Young Concert Artists (YCA) revealed its 2023-2024 season, including debuts of four new artists in New York and a co-presentation with the New York Festival of Song. The season will feature YCA Auditions and a Winners Concert, both live-streamed, four noontime performances, and a grand finale at Carnegie Hall. Four YCA artists will also showcase their talent at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater in Washington, DC.

For this article, only vocal performances are listed.

The New York Series

The YCA concert series in New York kicks off in November with YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Final Round. The auditions will occur at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York. The final round will be live-streamed on YCA’s YouTube channel and Facebook.

Performance Date: Nov. 11, 2023, at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center

Winners of the 2023 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions will perform selections from their winning auditions and engage the audience with a short interview. As with the auditions, YCA will stream the performance live.

Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2023

Steven Blier, pianist and Artistic Director of New York Festival of Song, will lead a quintet of young vocalists who will perform pieces covering five centuries of Western music. Soloists include Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano; Daniel McGrew, tenor; Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano;  Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone; and Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano. Featured works include works by Janequin, Mozart, Vaughn Williams, Rossini, and more.

Performance Date: Feb. 21, 2024, at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

The following vocal performance takes place in March 2024, with tenor Daniel McGrew performing works by Schumann, Fauré, and Matthew Ricketts. Sophia Zhou is the collaborative pianist.

Performance Date: Mar. 20, 2024, at Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum

Mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner will present her debut concert, “Everything Must Change,” with music by Schubert, Stefania Turkewich, Viktor Ullmann, and Shawn Chang. Chang is the collaborative pianist.

Performance Date: Mar 21, 2024, Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center

In May, the New York Series concludes with the Season Finale, featuring YCA Artists and Alums, including violinists Paul Huang, Chee-Yun, Daniel Phillips, Bella Hristova, and Lun Li, cellists Colin Carr and Julia Bruskin, pianist Anthony De Mare, tenor Daniel McGrew, soprano Chelsea Guo, and others.

Performance Date: May 20, 2024, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

Washington D.C. Series

The Washington D.C. Series begins with a bass-baritone Joseph Parrish presenting his debut concert. The program features German lieder, Russian romances, American songs, a world premiere by YCA Composer-in-Residence Alistair Coleman, and spirituals featuring the WPA Children of the Gospel Choir.

Performance Date: Feb. 6, 2024, at The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.

Mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner makes her D.C. concert debut, “Everything Must Change,” featuring Schubert, Stefania Turkewich, Viktor Ullmann, and Shawn Chang. Chang is the collaborative pianist.

Performance Date: Mar 13, 2024, at The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater