Music Made Together, the community engagement program of The St. Louis Children’s Choirs, announces the first annual Music Made Together Elementary Honor Choir Festival on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm at the Greater Grace Church, 3690 Pershall Road, Ferguson, MO 63135.
This exciting day brings together 4th-6th grade singers from across St. Louis to sing and learn together in the name of unity and harmony. The 109 singers participating in the Honor Choir come from The St. Louis Children’s Choirs program as well as 13 school and church choir programs in area school districts such as Riverview Gardens, Ferguson-Florissant, University City, Hazelwood, Jennings, and Ritenour. The all-day event, which will take place at Greater Grace Church in Ferguson, Mo., will give these students a chance to sing together, play together, and make new friends from across the St. Louis region.
 “These kids would normally only come together if they were competing against each other in sports,” said Maria A. Ellis, Community Engagement Coordinator for The St. Louis Children’s Choirs and coordinator of the event. “We want these kids to come together to work together, to learn together, rather than being in competition with each other.”
St. Louis Children’s Choirs extend their appreciation and gratitude to Bishop Larry Jones at Greater Grace Church, for hosting the inaugural “Music Made Together” concert event. “We are so pleased to be working in partnership with Greater Grace Church,” Ellis said. “Ferguson has become a symbol of the need for St. Louis to come together, and we can’t think of a better place to bring these kids together to build musical bridges.
The “Music Made Together” Concert is open the general public, and admission is free of charge to attend Saturday’s concert event. Doors open at 2:30 pm with the concert starting at 3:00 pm.
Now in its 40th season, The St. Louis Children’s Choirs is committed to shaping young lives through musical excellence.  The new Music Made Together program brings inspired, life-changing choral training to students in the greater St. Louis area. The St. Louis Children’s Choirs is known for music education and character-building. Over 450 singers from 80 zip codes and 200 schools come together weekly to sing the best choral music as they make lifelong friendships and learn lessons that serve them well in and out of the classroom.
For additional details about the upcoming “Music Made Together” Concert event, contact Maria A. Ellis at 314-775-8963 or via email at maria@slccsing.org.
And for more information about the St. Louis Children’s Choir, call 314-993-9636 or visit their website at http://www.slccsing.org/.
