Community Outreach

The Metropolitan Master Chorale Outreach Program is dedicated to making great music available to everyone in our community. For those with special needs and their caretakers, access to the cultural life of Los Angeles can be very challenging. In addition, many children in the area are simply not able to attend concerts and other arts performances.

The MMC is pleased to partner with the following nonprofit service agencies to provide evenings of outstanding choral music for their members. We are grateful for these organizations that offer invaluable assistance to and that make a vital difference in the lives of those they serve.

If you or an organization you know would like to become a part of the Metropolitan Master Chorale Community Outreach Program, please contact us:

Metropolitan Master Chorale
P.O. Box 481318
Los Angeles, CA 90048
323.342.2263
info@metrosings.org

Youth and Arts Education

The MMC provides music scholarships to high school and community college students as part of its Youth and Arts Education outreach. The students study vocal technique, interpretation, advanced sight singing and a sophisticated repertoire along with a variety of languages and musical styles. In addition, the students receive vocational training and learn what is required to operate a nonprofit music organization. As part of its Arts Education outreach, the Metropolitan Master Chorale also offers pre-performance discussions by Glenn Carlos. In addition, the Chorale is partnering with HOLA (Heart of Los Angeles) to bring students and their parents to our concerts. Members of the Chorale will help prepare the students for the concerts.

HOLA

HOLA (Heart of Los Angeles) seeks to empower and enrich the livesof young people ages 6 to 19 in the Rampart community by providing quality academic, arts and athletics programs that are not offered anywhere else. Through HOLA’s extensive volunteer program, the youth are exposed to a wide array of experts including artists, executives, chefs, athletes, engineers and counselors who are committed to delivering programs of the highest quality, giving kids the best chance to become successful in life.

Cultural Diversity

The Chorale’s repertoire includes works from diverse cultures, languages and musical eras. In addition, the Chorale is committed to perform for Congregation Kol Ami’s music series, Kol Hashamayim. The Chorale also performs at other community events.

Special Needs Commmunity

The MMC provides evenings of wonderful music for those with special needs and their caretakers who are often not able to participate in the cultural life of Los Angeles. The Chorale partners with several local agencies and service providers, listed below, to provide tickets at no charge for MMC concerts.

AIDS Research Alliance

Established in 1989, AIDS Research Alliance (ARA) envisions a future in which HIV and its effects on health are eliminated and new infections prevented. The ARA strives to find a cure for HIV/AIDS, to develop vaccines and microbicides that prevent the further spread of HIV, to create Reservoir Ablative Strategies (RAS) that could eliminate HIV from infected individuals and to improve the health of people living with HIV/AIDS.

AIDS Service Center

The AIDS Service Center opened in Pasadena in 1987. Today, the center reaches out to almost 1,700 individuals and families throughout Los Angeles County who are affected by and at risk for HIV/AIDS. AIDS Service Center’s multi-disciplinary team develops and delivers services, advocacy and education tailored to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities impacted by and at risk for HIV/AIDS and related medical conditions.

Being Alive

Established in 1986, Being Alive is Los Angeles’ first nonprofit membership organization created and operated by and for people living with HIV/AIDS. This peer-led agency engenders a sense of independence and self-determination in its members and builds a healthier and more powerful community of HIV-positive people. Being Alive accomplishes its mission through a comprehensive array of emotional support, treatment education, prevention, advocacy, wellness and social services.

Braille Institute

Braille Institute is a private non-profit organization whose mission for ninety years has been to eliminate barriers to a fulfilling life caused by blindness and severe sight loss. The Institute’s five regional centers in Southern California and numerous outreach programs offer hope and encouragement to more than 75,000 people who are blind and visually impaired. Integrated educational, social and recreational programs and services are provided through the dedicated efforts of more than 4,000 volunteers.

The Center for the Partially Sighted

The mission of The Center for the Partially Sighted is to promote independent living for people of all ages with impaired sight. The Center, a nonprofit agency founded in 1978, is recognized as one of the premier low vision rehabilitation centers in the world. Through optometric evaluations, computer demonstrations, counseling and other critical services, The Center staff offers specialized programs tailored to the unique health needs and lifestyles of individuals with vision loss.

Junior Blind of America

Since 1953, Junior Blind of America has been committed to helping children and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled achieve independence. Based in Los Angeles, Junior Blind provides services to thousands of individuals and their families in six nationally recognized programs that offer early intervention, education, recreation and rehabilitation. These life-changing programs and services are designed to empower infants, children, teens and adults to maximize their own unique potential, achieve their greatest level of independence and enhance self-esteem.

The Outpatient Cancer Center at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute

The Outpatient Cancer Center (OCC) contains complete cancer services within one location at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute. This arrangement offers the greatest convenience to patients, avoiding the need to go to many sites for medical, diagnostic or supportive cancer care. At the same time, the center allows rapid communication and teamwork between cancer specialists. The OCC is open 24 hours a day and includes services such as diagnostic evaluation, multidisciplinary treatment teams, genetic cancer risk assessment, cancer prevention and hospice care.

Westside Center for Independent Living

The Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL), established in 1976 as a private nonprofit organization, is a non-residential center dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people with all kinds of disabilities. The goal of the WCIL programs and services is the elimination of economic, social, attitudinal and environmental barriers. Core services include individuals and systems change advocacy, independent living skills training, information and referral and peer counseling.