About.Our program guides our participants from imaginative creation to somatic performance, while offering basic knowledge and exposure needed in the fields of, Musical Performance and/or Contemporary Music Composition.
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Established in 2016
Street Sounds Productions started as a small idea and sprouted to so much more. Street Sounds has worked with students from all around the Bay Area including San Francisco and East Palo Alto. They have also held a number of live concerts to bring joy to the neighborhood during challenging times.
Meet the CEO
Originally from Southampton, Long Island in New York, Street has performed with large and small gospel concert choirs, and bands across the U.S. since the age of 16. He holds a Bachelors in Arts Degree in Music Performance and Theory.
Christopher Street has dedicated many years as a youth arts advocate and educator. He has worked with varied Bay Area neighborhood youth programs for over two decades. Serving as an Elementary & Secondary School Paraprofessional/Behavioral Specialist and Instructional Aide within the San Francisco Unified School District (2011-2022). An artist in residence at the Ruth Williams Opera House in the Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood of San Francisco (2022). He was the Prep Choral Levels 1 & 2 Director as well as Training Chorus Director at the Ruth Williams Opera House, Bayview Hunters Point YMCA and Kanbar Center for the Arts for the San Francisco Girls Chorus Campus’ (2019-2022) and he is currently entering his thirteenth year as a lead teaching artist and residence composer with the San Francisco Opera.
In his work, Street aims to facilitate students’ motivation in accessing their inner strengths and abilities through project-based activities that truly inspire them. Street specializes in providing a socially emotional trauma informed, culturally, stimulating, hands-on learning environment that fosters confidence and encourages scholars, to reach their fullest potential.
Christopher Street has dedicated many years as a youth arts advocate and educator. He has worked with varied Bay Area neighborhood youth programs for over two decades. Serving as an Elementary & Secondary School Paraprofessional/Behavioral Specialist and Instructional Aide within the San Francisco Unified School District (2011-2022). An artist in residence at the Ruth Williams Opera House in the Bayview Hunters Point Neighborhood of San Francisco (2022). He was the Prep Choral Levels 1 & 2 Director as well as Training Chorus Director at the Ruth Williams Opera House, Bayview Hunters Point YMCA and Kanbar Center for the Arts for the San Francisco Girls Chorus Campus’ (2019-2022) and he is currently entering his thirteenth year as a lead teaching artist and residence composer with the San Francisco Opera.
In his work, Street aims to facilitate students’ motivation in accessing their inner strengths and abilities through project-based activities that truly inspire them. Street specializes in providing a socially emotional trauma informed, culturally, stimulating, hands-on learning environment that fosters confidence and encourages scholars, to reach their fullest potential.
Christopher Street
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Street Sounds Productions
Founder/CEO Artist in Residence (2022) Ruth Williams Opera House San Francisco Unified School District (2014-2022) George Washington Carver Elementary Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Instructional Aide/Paraprofessional San Francisco Opera (Present) Lead Teaching Artist/Composer San Francisco Girls Chorus (2019-2022) Kanbar Performing Arts Center Prep Chorus Director San Francisco Girls Chorus (2019-2022) Bayview Hunters Point YMCA SF Prep Chorus Director Training Chorus Director |
