ComMUSICation

Our mission is to empower youth with lifelong skills through music, service, and community

ComMUSICation builds relationships among St. Paul Promise Neighborhood residents by utilizing community partners through an intensive youth development choral program encouraging family involvement and community engagement. Our goals are:

• To provide a high-quality, intensive music education opportunity that demographically represents St. Paul Promise Neighborhood

• To build community across schools, cultures, and in greater St. Paul through frequent community performances

• To build relationships among St. Paul Promise Neighborhood residents by utilizing community partners through an intensive youth development choral program encouraging family involvement and community engagement

• We plan to eventually scale the program to open multiple sites and provide programming for 100+ kids in St. Paul.

CMC is a youth development program located in the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.

CMC served 172 youth and families last season through 3 different ensembles: ComMUSICation Choir, Crescendo Training Program, and a quarter-long program at Washington Tech Magnet.CMC accepts all students and strives to attain a high level of artistic excellence by giving frequent community performances and providing youth with a time-intensive musical experience. Youth participate in a vocal music ensemble up to 10 hours weekly. Performance collaborations have included Orchestra Hall, VocalEssence, MPR, Ordway, and the Mall of America. Youth also receive homework help, transportation to rehearsal, snack, and dinner.Crescendo is ComMUSICation Choir's training program currently hosted at Mt. Airy Boys & Girls Club, where students learn CMC traditions, music literacy, and lifelong skills that allow them to focus in a rigorous choir rehearsal. Students perform for Club events and informal community events. Crescendo meets on Fridays from 4:00-5:00 pm. CMC Choir is CMC's performance-intensive choir that participates in frequent community performances and partnerships. Youth receive opportunities to sing with colleges, high schools, work with local guest artists, and perform at high profile venues across the Twin Cities. Youth participate in opportunities that build awareness of Twin Cities social services, youth development, and arts organizations.
Arpeggio is a pilot artist residency program at St. Paul Music Academy, St. Paul City School, Jackson Elementary, Creative Arts, and Washington Technology Magnet. Youth will participate their schools 1-2 days per week.