Grantee Database
SACRA/PROFANA
Grant Year
2017-18
Grant Program
Arts Education – Extension
Award Amount
$9,014.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, SACRA/PROFANA will provide up to 90 high school students and 50 middle school students with an immersive week-long Summer Choral Intensive (SCI) training program, culminating in a performance alongside SACRA/PROFANA’s core chorus of professional singers. The program goals are to develop both musicianship and leadership skills of participating youth from diverse backgrounds in San Diego County and to inspire the students to continue arts involvement.
Organization Summary
Founded in 2009, SACRA/PROFANA is San Diego’s only year-round professional chorus and has been described as “one of San Diego’s prominent vocal groups. Under Artistic Director Juan Carlos Acosta, it has a gift for combining high-level technical singing with community consciousness.” As part of its focus on community service, SACRA/PROFANA provides dynamic Education Outreach Programs that support and enhance music education in the San Diego Unified School District. These include:
• Seminars for high school music students coupled with concerts side-by-side with SACRA/PROFANA’s core professional choir;
• Demonstrations led by SACRA/PROFANA personnel to middle and high school students that include musicianship and vocal technique, and
• A summer program, The Summer Choral Intensive, one of San Diego’s most sought after vocal programs for high school and middle school singers.
Organization
SACRA/PROFANA
Address
4271 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
SAN DIEGO
92117
County
San Diego
Region
Far South
Website
Congressional District
California's 53rd congressional district
State Assembly District
District 78
State Senate District
District 39
