Grantee Database
STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INC
Grant Year
2024-25
Grant Program
Statewide and Regional Networks
Award Amount
$32,405.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, STREET SYMPHONY PROJECT INC will continue to invest in the artistic and human flourishing of individuals recovering from incarceration, addiction and homelessness living in the Skid Row community of Los Angeles through collaborative workshops, performances, and individual instruction – particularly in the creation of new multidisciplinary works of performing art presented entirely for free in Skid Row shelters, clinics and community centers. Since 2011, Street Symphony has provided thousands of world-class musical programs with nearly 100 individual LA-based artists from across a variety of diverse musical genres (Jazz, Mariachi, Reggae, West African Drumming, Son Jarocho, Choral and Classical) – bringing in the voices of musicians and artists living in Skid Row shelters who participate in Street Symphony’s programs. All Street Symphony artists – including community members, are paid a professional honorarium.
Organization Summary
Street Symphony musicians provide regular performance and workshop programs to shelters, reentry facilities and clinics in Skid Row, LA County jails, and state prisons. In the last 14 years, Street Symphony groups, composed of leading choral, instrumental, Son Jarocho, Mariachi, and jazz musicians in Los Angeles, have presented over 1500 unique programs, reaching 25,000 people affected by homelessness, incarceration, and poverty in LA. Each engagement is a musical performance as well as an opportunity for dialogue, human connection, and storytelling. Street Symphony also hosts a renown yearly event known as The Messiah Project, a community singalong performance of Handel’s beloved “Messiah,” with community artists as choristers, and even composers and soloists.
Organization
Street Symphony
Address
1001 Wilshire Boulevard PMB 2258
Los Angeles
90017
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(213) 222-6221
Congressional District
34th Congressional District
State Assembly District
District 54
State Senate District
District 26
