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McKinney Repertory Theatre (MRT) was incorporated in January 2003 by a group of local amateur actors that had worked together for several years. Now in it’s 15th season, MRT is McKinney’s Official Community Theatre. MRT is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). In the 2017-18 season, MRT will produce 5 shows with over 30 performances. MRT is supported in part by a grant from the City of McKinney through the McKinney Arts Commission.

Braata Productions is dedicated to giving Caribbean and Caribbean-American artistes a platform through which to showcase their work and talents.Our mission is to bring Caribbean folk culture, artists, music, stories, movement and theatre into prominent spaces while achieving greater recognition for our various art forms. We provide entertainment and education to our patrons and give voice to our diverse experiences, performers, writers and directors. We aim to represent with creative authenticity the folk culture of the Caribbean islands.

Philippine Chamber Singers Los Angeles was founded in 2004 to promote preservation and education of Filipino choral traditions for the Filipino and Filipino-American communities. Our singers, choral conductors and choral clinicians volunteer their time to hold choral concerts and workshops in So. CA and throughout United States. PCSLA also offers music education and promotes multi-cultural diversity. We offer a different perspective on Philippine History and culture through the use of Filipino music and choral singing.

Since 1979, the mission of the Sacramento Blues Society (SBS) is to preserve and promote the indigenous American Music known as the Blues. SBS offers the community a varied program of the blues and conducts community outreach and educational programs centered on the Blues. SBS keeps the Blues tradition alive in Sacramento by supporting and promoting the local blues music scene, bringing nationally and internationally renown performers to the region and providing musical education exposure to the area's youth through our Blues in the School (BITS).

Stagebridge enriches the lives of older adults and their communities through the performing arts. Stagebridge works to fundamentally transform american attitudes towards aging from the traditional image of decline to a new vision of continuous growth. We accomplish this with nationally recognized and award-winning creative aging programs that offer older adults opportunities for lifelong learning and participation in the performing arts. Stagebridge’s unique position as a theatre company “for, by and of” seniors demonstrates in action the many ways in which elders improve and enrich our culture and our communities.

Established in 1994, JazzReach is a nationally recognized, NYC-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering a greater appreciation, awareness and understanding of our great american jazz tradition. Since the premiere of our debut program in 1997, JazzReach has successfully positioned itself as the nation’s leading provider of live educational programming on the subject and our broad array of signature live educational programs and services have impacted over a half million young people in partnership with many of the country’s most esteemed performing arts presenters.

Mission A. To contribute positively to the musical environment of the area it serves, whether local, state, or national. B. To provide an organization is open to all post-high-school-age singers without audition. C. To provide free, public concerts. D. To educate and entertain area residents who attend YCC performances. E. To provide special concerts in conjunction with the Ypsilanti Community Band. F. To provide an opportunity for individual musical expression and growth among the membership. G. To reaffirm the roll of the community concert choir in American music.

The mission of the California Center for the Arts, Escondido is to bring people together to discover, create and celebrate the arts. The Center's Performing Arts Series presents music, dance, and theatre performances of high artistic merit that appeal to a diverse population. The 9,000 sq. ft. Museum presents exhibitions that feature established and emerging American regional and international artists that intersect cultures and increase access. Uniquely designed standards-based arts education programs bring the arts to over 14,000 school children annually, with a special focus on reaching the underserved.

What Is Noise is an award-winning ensemble that has performed throughout the United States. The ensemble made its Carnegie Hall debut in May of 2014 as part of their “American Stories” concert tour that included performances in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and New York. What Is Noise is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is passionate about building community through music by performing culturally relevant concerts that connect audiences with musicians and composers of their time. The sextet remains a strong advocate for new music and educational outreach.

Founded to promote culture and the arts in Arizona and to [reserve the music of J. S. Bach, with educational outreach to music students in secondary education. The Arizona Bach Festival has grown out of the seven-year series of Bach Cantata Concerts presented under the name American Bach. Now launched as a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the first Festival in 2010 was a resounding success and has positioned the Festival to be a driving force in the musical offerings of the Valley. The mission of the Festival is to: Inspire, educate, preserve, and elevate the appreciation of Bach as a transcendent force, through the highest caliber of performances.

Opera Lafayette is an American period instrument ensemble focused on the French 18th-century opera repertoire and its precursors, influences, and artistic legacy. Opera Lafayette inspires a love of this repertoire by presenting rediscovered masterpieces and creating a recorded legacy of its work. Opera Lafayette performs at the highest level of artistic excellence in major theaters in Washington, New York, and international venues. Opera Lafayette educates and creates new audiences for its repertoire by making opera accessible to the general public, families, young people, and underserved audiences through its educational and outreach programs and performances in low-cost alternative venues.

Piano Spheres is a 28-year-old 501(c)(3) organization that presents, supports and encourages the composition and performance of major new works for the piano. It expands the piano repertoire by commissioning new music and sustaining several concert series performed by virtuoso Los Angeles based pianists, focusing primarily on music by living American composers. PS' artists also mentor the next generation of concert pianists through the Emerging Artists Series presenting public performances and workshops featuring young artists and composers. Piano Spheres increases outreach to underserved audiences through their Summer Jazz Series, and the Leonard Stein Artist Residency for Underrepresented Groups.