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Empire State Your choir, performing at the Empire State Building.

Peak Group Travel arranges 30-minute performances for school choirs at New York's most famous landmark.

Apply to perform See the guidelines
The Empire State Building lit up at sunset, rising above the Manhattan skyline

Performance guidelines.

What the Empire State Building asks of every performing group.

  • Up to 60 singersGroup sizes are limited to 60 singers.
  • Choir groups onlyPerformances are open to choirs.
  • Middle school and olderOpen to middle school singers and older.
  • 30-minute performanceEach performance lasts 30 minutes.
  • Every day, 9:00 am to 10:00 pmExcept blackout days around major holidays.
  • Piano and stand providedAn electric piano and a music stand are provided.
  • Ticket for every singerA performance ticket is required for all singers.
  • Apply with a recordingSend a DVD, MP3 or YouTube recording with your application.
A school choir in black with red scarves singing from risers while their director conducts

How to book your performance.

  1. 1Apply with your choir's recording
  2. 2Peak reviews it and contacts you about dates
  3. 3Perform at the Empire State Building

Questions first? Call .

Make it a New York trip.

Peak can build a full tour around your performance.

  • Customized itineraries, no cookie-cutter tours
  • Transportation, hotels, meals and shows
  • At least one full-time Tour Manager on site
  • Online registration and payment tracking
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Midtown Manhattan in golden morning light with the Empire State Building at the center

Apply to perform at the Empire State Building.

  1. 1Tell us about your choir
  2. 2Choose a date and time
  3. 3Add your recording link
Director

School and choir
Group size

Up to 60

Performance

Blackout days around major holidays aren't available.

A DVD, MP3 or YouTube recording is required with your application. Paste a link now, or send it later.

“On a Peak Performance Trip I can do two things I never could before: spend the majority of my time actually being a teacher for my students and I can actually enjoy the trip myself.”
Chuck Schmidt, Band Director, The Langley School, McLean, VA

Good to know.

Who can perform?
School choirs, middle school and older, with up to 60 singers. Performances are for choir groups only.
Do singers need tickets?
Yes. A performance ticket is required for all singers.
When can we perform?
Every day between 9:00 am and 10:00 pm, except blackout days around major holidays. Each performance lasts 30 minutes.
What do we need to apply?
The form above plus a DVD, MP3 or YouTube recording of your choir. You can also call .
The Empire State Building against a pink and blue dusk sky

Bring your choir to the Empire State Building.

Performances run every day from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, for choirs of up to 60 singers.

Apply to perform