A music competition is held for young students to compete with each other in good faith and improve their musical skills. To find talented performers and provide opportunities to play various genres of music, and encourage such students by paying scholarships to bear the fruits of sincere and steady music education.
