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SSC on KOLR

October 24, 2019 springfieldstreetchoir

One of our main goals for the Springfield Street Choir is to serve as ambassadors for the homeless population in…

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SSC in the NL

October 18, 2019 springfieldstreetchoir

Last week, the News-Leader came out to talk to our singers and check out the Street Choir! We’re thrilled when…

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SSC on Instagram

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Springfield Street Choir
Instagram post 17857687468982361 #blackouttuesday
Instagram post 18141464917045405 Rain or shine, today was a great day to laugh and find joy through music. We really miss our usual street choir family these days, but Brant and Kenny got to make music with nine fantastic gentleman - we are thankful for their willingness to put the hardships of daily life on hold to come together and find joy through communal singing.
Instagram post 17849390353919084 Happy Birthday to Kenny, one of our beloved conductors!
Instagram post 17859559618743314 A clip from our performance at Christ Episcopal Church’s Community Dinner. Thanks for having us! christchurchspringfield the_connecting_grounds_ #YouRaiseMeUp
Instagram post 17878736095517293 Not sure what to do for dinner tonight? Come support the Street Choir by eating at the Pizza Ranch at the Battlefield Mall! 10% of sales plus tips and donations go to support the choir between 4-9pm!
Instagram post 18125062891014476 We’re here at the historic gillioztheatre for our feature on tonight’s taping of themysteryhour and could NOT be more excited! We would have never imagined having all of these opportunities only a few months ago... A huge thanks to jeffhoughton for the invitation!
Instagram post 18035729104238012 Happy New Year from the Springfield Street Choir!
Instagram post 17870913640552119 We are getting ready for our Christmas Eve Community Carol Sing! Special thanks to Reece Family Law for printing our song sheets for us - we appreciate it so much. We start at 3:30, come out and sing with us!
Instagram post 18089863123124663 TRUE COLORS 🌈❤😭 Tonight we had the privilege of singing at the Me Too Springfield Community Dinner. We are so proud of this choir and the hard work and heart they put into their performances! #truecolors #streetchoir #homelessnotvoiceless #beautiful metoo_springfield
Instagram post 17915481886370742 I'll be honest - I could not possibly be more proud of the people in this picture. This was taken at our performance on Friday at Big Momma's, a cold, wet day that was just slightly too warm for the shelters to be open, but my hands and feet were numb after being outside for about 15 minutes. A bunch of our singers showed up to the performance soaked, so we scrambled to find them dry clothes to wear, and gave out dry socks to everyone (thanks bombas!) and fed them a hot meal (thanks cafecusco!) This crew knew they were facing a long, cold wet night outside, and nonetheless sang with palpable joy for the standing-room-only crowd. There was not a dry eye in the audience by the time we were done. Something remarkable is happening among this group of people - something with joy and hope and belonging and affirmation and connection. It's amazing how something this simple - just singing together and hour a week - something that changes nothing about our singers' circumstances, can somehow change everything. This Giving Tuesday, we would like to ask you to support us on this journey. Your donations go directly to the benefit of our homeless singers and friends, and they MATTER. If you give us $20 this morning, that will go into the hands of 10 people this afternoon as crisp new $2 bills. Want to give $100? That will pay for the incentives for the whole choir this week. We need your support today, and throughout the year, and are most grateful for every gift we receive, large and small. Can you make a gift now using our #linkinbio? Thank you in advance for your kindness. You make this work possible. -- Katie Kring, Founding Director
Instagram post 18065719024195303 Here at the Springfield Street Choir, we are all about the Jeffersons. Every week we hand out 50+ fresh, crisp $2 bills as incentives to our singers for participating. This is by far our more popular incentive, and people love getting the $2 bills. The great thing about giving out unique currency is that we know that our singers will remember their place in the choir when they go to use it. But, of course, these don't come free. We need your continued financial support to do what we do for our homeless friends. So please, consider making a one-time or recurring donation to help keep us in $2s. You can make a donation at our #linkinbio. Thanks in advance!
Instagram post 17885823094447336 There's nothing that makes us happier than seeing our homeless friends having FUN! Last night we started on Christmas music, and people absolutely lit up. We also had our biggest group ever - 59 singers! If you are having a Christmas event and want us to come sing for you, we would love to do it. Just drop us a line!
