Poco a Poco

Poco a Poco The Poco a Poco Festival enrolls incoming high school freshmen through newly-graduated seniors who want to excel in music and have a passion for the arts.

Poco a Poco is a week-long intensive and interactive vocal music training institute created to bring top-quality instruction and concert opportunities to high school students and the greater community. The festival's training focuses primarily on vocal and choral music through performance, voice lessons, vocal coaching, and choral rehearsals. Additional electives run the gamut of stage movement an

d improvisation, composition and arranging, vocal jazz, conducting, pedagogy, and more. All young artists sing in the Poco a Poco Summer Music Fest Choir. It is not necessary, however, that a student's primary instrument to be voice for enrollment. Students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one and in small groups, exploring new ideas, fine-tuning skills, and gaining a better acumen for continued education, various careers in the music field, and a lifelong relationship with music and the arts. Additionally, Young Artists are involved in free and open-to-the-public concerts offered throughout the week. The Poco a Poco music faculty are experts in their respective fields and represent a variety of states and music performance/educational positions. College students and young professionals serve as Junior Faculty, singing as section leaders in the Festival Choir while also receiving continued training throughout the festival week.

06/14/2026

...And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world 🎶

Thank you to everyone for a great year 10. 💜

More photos and videos from yesterday's final concert, coming soon!

Pre-K Fun with Music is coming back for Round 2! 🎉🎉 Tomorrow at 10am at Streator Public Library!——A huge thank you to ou...
06/12/2026

Pre-K Fun with Music is coming back for Round 2! 🎉🎉 Tomorrow at 10am at Streator Public Library!

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A huge thank you to our grants and sponsors who make Poco a Poco possible:
Arts Midwest
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
McLean County Arts Center
John A Waddell Foundation
Dieken Family Foundation
Streator Tourism and Events
Enjoy LaSalle County, IL - Home of Starved Rock
PTHS Music
Ottawa Township High School Choirs

06/12/2026

We hope all of you are safe from the storm!

We are so excited to Showcase our Festival Choir and our Young Artists tonight in the Student Showcase at 5:30pm. 🎶🎶

We believe that music and singing is the best way to bring our community together after tragedy. Please join us for a beautiful concert of student solos and choral music that will take you on a journey around the world.

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A huge thank you to our grants and sponsors who make Poco a Poco possible:
Arts Midwest
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
Mclean County Arts Center
John A Waddell Foundation
Dieken Family Foundation
Streator Tourism
Enjoy LaSalle County Illinois
Pontiac Township High School Music Boosters
Ottawa Township High School Music

The weather wasn't on our side tonight, folks. 😥 Keep your eyes peeled as we work out our new schedule of activities for...
06/11/2026

The weather wasn't on our side tonight, folks. 😥 Keep your eyes peeled as we work out our new schedule of activities for the remaining days. Stay safe, and we will see you tomorrow! ❤️

Coffeehouse Concert ✔️ A fabulous night, as always, at The Silver Fox - Streator! 🎼🎤🎹---A huge thank you to our grants a...
06/11/2026

Coffeehouse Concert ✔️

A fabulous night, as always, at The Silver Fox - Streator! 🎼🎤🎹

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A huge thank you to our grants and sponsors who make Poco a Poco possible:
Arts Midwest
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
McLean County Arts Center
John A Waddell Foundation
Dieken Family Foundation
Streator Tourism and Events
Enjoy LaSalle County, IL - Home of Starved Rock
PTHS Music
Ottawa Township High School Bands

We are still dreaming about our Faculty & Friends Concert last night. 😍 How lucky are we to have so much talent under ou...
06/10/2026

We are still dreaming about our Faculty & Friends Concert last night. 😍 How lucky are we to have so much talent under our roof? Thank you to everyone who joined us last night! We couldn’t do this without you as our supporters. 💜
..& don't forget, we have plenty more events lined up to round out your week. See all events here: https://pocoapoco.org/events

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A huge thank you to our grants and sponsors who make Poco a Poco possible:
Arts Midwest
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
McLean County Arts Center
John A Waddell Foundation
Dieken Family Foundation
Streator Tourism and Events
Enjoy LaSalle County, IL - Home of Starved Rock
PTHS Music
Ottawa Township High School Bands

As always, Sew Personal 4U does the best work! 💛
06/10/2026

As always, Sew Personal 4U does the best work! 💛

Poco a poco is celebrating their 10th year!! We are so Blessed to have such an amazing vocal training experience for our youth in Streator! Big thank you to their founder Kate Tombaugh for always

06/10/2026

Come see our Jr. Faculty this afternoon at 4:15 @ the beautiful The Silver Fox - Streator! We’ll be showcasing all sorts of music and we hear there may even be a John Denver singalong 🎶🎶

See you there!!

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A huge thank you to our grants and sponsors who make Poco a Poco possible:
Arts Midwest
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
McLean County Arts Center
John A Waddell Foundation
Dieken Family Foundation
Streator Tourism and Events
Enjoy LaSalle County, IL - Home of Starved Rock
PTHS Music
Ottawa Township High School Bands

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PO Box 843
Streator, IL
61364

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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