STG Presents Why Music on Sunday, October 25, 2009 with a diverse lineup of Seattle's extraordinary musical talent in genres that include Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, classical, indie rock and musical traditions from around the world. In the spirit of service, these musicians have come together to demonstrate the power of music and support a bold new national initiative happening right here in Seattle.

Often referred to as a musical Peace Corps, MusicianCorps is a new musicians-in-service program created by Music National Service and launched locally in partnership with Seattle's own Arts Corps. This initiative is building a national model for the Artist and Musician Corps championed by President Obama.

Performers:

EriAm Sisters--breakout national stars as seen on America's Got Talent Massive Monkees--breakdancing champs from MTV's America's Best Dance Crew
Big World Breaks
Evan Flory-Barnes
Darrius Willrich
Clarence Acox
Felicia V. Loud
MC Tilson of The Saturday Knights
okanomodé aka SoulChilde
Thione Diop
Gene Tagaban
Ruze Dalmatinke Orchestra
Show Brazil Dance
One World Taiko
Yirim Seck
Sista Hailstorm
B-Flat (GodSpeed)
Jennifer Glenn
Rachel Beaver
Monica Boros
Silvio Reis
Normando Brenis

Star Youth Performers:
Garfield High School Drum Line
Foster High School E.P.I.C.
Vicious Puppies
Garrett Little
Lena Silverman

MusicianCorps Fellows:
Amos Miller
Carla Moreno
Eduardo Mendonca
Aaron Walker-Loud

For more information, visit www.artscorps.org/musiciancorps

Arts Corps, the largest nonprofit arts educator in the Seattle area, fosters creative habits of mind in young people through a passionate corps of teaching artists. Active since 2000, Arts Corps brings the lifelong practices of persistence & discipline, critical thinking, courage & risk-taking, reflection and imagining possibilities to the classroom and beyond.