Street Symphony Project Inc

MUSIC AS A CATALYST FOR HUMAN CONNECTION.

WORKSHOPS (3 ANNUALLY) MIDNIGHT STRINGS & WOMEN'S VOICES WOMEN'S VOICES ARE 8 TO 12-WEEK SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS AT DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER WITH A COMMITTED GROUP OF DWC RESIDENTS, STAFF, AND SS TEACHING ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS. DURING THE RESIDENCY, SS TEACHING ARTISTS LEAD PARTICIPANTS IN LYRIC AND MELODY WRITING TO CREATE AN ORIGINAL SONG WRITTEN BY THE RESIDENTS OF DWC. ADDITIONALLY, PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS WHAT INSPIRES THEM AND CURATE A CONCERT OF MUSIC BASED ON THEMES OF THEIR CHOICE. AFTER SIX WEEKS OF SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS AND TWO WEEKS OF COMBINED REHEARSALS, AN ALL-FEMALE MUSICAL ENSEMBLE FROM STREET SYMPHONY PRESENTS A CUMULATIVE CONCERT, FOCUSING ON MUSIC BY WOMEN COMPOSERS. THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE CAPPED BY THE SONGWRITERS AT DWC PERFORMING THEIR ORIGINAL SONG. MIDNIGHT STRINGS IS AN 8 TO 12-WEEK GUITAR AND SONGWRITING WORKSHOP AT THE MIDNIGHT MISSION. THERE ARE SPRING AND FALL WORKSHOPS. THE TEACHING ARTISTS WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE 12-STEP PROGRAM (HOMELESS, INCARCERATED, AND ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS) TO LEARN THE BASICS OF GUITAR, SONGWRITING, AND PERFORMANCE. THROUGHOUT THE WEEKS, INDIVIDUALS BEGIN TO SHARE THEIR STORIES, FEELINGS, AND EXPERIENCES RESULTING IN AN ORIGINAL SONG. THESE WORKSHOPS CULMINATE IN AN EVENT, AND THE FALL WORKSHOP PARTICIPATES IN THE MESSIAH PROJECT.

OTHER PROGRAMS

MONTHLY PROGRAMS (MUSIC FOR THE SOUL & MUSIC WITH A MISSION) THESE MONTHLY PROGRAMS ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER AND THE MIDNIGHT MISSION. EVERY 4TH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WE HAVE RECURRING MONTHLY PROGRAMS TO CREATE ENGAGEMENT, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE HEARD, SHARE STORIES, AND REFLECT WITH MUSICIANS AND SS STAFF.

SINCE 2015, STREET SYMPHONY (SS) HAS PARTNERED WITH THE MIDNIGHT MISSION (TMM) TO HOST ITS ANNUAL "MESSIAH PROJECT," A CELEBRATION OF THE RESILIENCE AND STORIES OF THE SKID ROW COMMUNITY. IN SKID ROW, MUSIC AND ART ARE NOT ENTERTAINMENT COMMODITIES, BUT VITAL LIFELINES TO COMMUNITY, RECOVERY, AND HUMANITY. THE MESSIAH PROJECT PRESENTS EXCERPTS OF HANDEL'S BELOVED MESSIAH, FEATURING STORIES, MUSIC, AND PERFORMANCES FROM MEMBERS OF THE SKID ROW COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS OFTEN SERVE AS SOLOISTS, CHORISTERS, AND PARTICIPANTS ALONGSIDE STREET SYMPHONY'S ROSTER OF PROFESSIONAL, WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS. PERFORMED AT THE MIDNIGHT MISSION, THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A SERIES OF 12-15 FREE WORKSHOP EVENTS FOR THE SKID ROW COMMUNITY AND THE CREATION OF SEVERAL HUNDRED HYGIENE KITS AND AMENITY BAGS FOR THE SKID ROW COMMUNITY.