Carl St. Clair, Music Director, Pacific Symphony Orchestra
I have seen the positive impact, not only musically but socially, which the KidSingers program is having on hundreds of low income, at-risk kids within the inner city, Santa Ana community.
Not only do these kids get the opportunity to participate in a disciplined and vibrant after-school program that gives them self-esteem building performance opportunities, but they also benefit from the social aspects of the program learning teamwork and personal responsibility. I was thrilled to direct these kids singing God Bless America with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra at Centennial Park in Santa Ana. They touched my hearts, and they will touch yours too.
Bravo! to the good work of reaching out and touching kids’ lives through the power of music thereby creating for all of us as the KidSingers’ motto says, “harmony for a better world!”
Kids’ Responses
“I learned that we can achieve anything we want only if we try to achieve it”
— Nancy Castaneda
“I’ve learned to express myself and communicate with others”
— Mauricio Garcia
“The staff helps you learn to achieve the thing you want in life, to realize being in harmony is best for everyone and when you work together you can accomplish more things.”
— Olimar Vega
“What I like about KidSingers is that it gives me confidence.”
— Huver Miranda
“Without KidSingers I wouldn’t have had the confidence that I have now. KidSingers has also been like a second home, and it has been a place in which I feel supported and loved.”
— Guadalupe Casillas