Instagram post 17897284348410318 Thursday night, we took our show on the road for the very first time. We had been invited by thevenueschurch to help celebrate the opening of their new downtown space thevenuesat425, and what an amazing experience this was! For their first foray out in public, our singers stood in front of a standing-room-only crowd of hundreds of strangers and sang their hearts out. What remarkable courage! And they were met with thunderous applause, a standing ovation, and calls for an encore (which we gladly offered.) Praise and affirmation are so sorely lacking from the lives of our homeless friends. For many of them, when was the last time a stranger so much as said hello, let alone cheered for them? How often does someone tell them how proud they are of their accomplishments? Virtually never. So to do a hard and brave thing and be celebrated and applauded for it, that's so valuable. One singer said afterwards that this was the most fun she'd had in years. Another had people sign his incentive $2 bill so that his mother could hang it up and be proud of him. Even before the performance, when we handed out our brand-new Springfield Street Choir t-shirts, you could see a change in demeanor. Pride. Self-worth. Belonging. Accomplishment. And we have no illusions. A choir isn't going to keep anyone's body warm on a cold night. It can keep the spirit aloft though, can bring dignity and meaning and purpose. So that's what we're here to do. If you missed it, we are singing at The Connecting Grounds tonight at 6pm. And if you're moved by what we're doing, please support us. Any donation, no matter how small, helps us continue to empower our singers. #thestreetshaveavoice #homelessnotvoiceless #hearthepeoplesing #streetchoir #homeless #thevenues
Instagram post 18076965976086206 Thanks to Chris from kolr10news for visiting our rehearsal and helping to get our story and mission out to the community. • • #StreetChoir #TheConnectingGrounds #ForgottenVoices
Instagram post 17856715801580253 We have doubled our numbers in just three weeks with about 30 singers present at last night’s rehearsal! Here is an excerpt of the singers learning Dolly Parton’s, “Travelin’ Thru”. A project such as this truly takes a village and none of it would be possible without the generosity of our donors and supporters. Stay tuned for more updates to come! #springfieldstreetchoir #musicisforeveryone #travelinthru #homelessnotvoiceless
Instagram post 18099751072066518 The Springfield Street Choir performed for the very first time tonight! We had our second rehearsal this afternoon, and then after we ate dinner, we sang for the rest of the crowd enjoying their meal. We had 23 singers rehearse with us today, and over half were brave enough to stand up and sing in front of everybody at dinner. We're so proud of everyone's hard work and progress and we can't wait for next week! #streetchoir #springfieldstreetchoir #homeless #musicisforeveryone #springfieldmo #rountree #leanonme
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Stats as of Oct. 22

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 24, 2019
We attempt to keep track of basic demographic information about our singers by having them fill out a small attendance...
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SSC on KOLR

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 24, 2019
One of our main goals for the Springfield Street Choir is to serve as ambassadors for the homeless population in...
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SSC in the NL

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 18, 2019
Last week, the News-Leader came out to talk to our singers and check out the Street Choir! We're thrilled when...
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Look at us grow!

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 17, 2019
We have doubled our numbers in just three weeks with about 30 singers present at last night’s rehearsal! Here is...
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Our First Performance

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 8, 2019
The Springfield Street Choir performed for the very first time tonight! We had our second rehearsal this afternoon, and then...
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More from our first rehearsal

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 3, 2019
Here's another peek into our first rehearsal! Director Katie Kring leads the Street Choir in "Let it Be," a song...
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Our first rehearsal

By springfieldstreetchoir  /  October 1, 2019
Tonight was the first-ever rehearsal of the Springfield Street Choir, and it surpassed all of our expectations. We walked into...
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