Inspired by Venezuela’s music for social change program, El Sistema, Sister Cities Girlchoir is the girl empowerment choral academy serving over 250 at-risk girls in Philadelphia and Camden, NJ. SCG builds communities of music makers that empower girls to occupy their unique advantage in transforming our world. SCG provides an all-girl learning environment and safe space offering a tuition-free music education program with a shared bottom line of musical excellence and positive youth development. The girls build vocal technique, musicianship, and showmanship in addition to critical soft skills for school and life success. We believe that a song can change a girl, and a girl can change the world! The program launched in Summer 2012 with 12 singers and currently serves over 250 girls. The Girlchoir has performed for over 15,000 people including President George Bush and the Honorary Blondell Reynolds Brown. The girls have sung side-by-side with professional artists from Opera Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Singers and Broadway Dreams.