Middle School and High School Students Thrive in SACRA/PROFANA's Intensive Summer Program

About this episode

The episode discusses how SACRA/PROFANA's summer program fosters community and leadership through choral music and education outreach.

Juan Carlos Acosta, Founder and Artistic Director of SACRA/PROFANA, San Diego's leading professional chamber choir, is joined by Phoenix Nguyen, Board Member and Summer Choral Intensive Intern, to chat about how choral music, education outreach, and social impact performance build community and future leaders. They share how accessible, no-audition arts programs strengthen talent pipelines, employee well-being, and regional culture for purpose-driven executives. Listen Where You Live! A bout Spotlight and Cloudcast Media "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local. For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting. About Mission Fed Credit Union A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community , helping to…

People in this episode

Host: Drew Schlosberg

Guests: Juan Carlos Acosta, Phoenix Nguyen

Topics covered

• choral music
• education outreach
• social impact
• community building
• arts programs

Keywords

• SACRA/PROFANA
• choral music
• summer program
• community leaders
• arts education

Sponsors

Mission Fed Credit Union

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SACRA/PROFANA, Cloudcast Media

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